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Chris Dawson is an Australian former schoolteacher and rugby league player who was convicted of murdering his wife, Lynette Dawson, who disappeared in 1982. For decades, he maintained that she had voluntarily left, but suspicions persisted due to inconsistencies in his account and his relationship with a teenage student. The case was revived decades later following investigative journalism and public interest, ultimately leading to his conviction in 2022. The court found that he killed his wife to pursue a relationship with his student, highlighting issues of manipulation, grooming, and abuse of power.
Subscribe here: http://9Soci.al/chmP50wA97J Full Episodes: https://9now.app.link/uNP4qBkmN6 | The Truth Hurts (2022) For forty long years, every time Chris Dawson looked into the eyes of his two daughters, he was reinforcing an elaborate and evil lie about their mother, Lynette Dawson, who’d vanished in 1982. He brainwashed the children saying she’d run away because she didn’t love them and they grew up with broken hearts. But as we now know this deception was just another example of Chris Dawson’s cruelty. The truth was he’d murdered his wife so he could shack up with a 17-year-old school student. Now the eldest daughter, Shanelle Dawson, bravely speaks about her continuing torment – one parent killed in cold blood, the other likely to die in jail. WATCH more of 60 Minutes Australia: https://www.60minutes.com.au LIKE 60 Minutes Australia on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60Minutes9 FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/60Mins FOLLOW 60 Minutes Australia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/60minutes9 For over forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Tom Steinfort, Tara Brown, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes. #60MinutesAustralia