NSW passes 'no body, no parole' law Convicted murderers in NSW are facing a new hurdle to early release after the state parliament passed "no body, no parole" laws. AAP · Oct 13, 2022
MPs to mull 'no body, no parole' laws Proposed laws in NSW to deny bail to killers who have not revealed the location of their victim's remains have been introduced to state parliament. AAP · Sep 21, 2022
NSW government set to introduce 'no body, no parole' laws after Chris Dawson sentence NSW is set to introduce a "no body, no parole" laws for inmates, as the issue attracts public scrutiny after last month's conviction of former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson for his wife Lynette's murder. ABC News · Sep 19, 2022
Australian Story journalist Wendy Page on 20 years reporting on the mystery of what happened to Lynette Dawson While producing three programs about the disappearance of Lyn Dawson, Wendy Page spoke to a wide range of people connected to the case — family, friends, Chris Dawson and his teenage lover. ABC News · Sep 9, 2022
True crime entertainment like The Teacher's Pet can shine a light on cold cases - but does it help or hinder justice being served? Listeners of the true crime podcast Teacher’s Pet were vindicated last Tuesday when 74-year-old Chris Dawson was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette in Sydney nearly 40 years ago. The Conversation · Sep 5, 2022
Sydney news: NSW Opposition policy would restrict mobile phone use in public high schools MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Opposition pledges to restrict mobile phone use in public high school classrooms if it wins the next election, warning students' academic standards are already declining. ABC News · Sep 4, 2022
Lyn Dawson's family says they will 'never forgive' former husband Chris Dawson over lies, murder Lyn Dawson was missing for 40 years but her brother and sister never gave up hope. ABC's Australian Story goes behind the scenes as her siblings prepared for the outcome of her husband Chris Dawson's murder trial and digest the guilty verdict. ABC News · Sep 4, 2022
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 · Sep 2, 2022
‘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 · Sep 2, 2022
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." Pedestrian.tv · Sep 1, 2022
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 · Sep 1, 2022
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. Pedestrian.tv · Aug 31, 2022
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 · Aug 31, 2022
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 · Aug 30, 2022
ABC News · Aug 30, 2022 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.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2022 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 · Aug 30, 2022 Chris Dawson: Husband in case made famous by podcast found guilty of wife’s murder Dawson now faces the possibility of a life sentence
Daily Mirror · Aug 30, 2022 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 · Aug 30, 2022 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 · Aug 30, 2022 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 The Teacher’s Pet podcast: husband guilty of murder in four decade-old Australian cold case Hit podcast examines Chris Dawson’s extra-marital affair with teen student and 1982 disappearance of wife Lynette Dawson
The Conversation · Aug 30, 2022 '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 · Aug 30, 2022 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
Pedestrian.tv · Aug 30, 2022 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.
ABC News · Aug 30, 2022 The Loop: Chris Dawson likely to appeal murder conviction, Queensland plane crash victims named, and squashing a world record in a pumpkin boat Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.