Moment cops swooped on accused
Almost 37 years after his wife vanished from Sydney’s northern beaches, this is the moment police finally arrested Chris Dawson.
Chris Dawson
Family responds to arrest
The family of Chris Dawson has “no doubt whatsoever” he will be found not guilty following his arrest this morning.
No breakthrough in Lyn search
Lyn Dawson’s family has told of their gratitude for the new police dig at her former home as the search finished.
Dawson twins video emerges
Footage has surfaced of Chris Dawson and his twin, as Qld teachers, discussing their extraordinary bond | WATCH
‘This is about justice for Lyn’
Police want to end the 36-year mystery of Lyn Dawson’s disappearance, as they comb the backyard of her former Sydney home for any trace of the mother of two.
Soft soil holds the key
The search of Lyn Dawson’s former home at Sydney’s idyllic Bayview could help solve the mystery of her disappearance.
NSW A-G fends off conflict probe
Asked about a failure to disclose a conflict of interest to Lyn Dawson’s family, Mark Speakman says it’s “the police’s role” to deal with relatives.
When missing means murdered
How many Lyn Dawsons are there? That’s what Carl Milovanovich asked himself as the cases of missing women piled up.
Jury ‘would find Dawson guilty’
Coroner Carl Milovanovich says the evidence against Chris Dawson is ‘overwhelming’.
Dawson ‘snapped at student’
A former student of Chris Dawson has told of his bizarre outburst after a general question about domestic violence.
Test ‘could reveal Lyn’s fate’
A cardigan found on Chris Dawson’s property may hold key to the case, as former detective believes diggers ‘just missed her’.
‘Lyn’s body is still there’
A policeman who did forensic examinations at Lyn Dawson’s former home is adamant she’s buried in the backyard | LISTEN
‘No talk’ of murder inquiry
Police tapped the phones of Chris Dawson and his twin Paul, but the unfolding murder inquiry did not rate a mention in their calls.
‘I was pretty well disgusted’
A retired detective has expressed anger at initial police failings after the disappearance of Lyn Dawson | NEW PODCAST
School backed Dawson over mum
A school knew of concerns about murder suspect Chris Dawson’s conduct with teenage girls before his affair with a student.
Regular cop visits to murder house
Polices went repeatedly to the Perth house in the weeks before two children and their mother were murdered.
Police had visited murder home
WA police confirm they were called to the Ellenbrook home in the weeks before two children and their mother were killed.
Dawson daughter defends dad
Missing Sydney mother Lyn Dawson’s youngest daughter says her father is the victim of a ‘witch hunt’.
Dawson babysitter recalls violence
A babysitter for Chris and Lyn Dawson has revealed the flashes of violence she saw behind closed doors at their home | PODCAST
DPP rethinks Dawson evidence
The NSW DPP is again considering if there is enough evidence to launch a prosecution over the suspected murder of Lyn Dawson.
Voice from past speaks volumes
A video of murder victim Lyn Dawson has allowed family to see and hear her for the first time in 36 years.
‘Teachers preyed on the girls’
A former school captain of Cromer High has backed allegations of male teachers in sexual relationships with girls.
Sex with students rife at school
At least six male teachers were having sex with teen girls at the high school where murder suspect Chris Dawson taught.
Cromer High Yearbook
A look through the school’s annual publications of the early 1980s reveals photographs of Chris Dawson and Joanne Curtis.
The case justice missed
The footballer, his schoolgirl lover and the missing wife | LISTEN
No body, no charges, no closure
Lyn Dawson was a devoted wife and mum. She adored her husband, but he betrayed her. Then she went missing, a likely victim of murder | LISTEN
Top cop hears Roebourne pain
New WA police chief Chris Dawson has visited the Pilbara town at the centre of an unprecedented child-sex investigation.
Cash fight for new top cop
Western Australia’s next police commissioner, Chris Dawson, inherits a force under severe budget pressure.
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