The Lindy Tapes: the mystery behind the famous quote: "A dingo’s got my baby" | 7NEWS Spotlight
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- "A dingo’s got my baby."
Five words that will forever divide a nation. The tragic death of a baby girl in outback Australia that at one point in time became a T-Shirt slogan, a punchline; the trial one of the most publicised in our history.
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Azaria Chamberlain's disappearance and the greatest miscarriage of justice in Australian criminal history, a major investigation from the 7NEWS Spotlight team, led by award-winning investigative journalist Denham Hitchcock, unearths the secret police tape recordings never broadcast.
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The suffering of losing a child but then being accused for the child death is unbearable. I’m so sorry for the family.
and yet 48% of obtuse people still refused to believe the scientific and evidential proof of truth of Lindy's innocence?
That's bloody _Chilling._
Part of the issue with the 48% stubbornly refusing to accept the Chamberlain’s innocence is the extreme secularism of Australian society and the subconscious/unconscious bias against devout Christians and Christianity itself. They more or less, on a subconscious level, disliked (or even hated) the Chamberlain’s from the beginning. And 95% of human beings find admitting an error to be somewhere between challenging or difficult to almost an impossible task.
foolish pride .....
So impressed that a member of the media had the guts to go against the popular opinion and actually report facts. Wish that we still had reporters like him in the world. Good job.
We do still have some of these reporters.......they are called you tubers 😁👍💛
Agree. Great investigative journalism
You mean people like Julian Assange?
Walter Cronkite
@@ralsharp6013Agreed. And how wonderful that the reporter is even interviewing his own dad, a journalist himself and one of the few that believed in the Chamberlains' innocence back then.
About two years ago now, there was a well known case of a dingo dragging a toddler from a camper trailer late at night while his family slept on Fraser Island, luckily the child’s panicked screams awoke his father, who fought the dingo off (noting that he’d seen several more lurking in the bushland). The toddler had to be flown from Hervey Bay Hospital to Brisbane Children’s Hospital as he’d suffered a fractured skull, two deep lacerations to the back of his neck and head, and several minor lacerations to the back of the scalp (the boy was 14 months old, now imagine the injuries that a nine week old baby would suffer). Paramedics believe that the dingo had gotten inside by slipping under the canvas of the trailer. Ironically the headline for the article in the Sunday Mail stated “A Dingo Took The Baby” with the author noting towards the end of the article that it’s yet another case that proves that Lindy Chamberlain was indeed an innocent woman.
I too saw that report. Frightening
Just saw that case on internet the poor father was in bits as for the mother she was laughing beside him can people not go camping in a safer place think of the kids and to have them sleep in the back of the camper while they slept in the middle some parents don't have a clue at the end of the video the little girl was right at the edge of the river wow 😱
One of the jurors who convicted Lindy recanted, saying the jury just couldn’t believe a dingo took the baby. Well, this case shows a dingo can.
Absolutely it can. A domestic dog can. Coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions will do it too, they're opportunistic
What a great service the father and son reporters have performed here. The tenacity for the truth being made known to the world is a rare thing. Thank you.
Lindy Chamberlain is one strong unshakeable good woman. I admire how she handled herself all these years after how she and her family were treated after losing their baby. Heartbreaking. Thank you for this follow up and clearing her name. I always knew she was innocent and never believed it.
If Lindy sliced Azarias throat in the car in a way that was so horrific that blood was splattered under the dash and 21 other places. How the heck did people believe she was able to clean up the car and herself of blood that would have been on her clothes as well in 10min time and return back to the communal fire?
I remember reading that according to one of the witnesses, it was actually *five minutes* as while she was indeed away from the barbecue for ten minutes, it was only five minutes that she was actually out of anyone’s sight. Making this scenario even more impossible.
What I want to know is how official reports are using the terminology "fetal blood"... A baby that has been born is not a fetus? The only correct use of the term "fetal blood" is when using a needle to draw blood from a fetus in utero. How are experts identifying this blood calling it that? It just sounds like someone trying to make something sound legit with the most scientific vocab they can think of ... But failing...
@@LunarEleven They claimed they found traces of so called foetal haemoglobin during a pivotal haemoglobin test in the car (foetal haemoglobin is present in babies as old as six months), but as later pointed out, the chemical was proven to be faulty, as subsequent tests of adult blood, other organic compounds, including mucus from the nose and chocolate milkshakes all proved to yield positive results.
I remember when this happened and what a witch hunt this was. I always believed she was innocent and was being set up but just not understood by others.
