Lynette Dawson’s daughter has damaged her silence for the primary time on the grounds that her mom vanished 26 years ago, sparking one of the nation’s maximum enduring homicide mysteries.
Shanelle Dawson turned into simply 4 whilst her mom disappeared from Sydney’s northern seashores in 1982, by no means to be visible again.
Her father, Chris Dawson, turned into first of all now no longer a suspect in his spouse’s disappearance however these days has grow to be someone of interest.
‘If they do discover my mom’s remains, then my father murdered my mum, and that’s improbable for my thoughts to fathom that that’s possible, in reality,’ Shanelle advised Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes program.
‘I desire that they discover what took place to my mum, but they want to do that.’
More than 35 years after her mom disappeared Shanelle Dawson (pictured) has damaged her silence approximately what took place to her mom Lynnette Dawson
Lynette Simms, a nurse, married Christopher Dawson, a soccer player, and had kids with him. But in 1982 the mom disappeared – and she or he hasn’t been visible on the grounds that (Pictured: Chris and Lyn Dawson pictured on their wedding ceremony day on March 26, 1970)
Lynette Simms, a nurse, married Christopher Dawson, a soccer player, and had kids with him. But in 1982 the mom disappeared – and she or he hasn’t been visible on the grounds that (Pictured: Chris and Lyn Dawson pictured on their wedding ceremony day on March 26, 1970)
Shanelle stated that she is familiar with human beings’s anger on the subject of now no longer understanding what had took place to her mom (Pictured: Lyn Dawson with Shanelle)
Shanelle stated that she is familiar with human beings’s anger on the subject of now no longer understanding what had took place to her mom (Pictured: Lyn Dawson with Shanelle)
Shanelle additionally found out police have new proof approximately her mom’s disappearance.
‘Apparently the police have a few new proof, who is aware of what that is, I’m curious to discover though. It’s now no longer searching suitable for my father, I could be sincere to say,’ she stated.
The 40-12 months-antique stated she is familiar with human beings’s anger on the subject of now no longer understanding what had took place to her mom.
Shanelle, now a mom herself, stated there’s nonetheless a part of her ‘that in reality loves my dad, and feels shielding of him.’
She stated that Mr Dawson turned into an excellent father and stated there has been a aspect of him that turned into nearly like a puppy.
Mrs Dawson disappeared on January 9, 1982.
Two days after Mrs Dawson vanished Mr Dawson’s teen lover, Joanne Curtis, moved into their domestic (Pictured: Joanne Curtis with Mrs Dawson’s kids Shanelle and Sherryn)
Two days after Mrs Dawson vanished Mr Dawson’s teen lover, Joanne Curtis, moved into their domestic (Pictured: Joanne Curtis with Mrs Dawson’s kids Shanelle and Sherryn)
After Ms Curtis moved in it turned into nearly as though their mom by no means existed – she turned into by no means referred to with the aid of using Mr Dawson or Ms Curtis and all pix of her withinside the residence have been taken down (Pictured: Ms Curtis with Shanelle and Sherryn)
After Ms Curtis moved in it turned into nearly as though their mom by no means existed – she turned into by no means referred to with the aid of using Mr Dawson or Ms Curtis and all pix of her withinside the residence have been taken down (Pictured: Ms Curtis with Shanelle and Sherryn)
Shanelle stated she recollects searching out her the front door as she waited for her mom to return back again to the own circle of relatives domestic in Bayview.
She by no means became up and Shanelle’s father had advised her and her sister that Mrs Dawson had left them to enroll in a non secular organisation.
Two days later his schoolgirl lover, Joanne Curtis, moved into the house and Shanelle and her sister Sherryn have been advised she turned into their ‘actual mum’.
It turned into nearly as though their mom by no means existed – she turned into by no means referred to with the aid of using Mr Dawson or Ms Curtis and all pix of her withinside the residence have been taken down.
