Raaft Pilot Alleged Wife Murder Trial
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- Cloe ReadSydney Morning Herald
- Tara CassidyABC News (AU)
- Australian Associated PressThe Guardian
- Kylie StevensDaily Mail
- Andrew StaffordDaily Mail
- Talissa SigantoABC News (AU)
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Raaft Pilot Alleged Wife Murder Trial. (2026, October 28). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/106937
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Crawford, who appeared composed in court, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder on Monday in the Supreme Court.
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Her body was found near a ride-on lawnmower at the bottom of a retaining wall on their sprawling rural property west of Toowoomba.
The jury also heard that Crawford was financially motivated to kill his wife.
'Deal breakers' included pornography and masturbation, along with 'sexual or emotional affairs'.
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- 26 Oct
Crawford, who appeared composed in court, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder on Monday in the Supreme Court.
- 27 Oct
Mother-of-three Frances Elizabeth Crawford was found dead near a ride-on lawnmower at the bottom of a retaining wall at the couple's Upper Lockyer property in July 2024
- 28 Oct
Prosecutors allege Mr Crawford deliberately caused Ms Crawford's death, by strangulation, and or inflicting blunt force trauma, before staging the crime scene to look like an accident.
Coverage 6 articles
- 28 Oct Frances Crawford's sister says she was 'scared' to leave husband
ABC News (AU) 
27 Oct Polygraphs, receipts and no female 'chitchat': The 15 marriage rules for ex-RAAF pilot accused of murdering his wife
Daily Mail27 Oct ‘All those girls to stroke your ego’: Pilot’s multiple affairs before allegedly killing wife
Sydney Morning Herald
26 Oct Former RAAF pilot who allegedly murdered wife was ‘love rat’ and ‘master manipulator’, jury hears
The Guardian26 Oct Former RAAF pilot was living 'double life' before wife's death, court hears
ABC News (AU)26 Oct ‘Love rat’ RAAF pilot loved women, money so much he killed his wife over it, court hears
Sydney Morning Herald
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