815663 chamberlains uluru 1980

'A DINGO HAS GOT MY BABY’

  • Disepearence

    Disepearence
    On the 17th of August 1980 a nine week old infant by the name of Azaria Chamberlian was surposely taken and killed by a dingo that had entered and dragged her out of the tent in Uluru.
  • Findings

    Findings
    A bunch ot tourist that were walking around Ayre's rock found torn and teared jumpsuit, singlet, booties and a nappy that Azaria was wearing the night she was taken from her tent.
  • First inquest

    First inquest
    The first inquest was opened in Alice Springs
  • Interfered

    Interfered
    Coroner Denis Barritt finds out that the dingo killed Azaria but someone had latter interfered with her clothes
  • Searching

    Searching
    Northern Territory police search the chamberlains home in Cooranbong, New South wales
  • second inquest

    second inquest
    Second Inquest begins
  • Committed to trial

    Committed to trial
    Lindy Chamverlain is committed to trail for the murder of her daughter Azaria, Her husband Michael is charged as an accessary.
  • supreme court trial

    supreme court trial
    Chamberlains Supreme court trial begins in Darwin
  • Found guilty

    Found guilty
    The Chamberlains found guilty, Lindy receives mandatory life sentence for the murder of her daughter. Michael release with an 18month suspended sentence.
  • Jury

    Jury
    The Chamberlains case goes to Jury which is where they wound Lindy guilty of murder
  • Birth of Kahila

    Birth of Kahila
    Lindy Chamberlain gives birth the second daughter Kahila in coustody but the baby is taken away from her an hour after birth.
  • Appeal

    Appeal
    Chamberlains appeal
  • rejected

    rejected
    The Chamberlains appeal was rejected
  • Signatures

    Signatures
    131,000 signatures were made for the release of Lindy Chamberlain
  • Book

    Book
    Evil Angels by John Bryson was release which was an in deoth look at the chamberlain case
  • rejects signatures

    rejects signatures
    The northern territory turns down the early realease of lindy chamberlain from prision.
  • released

    released
    Lindy chamberlian was released from jail after five years
  • Matinee Jacket

    Matinee Jacket
    Azarias missing Matinee Jacker was found at Uluru which helped support the defence of the chamberlain's case
  • Sixty minutes

    Sixty minutes
    the chamberlains had an interview on sixty minutes trying to prove there innocence
  • clear of guilt

    clear of guilt
    A royal commision clears the Chamberlains of all the guilt and Northern Terretory adminstrator pardoned both the Chamberlains
  • Innocent

    Innocent
    Northen Territory court of appeals declares Lindy Chamberlain innocent
  • paid up

    paid up
    Northern Territory goverment pays the Chamberlains 1.3 million compensation, $396,000 legal costs and $19,000 for their car which was destroyed in the investigation
  • Un Known Death

    Un Known Death
    Detective Coroner John Lowndes cannot determen the death of Azaria Chamberlain and a third inquest is opened
  • Shot the dingo

    Shot the dingo
    In January Frank Cole tells the producers of television seris 'through my eye' that he shot a dingo in Uluru that had Azarias body in hos mouth.
  • Burried Body

    Burried Body
    Mr Cole pubicly claims and believes that his friend buried Azaria's body in Melbourne
  • Report

    Report
    Northen Territory police start investigating Mr Coles's claim and strat writing up a report for the coroner
  • Calls the case closed

    Calls the case closed
    Lindy chamberlian calls for the case to be closed and asked for an apologe form the Nothern Territory goverment.
  • No reopening

     No reopening
    Northen Territory officer declines reopening the Azaria chamberlain case because no new eveidance or fact were discovered from the cole investigation.
  • Death is opened

    Death is opened
    After meaning dingo attackes on humans, another coroner inquest a look into the death of Azaria ia opened, Lindy expresses the hope that the inquest will both clear he mane and alert the public that dingos ara a dangerous animal.