the Azaria Chamberlain disappearance
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The Azaria Chamberlain disappearance was a highly publicized 1980 Australian case in which a baby vanished from a campsite near Uluru, leading to a controversial murder conviction of her mother and a long-running legal and media saga over whether a dingo was responsible.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Azaria Chamberlain disappearance | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
criminal case
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legal case ⓘ missing person case ⓘ wrongful conviction case ⓘ |
| allegedPerpetrator | dingo ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent | suspected dingo attack ⓘ |
| charge |
accessory after the fact charge against Michael Chamberlain
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murder charge against Lindy Chamberlain ⓘ |
| controversy |
forensic evidence reliability
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media bias ⓘ public prejudice ⓘ treatment of Seventh-day Adventists ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
Australian popular culture
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phrase "a dingo ate my baby" ⓘ public debate about criminal justice system ⓘ public debate about dingoes ⓘ subject of documentaries ⓘ subject of films ⓘ subject of television dramas ⓘ |
| date | 1980 ⓘ |
| involvesFamily | Chamberlain family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesPerson |
Azaria Chamberlain
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Lindy Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
conviction of Lindy Chamberlain
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coronial inquests ⓘ later exoneration of Lindy Chamberlain ⓘ overturned conviction ⓘ royal commission of inquiry ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
case study in miscarriages of justice
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highlighted problems with media influence on trials ⓘ influenced forensic evidence standards in Australia ⓘ |
| location |
Ayers Rock
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Uluru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
highly publicized
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intense media scrutiny ⓘ international media attention ⓘ |
| month | August 1980 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
film "A Cry in the Dark"
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film "Evil Angels" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Seventh-day Adventist family ⓘ |
| state | Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analyses
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numerous books ⓘ |
| verdict |
initial guilty verdict for Lindy Chamberlain
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subsequent not guilty finding ⓘ |
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