I almost had my own azaria moment when a huge Australian pelican tried to eat my very small16mth old. She was grabbed and the bird had half of her body in it's bill. Fortunately I was close and screamed, grabbed her and pulled her out of this birds mouth before it flicked it's head up and completely gobbled her whole. I thought of Lindy Chamberlain in that scary, unbelievable moment.
I can only imagine how awful and scared you must have felt when that pelican had your baby in it's huge bill. I'm so glad that you were close enough to save her before the pelican took off and she was lost to you forever. I bet you looked at her and life in a much different and thankful way after almost losing her. Have a wonderful Christmas and a safe and happy New Year to you and your family xo 😍💖🙏
A male one could swallow a baby and could've flown away after swallowing and not be found. :(
@@kristinburton4953 that's so horrible! I've never thought of pelicans in that way and I bet most people haven't either. I'm so glad that it turned out well for you and your daughter xo 💖
What did you scream?
Wow Tanya, that would have been extremely scary and stressful for you!
I'm so glad you were close enough to rescue your baby. 💖
Whoever started the rumour that Azaria meant "sacrifice in the wilderness" deserves a chomp on the butt from a dingo.
I can’t imagine thinking putting “A Dingo’s Got my Baby!” on a T-shirt is appropriate 😳 I grew up thinking this was nothing more than a famous skit or something. How horrible for this family.
I thought the same as you for a bit and then vaguely remember that it was a crazy accusation a parent made as a false alibi type thing to cover up the parent killing her child. But, I don't live in Australia, so news coverage wouldn't have been much. Sf wouldn't
Thats what u get for thinking
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THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT. I grew up hearing that saying spoken in a funny Australian accent and thinking how silly and random it was. I, too, assumed it must've originated from a skit. I am today years old when I realized the tragic and sad story behind that quote....... and I'm pretty disgusted that people ever repeated it in a funny voice as if it were some joke.
This is definitely not one of Australia’s proudest moments. What the hell was wrong with all these people who created all this crazy stuff against Lindy?
That poor woman charged by the media using the police wrong information. A juror even said “I knew she was guilty”. So she knew she was guilty before the trial? Later she added “she didn’t even cry”. If crying means innocence than all guilty people would cry. In fact she didn’t even had the opportunity to mourn her baby tragic death, she had to defend herself. Maybe she didn’t cry because she was outraged by constant accusations and judgment.
And yet one man said she broke down sobbing during the trial, and said this is my daughter we are talking about, not some object
So sad for their enormous loss of their baby, sibling, marriage, family and life 💔😭
@@AC-it7ct I have, I am Australian and watched it real time on the news in the 80's.
@@thepochade5992 Same here and bought every newspaper. 40 years later and I still have all the books that were writen about Azaria's disappearance and Lindy's autobiography, Through My Eyes, which she wrote whilst in prison.
Why have the police and courts not been held accountable!?!?
Why is there never accountability held against any in authority?
I know there is God & they will be held accountable In the end.
Exactly. Keystone Cops, only more serious.
@@bettecummins8340 I hope you’re right. There’s just too much injustice in this world
Because they will never be held accountable! Because if they were, public trust were ever questioned, the public would never trust authorities ever again?
Qualified Immunity. That's how they got & get away with it. A travesty of justice to say the least! The intentional exploitation of this family is beyond criminal. Absolute power corrupts absolutely, a story as old as time. Believe only half of what you see & none of what you here.
My heart breaks for young Aidan at the end there; he's obviously devastated.
That poor baby. Would an excruciatingly horrible way to go. I remember seeing the movie with Meryl Streep. I think she did a fantastic job of conveying Lindy's turmoil. I'm sorry for the baby, the family and especially the poor little boys that were left to have to try to defend their mother against children that can be so mean.
Yes, poor baby. I don’t understand how Cameron deduced she had had her throat cut and was held while she bled, and said there was a bloody hand print when there wasn’t one, all from her clothes and no body.
She did a fantastic job portraying Lindy what a load of crap it become the biggest laughing stock movie in Australian history
Those little boys were just Dolls!! I hope they are ok.❤
I am speechless with agony over this. Lindy, I salute you. I'm sorry you were treated this way. RIP Michael and little Azaria xxx
They basically destroyed that family on top of the tragedy they have experienced. They didn’t allow them to mourn the tragic death of their daughter.
I cannot believe that a man who was there at the time took more than 1 photo of the Dingo that took the baby & the Police successfully sabotaged the photo's being used in court by the defense.
They had the culprit & they still pursued the case the way they did.
