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Azaria went missing from the family tent
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The jumpsuit and singlet of Azaria is found
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The first inquest into the death of Azaria opens
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Coroner Barritt finds that Azaria was taken and killed by a dingo
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police search the home of the Chamberlains
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The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory get a second inquest into Azaria's death be held.
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A second coroner's inquest opens
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The Chamberlain trial opens in a Darwin courthouse before Justice James Muirhead.
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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.
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Lindy Chamberlain, two days after giving birth to a baby girl, is released on bail pending an appeal.
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The Federal Court, in a unanimous vote, rejects the Chamberlains' appeal and Lindy is returned to prison.
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The Chamberlains seek leave to appeal their convictions to Australia's High Court.
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Australia's High Court, voting 3 to 2, upholds the conviction of the Chamberlains.
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A petition with 131,000 signatures calling for Lindy's release and a judicial inquiry into the case is presented
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The Northern Territory rejects the application of the Chamberlain Innocence Committee for a full judicial inquiry into the case.
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The Northern Territory turns down Lindy Chamberlain's application for early release from prison.
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A matinee jacket matching the description of the jacket Azaria wore on the day of her disappearance in discovered at Ayers Rock.
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Lindy Chamberlain is released from prison. The Northern Territory Government announces that there will be a new inquiry into Azaria's death.
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The American television show "Sixty Minutes" runs interviews with the Chamberlains as part of a story strongly suggesting their innocence.
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A judicial inquiry into the Chamberlain case opens in Darwin
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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.
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The Northern Territory Government enacts special legislation authorizing the Chamberlains to apply to the Court of Appeal to have their convictions quashed.
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The Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously quashes all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain.
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A third coroner's inquest--this one a "paper inquest"--into Azaria's death is held
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Coroner Lowndes concludes that the cause of Azaria's death "cannot be determined."