Deadly hidden SECRETS

It took 40 years before Shanelle Dawson learnt the truth about her mother’s death...

- HANNAH DAVIES

Shanelle Dawson was just four when her beloved mum, Lyn, vanished from their Sydney home. For years, her father, Chris, told her that Lyn had simply left them. But, 40 years later, the horrific truth made headlines across Australia.

Initially, childhood sweethearts Lyn and Chris had a seemingly idyllic family life. But a few months before Lyn's disappearance, teacher Chris began an affair with a pupil at his school.