So because they couldn't find evidence to convict her she's a hero what a load of bulshit
My second child my son was 9 months old and i was holding him on my lap during nightly news. Suddenly the headlines reported that a baby had been taken by a dingo and has not been found. I froze in my chair as i started to sob and sod while holding my son very tight my heart went out to the parents especially the mother who must have been so distraught having lost her beautiful baby. Over the years my view of this was tainted by the media who persecuted Lindy and her family then after watching a show about lindy i saw the facts that set me straight. Lindy i am so sorry for believing those monsters and not believing a Mother. The beautiful baby boy that i held tightly on my lap that night has passed away at 37 years old myheart is torn apart, but i had my boy for 37 years you only had you beautifulgirl for only 9 weeks.
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The media was definitely complicit in Lindy's false imprisonment. They basically tortured an innocent family, daily, who had suffered unimaginable loss.
They pushed the narrative and agenda of the law enforcement in charge and they were relentless. The media preyed on a public easily susceptible to manipulation due to grief and a need for answers upon hearing such a horrific story... and the media knew it. They are so much worse today. In the USA the mainstream media is finally circling the drain. No one believes them anymore. Our once major news shows like CNN have almost no viewership and are finally collapsing. People are tired of the manipulation and lies that lead to outcomes like this poor family suffered.
Weird comment!
Just watched the video of the little boy who was taken out of the camper by a dingo and his father got him away from the dingo. I am so glad this was overturned and she was let go. Heartbreaking for the family.
I watched that also and remember the parents were criticized also .
In the UK twin babies were bitten by a fox that got into the family home on a hot summer day because their mother had the patio door open . The fox went upstairs and attacked them in their cribs . The babies screamed and their mother ran upstairs and saved them . These are wild animals that attack humans , children and adults !!
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And _NOW,_ Jurors aren't allowed (or at least supposed to), to read/watch the press... Here's a prime example of why that's so vital!
I remember this case from when I was a kid. Even when the appeals were going on the country still didn't believe her. That was how corrupt the cops were back then. They had all these witnesses and professionals trying to tell them but they decided from the start she did it. Poor family
They convicted her on bogus science! But that’s all the jury needed to hear to say she was guilty & discount like 40 eye witnesses! It was flippin 1980, they didn’t have the technology back then like the do now, especially to discount all the witnesses & all the other evidence!!!
They are talking nonsense ... *"Fetal confirmed"* blood? Say WHAT? A *"fetus"* is an UNBORN baby. He says this with confidence like "this sounds sciencey, I'm sure everyone will buy it."
Cops are still corrupted today
@@shadygirlxoxo the Chamberlain case really was a watershed case in bringing junk science to the forefront in forensics. Before then, forensics had been regarded as infallible.
Of course there's no police corruption today we're all living in a perfect utopian world where that doesn't happen what a load of bulshit
Thank you Denham for this story. I followed it closely and couldn’t believe how Lindy and Michael were treated. Thankfully they were cleared however the scars cannot be removed.
Justice delayed is justice denied. What this poor couple and their family went through is beyond tragic, as the loss of a child is the *MOST* devastating that *ANY* human being can *EVER* experience.
Without ever having the opportunity to grieve their horrific loss, they immediately had to defend themselves against a complete media frenzy, that was designed to show that they were guilty.
This couple did *NOT* stand a snowball's chance in hell against that kind of media frenzy.
The media and the police were responsible for destroying this couple's marriage, family, lives, and their faith and trust in their judicial system. *NO* amount of damages could *EVER* compensate them for what they went through.
I personally, believe that the media should have been sued for the damages that they are responsible for creating in this situation. The money will *NEVER* be enough to ever compensate them, but it would send a message to the media that they will be held accountable for the things that they print, so they had better be sure that what they print is the *TRUTH!!!*
I was 20 when this case happened. It was such an intense and overrated case that we all followed it in The US! I know how devastating it is to loose a child. This poor family never got a chance to grieve 😢 Instead they were cruelly judged!
So you are 60 year old grandma
@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper why is that relevant?
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Wow!!!
This gave me chills...
Finally justice, but soooo late.
Hearing the little boys' stories was so heart-wrenching.
It just goes to show that there's *NO* amount of money to make up for an injustice like this.
Rest in Peace Azaria & Michael.
Still to this day no one knows what actually happened so they locked her up for a while just in case .
@@James-kv6kb It's *_very_* clear what happened, just as it was back then. *The dingo tragically ate that baby,* but the the only thing the was *clear* regarding the police, and prosecutor was a *clear* case of tunnel vision.
Also, the justice system doesn't "(lock people) up for awhile just in case", because "no one knows what actually happened".
