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Chris Dawson murder trial: 'No trace' of Lyn Dawson being alive, court told

Former lead detective investigating Lyn Dawson's disappearance says missing persons unit 'proof of life' checks of the ATO, Medicare and banks in 1999 and 2001  came up with nothing.

Chris Dawson arrives at court. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw
Chris Dawson arrives at court. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

Welcome to our daily coverage of the trial of Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife, Lynette Dawson. Court has adjourned for the week, and will resume on Monday. To see what happened today, scroll down.

David Murray
David MurrayNational Crime Correspondent

David Murray is The Australian's National Crime Correspondent. He was previously Crime Editor at The Courier-Mail and prior to that was News Corp's London-based Europe Correspondent. He is behind investigative podcasts The Lighthouse and Searching for Rachel Antonio and is the author of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay.

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