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Azaria vanishes!
During a camping trip to Uluru, nine week old Azaria Chamberlain vanishes from a family tent. -
Azaria Chamberlains torn jumpsuit found
A few days later, A turn jumpsuit was found near the rock. -
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Ruled that a Dingo took Azaria but...
Coroner Dennis Barritt rules that a dingo took Azaria but unknow sourses say that Lindy Chamberlain killed Azaria -
Renewal of police investigations
N.T. Chief Minister orders the renewal of investigations because he heard that a British expert beleved that Azaria's throat had been cut. -
Court dismisses finding
The Northern Territory Supreme Court dismisses the finding of Coroner Barritt -
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New Coroner’s inquiry
the Second coronial inquirery and Lindy Chamberlain put on trial for murder, and Micheal Chamberlain was tried for being an accessory after the fact. Both parties released on bail -
The trial of the Chamberlains
The trial of the Chamberlains held in the Northern Territory supreme court after bing moved from Alice springs in fear of a unbiased jury. -
Lindy found guilty
Lindy Chamberlain is found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Michael Chamberlain was also charge with 18 months imprisonment -
Released on bail
Lindy Chamberlain is released on bail to appeal to the court, 2 days after giving birth to a daughter. -
Documentry released
In 1983, a documentry called "Who Killed Baby Azaria?" was released. -
Refused
Leave to appeal to the federal court refused. Lindy Chamberlain
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Conferms the conviction
High Court confirms the conviction 3:2. -
New evidence!
A baby jacket was found near formaly unknown dingo dens. This was later confermed to be Azaria's jacket. -
Lindy released
The Northern Territory releases Lindy and announce a Royal Commission into the case. -
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Royal Commission sits
Royal Commission sits in Darwin, Melbourne and Sydney. Justice Morling concludes that the Chamberlains' conviction ought not to stand. -
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Pardoned
N.T. Government announces that the Chamberlains are pardoned. -
Conviction put to an end
N.T. Supreme Court reviews the case and declares the conviction ended. -
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No agreement
N.T. Government and the Chamberlains fail to come to any agreement over compensation. -
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Compensation recived
Chamberlains were awarded $1.3 million in compensation. Lindy also re-marries and becomes Lindy Camberlain -Creighton. -
Closure
Lindy, along with a packed court room watches Azaria's death certificate officialy changed to say that she was taken and killed by a dingo.
