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Chris Dawson found guilty of the murder of wife Lynette 40 years ago

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Forty years after Lynette Dawson vanished from Sydney's Northern Beaches, a judge has found her husband Chris Dawson guilty of her murder. Dawson was taken directly from the courtroom into custody after the verdict, where he will now await sentencing.
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