Your comment is just so absurd in every way. You must be a child or something.
Regardless, you're free to embarrass yourself by making uninformed statements as if they are fact all you want.
But just because *_you_* can't rub your two brain cells together to understand what happened (especially after watching this) doesn't mean that "Still to this day no one actually knows what happened". 🤦♂️
That's likely a *_you_* problem, and seems like a bunch of projection, Jimmy.
Even the whole 50/50 thing mentioned in this documentary isn't the case anymore. *_Far_* more people *_know_* that Lindy, and Michael are innocent, and were completely truthful about the events that night than those who think otherwise these days. The others are mostly just uninformed, and/or misinformed because they don't have the time or opportunity to keep up with a long going case like this.
Yet, more, and more of those people are getting informed of the facts, and are changing their minds every day.
Somehow, however, there will always be a few people who can watch a very informative/well done documentary like this one, *AND* have access to the near-entirety of human knowledge at their literal fingertips, giving them the opportunity to *_easily_* be able to find independent information that corroborates the facts in said documentary (and learn the basics of how any countries judicial system works) in minutes with just a few clicks - yet for some reason choose to spout about completely oblivious misinformed statements instead of using critical thinking/common sense.
I truly hope you're just some kid, because you have the excuse of your brain not being fully developed.
Or even a troll. If that's the case, you successfully baited me. Congrats lol.
Either way, regardless of my jaded/scathing comment, I genuinely mean no harm, and wish you the best.
Take care, smoothbrain.
*[EDIT]:* _Fixed some autocorrect errors._
There is no amount of money or apologies that can give back what was taken away from these people. If there was any justice in this world, everyone involved in this investigation that sent her to jail should have been thrown in jail to rot.
Omg💯 Correct!!!! I agree💯% smh☹😒
FACTS wolverine facts!!!!!! NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT..
Azaria would be 40 now... R.I.P.
Azaria would be 44 now her Dad passed away in 2017.
Wrongly convicted, clearly innocent. I’m so sorry for everything this family has gone through x
Australia really disgraced itself over Lindy Chamberlain. Those dingo t-shirts will be an Ozzie shame forever.
The Chamberlain case has become the Ozzie version of the Dreyfus affair. If the Chamberlains could have seen what was coming, they’d have stayed home instead of going to Ayres Rock.
No she wasn't clearly innocent. at the time most Australians thought she was guilty and alot still think that is the case. What sane person would leave their newborn baby in a tent at Ayres rock ?
@@James-kv6kb and what sane person would believe Lindy took her baby to the car, slashed her throat and stuffed her body in a camera bag without blood all over her or the car, or without anyone noticing anything?
@@Goodiesfanful there was only a small amount of blood in the car from memory which certainly could have happened if the child was murdered and then blood was spilt on to Lindy then she's gone back to the car. But I must say this takes me back when the entire country was arguing with each other long before social media about what happened . Everyone had an opinion that wasn't just she did it or she didn't like now where there's only two options . It's worth remembering that this was the time when religious cults all over the world were killing people and the fact that she was another one of these type of people made it very suspicious
That was brilliant. More people need to see this. Thank you everyone for your dedication to making sure the TRUTH was revealed.
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@@bluezercon456 ???
A dingo really did take the kid. Years later her clothes were found inside a dingo den
Yeah, that poor family :(
Instead of remembering her famous quote, we should follow the advice of her parting words. Don’t trust the police
Tottaly agree it was brill n how good was it for her to call as he was giving his interview wae his son xx
I remember this from my childhood over here in the UK. An absolute travesty of justice!
That's very scary that the police involved wont change their mind because of stubbornness and egotism.
@What Even Is The Point To Life Anymore? No. The police were 100% wrong, and, it seems, deliberately so. Happens all too frequently. This is not to say most police don't perform their duties honestly and to best of their abilities. I have no doubt they do. But the investigation of certain high profile cases can easily be corrupted by assigning just one or several officers who are for whatever reason compromised and will work to achieve pre-meditated miscarriages of justice.
Happens a lot in UK and USA too
It’s called tunnel vision, and it happens a lot with the police. They fixate on one scenario, to the exclusion of everything else, and ignore anything that doesn’t fit their scenario, no matter how much it says they’re looking in the wrong direction. Tunnel vision can be particularly bad if they’re under pressure, such as political pressure. And once Cameron came up with this decapitation theory, they were off.
@@Goodiesfanful thanks for the info. It's unbelievable because we have to rely on them and if this happens we are doomed.
@@somethingbright4268 tunnel vision is such a problem with police they ought to be trained against it.
