Did Chris Dawson Kill His wife Lynette Joy Dawson?

Chris Dawson is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s.

Chris Dawson was married to Lynette Joy Dawson. Lynette Lynette Joy Dawson and Chris Dawson, both 16, met in 1965 at a high school function.

They married in Sydney in 1970 at St Jude’s Church in Randwick and had two children later on

Lynette Joy Dawson disappeared in 1982, and her body has never been found in one of Australia’s most perplexing cold cases.

She disappeared leaving two daughters and her husband, former rugby league footballer Chris Dawson.

Chris didn’t report his wife missing until six weeks later, on February 18, 1982. He claimed she left because of marital problems caused by her credit card spending

Chris claimed in a police statement that she had joined a religious organisation. Her former husband Chris Dawson was charged with her murder in December 2018 and pleaded not guilty in June 2019.

He was committed to stand trial for the murder of his wife in February 2020. Chris Dawson was found guilty of Lynette’s murder on August 30, 2022.