in 1982, lynette dawson went missing. gations about the whereabouts of this woman and what happened to her. the real catalyst in this case came in 2018, when chris dawson was arrested. this came after the publication of the very popular podcast called the teachers pet, produced by the australian newspaper and garnered millions of downloads around the world. it became an international sensation. in part, it led to a renewed police investigation into the disappearance of lynette dawson. back in august, chris dawson, who denied a charge of murder, was on trial before a judge only hearing, in new south wales. he was convicted of his wife's murder, and today, justice ian harrison has sentenced chris dawson to 24 years in prison with a minimum term of 18 years. given that chris dawson is 74, the judge did point out that chris dawson was likely to die in prison. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. the growing impact of drugs gangs on uk communities — we hear from the parents fearful for their children. it's quite clear

lynette dawson was married to a man called chris dawson.ayer and a teacher. back in 1982, lynette dawson went missing and over the years, there was lots of speculation and police investigations about the whereabouts of this woman and what happened to her. but the real catalyst in this case came in 2018 when chris dawson was arrested and this came after the publication of the very popular podcast called the teacher's pet. it was produced by the australian newspaper and it garnered millions of downloads around the world. it became an international sensation and, in part, it led to a renewed police investigation into the disappearance of lynette dawson. now, back in august, chris dawson — who denied a charge of murder — was on trial before a judge—only hearing here in new south wales and he was convicted of his wife's murder and today, justice ian harrison has sentenced chris dawson to 2a years in prison with a minimum term of 18 years and given that chris dawson is 7a years of age, thejudge did point out that chris dawson was likely to die in