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DTM NEWS Westmead coroners court inquest into Lynette Dawsons suspected death.Lynette and Chris Dawson in 1974.pic:Troy Bendeich

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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.

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.

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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

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.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

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.

Copy/PicBendeich /Westmead /coroner's court inquest into Lynette Dawson suspected death. Lynette and husband Chris Dawson in 1974. Lynnette (Lynette) Joy (nee Simms ??) went missing in 1982 she was 34 - an inquest pointed to Chris as a murder suspect. crime qld

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.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Dawson’s threat to Coles trolley boy: court

Former teacher and convicted killer Chris Dawson threatened a teenage trolley boy and told him to “stay away” from a young girl, a court has heard.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured (right) as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Dawson brothers in pool with students: court

Convicted killer and former rugby league player Chris Dawson denies allegations he engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 29, 2023: Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson has lost a bid to keep evidence at his carnal knowledge trial a secret after his legal team failed in its application for orders to restrict media reporting. Sketch of Dawson today in in Sydney's Downing Centre.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Vincent de Gouw

Driving lesson at centre of underage sex case

The timing of a driving lesson is a central issue in Chris Dawson’s trial as he fights charges he engaged in sexual activities with an underage student.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he arrives at the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Dawson student denies ‘making things up’

The woman who says she engaged in sexual activity with Chris Dawson as a 16-year-old has emotionally defended her recollection of events.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 29, 2023: Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson has lost a bid to keep evidence at his carnal knowledge trial a secret after his legal team failed in its application for orders to restrict media reporting. Sketch of Dawson today in in Sydney's Downing Centre.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Vincent de Gouw

Topless photo claim rocks Dawson trial

An ex-student of convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson says their affair started after he saw a topless photo of her that had been passed round school.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 9, 2022: Chris Dawson pictured as he leaves the Supreme Court, Sydney CBD. Ex-Newtown Jets player and school teacher Chris Dawson was charged with murdering his wife Lynette in 1982. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Dawson seen with schoolgirl on his lap: court

Chris Dawson was seen in his school office with a teenage girl on his lap, one of the student’s former classmates has told his carnal knowledge trial.

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