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Phone Data Challenges Husband's Mower Death Alibi
DNA found under Frances Crawford’s fingernails and on the mower links Robert Crawford to the alleged staged scene, prosecutors told the court.
- Former Royal Australian Air Force pilot Robert Crawford, 49, faces a murder trial in Brisbane Supreme Court for the death of his wife, psychologist Frances Crawford. Prosecutors concluded their case this week, alleging he staged her death as a lawnmower accident.
- Prosecution alleges Crawford killed his wife after 20 years of infidelity were uncovered, fearing loss of assets in a divorce. Frances Crawford was found dead on their Upper Lockyer property on July 30, 2024, lying near an overturned ride-on lawnmower.
- Queensland Police investigative computer analyst Sean Dalton testified that data from Crawford's phone showed manual activity during hours the pilot claimed to be asleep. Evidence indicated the Signal messaging app was unlocked multiple times between 1:09 a.m. and 3:20 a.m.
- Defense barrister Saul Holt told the jury Crawford "hid nothing" during the police investigation. The defense team will call three witnesses starting Monday, including a forensic physician and an acoustic engineer.
- Police investigated rudimentary stick figure drawings found at the couple's home detailing intimate feelings and relationship struggles. Court documents previously noted that Frances Crawford had been working on an "exit plan" to leave her marriage prior to her death.
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Sydney Morning Herald+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
‘He hid nothing’: Accused pilot’s phone data examined in trial
Robert Crawford’s legal team are expected to call new witnesses to provide the jury with a second opinion about what defence claim was an accidental mower rollover.
·North Sydney, Australia
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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