Growing up in America even I remember hearing the phrase "a dingos got my baby" all those years ago.
Elaine said it on Seinfeld
You can’t miss that bogan slogan lol
They even used that line on Frasier. Daphne said it to Niles when Eddie was ripping into a bag of flour that was being used as a practice baby.
@@amormusik that's where I heard it too .
@@jellybean97458 I thought it was a funny fun to say line.....it was NOT.....
I can't imagine what it would be like to have one's whole world turned upside down like this. I don't know that I could go on.
Azaria was very similar in age to my niece and this case caused much heated discussion over many years. Some thought she was guilty but I didn't. I think this is so very sad. The whole thing. Several instances and near misses with dingoes on Fraser Island have perhaps caused people to reconsider their position on this one. I am thankful that justice was finally served, but it caused a whole world of unnecessary hurt to the whole family. R.I.P. Azaria.
Everyone of those police officers who did everything they could to convict her should be burning in hell right about now. This wasn't a 'mistake" it was pure evil what they did to that family. Unfortunately, it still happens today in America and probably all over the world. And before anyone says that I must be anti police, I am not. I have 2 in my family right now and others that are no longer here that were.
The Press did their best to convict her too- including channel 7.
@Repel Steeltje Yes- you are so right- We all did this.
You speak truth. Truth-tellers like you (and me) are often vilified for speaking truths that some people don't want to hear. I've had 2 loved ones leave law enforcement careers because so many cops were so crooked and/or biased that it was impossible to be a "good cop". Others have stayed in the force for decades either taking advantage of their privilege or hoping against hope that they'll be able to change things for the better. I'm sure there are good cops (I know some) but they tell me they're in the minority.
I agree. They should of been charged. Unbelievable
Everyone was making a joke of the line.
When I heard it the first time I was puzzled why everyone was laughing about it, my first thought was - "WHAAAT"?
There should be a charity donation page setup to support the family.
A beautiful name for a girl, she was loved,
May they all be reunited someday 🌈
Well here I am after episode 2 of Dragrace down under. 👀
@@MaximumSkin we love to see it!
A DINGO TOOK MY ANSWER RUPAUL!!!!!!! HAS ANYONE SEEN IT!!
Omg me too lmao
Big same
Thought i was the only one 😭
As someone from a part of the US that is full of coyotes, I can't imagine anyone doubting that a wild animal wouldn't help themselves to an unguarded baby. This blows my mind!
Its because in Australia their biggest fear is inland taipens and venomous snakes and soilders not so much big carnivores
Same. As a mother of 5 I know I would have been terrified to put a tiny baby down in a tent in the wilderness unless I was right beside her. Unfortunately they simply weren't aware enough of the potential for this very real danger. I can't believe how people would doubt it either. The media twisting of the story just took hold and spread like wildfire. We all know how that affects people.
@@niamhmckinney4027 They still were ultimately responsible for the death of their baby. Sad.
I lived in St. Clair when this happened and felt this was a witchhunt because of the negativity it would case tourism and her religion. I went to our small shopping centre standing in front of 2, what I considered then, elderly women and they said they knew she was guilty as they saw it in her eyes. I went home, sat my children down and told them whatever they heard I believed she was innocent so when you hear things about this case keep in mind what your mum said.
Thank you for your kind heart and your integrity. ❤️
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The Police should be more open-minded in situations like this.
The evidence speaks for itself, how can someone confuse Dingo hair with Cat hair?
It seems like foulplay.
But what shocked me most was the photographs taken of the Dingo 30 minute's before it took the Baby.
Why wouldn't that be key evidence & why wasn't it shown at the trial?
Of course, a mother - a woman could never be guilty.......whatever.
@@__eganista6372 Of course a mother - a woman can be guilty. I watch documentaries and there are plenty of a mother - a women guilty of horrendous crimes and it is proven.
The Chamberlain's were set up by the northern territory government . It's was a corrupt court . It didn't look good for their precious tourism if dingo's were dangerous and the camping areas were so unsafe. They also were predjudiced against them because of their different religious beliefs
Janine I agree. 😪
And yet, there are people whom still think our "Government" has the best interest in the people! The Government are in for the Government and nobody else!
The truth always comes out. I'm glad Lindy didn't spend one more day locked up! The family had gone through enough! And it's time, the people whom are here to serve US, yet use their position to cover up discovered clues that effects someone's life, Should be made to be held accountable!
If you saw ALL the evidence you would know that dingos had NOTHING to do with it.
@@jakeetschannel2031 rubbish and nonsense. 🤦🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️😡
Alma Lee Neville. What difference of religions?
