Maybe he swallowed him whole (see figure 1)
The deengow ayte her baybee.
Posted on 06/11/2012 11:12:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Settling a notorious 1980 case that split the nation and led to a mistaken murder conviction, an Australian coroner ruled Tuesday that a dingo took a baby from a campsite in the Outback, just as her mother said from the beginning.
The eyes of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and her ex-husband, Michael Chamberlain, welled with tears as the findings of the fourth inquest into the disappearance of their 9-week-old daughter, Azaria, were announced in court. Lindy Chamberlain served more than three years in prison for the baby's death, but was later cleared and has always maintained that a wild dog took her.
"We're relieved and delighted to come to the end of this saga," a tearful but smiling Chamberlain-Creighton told reporters outside the court in the northern city of Darwin.
Azaria disappeared from a campsite near Ayers Rock, the red monolith in the Australian desert now known by its Aboriginal name Uluru. The case became famous internationally through the 1988 movie "A Cry in the Dark."
Many Australians initially did not believe that a dingo was strong enough to take away the baby. Public opinion swayed harshly against the couple; some even spat on Chamberlain-Creighton and howled like dingoes outside her house.
No similar dingo attack had been documented at the time, but in recent years the wild dogs have been blamed for three fatal attacks on children. Few doubt the couple's story today, but the latest inquest—which the family had fought to get—made it official that Azaria was killed in a dingo attack. …
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There is a poster on FR whose handle is something like “Dingoatemybaby” but I can’t him...
Maybe he swallowed him whole (see figure 1)
The deengow ayte her baybee.
It is absolutely terrible to lose your child and then be accused of their murder, its one of the most terrible things I can think of to happen to someone.
From Wiki:
Azaria Chamberlain disappearance:
Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia – 17 August 1980) was a nine-week-old Australian baby girl, who disappeared on the night of 17 August 1980 on a family camping trip to Uluru (then known as Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory. Her body was never found. Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, reported that she had been taken from their tent by a dingo.
An initial inquest held in Alice Springs supported this assertion and was highly critical of the police investigation. The findings of the inquest were broadcast live on television—a first in Australia. Subsequently, after a further investigation and a second inquest held in Darwin, Azaria’s mother, Lindy Chamberlain was tried for murder, convicted on 29 October 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Azaria’s father, Michael Chamberlain, was convicted as an accessory after the fact and given a suspended sentence. The media focus for the trial was extraordinarily intense and sensational. The Chamberlains made several unsuccessful appeals, including the final High Court appeal.
After all legal options had been exhausted, the chance discovery in 1986 of a piece of Azaria’s clothing in an area full of dingo lairs led to Lindy Chamberlain’s release from prison, on “compassionate grounds”.[citation needed] On 15 September 1988, the Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously overturned all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain.[2] A third inquest was conducted in 1995, which resulted in an “open” finding.[3] A fourth inquest was announced in December 2011. At the inquest held on 12 June 2012, Coroner Elizabeth Morris delivered her findings that Azaria Chamberlain was taken and killed by a dingo[4] and an amended death certificate was issued immediately.
The story has been made into a TV movie, a feature film, a TV miniseries, a play by Brooke Pierce, a concept album by Australian band The Paradise Motel and an opera by Moya Henderson.[5] Numerous books have also been written about the case.[6]
Coroner’s inquests:
The initial coronial inquest into the disappearance was opened in Alice Springs on 15 December 1980 before magistrate Denis Barritt. On 20 February 1981, in the first live telecast of Australian court proceedings, Barritt ruled that the likely cause was a dingo attack. In addition to this finding, Barritt also concluded that subsequent to the attack, “the body of Azaria was taken from the possession of the dingo, and disposed of by an unknown method, by a person or persons, name unknown”.[7]
The Northern Territory Police and prosecutors were dissatisfied with this finding. Investigations continued, leading to a second inquest in Darwin in September 1981. Based on ultraviolet photographs of Azaria’s jumpsuit, James Cameron of the London Hospital Medical College alleged that “there was an incised wound around the neck of the jumpsuit – in other words, a cut throat” and that there was an imprint of the hand of a small adult on the jumpsuit, visible in the photographs.[8] Following this and other findings, the Chamberlains were charged with Azaria’s murder.
