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Azaria is Born
On 11th June, baby Azaria is born in Queensland to parents Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, and two older brothers. -
Camping Trip
August 15th, the Chamberlain family take a camping trip to Uluru/Eyers Rock, Nothern Territory -
Missing
17th August, 10-week-old baby Azaria is missing from the family tent -
Clothing Found
August 24th, a bloody jumpsuit and singlet is found by a tourist, at the bottom of Eyers Rock, near a boulder -
First Inquest
December 15th, the fisrt inquest into the death of Azaria opens -
An Answer
Febuary 20th, Coroner Barritt finds that Azaria was taken and killed by a dingo -
Search
September 1981, the Northern Territory police search the home of the Camberlains in New South Wales -
Quashes of the First Inquest
November 18th 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. -
Second Inquest
December 14, another Inquest is opended -
Trial
Coroner Galvin commits Lindy Chamberlain for trial in relation to the murder of Azaria, and Michael Chamberlain on a charge of being an accessory to Azaria's murder -
In Court
September 13, trial opens in Darwin court house -
Found Guilty
The Chamberlain case goes to the jury. The jury finds a heavily pregnant Lindy guilty of murder and Michael guilty of being an accessory. Lindy is sentenced to life inprisonment and Michael is sentenced to an eighteen month suspended sentence. -
Released
November 19th, two days after giving birth, Lindy is releaded on bail pending an appeal -
Rejection, Returned to Prison
April 29, The Federal Court makes a unanimous vote and rejects the appeal. Lindy is sent back to prison -
A Petition
May 3rd, a petition is made with 131,000 signatures for Lindy's release is presented -
Evil Angels
In November 1985, a book called Evil Angels is writted by Melbourne barrister, John Bryson. It provides an in-depth look at the case and suggests that they were wrongly convicted -
Rejection for Release
November 25th, the Northern Territoy turns down Lindy's application for release -
Matinee Jacket
Feburary 2nd, a matinee jacket matching the description of the jacket Azaria wore on the day of her disappearance in discovered at Ayers Rock. -
Lindy is Released
Febuary 7, Lindy Chamberlain is relased from prison. The Northern Territory announces there will be another iquiry into Azaria's death -
60 Minutes
March 1886, the american t.v show, 60 Minutes runs an iterview with the Chamberlain family, strongly suggesting their innocence -
Evidence
May 22nd, a report anaylising the evidence for the Chamberlain case, finds the evidence against the Chamberlain's to be insubstantial -
Quashes against Chamberlains
September 15, the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously quashes all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain. -
A Cry In The Dark
Novemeber 1988, a movie called A Cry In The Dark is made about the Chamberlains case. -
$1.3 million
In 1992, Lindy Chamberlain was given $1.3 million compensation from the government, for wrongrul inprisonment -
No Cause Determind
December 13, it is conluded that the cause of Azaria's death "cannot be determind" -
Frank Cole
August 6th, 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. -
Dingo's Are Dangerous
Feburary 2012, 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."
