Lynette Joy Simms disappeared from her Bayview home in 1982. Forty years later, Chris Dawson was convicted of her murder. Her family is still waiting to bring her home.

This documentary uses real case information and archival photographs. Reconstructed visuals are labelled in the video.

Sources: ABC News reporting on the trial, sentencing and Lynette’s family; High Court of Australia, Dawson v The King (2025).

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