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Chris Dawson returns to court to appeal murder conviction

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Convicted killer Chris Dawson has returned to court to try to overturn his conviction, two years after he was found guilty of his wife's murder. Lynette Simms vanished from the family home on Sydney's northern beaches in 1982. Her body has never been found. Lawyers for the former teacher arguing in court that he had been trying to repair their relationship, while still pursuing his children's teenage babysitter.
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