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The virtual jury’s out as appetite for true crime podcasts grows

The Teacher’s Pet helped solve a 40-year-old murder but the popularity of real crime dramas raises questions and legal concerns

The Guardian - UK

The Dawson case was a win for true crime, but the outlook is gloomy for 'podcast justice'

In the hugely popular but often maligned world of true crime, the conviction this week of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette was a big win for podcast justice.

ABC News

For Lynette: Hunter family fights for a law and legacy in the wake of killer Chris Dawson's sentence

Lake Macquarie's Greg Simms has spoken of his family's 'comfort' after Chris Dawson was this week convicted of the murder of his sister Lynette

Newcastle Herald

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How Chris Dawson was found guilty of murder despite lack of scientific or forensic evidence

The trial of former Sydney schoolteacher Chris Dawson illustrates guilty verdicts in a circumstantial murder case may be rare, but experts say circumstantial evidence can be "extremely damning" — if it all lines up.

ABC News

‘She felt she could trust him’: Chris Dawson trial lays bare his chilling pursuit of teen girl

Justice Ian Harrison’s five-hour verdict traced in stark detail Dawson’s infatuation with 16-year-old JC and her struggles to break free of his orbit

The Guardian - AU

Chris Dawson verdict a big moment for the Australian’s podcast, but redundancies thin ranks

Swathes of national broadsheet devoted to covering guilty verdict in Teacher’s Pet case, while behind the scenes many staff packed up their desks. Plus: date night for Morrison and Murray

The Guardian - AU

Chris Dawson Has Requested Protection After He Received Death Threats From Fellow Prisoners

"It’s not unusual having regard to his profile and the charge he’s been convicted of."

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Chris Dawson prosecutors deny being influenced by Teacher's Pet podcast over murder trial

NSW prosecutors deny being influenced by a popular podcast in the decision to prosecute former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson over the murder of his wife Lynette amid national and international media attention.

ABC News

Sydney news: Nurses and Midwives Association members to strike today

MORNING BRIEFING: The union says it is striking over calls for safe working conditions. Meanwhile, convicted killer Chris Dawson returns to court today.

ABC News

Dawson getting 'constant threats' in jail

Former schoolteacher Chris Dawson has suffered threats in prison two days after being found guilty of his wife Lyn's murder, the sentencing judge has been told.

AAP

Lynette Dawson’s Family Hedley Thomas Speak Out After Chris Dawson’s Guilty Murder Verdict

The niece of Lynette Dawson and The Teacher's Pet host Hedley Thomas have spoken out about Chris Dawson's guilty murder verdict.

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Dawson arrives at prison – as lawyers flag bail bid, appeal

Convicted murderer Chris Dawson arrived at Silverwater Prison on Wednesday, as his lawyers flagged they would apply for bail later in the day.

The New Daily

Justice and progress for women: the Chris Dawson guilty verdict gives Australia reasons to hope

The story of Lynette Dawson’s murder is notable not merely because it is sensationally grisly and impossibly sad

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: MP properties revealed, Dawson verdict explained, Taiwan fires at Chinese drone

Wednesday: MPs and senators own or part-own hundreds of properties, analysis shows. Plus: five things that led to Chris Dawson’s guilty verdict

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Inside the courtroom as Chris Dawson's verdict was handed down

When Chris Dawson heard the word "guilty" he closed his eyes inside the overflowing courtroom. Outside there was applause after a wait of more than 40 years for a result.

AAP

Dawson spends first night behind bars

Convicted murderer Chris Dawson has spent his first night in jail after being found guilty of killing his wife Lynette more than 40 years ago.

The Guardian - AU

Five reasons Chris Dawson was found guilty of murder, according to the judgment

Justice Ian Harrison found Dawson was obsessed with the family’s babysitter JC and so distressed at the prospect of losing her he ‘resolved to kill his wife’

The Independent UK

Chris Dawson: Husband in case made famous by podcast found guilty of wife’s murder

Dawson now faces the possibility of a life sentence

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Daily Mirror

Haunting phrase Teacher's Pet killer said to police before they interviewed him

Footage of Chris Dawson before an interview with police about the disappearance of his wife revealed a chilling phrase. The Australian's case became famous thanks to the work of a hugely popular podcast released in 2018

Daily Mirror

Teacher's Pet Killer: Chilling 'long lost' handwritten note that led police to murderer

Former Rugby league star Chris Dawson was first accused of killing his ex-wife Lynette Dawson at the home they once shared in Sydney's Northern Beaches in 1982

The Guardian - AU

Chris Dawson’s verdict took five hours to be delivered, ending a 40-year wait for justice

Teacher’s Pet podcast lingered in the background of murder trial that featured remarkable evidence despite there being no crime scene and no body

ABC News

The four lies Chris Dawson told that landed him behind bars for murdering his wife Lynette

It was one of Australia's most high-profile murder cases and took more than 40 years to solve. These are the four lies Chris Dawson told that, eventually, meant he was jailed for murder.

The Conversation

'A clear victory for dogged investigative journalism': Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in 1982

In December 2018, former professional rugby league player and high school teacher Chris Dawson, then aged 70, was arrested and charged with murdering his wife Lynette almost forty years previously.

The Guardian - AU

The Teacher’s Pet: hit podcast thrust Lynette Dawson’s 1982 disappearance into the spotlight

Hedley Thomas’s true-crime series about a Sydney teacher and his wife captured the world’s attention and paved the way for a murder trial

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Attn True Crime Weirdos: Teacher’s Pet Will Be Available To Aussies Again After 3 Long Years

The show was taken down in Aus back in 2019.

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