It has been 30 years to the day that an Australian Dingo allegedly took a baby from an Australian families tent. Azaria Chamberlain, a 9 month year old girl was snatched by a wild dingo in the Australian outback near Uluru (Ayers Rock) in August of 1980. Subsequently the mother, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton was arrested and charged with the murder of her 9 month year old. The police simply did not believe that a dingo had done the crime, and Lindy spent 4 years in prison on murder charges until the girls jacket was found in a dingo den. Now Lindy is fighting, 30 years later, to have her daughters death certificate changed to state that she was killed by a dingo.

A dingo is an ancient canine species which is native to only Australia. They play an important role in the ecology of the continent, but are also seen as a pest to the sheep industry because they attack the animals. The Story of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton has been documented and made into a movie starring Meryl Streep who got a Oscar nomination for her role in “A Cry in the Dark.” The incident was also referenced in the sitcom Seinfeld by Elaine Benes where she states, “maybe the dingo ate your baby”, to a fellow party guess.