E22: Lindy Chamberlain

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Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton was wrongfully convicted of murdering her nine-week-old daughter, Azaria, in 1982. Lindy would notoriously yell out “the dingo got my baby” upon discovering her daughter missing. The case would divide 1980’s Australia. It would be over 30 years before Azaria’s official cause of death was determined and the case to be closed.  

 

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Sources for this episode:

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• “Azaria Chamberlain’s Dress | National Museum of Australia.” Home | National Museum of Australia, https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/azaria-chamberlain-dress. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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