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 Lindy Chamberlain with daughter Azaria in a photo taken by Michael Chamberlain shortly before the infant's disappearance
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| Born | March 4, 1948 Whakatane, New Zealand |
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| Known for | Azaria Chamberlain disappearance |
Alice Lynne (Lindy) Chamberlain-Creighton (born 4 March 1948, as Alice Lynne Murchison) was at the centre of one of Australia's most publicised murder trials, in which she was convicted of killing her baby daughter, Azaria. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Whakatane (ɸakaˈtaːne in Māori; fɒkəˈtɑːni or /ʍɒkəˈtɑːni/ in English is a City in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (born 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland) was a ten-week-old Australian baby who disappeared on the night of 17 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries The conviction was later overturned.
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Early life
Lindy Chamberlain was born in Whakatane, New Zealand and moved to Australia with her family in 1949. Whakatane (ɸakaˈtaːne in Māori; fɒkəˈtɑːni or /ʍɒkəˈtɑːni/ in English is a City in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. She and her family were adherents to the Seventh-day Adventist Church and she married fellow Adventist and pastor Michael Chamberlain on November 18, 1969. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance Dr Michael Chamberlain (born 1944 is an Australian teacher and former pastor best known due to the disappearance of his daughter Azaria whilst on holidays near Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
In the 1970s Michael and Lindy Chamberlain had two sons, Aidan (born October 2, 1973) and Reagan (born April 16, 1976). Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the first five years after their marriage they lived in Tasmania, after which they moved to northern Queensland. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent
Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance
Michael and Lindy Chamberlain's first daughter, Azaria, was born on June 11, 1980. Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain (born 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Queensland) was a ten-week-old Australian baby who disappeared on the night of 17 Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) When Azaria was two months old, Michael and Lindy Chamberlain took their three children on a camping trip to Ayers Rock, arriving on August 16, 1980. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) On the night of August 17, Chamberlain reported that the child had been taken from her tent by a dingo. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Description Appearance Adult dingoes are typically 48–58 cm (19–23 inches tall at the shoulders and weigh on average 23–32 kgs (50–70 pounds though specimens A massive search was organised, but Azaria's body was never found.
Conviction, imprisonment and release
Although the initial coronial inquiry supported Chamberlain's account of Azaria's disappearance, Chamberlain was later prosecuted for the murder of her child on the basis of the finding of the baby's jumpsuit and of tests that appeared to indicate the presence of blood found in the Chamberlains' car. She was convicted of murder on October 29, 1982 and sentenced to life imprisonment and her husband was convicted as an accessory to murder; the theory was that she slit the child's throat and hid the body. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
Shortly after her conviction, she gave birth to her fourth child, Kahlia, on November 17, 1982. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) An appeal against her conviction was rejected by the High Court in February, 1984. The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.
New evidence emerged on February 2, 1986 when a remaining item of Azaria's clothing was found partially buried near Uluru. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Five days later she was released. The Northern Territory Government publicly said it was because "she had suffered enough. " In view of inconsistencies in the earlier blood testing which gave rise to potential reasonable doubts about the safety of her conviction, Lindy Chamberlain's life sentence was remitted by the Northern Territory Government and a Royal Commission began to investigate the matter in 1987. The Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the Unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the Her conviction was overturned in September, 1988 and another inquest in 1995 returned an open verdict.
Subsequent life
In 1990, Chamberlain published Through My Eyes: an autobiography (ISBN 0-85561-331-9). It has recently been reprinted. She and Michael Chamberlain divorced in 1991. On December 20, 1992, Ms Chamberlain married John Creighton, nicknamed Rick, a publisher and fellow member of the Seventh-day Adventist church. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) She and Creighton now live in Australia. Lindy has recently been back in the media as she spoke publicly about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann and offered to comfort Madeleine's parents. Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday 3 May 2007 from the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal, just days short She claimed that the world-famous case echoed hers and that she would speak to the McCanns if they wished but she added "words don't mean nothing, we all go through things in different ways".
Adaptations
In the 1983 Australian TV movie about the case, Who Killed Baby Azaria?, Lindy Chamberlain was played by Elaine Hudson. In the 1988 film A Cry in the Dark (also called Evil Angels), the role was played by Meryl Streep, while Miranda Otto played her in the 2004 Australian TV mini-series, Through My Eyes: The Lindy Chamberlain Story. A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian/American Docudrama Film directed by Fred Schepisi. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Miranda Otto (born 16 December 1967 is an Australian actress. Australian composer Moya Henderson wrote the opera Lindy to a libretto by Judith Rodriguez. Moya Henderson (born August 2 1941 in Quirindi New South Wales) is an Australian Composer. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Lindy is an Opera in two acts by Australian composer Moya Henderson to an English Libretto by Judith Rodriguez A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and Judith Catherine Rodriguez AM (born February 13 1936) is a contemporary Australian Poet. [1]
References
- ^ Lindy. Opera Australia (2002). Retrieved on 2007-10-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
Harry M. Miller Group. Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton
External links
- Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton's Official Website
- Michael Chamberlain's Official Website
- Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton Papers held by the National Library of Australia
- Papers of Chamberlain support groups, 1982-1986 held by the National Library of Australia
- A conversation with Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton held at the National Museum of Australia, 14 October 2007 (audio + transcript)
- Who Killed Baby Azaria? (1983) (TV, Network Ten) at the Internet Movie Database
- "Evil Angels" or "A Cry in the Dark" (1988) at the Internet Movie Database
- Through My Eyes (2004) (TV, Seven Network) at the Internet Movie Database
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