Former RAAF pilot who allegedly murdered wife was ‘love rat’ and ‘master manipulator’, jury hears
<p>Robert John Crawford on trial after wife found near ride-on lawnmower on their Toowoomba property</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A former RAAF pilot was a “love rat” and “master manipulator” who staged his wife’s death to make it appear like an accident, a jury has heard.</p><p>Robert John Crawford, 49, pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at Upper Lockyer on 29 July 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/26/raaf-pilot-robert-john-crawford-murder-trial-wife-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Robert John Crawford on trial after wife found near ride-on lawnmower on their Toowoomba property</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A former RAAF pilot was a “love rat” and “master manipulator” who staged his wife’s death to make it appear like an accident, a jury has heard.</p><p>Robert John Crawford, 49, pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering his wife, Frances Elizabeth Crawford, at Upper Lockyer on 29 July 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/26/raaf-pilot-robert-john-crawford-murder-trial-wife-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>