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Lynn Chamberlain
Solved using forensic science
In mid-August 1980, Lynne and Michael Chamberlain went camping In Australia’s Northern Territory, with their baby, Azaria. The following evening the family were at a barbecue. Lynne fed Azaria and took the baby and their 4-year-old son back to the tent to sleep.
Later on there was a cry from the tent. Apparently Lynne cried out “That dingo has got my baby!” Mrs Chamberlain said she saw the dingo emerge from their tent with the baby in its mouth. The alarm was raised and everyone set off searching for Azaria, but no one could find the baby. Tracks left by a dingo were found in the sand nearby.
Police grew suspicious of Mrs Chamberlain’s story. The baby’s vest and jumpsuit held markings that were cut neat and straight, not consistent with a dingo’s bite. There was also no animal saliva found on the child’s clothes. However in 1981 it was concluded that the baby had been taken by a dingo, despite what the evidence said.
However the case did not close just yet. The baby’s clothes were analysed further, and a bloody handprint in the shape of a woman’s hand was found. The case was reopened. The Chamberlains’ car was analysed and baby’s blood was found, as well as a pair of scissors. In February 1982 another court case was held, and this time Mrs Chamberlain was convicted of the murder of her child. However six years later the baby’s jacket was found half buried near the camping site, and Lynne was released.
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