LINDY WAS ASKED IS THERE ONE THING YOU HAVE LEARNED THROUGH ALL OF THIS? SHE SAYS," YES DON'T TRUST THE POLICE" AND IT HAS BEEN THE SAME IN MANY CASES. WHAT HAPPENED TO HER COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANYONE. ITS NOTHING BUT A GAME TO THEM. A VERY NASTY GAME WHERE LIVES ARE RUINED. POOR FAMILY. ♥️♥️♥️
Excellent documentary! I had never heard of this case until a few years ago when I just happen to come across another documentary about it. As a former LEO/Private Investigator (retired) I find it absolutely horrendous how the police could destroy so many lives without any remorse whatsoever. The first rule of investigations is to follow the evidence, but those morons came up with a theory & dismissed any & all evidence that didn't fit their theory, which reminds me of the morons at the Boulder Police Dept who investigated the JonBenet Ramsey case. My heart absolutely breaks for this precious baby & the Chamberlain family.
Good to read your comment & I commend you for speaking out.
Isn't it disgusting what they did to this family. The decapitation story..totally misleading & so very cruel & devastating!
If you've only just heard of this one you're not Australian and you're not qualified to comment on this
Ask any Aboriginal any where.
Any where.
"Do dingoes take babies?"
The answer will be "YES" NO DOUBT NO HESITATION!
There was a drought and not much food around for the dingo's at that time. The dingo's were hungry and had stalked a young girl and attacked someone else before taking Azaria..but all of this information was covered up .
That poor baby! And most people use that quote as a joke!
I was 6 years old when this happened and I remember the news reports that followed at the time. It was very much a one-sided story that Lindy was guilty. Very very sad for Lindy and Michael to suffer such injustice.
so was i
I feel so bad for this woman. She lost her child. Mrs Chamberlain lost her baby, and a police force, the media, and a nation turned on her. I hope this woman hasn't heard the end of the apologies she deserves.
I was only 13 when this happened and i never believed the mum did anything to hurt her baby,the animal tracker knew but they had to pin it on the mother.
I remember it. I was 16
Azaria did have a voice. She spoke of her mothers innocence with her jacket. Screw all who doubt.
This documentary is amazing and I hope more people get to watch this and share this. Its important that this story gets told and retold as a cautionary tale of what happens in the courts of public opinion. So many times individuals taken to trial are not given proper justice because the court of public opinion has already ruled they are guilty.
Who else is here after seeing Etcetera etcetera on Snatch Game?
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Amazingly made documentary!! Top notch quality and top notch reporting and narration.
Also loved the main journalist and narrator interviewing his own dad. Sweet (and very likely proud) moment.
Watching from Malta, Europe.
Poor mom. Her baby was stolen by a predator and eaten and she was charged as an abductor!!!
*Murderer, not abductor.
This is one of those stories where I actually believe that the parents were innocent and it’s disgusting that the world would make a joke about someone’s deceased child “A dingo ate my baby”
I agree with you 💯 so sad for the family and on top the mom gets jailed.
I thought they were innocent but this reinforces that belief 100%. Thank You!
Let's hope after 40 years that our forensic experts can now tell the difference between blood and paint! Wat a joke!
Detectives operating in the 80s were a law onto themselves. They created Task Forces and they were pretty much were given free rein to monitor themselves. Sue Nichols came up against these men in NZ too. Im sure the ones in Oz were even worse in their behaviour. Yes they didnt examine the tent, the car and the Chamberlains correctly because they just wanted them to be quilty. Brutal what they did to the Chamberlains. I always believed Lyndy was innocent. But those detectives would have been a force to be reckoned with back in the day.
Thank you for setting the record straight. Such an overwhelming tragedy and an absolute disgrace for the persecution team involved.
I was 15 in Canada when this happened. Like many we made jokes about a 'Dingo taking a baby. It became a meme of sorts.... This, like many other cases, shows that the media in conjunction with the police can create a narrative that supports their assertions. This reminds me of the media outing a suspect named Christopher Jefferies in the Joanna Yeates murder in Bristol UK. He was innocent but convicted in teh media...
Oh my goodness. How awful. Had not heard of the case til now. Her 3 children. Lives so changed and different. Just hope they are all happy
All this took its toll and the marriage ended. Lindy re-married and Michael passed away several years ago.
I suppose a rabid news outlet giving a backhanded apology like this is better than giving no apology at all. Props for leaving the comments open for feedback though. That's more than what a lot of channels have been open to.
That news outlet should have been sued for mega millions.
