The Latest Breaking News from Lynette Dawson

Dawson loses final 'futile' appeal of murder conviction

Wife-killer Chris Dawson has run out of options to escape an almost certain death behind bars after the High Court refused to hear his murder appeal.

AAP · Jun 12, 2025

Doubt cast on Chris Dawson's student sex conviction

Questions about when wife-killer Chris Dawson kissed a female student undermine his conviction, a court has been told.

AAP · Mar 31, 2025

Killer Dawson fights 'unreasonable' teen sex verdict

Wife-killer Chris Dawson has claimed his conviction over sex with an underage student was not sound after his appeal against his murder conviction failed.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

Psychic helped Chris Dawson's daughter accept his guilt

The daughter of convicted wife-killer Chris Dawson says visiting a psychic and undergoing hypnotism helped to remember the moment he killed her mother.

AAP · Oct 4, 2023

‘Teacher’s Pet’ murderer found guilty of sexually abusing teenage student he went on to marry

A retired Australian PE teacher who murdered his wife so he could start a new life with one of his teenage students has been found guilty of sexually abusing her.

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023

Wife-killer guilty of sex with student, judge finds

Notorious convicted wife-killer Christopher Dawson had an unlawful sexual relationship with a student in 1980, a judge has ruled.

AAP · Jun 27, 2023

Chris Dawson treated student like his 'property' and 'groomed' her, court told

Chris Dawson's former student has given evidence against the 74-year-old convicted murderer, who is facing one count of carnal knowledge, in the NSW District Court.

ABC News · May 30, 2023

I tell my children real stories, not fairytales. Should I worry about their love of true crime?

They listen to adult stories – I just hope it doesn’t rob them of a playful aspect of childhood, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023

‘There are so many unsolved murders’: the true-crime podcasters reviving cold cases

Mandy Matney’s Murdaugh Murders and Hedley Thomas’s The Teacher’s Pet have recently seen the subjects of their investigations jailed. But why are podcasts doing the work of police, and can the legal system keep up?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022

Lynette's family make final plea to public after Chris Dawson sentence

Greg Simms is reclaiming his murdered sister's name. After watching her killer get told he would "probably" spend the rest of his life in prison, he asked for one final act.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022