Accused wife-murderer Chris Dawson has a third wife of 28 years who has stuck by him, despite the shocking charges he is facing.
Sue Dawson moved around Queensland with her husband as he faced a media storm after two inquiries in 2001 and 2003 identified him as a person of interest in the disappearance of his first wife Lynette.
Lynette disappeared almost 37 years ago and Dawson will face trial for her murder – an alleged crime which the former rugby star is adamant he didn’t commit.
Chris Dawson, 70, (pictured) stands trial for murdering his first wife Lynette almost 37 years ago – an alleged crime which the former rugby star is adamant he didn’t commit
The pair moved to Yeppoon together along with Sue’s twin children, Kobi and Jaga, (pictured) who took Dawson’s last name
Lynette Dawson (pictured) was a 33-year-old mother of two young daughters when she disappeared from Sydney’s northern beaches in January 1982
The former rugby league star (left during the 1970s) intends to plead not guilty to killing his spouse (right), who was a 33-year-old mother of two young daughters, when she disappeared from Sydney’s northern beaches in early 1982
Dawson met his second wife Lynette after he struck up an affair with her when she was just 17 years old.
The Dawson’s hired the then-school girl as a babysitter for their two children.
After the breakdown of his marriage to Lynette in 1990, Dawson met his third wife Sue that same year or shortly after, while they were both working as teachers on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast.
Sue was separated from her husband and the mother of two young children at the time.
She was working as a science teacher at St Brendan’s Catholic Boys School on Queensland’s Capricorn Coast when she met Dawson, who was working as a PE teacher at St Ursula’s Girls College.
The 70-year-old former Newtown Jets player, accused of murdering his wife Lynette Dawson (pictured on wedding day) in January 1982, was arrested on the Gold Coast earlier this month and extradited to Sydney
The pair moved to Yeppoon together along with Sue’s twin children, Kobi and Jaga, who took Dawson’s last name, News.com.au reported.
The family faced national media attention following two inquests into the death of Lynette in 2001 and 2003, which named Dawson as a person of interest.
The family subsequently moved from Yeppoon to the Sunshine Coast, while also owning a property at Biggera Waters on the Gold Coast, a short drive away from Chris’s twin brother Paul.
Sue has stuck by her husband of 28 years, who had already been married twice before he met her.
Two days after Lynette Dawson’s summer disappearance, Chris Dawson’s then 17-year-old girlfriend Joanne Curtis (pictured) moved into their Bayview home and slept in the marital bed, The Australian’s podcast The Teacher’s Pet revealed
The schoolgirl, who came from a troubled home, would go on to become Chris Dawson’s second wife and the mother of his third daughter, Kristen
Lynette Dawson was a 33-year-old mother of two young daughters when she disappeared from Sydney’s northern beaches in January 1982.
Two days after Lynette Dawson’s summer disappearance, Chris Dawson’s then 17-year-old girlfriend and pupil Joanne Curtis moved into their Bayview home and slept in the marital bed, The Australian’s podcast The Teacher’s Pet revealed.
She had been hired as a babysitter to the Dawson family’s two young daughters Shanelle and Sherryn when she was in Year 11.
Ms Curtis met Dawson in 1980 when she was a student at Cromer High School on Sydney’s northern beaches.
The schoolgirl, who came from a troubled home, would go on to become Chris Dawson’s second wife and the mother of his third daughter, Kristen.
However their relationship did not last and Joanne Dawson returned to Sydney in January 1990 following the breakdown of her marriage from the former Newtown Jets player.
That same year or shortly after, Dawson met this third wife Sue.
The family subsequently moved away from Yeppoon to the Sunshine Coast, while also owning a property at Biggera Waters on the Gold Coast, a short drive away from Chris’s twin brother Paul (pictured: Paul Dawson)
The 70-year-old was arrested on the Gold Coast on December 6 of this year and extradited to Sydney.
Magistrate Mr Williams on Monday rejected the prosecution’s argument that Chris Dawson could flee Australia using the passport of his identical twin brother Paul.
The accused wife killer was expected to be released from Silverwater jail in Sydney’s inner-west on Tuesday, but his release was suspended due to bail document hold-ups, News Corp reported.
That same year or shortly after, Dawson met this third wife Sue.
The 70-year-old was arrested on the Gold Coast on December 6 of this year and extradited to Sydney.
Magistrate Mr Williams on Monday rejected the prosecution’s argument that Chris Dawson could flee Australia using the passport of his identical twin brother Paul.
The accused wife killer was expected to be released from Silverwater jail in Sydney’s inner-west on Tuesday, but his release was suspended due to bail document hold-ups, News Corp reported.
Dawson’s wife Sue, alongside his 72-year-old brother Peter, was instrumental in securing bail, after offering a $1.5million surety that allowed him to return to Queensland.
Chris Dawson agreed on Monday to strict bail conditions, including that he report daily to police at nearby Maroochydore, near his home in Coolum.