Name: Lynette Joy Dawson
Case Classification: Involuntary
Missing Since: January 9, 1982
Location Last Seen: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Date of Birth: October 25, 1948
Age: 33 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 167 cm
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Dawson has a thin build.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Dawson was last seen on January 9, 1982 when her husband dropped her off at the Mona Vale Shopping Center in New South Wales. She is a mother of two daughters. Foul play is suspected.
In 2003, an inquest was held at Westmead Coroner's Court into Lynette Dawson's disappearance. Dawson's husband is a suspect in her disappearance.
Dawson told his girlfriend he had considered getting a hit man to kill his wife only months before she went missing.
In 2022, Dawson was found guilty of Lynette's murder.
Agency Name: New South Wales Police Service
Agency Contact Person: Missing Persons Unit - 800-025-091 (Australian Residents ONLY)
Agency Phone Number: 02-9265-4455; 61-7-3364-6213
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A
New South Wales Police
The Sunday Mail
The Sydney Morning Herald
North Shore Times 3/9/07
9 News-AU
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 10/5/22 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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