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The Birth of Azaria Chamberlain
Azaria Chamberlain was born on the 11th of June 1980. She went missing 2 months and six days later. -
Azaria Chamberlain 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. -
Azaria's Jumpsuit is Found
Once Azaria was reported missing the NT police and forensic investigators searched the campsite and surrounding areas. They found Azaria's Jumpsuit on some rocks near a dingo's lair. -
Coroner's First inquest
The first coronial inquest was done in Alice Springs on 15 December 1980 before magistrate Denis Barritt. -
First Inquest - Court Ruling
In the first live telecast of Australian court proceedings, Denis Barritt ruled that the likely cause was a dingo attack. -
Home Raid
September, 1981 The Chamberlain's Mt Isa home is raided. More than 300 items are taken, including clothing and scissors. -
Further Investigation - Second 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. -
Lindy Chamberlain charged with murder - Second Inquest 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. -
"Who Killed Baby Azaria?" TV Show
The case was dramatized for an Australian motion picture, "Who Killed Baby Azaria?" (1983 unknown date). -
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. -
"Evil Angels" Book
The Australian journalist and author John Bryson wrote an account of the case in 'Evil Angels' (1986 unknown date). -
Azaria Chamberlain's Matinee Jacket is Found
An english tourist, David Brett, fell off Uluru during an climb. Because of the size of the rock and the terrain around it, it was eight days before Brett's 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. -
Lindy and Michael are Realeased
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. -
"A Cry in the Dark" Movie
A Cry in the Dark (1988), which starred the American actor Meryl Streep and the New Zealand actor Sam Neill. -
"Through My Eyes" Lindy Chamberlain's Book
Lindy Chamberlain wrote an autobiography, Through My Eyes, in 1990. -
10 year anniversary
This was the day of the 10th anniversary of Azaria's dissapearance. -
Lindy and Michael are compensated
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. -
Lindy and Michael Chamberlain Divorced
In 1991 (unknown date) after their release the couple had trouble with their relationship and divorced. Michael married three years later and has a child. Lindy also got remarried to an American man although both live in Australia. -
Third Inquest
A third inquest in 1995 (unknown date) 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" -
20th Anniversary
This was the day of the 20th anniversary of Azaria's dissapearance. Still no-one knew what happened that day twenty years ago and it had not been decided who did it. -
"Lindy" Sydney Winter Season Opera
The Opera was done on the the loss of their baby. It was said to be a "compelling and dramatic" opera. It went for an hour and thirty five minutes and had shows from the 25th of October until the 2nd of November. -
30th Anniversary
It had been 30 years since the dissapearance of Azaria but still nothing had been concluded. Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and Michael Chamberlain continued to push for a resolution to the investigation into the death of Azaria. -
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. They also fixed Azaria's birth death certificate to say that she was in fact killed by a dingo. -
Lindy Chamberlain Appeared on A Current Affair
Lindy Chamberlain Appeared on A Current Affair talking about her story and how happy she was that her daughters death was solved.
