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

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Journalist Hedley Thomas could have made inappropriate commentary about Lynette Dawson's disappearance, court hears

Chris Dawson's barrister accuses the journalist behind the Teacher's Pet podcast of providing inappropriate media commentary about the case in contempt of the Supreme Court.

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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.

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Creator of Teacher's Pet podcast tells court he thought it 'likely' Chris Dawson murdered his wife

Journalist Hedley Thomas tells a court he thought it was "likely" Chris Dawson was a murderer, but that his own opinions did not form part of his podcast, which has been downloaded about 60 million times.

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Teacher's Pet podcaster sought justice

Hedley Thomas, the journalist behind The Teacher's Pet podcast, has said he sought justice for Lynette Dawson who was allegedly murdered in January 1982.

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Dawson evidence dark and dingy, judge says

The judge overseeing Chris Dawson's murder trial has asked for assistance in dealing with the case's "dark and dingy" evidence.

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Council-approved 'paranormal investigation' tours at cemeteries should be banned, historians say

Historians are trying to get a council to ban "commercial ghost hunting" tours at cemeteries, saying it is desecrating people's final resting place.

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Murder probe halted by Lyn Dawson sighting

A possible sighting of Lynette Dawson after her 1982 disappearance led to police suspending their homicide investigation over a decade later.

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'Creepy' Dawson said wife alive in commune

A murder trial witness has described the Dawson twins as "creepy" when saying Lynette was living in a Blue Mountains commune 25 years after her disappearance.

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Detective on Chris Dawson case wanted to prove 'something sinister' had happened, court told

The defence in Chris Dawson's murder trial says a detective investigating the case was "incapable" of considering any evidence that did not support the theory that their client murdered his first wife.

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Robert Silkman gives evidence at Chris Dawson trial over alleged murder of Lynette Dawson

Robert Silkman tells a murder trial Chris Dawson asked him on an end-of-season rugby league trip if he knew anyone who could "get rid of" his first wife.

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WA Police officer Ben Falconer suffers blow in bid to settle COVID-19 vaccine row out of court

A West Australian police officer who is challenging the state's now-defunct vaccine mandate fails in an 11th-hour bid for court-ordered mediation to try to settle his case.

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Former police officer denies he had agenda to prove Chris Dawson murdered his wife

A former police officer tells the murder trial of Chris Dawson he did not deliberately discard evidence from people he interviewed about possible sightings of Lynette Dawson after she went missing.

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WA police deputy Blanch to lead force

Western Australia's deputy police chief will take on the top job next month when current commissioner Chris Dawson is sworn in as governor.

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WA Police deputy Col Blanch named new commissioner, replacing Chris Dawson

Col Blanch is appointed as Western Australia's next police commissioner and will take the helm next month when Chris Dawson departs his post to become the state's governor.

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Chris Dawson's relative saw Lynette Dawson six months after she vanished, murder trial told

Chris Dawson's murder trial hears his first wife Lynette was seen outside a Sydney hospital up to six months after she disappeared from their northern beaches home in January 1982.

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Witness tells Chris Dawson murder trial they saw Lynette Dawson two years after she vanished

A former neighbour of Chris Dawson tells a Sydney court of seeing Lynette Dawson working at a hospital more than two years after she vanished.

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Chris Dawson's brother Paul tells court babysitter had 'more to gain' from Lynette's death

Chris Dawson's murder trial hears his second wife "had a motive" to kill his first spouse, Lynette, and that she once allegedly threatened to "get rid" of her.

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Chris Dawson's sister-in-law tells court he was 'never violent in my presence'

Chris Dawson's sister-in-law tells a court the accused murderer was a supportive partner and "hands-on father" who was never violent in her presence.

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Chris Dawson's second wife suspected he had Lynette killed, court told

Two witnesses giving evidence in the Chris Dawson murder trial say his second wife shared suspicions that he had killed his first wife Lynette.

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Chris Dawson police interview over alleged murder of wife Lynette played at court

It's the first time the public has gained access to the 1991 police interview with Chris Dawson, in which he steadfastly confronts allegations he considered killing his wife.

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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.

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COVID-19 delays Chris Dawson murder trial

The crown prosecutor in the murder trial of former teacher Chris Dawson has tested positive to COVID-19, delaying proceedings for seven days.

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