Chris Dawson appeal: Everything you need to know about The Teacher's Pet murderer (Watch)

The murder appeal of former rugby league star Chris Dawson is being heard in a Sydney court this week, with a purported phone call from his wife Lynette on the day of her disappearance to play a central role in his bid to be freed from prison.

Dawson has sat in a jail cell since August 2022 when he was found guilty of murdering his wife Lynette, who vanished suddenly from their Bayview home in January 1982.

The former Newtown Jets rugby league player and northern beaches high school teacher was sentenced to 24 years in prison, with an 18-year non-parole period, after Supreme Court judge Ian Harrison found him guilty of murder.

Lynette Simms’ body has never been found and she has never contacted her friends or family, including her two children.

Dawson, 75, has maintained his innocence and has launched an appeal against his conviction, claiming it cannot be proven that Lynette Simms was not alive after Friday, January 8, 1982.

Editorial Director Claire Harvey and Legal Affairs Correspondent Ellie Dudley present the findings so far.

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