An Australian coroner, Elizabeth Morris, has ruled that infant Azaria Chamberlain was stolen by a dingo in the 32-year-old murder mystery, MSNBC is reporting. The ruling brings closure to a case that drew national headlines after Azaria was killed in the Australian outback. The Northern Territory coroner told a courtroom that a dingo, a wild dog native to Australia, took Azaria from a campground near Uluru. Her parents always maintained that their daughter was taken by a dingo, even though her body was never found. Azaria’s official cause of death remained undetermined until now. Her mother, Lindy Chamberlain, served three years for murder, in the 1980s. Her father, Michael Chamberlain, [ Read More ]...
- 6/12/2012
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
One of the greatest legal mysteries is finally solved! An Australian court has ruled that a dingo was responsible for the death of baby Azaria Chamberlain 32 years ago. The child's mother, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, was jailed for three years after she was wrongly convicted of murdering her daughter. According to the Christian Science Monitor, a coroner found on June 12 that a dingo was responsible for killing infant Azaria Chamberlain, finally bringing justice to Azaria's parents Lindy and Michael Chamberlain. "This has been a terrifying battle, bitter at times, but now some healing, and a chance to put our daughter's spirit to rest," Michael told reporters after the coroner's ruling. "Obviously we are relieved and delighted to come to the end of this saga," said Lindy. Baby Azaria disappeared on August 17, 1980 from a tent at a camping ground near Ayers Rock. Her body was never found. Azaria's parents had insisted their...
- 6/12/2012
- by Lorraine Chow
- HollywoodLife
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