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Miklos Bolza

Chris Dawson eyes appeal after sentence

Chris Dawson was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison for killing his wife Lynette in 1982. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Chris Dawson will likely die behind bars for the murder of his wife 40 years ago unless an appeal to overturn his conviction is successful.

On Friday, Dawson, now 74, was sentenced to at least 18 years in prison after killing his wife Lynette at their northern beaches Sydney home and disposing of her body in January 1982.

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