The Teacher's Trial · The Australian

Episode 22: It’s Over

December 2, 2022·1 hr 44 min·5 clips
Justice Harrison sentences Chris Dawson to 24 years, stating he will probably die in jail.
This episode covers the sentencing of Chris Dawson for the murder of his wife Lynette Dawson in 1982, with Justice Ian Harrison imposing a 24-year prison term. It includes reactions from Lynette's family, friends, and legal experts, reflecting on the long journey to justice and the impact of media and podcast investigations.

As heard by us

A measured courtroom account that treats a long-delayed verdict as history, not spectacle.

The Teacher's Trial follows Chris Dawson's case from Lynette Dawson's disappearance from their Bayview home in 1982 through the long-delayed murder trial after his 2018 extradition from Queensland.

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Press play for a sober, courtroom-first look at Chris Dawson, Lynette's disappearance from Bayview in 1982, and the long road to the trial.

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