The former rugby player is the subject of a new documentary on ITV.
ITV's Twisted Twins is a new documentary series exploring the stories of identical twins involved in criminal cases of murder, manslaughter or mission persons.
In the first episode, airing tonight (1st October), the documentary explores that case of Lynette Dawson, who had been missing for more than 35 years when a podcast led to the case being reopened and her husband, Chris Dawson, being accused of murder.
With the use of archival footage, forensic reports and new interviews, Twisted Twins aims to find out "what happens when the intense bond between identical twins goes from close comradeship to curse and asks, could their unique relationship – or lack of individual identity – lead to deadly consequences?"
As episode 1 focuses on Chris Dawson, read on for everything you need to know, including his current whereabouts.
Chris Dawson is a former professional rugby league player, who played competitively in the '70s. After his career, Dawson became a PE teacher.
In 2018, Dawson was the subject of podcast The Teacher's Pet, which triggered a new police investigation into the disappearance of Lynette Dawson.
In August 2022, Dawson was found guilty of murdering his wife and disposing of her body to pursue a relationship with one of his teenage students, whom he had been having an affair with.
Dawson insisted and maintains to this day he was not involved in the disappearance of Lynette and claimed that she had walked out on him and their two children.
Chris Dawson was sentenced to 24 years in prison and is currently serving time at Long Bay Correctional Centre.
As of June 2024, Dawson's appeal to quash the conviction for murdering his wife was denied by a panel of three judges at the New South Wales court of criminal appeal.
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Twisted Twins airs on Tuesday 1st October at 9pm on ITV1.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Entertainment and Factual Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
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