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Student 'lost self-control' killing trans sex worker

A Colombian student on trial for murder has admitted killing a Sydney author and sex worker, saying he lost self-control after learning she was transgender.

AAP · Feb 6, 2023

Chris Dawson a 'conniving monster', says brother of murder victim

The Hunter-based brother of Lynette Dawson read a statement to the court in the sentencing hearing of Chris Dawson

Newcastle Herald · Nov 10, 2022

Chris Dawson looks at floor while daughter delivers emotional speech in court

Chris Dawson's eldest daughter Shanelle pleads with him to "finally admit the truth" and reveal where her mother's body is during an emotion-charged court hearing in Sydney.

ABC News · Nov 10, 2022

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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

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2022

Chris Dawson days away from verdict in Lynette Dawson murder trial

The former Sydney teacher's trial in the NSW Supreme Court this year was the culmination of years of questions and speculation about the whereabouts of his first wife, Lynette.

ABC News · Aug 27, 2022

Forty years after Lynette vanished this Sydney mystery could soon have some answers

Forty years after former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson's wife vanished, a judge is considering whether it was due to a cunningly planned murder, or a mother's decision to abandon her family.

ABC News · Jul 11, 2022

Chris Dawson used 'window of quiet seclusion' to dispose of murdered wife's body, court told

A court is told former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson allegedly used an "engineered window of quiet seclusion" to dispose of his murdered wife's body after four separate plans to leave her failed.

ABC News · Jul 5, 2022

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Lyn Dawson set husband up, court told

Lynette Dawson deliberately left home without taking any belongings to make it look like she was killed by her husband, a court has heard.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

Murder mural painted against Chris Dawson

Crown prosecutors have described how bruises seen on Lyn Dawson before she disappeared were one piece of a larger picture showing she was killed by her husband.

AAP · Jun 30, 2022

Chris Dawson murder trial delayed for a week due to prosecutor's COVID-19 diagnosis

The high-profile murder trial of Chris Dawson hits a roadblock as the Crown prosecutor is diagnosed with COVID-19, delaying further evidence from a key witness.

ABC News · May 31, 2022

Neighbour first to testify in Dawson trial

A trial of former teacher Chris Dawson, accused of murdering his wife Lynette in 1982, is due to hear evidence from a neighbour and her sister next week.

AAP · May 11, 2022

Chris Dawson asked about finding hitman to 'get rid' of wife Lynette, court told

Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson asked someone with criminal connections if they knew anyone who could "get rid of his wife" so he could have a relationship with a student, a court hears.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Chris Dawson's legal team to apply for judge-alone trial, court hears

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson's legal team foreshadows an application for a judge-alone trial next month. The 73-year-old denies murdering his wife Lynette in 1982.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

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