Chris Dawson

The former professional rugby league player and teacher, is accused of killing his first wife Lynette following her 1982 disappearance on Sydney's northern ...

His trial for the alleged murder of Lynette was given the go-ahead after the High Court of Australia dismissed a last-ditch effort by his lawyers to have the case permanently halted. Chris Dawson (pictured on Sunday) broke his silence before travelling to Sydney for the start of his trial, which begins on Monday Chris Dawson has broken his silence as he travelled to Sydney to face trial over the alleged murder of his first wife 40 years ago, saying he just wants the truth to come out. Dawson's application to face a judge-alone trial for the alleged murder was granted last week, days out from the start of trial which begins in Sydney on Monday. The Supreme Court of NSW agreed to the judge-only trial last week after Dawson successfully argued he could not be given a fair trial before a jury. Chris Dawson breaks his silence ahead of judge-only trial for the alleged murder of his first wife, Lynette, 40 years ago

Former Sydney rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson murdered his wife and disposed of her body in 1982 because he was infatuated with one of his ...

In mid-January, Dawson allegedly told the artist his wife had gone away and no longer wanted the paintings. Dawson allegedly tried to sell his Bayview home without his wife's permission and briefly moved to Queensland to start a new life with JC before returning to Sydney. Justice Ian Harrison heard Dawson had contemplated hiring a hitman to get rid of his wife, once when returning from holiday on the Gold Coast in October 1975 and a second time in late 1981 at the Newtown Rugby League Club after a visit with JC. "JC will testify that when he, the accused, returned from inside ... he told her that he contemplated, thought about, getting a hitman to get rid of his wife but decided against it because innocent people would be hurt," Mr Everson said. Dawson is accused of having a level of animosity towards his wife about her failure to bear children at the same time as his twin brother, Paul Dawson. The couple eventually had two children together. Former Sydney rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson murdered his wife and disposed of her body in 1982 because he was infatuated with one of his students, a judge has heard. "He was motivated to kill his wife Lynette by his desire to have an unfettered relationship with [JC]," Mr Everson said. Opening the trial on Monday, crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC said Dawson, 73, had called his wife Lynette Dawson a "fat and ugly bitch" and had entered into a consensual relationship with one of his students, known only as JC, repeatedly asking her to marry him.

Mr Dawson, 72, is on trial accused of murdering his wife Lynette Dawson in 1982 and then disposing of her body at an unknown location. He has pleaded not guilty ...

The court heard Mr Dawson initially told JC Ms Dawson was "gone and wouldn't be coming back" and reported her missing to police about six weeks after her disappearance. The trial will hear from numerous witnesses about observations of violence toward Ms Dawson and that Mr Dawson described her as a "fat and ugly bitch", Mr Everson said. JC will give evidence during the eight-week trial that on a 1975 flight to the Gold Coast Mr Dawson asked his rugby teammate Robert Silkman about finding a potential hitman to "get rid" of his wife.

Chris Dawson is accused of killing Lynette, who was last seen at their Bayview home on Sydney's Northern Be...

"I just want the truth to come out." "I'm looking forward to justice being served and the truth coming out in the next few weeks," Dawson told 9News on his way from the Sunshine Coast. The now 72-year-old, who went on to be a high school teacher, will face a trial before Supreme Court Justice Ian Harrison.

Student JC will testify that Dawson, who has pleaded not guilty, told her he contemplated hiring a hitman, prosecutor tells Sydney court.

In mid-January, Dawson allegedly told the artist his wife had gone away and no longer wanted the paintings. “He was motivated to kill his wife Lynette by his desire to have an unfettered relationship with [JC],” Everson said. Former Sydney rugby league player Chris Dawson allegedly murdered his wife and disposed of her body in 1982 because he was infatuated with a female student at the high school where he was teaching, a judge has been told.

Crown prosecutor Craig Everson SC said Chris Dawson, 73, had called his wife Lynette Dawson a 'fat and ugly bitch' and had entered into a consensual ...

In mid-January, Dawson allegedly told the artist his wife had gone away and no longer wanted the paintings. Former Sydney rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson (pictured, outside the Supreme Court on Monday) murdered his wife and disposed of her body in 1982 because he was infatuated with one of his students, a judge has heard Former Sydney rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson murdered his wife and disposed of her body in 1982 because he was infatuated with one of his students, a judge has heard.