Azaria Chamberlain

Azaria Chamberlain

Azaria Chamberlain was a nine weeks old baby when she disappeared on a family camping trip in the Northern Territory of Australia at Ayers Rock. Her clothing was later recovered at a dingo lair.

Fast Facts

Full name: Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain
Father: Michael Chamberlain
Mother: Lindy Chamberlain
Brothers: Aidan and Reagan
Disappeared: in Australia on family camping trip at Ayers Rock
Trial began: September 13, 1982
Lindy found guilty: October 29, 1982
Lindy's sentence: Life in prison
Michael: Convicted as an accessory after the fact, with a suspended sentence
Lindy released: February 7, 1986
Movie: A Cry in the Dark, November 1988
Compensation: A$1.3 million paid to parents in 1992
Final cause of death: Unknown

The Disappearance

Azaria's parents reported that she was taken by a dingo while sleeping in her bassinet on the night of August 17, 1980. Several hundred people searched for her the night she was reported missing, without success.

Chamberlain Trial

Lindy Chamberlain was tried and convicted of her daughter's murder on October 29, 1982. Michael Chamberlain was convicted of being an accessory after the fact. The parents continue to maintain that their daughter had been carried away by a dingo.¹

New Evidence

In 1986, discovery of new evidence—the jacket Azaria was wearing at the time of her disappearance, led to a new trial. Lindy was released, and the Northern Territory Court of Appeals overturned both parents' convictions, acquitting them of all charges. They were later awarded A$1.3 million for wrongful imprisonment.

Final Resolution

The final coroner's report made no determination as to the cause or manner of death. It stated, "Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain died at Ayers Rock on 17th day of August 1980. As to the cause of her death and the manner in which she died the evidence adduced does not enable me to say. I therefore return an open finding and record the cause and manner of death as unknown."²

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Azaria Chamberlain Disappearance
University of Missouri-Kansas City: The Lindy & Michael Chamberlain ("Dingo") Trial (2005)
National Museum of Australia: Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Azaria Chamberlain Disappearance (1980)
Crime Library:Analysis Gone Wrong |Taken | The Search | The Mystery Deepens
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: The Story And Timeline Of Events
YouTube Video: Tracy Grimshaw Interviewing Lindy Chamberlain On ACA (Time: 10:01)

Azaria Chamberlain Recent News

Google News: Azaria Chamberlain Search
Daily Telegraph: Azaria Chamberlain Blood Car Used... (February 18, 2008)
New Zealand Stuff: Michael Chamberlain Remembers Azaria At Wedding (November 19, 2007)
New York Times: As A Child Disappears, Old Headlines Howl Again (September 18, 2007)
Guardian: Dingo Mother Backs Parents (September 15, 2007)
The Age: Is This Another Azaria Chamberlain Tragedy? (September 9, 2007)
Boston Globe: Australian Farmers Wrestle Dingo Threat (May 1, 2007)
Sydney Morning Herald: Dingo Baby Jury Notes For Sale (July 7, 2006)

Azaria Chamberlain Background and Profiles

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Azaria Chamberlain Story Provides ... (October 22, 2002)
National Library of Australia: Papers Of Chamberlain Support Groups, 1982-1986
National Library of Australia: Lindy Chamberlain
Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Edition: Chamberlain, Azaria Chantel Loren (1980)
Conservapedia: Azaria Chamberlain

Azaria's Parents

Official Site: Michael Chamberlain
Official Site: Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
Wikipedia: Michael Chamberlain | Lindy Chamberlain

The Case

Google News Archive Search: The Chamberlain Trial (1982)
Wikipedia: Case Against Lindy Chamberlain
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: Legal Process And Findings
Crime Library: Police Build Their Case
UMKC: The Trial Of Lindy And Michael Chamberlain: A Chronology
Sydney Morning Herald: Close Azaria Case For Good Now: Lindy (October 6, 2004)
The Age: New Twist In Azaria Case (July 20, 2004)
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory: REF. UNDER s.433A ... (September 15, 1988)
BBC News: 1982: Mother Jailed ... (October 29, 1982)
BBC News: 1982: Dingo Baby Trial ... (September 13, 1982)
YouTube Video: Lindy Chamberlain In Court - A Dingo Took My Baby (Time: 1:55)

Azaria Chamberlain Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Azaria Chamberlain
Samizdata: One of The Strangest Cases In Australian History... (July 7, 2004)
Watch Farscape Forum: New Evidence In Azaria Chamberlain's Death (July 5, 2004)
Able2Know Forum: Bizarre Postscript To Azaria Chamberlain Story (July 5, 2004)
Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums: Azaria Chamberlain (July 4, 2004)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Online Forum: Dingoes (July 15, 2000)

Azaria Chamberlain Images and Media

Google Images: Azaria Chamberlain Images
Yahoo! Images: Azaria Chamberlain Images
News.com.au: Chamberlain's Brother Marries... (Time: 0:34)

Azaria Chamberlain Criticism and Controversy

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: Rumours And Facts
Museum of Hoaxes Forum: The Most Successful Hoax Of All Time ... (April 20, 2006)
The Age: Azaria Still A Vestige Of Human Frailty (July 10, 2004)
FamilyKB Forum: Azaria Chamberlain Mystery (July 4, 2004)

Azaria Chamberlain Timeline

1980: Born June 11 in Mount Isa, Queensland.
1980: Disappears August 17 at Ayers Rock in Australia.
1980: Dies August 17, reportedly from a dingo attack.
1982: The Chamberlain trial begins on September 13.
1982: Lindy Chamberlain is found guilty of Azaria's death on October 29.
1986: Lindy Chamberlain is released from prison when Azaria's jacket is found.
1992: Australian government pays parents A$1.3 million dollars for wrongful imprisonment.

Azaria Chamberlain Books

eBay: Azaria Chamberlain Books
National Library of Australia: Azaria Chamberlain Books
National Library of Australia: Beyond Azaria by Michael Chamberlain And Lowell Tarling (1999)
Amazon.com: Through My Eyes by Lindy Chamberlain (October 1, 1990)
Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton: Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Book: Through My Eyes

Azaria Chamberlain in Popular Culture

IMDb: Through My Eyes (2004) (TV Mini-Series) | Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983) (TV)
Opera Theatre Sydney Opera House: Lindy (2002) (Opera)
allmovie: A Cry In The Dark (1988)

Related Pages on Mahalo

Ayers Rock | Uluru | Northern Territory | Queensland | Australia

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