Chris Dawson found guilty of murdering wife Lynette in Sydney 40 years ago

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Christopher Dawson has been found guilty of murdering his former wife four decades ago on Sydney's northern beaches.

Dawson, 73, had been accused of killing Lynette Dawson in 1982. Her body has never been found and Dawson has always maintained he was not involved in her disappearance.