In 1995 a third inquest was conducted which failed to determine a cause of death, resulting in an “open” finding.[3]
In December 2011 the Northern Territory coroner Elizabeth Morris announced that a fourth inquest would be held in February 2012.[9][10] On 12 June 2012 at a fourth coronial inquest into the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain, Coroner Elizabeth Morris ruled that a dingo was responsible for her death in 1980.[4] Morris made the finding in the light of subsequent reports of dingo attacks on humans causing injury and death. She stated, “Azaria Chamberlain died at Uluru, then known as Ayers Rock, on 17 August 1980. The cause of her death was as a result of being attacked and taken by a dingo.”[4] Morris offered her condolences to the parents and brother of Azaria Chamberlain “on the death of [their] special and dearly loved daughter and sister” and stated that a death certificate with the cause of death had been registered.[4]
Case against Lindy Chamberlain:
The Crown alleged that Lindy Chamberlain had cut Azaria’s throat in the front seat of the family car, hiding the baby’s body in a large camera case. She then, according to the proposed reconstruction of the crime, rejoined the group of campers around a campfire and fed one of her sons a can of baked beans, before going to the tent and raising the cry that a dingo had taken the baby. It was alleged that at a later time, while other people from the campsite were searching, she disposed of the body.[11]
The key evidence supporting this allegation was the jumpsuit, as well as a highly contentious forensic report claiming to have found evidence of fetal haemoglobin in stains on the front seat of the Chamberlains’ 1977 Torana hatchback. Fetal haemoglobin is present in infants six months and younger and Azaria was nine weeks old at the time of her disappearance.[12]
Lindy Chamberlain was questioned about the garments that Azaria was wearing. She claimed that Azaria was wearing a jacket over the jumpsuit, but the jacket was not present when the garments were found. She was questioned about the fact that Azaria’s singlet, which was inside the jumpsuit, was inside out. She insisted that she never put a singlet on her babies inside out and that she was most particular about this. The statement conflicted with the state of the garments when they were collected as evidence.[13] The garments had been arranged by the investigating officer for a photograph.
In her defence, eyewitness evidence was presented of dingoes having been seen in the area on the evening of 17 August 1980. All witnesses claimed to believe the Chamberlains’ story. One witness, a nurse, also reported having heard a baby’s cry after the time when the prosecution alleged Azaria had been murdered.[8] Evidence was also presented that adult blood also passed the test used for fetal haemoglobin, and that other organic compounds can produce similar results on that particular test, including mucus from the nose, and chocolate milkshakes, both of which had been present in the vehicle where Azaria was allegedly murdered.
Engineer Les Harris, who had conducted dingo research for over a decade, said that, contrary to Cameron’s findings, a dingo’s carnassial teeth can shear through material as tough as motor vehicle seat belts. He also cited an example of a captive female dingo removing a bundle of meat from its wrapping paper and leaving the paper intact.[14] His evidence was rejected, however.
Evidence to the effect that a dingo was strong enough to carry a kangaroo was also ignored. Also ignored was the removal of a three-year-old girl by a dingo from the back seat of a tourist’s motor vehicle at the camping area just weeks before, an event witnessed by the parents.
An Aboriginal man gave evidence that his wife had tracked the dingo and found places where it had put the baby down, leaving the imprint of the baby’s clothing in the soil. This evidence was discounted, because the man spoke on behalf of his wife, but in the first person, according to Aboriginal custom.
The defence’s case was rejected by the jury. Lindy Chamberlain was convicted of murder on 29 October 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Michael Chamberlain was found guilty as an accessory after the fact[15] and was given an 18-month suspended sentence. ...”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azaria_Chamberlain_disappearance
Never underestimate the will and determination of a starving animal!
“Engineer Les Harris, who had conducted dingo research for over a decade, said that, contrary to Cameron’s findings, a dingo’s carnassial teeth can shear through material as tough as motor vehicle seat belts. He also cited an example of a captive female dingo removing a bundle of meat from its wrapping paper and leaving the paper intact.[14] His evidence was rejected, however.
Evidence to the effect that a dingo was strong enough to carry a kangaroo was also ignored. Also ignored was the removal of a three-year-old girl by a dingo from the back seat of a tourist’s motor vehicle at the camping area just weeks before, an event witnessed by the parents.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azaria_Chamberlain_disappearance
Finally.
And even more importantly, never underestimate the will and determination of a prosecutor hell bent on conviction, facts be damned.
And let’s not underestimate the will and determination of the tragic couple in this case who fought and won back their good name.
One of the best portrayals of a New York woman circa 1992! As a NYer, I always thought Seinfeld was more of a documentary than one of the best comedy shows in history.
cant believe it was 20 years ago....
time flies when your having fun(I think I had fun?)
As an observer, NYC is always fun! As a living, breathing participant, it’s often pretty tough and grinding. Walking around yesterday, I counted four or five homeless bums sleeping in doorways. But the vile mayor of NYC is concentrating on Dr. Pepper.
Australian coroner confirms dingo killed baby in 1980.
“cant believe it was 20 years ago....” It wasn’t 20 years, It’s been 32 years; and you are having way too much fun.
no...20 years....I was answering Miss Marmelstein and her mentioning the Seinfeld episode where ‘Eliane’ sez....
“Maybe the dingo ate your baby.” came out in 1992
On a side note: FNC is just now talking about this. Very odd when, while I'm reading an article on FR, Fox starts talking about the exact same subject/article. It's happened several times over the last few weeks.....hmmmmm, I don't hear any black helicopters....LOL!
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