The family of mother-of-two Lynette Dawson understandably want to know why she disappeared but the answer was not because she had been murdered by her husband, a court has been told.
Defence barrister Pauline David told the NSW Supreme Court on Monday Ms Dawson left teacher and former rugby league player Chris Dawson in 1982 after becoming aware of a close relationship he had formed with one of his students, known as JC.
