In 2018 journalist Hedley Thomas brought to life the story of Lynette Dawson, who went missing in 1982, through a podcast called 'The Teacher's Pet'. 

On the 30th of August, Lyn's ex-husband and former rugby league player Chris Dawson was found guilty of her murder. 

Lynette's niece Renee Simms joins us on the show today to tell us how her family felt being in that courtroom, as well as what it was like for her growing up knowing her aunty had vanished. 

Plus she also talks about her Dad's (Lynette's brother) fight for justice all these years, and what she hopes might happen now that there has been a verdict. 

If you'd like to support and sign the petition for Lyns Law you can here: https://www.change.org/p/lyns-law-no-body-no-parole?recruiter=737542292&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_for_starters_page&recruited_by_id=c0554570-5730-11e7-8ab9-4116654a9c30&share_bandit_exp=initial-34340346-en-AU&utm_content=fht-34340346-en-gb%3A6 

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CREDITS
Hosts: Angie Kent & Yvie Jones

Executive Producer: Rachael Hart

Producer: Amy Kimball

Editor: Adrian Walton

Managing Producer: Andrew Brentnall

Show Artwork By: @ellymalone

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