Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette...
One of Australia's longest-running cold cases has ended with the conviction of former high school teacher Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette in 1982, so he could start a new life with his then 16-year-old student. On Tuesday, Justice Ian Harrison found Dawson, 74, guilty following a three-month trial that heard evidence gathered over four decades by police investigating Lynette's disappearance. Dawson had long denied any allegations of wrongdoing, claiming his wife had walked out on him and their two young children when they were just two and four years old. But suspicion hung over Dawson for many years and allegations of his role in his wife's disappearance found a new audience with the 2018 release of the "Teacher's Pet" podcast by Australian investigative journalist Hedley Thomas. The podcast examined the police investigation and gathered new evidence including testimony that Dawson had been having sex with the student, known as JC, when his ...