"A Dingo Ate My Baby" Defense: Verified 32 Years Later

In 1988, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton was convicted and life sentenced for the murder of her daughter, Azaria, after her daughter mysteriously disappeared.

Chamberlain-Creighton's defense? A dingo ate her baby.

I'm sure you're probably thinking that line sounds familiar.  A movie with Meryl Streep entitled Cry in the Dark made this line famous.  This line was based on this case.

Crying in the Dark Movie Cover

The official finding was finally uncovered today by an Australian coroner: an actual dingo -- type of wild dog -- attacked and caused the death of the young child.

She served three years in prison, until continuing to fight with her same defense, that a dingo ate her baby.  This has been a legal battle in Australia for over 30 years in regards to this case.  Chamberlain-Creighton has been fought over four different inquests, including a judicial inquiry, a murder trial, High Court of appeals, and Federal Court.

Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton

I am glad to see that the coroners have finally gotten down to finding out what happened 32 years ago, when poor Azaria mysteriously disappeared.

Today, Chamberlain-Creighton's conviction was overturned, and although the exact dingo who did it will most likely never be found -- justice was served for the "dingo ate my baby" woman.