An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife more than 40 years ago – after a podcast about the case heard by millions around the world sparked a new police investigation. Callum Watkinson has the story. An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago, following a new police investigation sparked by a popular podcast. Christopher Dawson, 74, faces a possible life sentence after his conviction. He chose a trial by judge rather than jury in the New South Wales state Supreme Court because of his fame from the podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, which has been listened to by 60 million people as of 2018. The podcast featured a casual case that Mr. Dawson had murdered his wife, Lynette Dawson. Judge Ian Harrison found Mr Dawson killed his wife in 1982. At the time, he was a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a teenage former pupil and babysitter for his two daughters, identified in court as JC. JC and Dawson married in 1984 and divorced in 1990. The judge found that Mr Dawson killed his wife because he was afraid of losing his lover. Outside court, Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms appealed to his brother-in-law to reveal the location of her body. Mr Sims said: “The journey is not over. He is still being ignored. We still have to bring her home. We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest.” Judge Harrison dismissed the possibility that Mr Dawson’s wife had abandoned her husband and children by disappearing without a trace. He also rejected claims that Ms Dawson had been seen alive after January 1982 or had been in contact with her husband. Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms and his wife Merilyn are pictured outside the NSW Supreme Court in Syndey. Credit: Getty “The totality of the circumstantial evidence satisfies me that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she died on or about January 8, 1982, and that she did not voluntarily leave her home,” the judge said. He added that Mrs Dawson had a strong attachment to her husband and daughters, was no “little violet” and had limited funds to support herself. As a result, the judge dismissed the idea that her proposal was left with only the clothes on her back as “ludicrous”. In his reasons for the guilty verdict, Judge Harrison found that Mr Dawson had lied about phone calls he claimed to have received from his wife after she disappeared.

title: “Chris Dawson Teacher S Pet Podcast Husband Found Guilty Of Killing Wife In Australia 40 Years Ago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-27” author: “Carl Ober”

An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife more than 40 years ago – after a podcast about the case heard by millions around the world sparked a new police investigation. Callum Watkinson has the story. An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago, following a new police investigation sparked by a popular podcast. Christopher Dawson, 74, faces a possible life sentence after his conviction. He chose a trial by judge rather than jury in the New South Wales state Supreme Court because of his fame from the podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, which has been listened to by 60 million people as of 2018. The podcast featured a casual case that Mr. Dawson had murdered his wife, Lynette Dawson. Judge Ian Harrison found Mr Dawson killed his wife in 1982. At the time, he was a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a teenage former pupil and babysitter for his two daughters, identified in court as JC. JC and Dawson married in 1984 and divorced in 1990. The judge found that Mr Dawson killed his wife because he was afraid of losing his lover. Outside court, Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms appealed to his brother-in-law to reveal the location of her body. Mr Sims said: “The journey is not over. He is still being ignored. We still have to bring her home. We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest.” Judge Harrison dismissed the possibility that Mr Dawson’s wife had abandoned her husband and children by disappearing without a trace. He also rejected claims that Ms Dawson had been seen alive after January 1982 or had been in contact with her husband. Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms and his wife Merilyn are pictured outside the NSW Supreme Court in Syndey. Credit: Getty “The totality of the circumstantial evidence satisfies me that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she died on or about January 8, 1982, and that she did not voluntarily leave her home,” the judge said. He added that Mrs Dawson had a strong attachment to her husband and daughters, was no “little violet” and had limited funds to support herself. As a result, the judge dismissed the idea that her proposal was left with only the clothes on her back as “ludicrous”. In his reasons for the guilty verdict, Judge Harrison found that Mr Dawson had lied about phone calls he claimed to have received from his wife after she disappeared.

title: “Chris Dawson Teacher S Pet Podcast Husband Found Guilty Of Killing Wife In Australia 40 Years Ago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-21” author: “Carol Ludwig”

An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife more than 40 years ago – after a podcast about the case heard by millions around the world sparked a new police investigation. Callum Watkinson has the story. An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago, following a new police investigation sparked by a popular podcast. Christopher Dawson, 74, faces a possible life sentence after his conviction. He chose a trial by judge rather than jury in the New South Wales state Supreme Court because of his fame from the podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, which has been listened to by 60 million people as of 2018. The podcast featured a casual case that Mr. Dawson had murdered his wife, Lynette Dawson. Judge Ian Harrison found Mr Dawson killed his wife in 1982. At the time, he was a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a teenage former pupil and babysitter for his two daughters, identified in court as JC. JC and Dawson married in 1984 and divorced in 1990. The judge found that Mr Dawson killed his wife because he was afraid of losing his lover. Outside court, Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms appealed to his brother-in-law to reveal the location of her body. Mr Sims said: “The journey is not over. He is still being ignored. We still have to bring her home. We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest.” Judge Harrison dismissed the possibility that Mr Dawson’s wife had abandoned her husband and children by disappearing without a trace. He also rejected claims that Ms Dawson had been seen alive after January 1982 or had been in contact with her husband. Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms and his wife Merilyn are pictured outside the NSW Supreme Court in Syndey. Credit: Getty “The totality of the circumstantial evidence satisfies me that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she died on or about January 8, 1982, and that she did not voluntarily leave her home,” the judge said. He added that Mrs Dawson had a strong attachment to her husband and daughters, was no “little violet” and had limited funds to support herself. As a result, the judge dismissed the idea that her proposal was left with only the clothes on her back as “ludicrous”. In his reasons for the guilty verdict, Judge Harrison found that Mr Dawson had lied about phone calls he claimed to have received from his wife after she disappeared.

title: “Chris Dawson Teacher S Pet Podcast Husband Found Guilty Of Killing Wife In Australia 40 Years Ago Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “James Gribble”

An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife more than 40 years ago – after a podcast about the case heard by millions around the world sparked a new police investigation. Callum Watkinson has the story. An Australian man has been convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago, following a new police investigation sparked by a popular podcast. Christopher Dawson, 74, faces a possible life sentence after his conviction. He chose a trial by judge rather than jury in the New South Wales state Supreme Court because of his fame from the podcast “The Teacher’s Pet”, which has been listened to by 60 million people as of 2018. The podcast featured a casual case that Mr. Dawson had murdered his wife, Lynette Dawson. Judge Ian Harrison found Mr Dawson killed his wife in 1982. At the time, he was a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a teenage former pupil and babysitter for his two daughters, identified in court as JC. JC and Dawson married in 1984 and divorced in 1990. The judge found that Mr Dawson killed his wife because he was afraid of losing his lover. Outside court, Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms appealed to his brother-in-law to reveal the location of her body. Mr Sims said: “The journey is not over. He is still being ignored. We still have to bring her home. We would ask Chris Dawson to find it in himself to finally do the decent thing and allow us to bring Lyn home to a peaceful rest.” Judge Harrison dismissed the possibility that Mr Dawson’s wife had abandoned her husband and children by disappearing without a trace. He also rejected claims that Ms Dawson had been seen alive after January 1982 or had been in contact with her husband. Ms Dawson’s brother Greg Simms and his wife Merilyn are pictured outside the NSW Supreme Court in Syndey. Credit: Getty “The totality of the circumstantial evidence satisfies me that Lynette Dawson is dead, that she died on or about January 8, 1982, and that she did not voluntarily leave her home,” the judge said. He added that Mrs Dawson had a strong attachment to her husband and daughters, was no “little violet” and had limited funds to support herself. As a result, the judge dismissed the idea that her proposal was left with only the clothes on her back as “ludicrous”. In his reasons for the guilty verdict, Judge Harrison found that Mr Dawson had lied about phone calls he claimed to have received from his wife after she disappeared.