Billiant comment ! Pure truth there. The media are often guilty of sensationalism and under reporting. I guess they can't when you think of who own the media... wink wink
Excellent work. I am deeply moved by their story.
If it was in my country, she may never have gotten out. Kudos to those people who never gave up on her.
I was young when this happened and everyone made a joke about it. Everyone forgot about the poor mother and baby
Dingo's are bold because tourists feed them!
Yes. And incompetent/corrupt police tend to be bold because most ppl blindly, unquestioningly trust them.
This poor woman was still grieving the loss of her baby girl and then the scumbags made her life hell unbelievable how she was treated. It's sad that this could happen to anyone.
As a career cop who has served as a CSI on a case of baby murder by two rich college kids that had international coverage, I've seen a lot of messed up things. I would say this takes the cake, but the poor woman sitting in an Aussie prison for killing her four babies but which 90 scientists have essentially proved she didn't to it. Australian "Justice" is anything else.
Kevin and Denham Hitchcock are true rôle models for journalists around the world. They are very rare men. Thank God there are still such men.
Thank you for your services.
I never once doubted her innocence....not ONCE. I consider myself really good at deciding whether someone on trial is guilty or not. Lindy was so obvously NOT GUILTY.
I agree. There wasn't much out there about this case but when I saw her and Michael's interview I absolutely did not believe she did it, nor that he assisted. This lady was persecuted beyond belief.
What a absolute eye opener and hope more people get to see this
This story is very difficult to go back and relive. Everyone in their media pretty much was as vicious to this lady as the dingoes were to the poor baby. What strong people they were to even live through it.
I remember this from the VERY beginning and I always knew that she was innocent, because I was not poisoned by the media, as I live in the USA. I sincerely believe that the media had *MAJOR* role in the conviction of this poor grieving mother. What the media and justice system did to this grieving couple and their family is beyond comprehension and by ALL rights should be classified as *CRIMINAL!!*
Back then chauvinism really abounded. The mother was distinctly charged with murder whereas the husband was not even considered in the alleged murder. Also, why wasnt a search for the baby's remains never done? They probably would have found her coat as well.
I feel so sorry for the family. I always believed that a dingo took their little girl
I was 10 when I first saw this on the news. I always believed that the dingo did take little Azaria. I really feel that the poor Chamberlain's were treated so very badly by the police, public and media.
Thank goodness the family showed a strength that I couldn't have found, in the same circumstance.
Thanks for a great show.
I live in the Philippines and even I have heard of the line "a dingo's got my baby". Although I have never explored much of this story...till now.
Such a sad and tragic situation. My heart goes out to the family. What a miscarriage of justice they endured! Thankfully the truth came out
Azaria, a little bird in heaven.
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As a child I remember wondering why they took so long to get aboriginal trackers in on the case??!!
Even as a child this made sense.
Its hard to think that Azaria would be exactly the same age as me, give or take a month, more or less, and Ive just celebrated my 41st last week! I grew up knowing this case, but knew in my heart full well that it was the Dingo all along! What an absolutely injustice that Lindy was boxed into, and I can almost feel her torment and anger towards the Investigators!
Im thankful for the final outcome of truth in this matter, and i can only pray Lindy and her children have been able to find peace, and the ability to move forward from it all!
So the infant blood in the car was iron ore!!
(Hmm, Iron is blood.)
I believed her, my sister had taken me through the case files... Was due to the 4 year old brother 'Aiden' saying he saw the dingo..
For any doubters out there? An 18 mth old child taken by dingo's on Fraser Island after our fires in 2020 (60 minute report)
Reagan was 4. Aiden was 6
@@msrainbowbrite noted thank you💦🌿👣
No, iron is not blood, but blood contains iron.
There are actually several cases of Dingo taking infants/toddlers/young children over the years... just look it up! I just watched a recent case of a 14 months-old pulled out of a tent by a dingo, the Dad chased it, & it eventually dropped the baby. He had a broken skull from teeth marks & many other injuries, but he survived.
@@hegeelise iron is found in large quantities where there are fossil findings. Australia is soaked in old blood. The Periodic Table teaches us that every element within the human body, also lays within the Earths crust. Scientifically, I have to pay attention to that.
This case is heartbreaking. 💔
Poor woman!
Just tragic. 💔
I thought Lindy's innocence had been proven years ago?!
It was. She was exonerated.
@@AnnabelleJARankin 2012, showed in int the documentary. This is just another documentary covering the subject well after it is all said and done (or so we think...)
I never thought she was guilty when it happened and she never was.
