When a woman goes missing in Sydney, Australia in 1982, all that could be heard was the cicadas buzzing in the trees. No one was looking for her; not her friends and not police. In Part One of this two-part episode, we'll talk about the beautiful life Lynette Dawson had grown accustomed to before it was all taken from her.

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Sources:

The Teacher’s Pet Podcast

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/30/chris-dawson-verdict-found-guilty-murder-former-wife-lynette-sydney-australia

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/how-chris-dawson-and-lynette-simms-life-together-unravelled/news-story/7a6e770c72415253b12b471ce3dec0dc

https://www.geni.com/people/Lynette-Dawson/6000000197427510824

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/crime/police-believe-they-know-where-lynette-dawsons-body-is-buried-but-there-is-a-huge-catch/news-story/80a77b887b76daadb233b10aa143d24b

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/chris-dawson-loses-appeal-conviction-unlawful-sexual-activity/105384774

Interesting Twin Study https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/09/archives/twins-reared-apart-a-living-lab.html

Chequerboard Program footage of the Dawson twins

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/chequerboard-highlight/video/5447f2375cf741bb5f3f96e42a5e3368