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'Thor' isn’t the superhero movie of the summer. It’s Gabby Giffords - Roll Call

“In terms of somebody who can face down anything … Gabby’s got Thor beat,” say the directors of “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down.”

Roll Call

Chris Dawson told his murder verdict will be handed down 'relatively quickly'

The judge presiding over Chris Dawson's trial says he will deliver his decision on whether the former school teacher killed his wife Lynette "relatively quickly" — but it won't be tomorrow.

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Chris Dawson still loved his wife Lynette while in 'relationship' with babysitter, murder trial told

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson continued to love his wife before she vanished while also having a "relationship" with the family's teenage babysitter, a judge is told.

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Dawson loved wife and mistress, court told

Chris Dawson could simultaneously love his wife and the teenage lover with whom he was having an affair, his murder trial has been told.

AAP

Dawson allegations 'tailored' by lover

Evidence against Chris Dawson used in his murder trial had been tailored by his spurned teenage lover to create further suspicions, a judge has heard.

AAP

Rounded, hard-working but streaky: Experts' verdict on Bristol Rovers' signing of John Marquis

Reporters have their say on former Portsmouth, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City striker John Marquis' move to Bristol Rovers

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Chris Dawson murder trial hears theory that wife Lynette may have died at sea

Chris Dawson's lawyer tells a judge her client's first wife may have abandoned her family and subsequently met with misadventure, evoking the disappearance of former prime minister Harold Holt.

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Dawson argues murder case 'nonsensical'

Chris Dawson's barrister has attacked murder allegations brought against him as nonsensical and extraordinary as she argues his innocence.

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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.

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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.

AAP

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

ABC News

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.

AAP

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.

AAP

Lyn Dawson scared, says co-worker

Lynette Dawson was scared of her husband and had a huge, horrible black eye years before she vanished, a co-worker and "astral traveller" has said.

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Chris Dawson 'very flirtatious' with schoolgirl he would later marry, court hears

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson was "very flirtatious" and "very vain" while interacting with a schoolgirl he would later marry, a close friend of the woman has told a court.

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Lynette Dawson found 16yo babysitter naked in family pool, murder trial told

Chris Dawson's murder trial is told that, in the year before his wife Lynette went missing, she came home and found the family's 16-year-old babysitter naked in the pool.

AAP

Court told of Dawson's poolside attack

Chris Dawson attacked his wife beside his Bayview, Sydney, home's pool and held her face in the mud, a court has been told.

ABC News

Murder trial told Chris Dawson arranged to forge wife's signature on life insurance policy

A Sydney court hears evidence accused murderer Chris Dawson arranged for his wife Lynette's signature to be forged on life insurance paperwork after she disappeared.

AAP

Babysitter 'wanted Lyn Dawson to return'

Murder trial witness JC, who claimed Chris Dawson had treated her like a sex slave, said she moved into his home because she felt she had nowhere else to go.

ABC News

Babysitter tells murder trial Chris Dawson treated her like a 'sex slave'

A babysitter who worked for Chris Dawson tells a murder trial the former school teacher made her fear for her life and treated her like a "sex slave" after his wife Lynette vanished 40 years ago.

AAP

Dawson's ex-student says he groomed her

A former student of Chris Dawson has told his murder trial that he groomed and abused her before the pair entered into an affair.

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