Former Australian high school teacher convicted of murdering his wife ECRNewsWatch KZN
Chris Dawson, 74, was found guilty of killing Lynette Dawson some 40 years ago while pursuing an affair with his teenage babysitter and former student.
Her body was never found and there were few leads in the case until 2018 when"The Teacher's Pet" podcast sparked renewed public interest and ultimately a fresh police investigation. The murder had been driven by Dawson's"possessive infatuation" with his former student, which led him to kill his wife, Judge Ian Harrison said Friday while announcing the 24-year prison sentence."Mr Dawson is not old by contemporary standards, but he will not live to reach the end of his non-parole period," Harrison said.
It drew comparisons to the genre-defining"Serial" podcast in the United States, which played a pivotal role in overturning a man's conviction for murdering his girlfriend."My hope is that the media and police will work collaboratively in future cases," Simms said outside the court following the sentencing.
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