Cold Cases in Sydney, Australia
ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Sydney, Australia, dated 1982 to 1988. 0 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Lynette Dawson (1982) and the most recent is Scott Johnson (1988).
Status of the 2 cases
- Solved or convicted 2 (100%)
By type
All 2 cases
Conviction
1988
Scott Johnson
American mathematician Scott Johnson, 27, was found dead below the North Head cliffs at Manly, Sydney, on December 10, 1988. First ruled a suicide, his death was found by a 2017 inquest to have resulted from a gay-hate attack.
Conviction
1982
Lynette Dawson
Lynette Dawson vanished from her Sydney home. Her husband Chris Dawson, a former rugby league player and teacher, was convicted of her murder in 2022 after the podcast 'The Teacher's Pet' revived interest.