'I hope I've honoured you well': Shanelle Dawson reclaims her mother's story in one of two new books on Lyn Dawson
- Written by Rachel Franks, Honorary Associate Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle
When Shanelle Dawson was just four years old, her parents were at the centre of a suburban tragedy when Lyn Dawson suddenly went missing. Her mother’s disappearance would not be classified as murder until 2001, with her father eventually held responsible for the crime in 2022.
Just hours after her mother disappeared from her life,...