There turned into a six-week window among Mrs Dawson disappearing and Mr Dawson reporting her lacking.
Mr Dawson denies having something to do together along with his spouse’s disappearance and has maintained his innocence.
Chris Dawson (pictured), now 70, has continually maintained his innocence and stated that he had not anything to do together along with his spouse’s disappearance, and presumed homicide
Chris Dawson (pictured), now 70, has continually maintained his innocence and stated that he had not anything to do together along with his spouse’s disappearance, and presumed homicide
Shanelle is decided to honour her mom’s reminiscence and her sister Sherryn has supported her father, pronouncing that there’s a witch hunt towards him (Pictured: Chris and Lyn Dawson)
Shanelle is decided to honour her mom’s reminiscence and her sister Sherryn has supported her father, pronouncing that there’s a witch hunt towards him (Pictured: Chris and Lyn Dawson)
Shanelle stated her closing communique together along with her father concerned him searching her in the attention and stated he by no means harm his first spouse.
However she is decided to honour her mom’s reminiscence and pay tribute to her.
Shanelle’s sister Sherryn has continually maintained her father’s innocence.
Earlier this 12 months she advised The Gold Coast Bulletin: ‘It’s a witch hunt on my dad.
‘My dad’s getting hounded due to the fact there’s these kinds of human beings which have were given it in for him.
‘Rather than that specialize in possibly that there will be a person else.’
The Director of Public Prosecutions has continually stated there isn’t sufficient proof to visit trial.
There is a $200,000 praise for every body who has records which ends up in the arrest and conviction of Lyn Dawson’s killer.
Anyone with records is requested to name Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MOTHER-OF-TWO LYNETTE JOY DAWSON?
1970: Lynette Joy Simms marries footballer Christopher Michael Dawson. They are each 21 and later have daughters, first Shanelle after which Sherryn
1980: Mr Dawson, who retired from gambling rugby league to grow to be a PE teacher, begins offevolved affair with 16-12 months-antique scholar Joanne Curtis at Cromer High School on Sydney’s northern seashores
1981: Mr Dawson persuades Mrs Dawson to permit Joanne flow in to their domestic to escape from her violent stepfather and end her Higher School Certificate
December 1981: Mr Dawson and his younger lover run away collectively to Queensland however Ms Curtis adjustments her thoughts and that they go back to Sydney
January 8, 1982: Mrs and Mrs Dawson visit marriage counselling. Mrs Dawson’s mom speaks to her daughter, who isn’t a massive drinker, at the smartphone and thinks she sounds ‘sozzled’.
January 9, 1982: Mr Dawson says he dropped his spouse at a Mona Vale bus forestall so she ought to buy groceries at Chatswood. Mrs Dawson fails to show as much as meet her mom, husband and kids at Northbridge Baths. Mr Dawson says his spouse rang him and stated she wanted a while to herself
January 10 or 11, 1982: Mr Dawson choices up Joanne from South West Rocks at the mid north coast of NSW and she or he movements into his domestic. He reviews his spouse lacking six weeks later.
1983-85: Mr Dawson divorces his lacking spouse and marries Joanne. The newlyweds flow to Queensland wherein Joanne has the couple’s daughter Kristen
1990: Mr Dawson and Joanne break up up. She movements again to Sydney and urges police to go looking his antique lawn for a body
2000: Mrs Dawson’s purple cardigan is observed all through a police dig at the own circle of relatives’s former belongings at Bayview
2001 and 2003: Two coroners discover that Mrs Dawson turned into murdered with the aid of using a ‘regarded person’ – Chris Dawson – however he isn’t charged with any offence
2006: An episode of the British TV collection Antiques Roadshow is filmed in Padstow, Cornwall. Mr Dawson later claims a lady visible withinside the heritage of the episode will be his lacking spouse
2018: Police put together any other quick for the NSW Director of Public Prosecutions. The Australian launches its podcast, The Teacher’s Pet, approximately the case
