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Subscribe to MamamiaShanelle Dawson was just four years old when her mother disappeared and was convinced by her father for decades that her mum didn’t love her or her younger sister anymore. The truth is Chris murdered Lyn and moved his 17 year old girlfriend into their family home just two days later. Shanelle spent her entire life looking for answers and being manipulated. The Teacher’s Pet podcast series unearthed compelling evidence which led to the case being reinvestigated in 2018 and Chris’ arrest, conviction and sentence to life in jail. In this conversation Shanelle speaks to Mia about what it was like growing up in that house, her relationship with her family now, the chilling things multiple psychics told her and her powerful victim impact statement.Shanelle’s written a book about her search for answers, it's called My Mother’s Eyes.THE END BITS: Listen to Hedley Thomas on True Crime Conversations here.The Teacher's Accuser podcast by The Australian is available here.Shanelle is passionate about r