Dawson seeks judge-alone carnal knowledge trial
Convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson’s trial for allegedly having sex with an underage student has been delayed again.
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Ex-top cop’s crusade doomed because authorities bottled it
There was shock – and mirth – when word got out that WA’s police commissioner, Chris Dawson, was attempting to close down every bottle shop in the northwest.
Murderer’s sick present for young girl
Chris Dawson is spending his first Christmas in jail and it can be traced back to a key moment 42 years earlier around the same time.
Dawson splits from third wife, property sold
Christopher Dawson blames the breakdown on the stress caused by the media’s revelations that he killed his first wife.
Family’s next move after Dawson jailed
Lynette Simms’ family have revealed their next move after her killer and husband, Chris Dawson, was sentenced to spend 24 years in jail.
The Teacher’s Trial
Justice Ian Harrison has sentenced Chris Dawson to 24 years in prison for the murder of his wife Lynette Simms.
Justice 40 years on for a gentle mother betrayed
Without The Teacher’s Pet podcast the case would remain unresolved.
Bright ending as black cloud lifts
Lyn Simms’ friend and neighbour at Gilwinga Drive, Bayview views Chris Dawson’s sentencing on Friday as a finality.
Chris Dawson’s last-ditch mercy plea rejected
If he’s still alive at the end of his non-parole period for the murder of wife Lyn, the former footballer will face another hurdle | New podcast episode
‘He’s innocent’, insists older Dawson brother
He was the only person supporting Chris Dawson in court on Friday as he learnt his fate. Afterwards, Peter Dawson fired a parting shot | WATCH
Family welcome ‘freedom’ to start living again
Greg Simms doesn’t believe Chris Dawson will ever reveal the location of his sister Lynette’s body, but he hopes Dawson lives long enough to endure his punishment.
‘Lynette was treated as completely dispensable’
Here is a transcript of Justice Ian Harrison’s sentencing of Chris Dawson.
A litany of lies, built over decades, reduced to ash
Almost 41 years to the day of his sentencing, back at the start of the summer of 1981, Chris Dawson was entering a spiral of his own making that ultimately led to his wife Lyn’s slaying.
‘At last’: Relief as Dawson to die in jail
The family of Lynette Dawson have made a final plea for Chris Dawson to reveal where he buried his wife as he was sentenced to die in jail for her murder.
Chris Dawson sentenced to 24 years for wife’s murder
The convicted wife killer will “probably die in prison” for killing Lynette, who he saw as “merely … an inconvenient impediment”.
Dawson ‘likely to die in jail’ over wife’s murder
Chris Dawson will be 92 when he is eligible for parole after being jailed for 24 years over the ‘self-indulgent’ murder of the mother of two, Supreme Court judge rules.
D-Day for wife killer Chris Dawson
Chris Dawson will learn his fate following a decades-long investigation which led to him being convicted of his wife Lynette’s murder.
Daughter honours her murdered mum
With equal parts anger and sorrow, Shanelle Dawson stared down her convicted murderer father, Chris Dawson, in a Sydney courtroom.
Shanelle’s plea: Tell us where Mum is
Chris Dawson’s daughter begged him to reveal the location of Lyn’s body as the NSW Supreme Court considers whether to imprison him for life.
Dawson murder ‘not most serious crime’
Chris Dawson’s murder of his devoted wife and mother of his two young girls, Lyn, is not in the worst category of cases, his lawyer Greg Walsh says.
Daughter’s words cut to the heart of horror
Until Thursday, we had only seen Shanelle Dawson as a happy little child projected on courtroom screens during her father Chris’s murder trial earlier this year.
Read: Victim impact statements from Lyn’s family
Lyn Dawson’s daughter, brother and sister shared powerful statements in court on Thursday. Read the full transcripts here.
Daughter‘s five words to Dawson
The daughter of wife killer Chris Dawson has opened up like never before in court – demanding answers from her father.
‘You are not God … Please tell us where she is’: Dawson’s daughter
Chris Dawson will be sentenced on December 2, after an emotional day in court where his and Lyn’s daughter Shanelle read a powerful victim impact statement while the defence argued the murder was ‘not the worst kind’.
What Lyn Dawson’s family really think of her murderer
Lyn Dawson’s emotional family members have begged Chris Dawson to tell them where he hid the body.
‘Monster’: Daughter stares down Dawson
Chris Dawson has returned to court, where he gave a cold response to his daughter’s tearful statement.
Digging much deeper: ‘Chris Dawson’s story made so little sense’
The Teacher’s Pet podcast was the inspiration for ARIA-nominated singer and author Holly Throsby’s latest crime novel — even down to a lead character’s name.
Dawson-inspired bail change becomes law
Legislation to stop killers who don’t help find their victim’s body from being released from parole has been passed in NSW.
Daughter’s final text to Dawson before arrest
Chris Dawson’s daughter has revealed the conversation she had with her father shortly before he was arrested over her mother’s death.
‘I know where the body was buried’: Dawson’s daughter
Shanelle Dawson was just four years old when Lynette was murdered, but she believes she knows where her mother’s body was buried.
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