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A Dingo Has Got My Baby Task

By miyabi719244

  • Azaria Chamberlain disappears from the family tent

    While Lindy and Michael Chamberlain are vacationing near Ayers Rock in Australia's Northern Territory, 10-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappears from the family tent.

  • The jumpsuit and singlet of Azaria is found

    The bloody jumpsuit and singlet of Azaria is found near a boulder at the base of Ayers Rock by a tourist.

  • The first coroner's inquest

    The first coroner's inquest into the death of Azaria opens before Denis Barritt.

  • Coroner Barritt finds that Azaria was taken and presumably killed by a dingo

  • Northen Territory police search

    Northern Territory police search the home of the Chamberlains in Cooranbong, New South Wales.

  • The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory quashes the findings of the first inquest

    The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory quashes the findings of the first inquest, and orders that a second inquest into Azaria's death be held.

  • A second coroner's inquest

    A second coroner's inquest opens before Gerry P. Galvin.

  • Coroner Glavin commits Lindy Chamberlain for trial in relation to the murder of Azaria

    Coroner Galvin commits Lindy Chamberlain for trial in relation to the murder of Azaria, and Michael Chamberlain on a charge of being an accessory after the fact.

  • The Chamberlain trial opens

    The Chamberlain trial opens in a Darwin courthouse before Justice James Muirhead.

  • The defence opens its case in the Chamberlain trial

  • The jury finds Lindy guilty of murder

    The Chamberlain case goes to the jury. The jury finds Lindy guilty of murder and Michael guilty of being an accessory after the fact. Lindy is sentenced to life at hard labor, while Michael's sentence is deferred.

  • Lindy Chamberlain is relased on bail pending an appeal

    Lindy Chamberlain, two days after giving birth to a baby girl, is released on bail pending an appeal.

  • The Full Bench of the Federal Court hears the appeal of the Chamberlains

  • The Federal Court, in a unanimous vote, rejects the Chamberlains' appeal and Lindy is returned to prison

  • The Chamberlains seek leave to appeal their convictions to Australia's High Court

  • Australia's High Court, voting 3 to 2, unholds the conviction of the Chamberlains

  • A petition with 131,000 signatures calling for Lindy's release

    A petition with 131,000 signatures calling for Lindy's release and a judicial inquiry into the case is presented to the Governor-General, Sir Ninian Stephen.

  • "Evil Angels", a book by Melbourne barrister John Bryson

    "Evil Angels," a book by Melbourne barrister John Bryson, provides an in-depth look at the Chamberlain case, and suggests that they might have been wrongfully convicted.

  • The Northern Territory rejects the application of the Chamberlain Innocence Committee for a full judicial inquiry into the case

  • The Northern Territory turns down Lindy Chamberlain's application for early release from prison

  • A matinee jacket matching the description of the jacket Azaria wore on the day of her disappearance in discovered at Ayers Rock

  • Lindy Chamberlain is relased from prison

    Lindy Chamberlain is released from prison. The Northern Territory Government announces that there will be a new inquiry into Azaria's death.

  • The American television show "Sixty Minutes"runs interviews with the Chamberlains as part of a story strongly suggesting their innocence

  • A judicial inquiry into the Chamberlain case opens

    A judicial inquiry into the Chamberlain case opens in Darwin before Justice Trevor Morling.

  • The report finds the evidence against the Chamberlains to be insubstantial

    Justice Moorling issues a 379-page report analyzing the evidence in the Chamberlain case. The report finds the evidence against the Chamberlains to be insubstantial.

  • The Northern Territory Government enacts special legislation authorizing the Chamberlains to apply to the Court of Appeal to have their convictions quashed

  • The Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously quashes all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain

  • A movie about the Chamberlain case, "A Cry in the Dark (Evil Angels) " is relased

    A movie about the Chamberlain case, "A Cry in the Dark" (or "Evil Angels") starring Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain, is released.

  • Lindy Chamberlain receives $1.3 million compensation from the government for wrongful imprisonment.

  • A third coroner's inquest (paper inquest)

    A third coroner's inquest--this one a "paper inquest"--into Azaria's death is held before Coroner John Lowndes.

  • Coroner Lowndes concludes that the cause of Azaria's death "cannot be determined."

  • Frank Cole takes a lie detector test to prove his story that he shot the dingo that killed Azaria in 1980

    Melbourne pensioner Frank Cole, now 78, takes a lie detector test to prove his story that in August 1980 he shot the dingo that killed Azaria, then showed the baby's body to his companions. He passes the test, but Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton expresses doubts about his story.

  • After a series of dingo attacks on humans, a fourth coroner's inquest into the death of Azaria is opened

    After a series of dingo attacks on humans, a fourth coroner's inquest into the death of Azaria is opened. Lindy Chamberlain expresses the hope that the inquest will both clear her name and alert the public to the fact that "dingoes are a dangerous animal."