Dawson to die in jail after appeal fails
Former rugby league player Chris Dawson has lost a bid to have his murder conviction overturned after the state’s highest court threw out his appeal.
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How Dawson’s marriage turned to murder
12 years after marrying her highschool sweetheart, Lynette Simms vanished. Decades on, her husband Chris Dawson is in jail for her murder. Here’s how it unfolded.
How Dawson’s marriage turned to murder
12 years after marrying her highschool sweetheart, Lynette Simms vanished. Decades on, her husband Chris Dawson is in jail for her murder. Here’s how it unfolded.
The Dawson verdict: Every lie and fabrication
As murderer and former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson faces dying in jail after the state’s highest court threw out his appeal against his conviction for killing his wife, we revisit the lies the judge dismantled to find him guilty in 2022.
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Dawson learns fate over student sex acts
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Dawson student sues state over ‘sexual abuse’
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Four words that condemned Chris Dawson
A look at the key pieces of evidence that helped convict Chris Dawson of carrying on a sexual relationship with an underage student.
Dawson’s expletive outburst after verdict
A District Court judge has found convicted wife killer Chris Dawson guilty of having sex with an underage schoolgirl while teaching at a Sydney high school in the 1980s.
D-Day arrives for Chris Dawson
Chris Dawson will learn his fate on Wednesday after standing trial over allegations he carried on a sexual relationship with an underage teenage schoolgirl.
Dawson to learn fate over alleged student sex
Convicted wife killer Chris Dawson has been charged with engaging in sexual activities with a 16-year-old student more than 40 years ago at a school where he taught.
Key issue in Chris Dawson sex trial
Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson is accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student. The case against him hinges on one key issue.
Dawson student’s claim on topless photo
Evidence in Chris Dawson’s carnal knowledge trial has come to a close, with the defence questioning a claim one of his students made about a topless photo.
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