It’s surprising to me how they both seems to be a very supportive, emotionaly steady, in love young couple who are nothing but resigned about their daughter’s fate, that seems to be what got an entire country full of disturbed people confused and enraged towards them. As someone said: people fears of the unknown
It might have also been because of their religion. At the time the Satanic Panic was in swing, and the Seventh Day Aventists were suspected of somehow being "Satanist."
Lots of people remember this historical case of injustice omg....
at the end when they where on th phone together was such a heartfelt and beautiful moment. Goes to show that you never know when or what will happen to bring good people into your life, and to do right by good people.... Good ones are far and few in between...
I'm surprised they split as they seemed so supportive of each other. But I send them all love and r.i.p to azaria and her daddy. So glad they got freedom but not sure they ever got justice. People were so begrudging.
I lived in Oz during all this and was at a huge gathering at Uluru in 1984, and whilst there we camped within throwing distance of the rock I noticed just how friendly those dogs there were. They were uncanny and obviously very familiar with people because a lot of people were living there in old cars and such. I was in the: she's innocent mob (because I couldn't believe it was possible for Lindy to have done this) when all around me the Australians were baying for her blood. Not Australia's finest hour.
Glad she was cleared.
I wasn't alive when this happened, but both my parents were. They said everyone was shocked when she was found 'guilty'
Very sad story. I remember watching the video tape of it's documentary in the early 90s. Thanks for finally setting the record straight 🙏
I saw news coverage about a father ripping his 3 or 4 year boy from a dingos jaws so one could certainly see how a dingo could easily run off with a young baby. I Hooghly the parents seemed genuine in that first interview footage
😳😳 Jesus!!!! I grew up always thinking they were guilty... I had no idea... I’m so glad I’ve seen this & heard from these important people!! Absolutely SHAME on the Police Force!!! The damage that was done to the surviving children too loosing their sister then their Mum, not to mention the parents themselves, absolutely inexcusable!! Wow!! I’m just mind blown right now & haven’t even finished watching yet!! 🤯😳
Most importantly shame shame shame on the Judges!!!! Judges are the final review based on the evidence they make final decision, based on the evidence presented. In the US they make decisions BUT most important have the job of oversight of the process & police & oversight of what the jury hears and sees and whether the verdict is actually reasonable from the evidence. Then there r appeals court judges, oversee the conviction. Judges are the final jurors and YET they fail in that duty.
Thank you for being honest . It’s funny how everyone is now coming out stating they all knew they were innocent when we all know that’s not true.🙄
Yes it’s a lesson to not believe the police have our best interests in mind. Innocent people go to jail.
BRILLIANT piece!
What a disaster of an investigation. Ruined lives, marriage and the childrens lives. Had her baby taken off her. Just terrible.
Great documentary Denham. Terrible that law enforcement has the power to turn a story to suit their own agenda! I send love to Lindy and her family. x
I was ten yrs old when this happened and im 50 now and a dingo opened a zip to a tent and took a baby not so long ago ,it sure happens,injustice at its finest ,great reporting 👍
About two years ago now, there was a well known case of a dingo dragging a toddler from a camper trailer late at night while his family slept on Fraser Island, luckily the child’s panicked screams awoke his father, who fought the dingo off (noting that he’d seen several more lurking in the bushland). The toddler had to be flown from Hervey Bay Hospital to Brisbane Children’s Hospital as he’d suffered a fractured skull, two deep lacerations to the back of his neck and head, and several minor lacerations to the back of the scalp (the boy was 14 months old, now imagine the injuries that a nine week old baby would suffer). Paramedics believe that the dingo had gotten inside by slipping under the canvas of the trailer. Ironically the headline for the article in the Sunday Mail stated “A Dingo Took The Baby” with the author noting towards the end of the article that it’s yet another case that proves that Lindy Chamberlain was indeed an innocent woman.
That case was quite controversial. I remember many not entirely believing the parents story. They certainly gained a lot of criticism.
@@eaglesquedingo2112 do you remember something more about that controversy? I just saw the 60 minutes about it and I mean, it’s very clear that the baby had dog bites on the neck and head
Misogyny and the court of public opinion ruined this woman's life.
I was questioned about a gun shot through my window and because I was calm...the sheriff was suspicious of me ! Next day we found shells outside as a hole in my wall did not convince the sheriff so I called them back. Not the first time someone had commented on my being very calm in disturbing circumstances. Sorry folks...just the way I was raised and my professional training and experience. I react after the event is over in order to keep in control when necessary to function. The Mom had two other young children to care for....and she did not fall to pieces like people wanted her to .
I'm really glad I watched this.
Its horrendous what happened. To lose ababy and then sent to prison is incomprehensible.