Date | c. 8 January 1982 |
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Perpetrator | Chris Dawson |
Deaths | Lynette Dawson |
Charges | Murder |
Verdict | Guilty |
Sentence | 24 years' jail, non-parole period of 18 years |
Lynette Joy Dawson (neé Simms; born 1948) was an Australian woman who disappeared on or about 8 January 1982,[1] leaving two daughters and her husband, former rugby league footballer Chris Dawson.[2] Her whereabouts are unknown, but two coronial inquests found that she had been murdered.[3] On 30 August 2022, Chris Dawson was convicted of Lynette's murder[4] and sentenced to 24 years in prison.