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1st inquest
In the first live telecast of Australian court proceedings, Denis Barritt ruled that the likely cause was a dingo attack. -
Azaria goes missing
After the birth of Azaria, Lindy and her husband Michael took the family to Uluru for a holiday. One night it is said that while the family were sleeping and dingo took Azaria from the tent and killed her. She was just over two months old. Some say that Lindy and/or Michael killed her. -
Jumpsuit is found
The NT police and forensic investigators searched the campsite and surrounding areas. They found Azaria's Jumpsuit that was tatered and torn. -
Home Raid
September, 1981 The Chamberlain's Mt Isa home is raided. More than 300 items are taken, including clothing and scissors. -
Ivestigation continues- 2nd Inquest
The Northern Territory Police and some of the were not happy that the parents were not charged. Investigations continued, and another inquest was held in Darwin. Based on ultraviolet pictures of Azaria's jumpsuit, said that "there was an incised wound around the neck of the jumpsuit – in other words, a cut throat" There was an print of the hand of a young/small adult on the jumpsuit that you could see in the pictures as well. -
Court Ruling
Lindy Chamberlain was tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The court said that Lindy had cut Azaria's throat in the front seat of their car, hiding the body in a big camera case. She then joined the group of campers and fed one of her sons a can of baked beans. She then went to the tent and raised the cry that a dingo had taken the baby. While everyone was looking for the baby she disposed of the body. -
Appeal
An appeal was made to the High Court in November 1983.They asked to overturn the convictions because the verdicts were unsafe and unsatisfactory, in February 1984 the court refused the appeal by majority. -
Case Re-opened
An english tourist fell off Uluru during an climb. It was eight days before body was found. It was lying below in an area full of dingo lairs and when the police searched the area, looking for missing bones that might have been carried off by dingoes, they discovered Azria's missing matinee jacket. The Chief Minister of the Northern Territory ordered Lindy Chamberlain's release and the case was reopened. -
Parents are released
On 15 September 1988, the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals overturned all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain. The court said that there were very bias and invalid assumptions made during the initial trial and so the case was left open. -
Compensation
Two years after they were released the Chamberlains were awarded $1.3 million in compensation for wrongful imprisonment. This money though only covered less than one third of their legal expenses. -
Divorce
The couple had trouble with their relationship and divorced, both are now re-married.
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3rd inquest
A third inquest in 1995 took place, with the coroner's report stating that there was hardly any new evidence and noting really an more to dicuss. This left the case as an "open verdict"
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Case Closed
A new inquest opened in February 2012. At the time of Azaria's disappearance, it was believed that dingoes would only attack humans if they were provoked. Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and Michael Chamberlain gave some more evidence of dingoes attacking children unprovoked. In June 2012, the coroner ruled that a dingo was to blame for Azaria's death.