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A retired police officer who investigated the scene of a baby snatched by a dingo has said he still has doubts about the case, despite the child's mother being acquitted of murder and a coroner's ruling in her favour.
Frank Morris went to Uluru the night nine-week-old Azaria Chamberlain disappeared but he says there must have been some human intervention.
Speaking about the result of the fourth inquest he said: 'If you go to court enough times, you are bound to get a win sooner or later.'
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Yes, but it is 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. The point is, much of the original evidence has been discredited by scientific advances and technology. For example, there was said to be 'blood' on the passenger side of the car, this turned out to be rust. This evidence at the time was damning and a large part of why she was convicted. One juror came out in an interview saying afterwards that they did not believe she did it, but felt pressured into the verdict. This is not a fair and correct use of the justice system if this is the case. Also the judge at the time said that he would have no reservation in giving her the death penalty if that was an option.
There has been a gentleman that came forward to say that he actually saw with his own eyes the baby and the dingo with the baby.
The point is, reasonable doubt, and there is definately doubt based on all the evidence that has come to light that was not available at the time.
This case polarised the nation. People were/are passionate about this case, she did/didn't do it. In the movie 'Evil Angels' where it shows Australians fighting amongst themselves about whether she did or didn't do it, is quite accurate.
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I understand dingoes have been known, on occasion to attack/maim/kill humans. What they do not seem to do, however, is sneak in under cover of darkness, grab their prey, and vanish with it, leaving no trace or clue behind. Dingo attacks are extremely rare to begin with, but to grab a baby and disappear with it on the one night this woman was dumb enough to bring her infant camping with her? No way. I believe this woman killed her baby and concocted this dingo nonsense as a way to get away with it. Law Enforcement didn't have the iron-clad case necessary to disprove her claims, and there isn't enough physical evidence to prove anything one way or another. She got lucky at the end of the day, and got away with murder.
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Don't know if I'd entirely say she "got away with it" even if she did kill her baby. Her life has been a shambles for thirty years.
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Why would she kill her baby and not the other children? What was the motive for her to do such a thing? Did the defence come up with a reasonable motive?
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(06-16-2012, 07:48 PM)LeVamp Wrote: Why would she kill her baby and not the other children? What was the motive for her to do such a thing? Did the defence come up with a reasonable motive?
do you mean the prosecutors?
motive is never a necessary element to prove a case, but juries like to know.
perhaps an accident she wanted to cover up lest she be prosecuted for that?
i don't know.
i simply don't believe her.
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Yes i meant the prosecutors...seems i was a little quick on the button.
There has to be a motive for this kind of crime other than an accident. There was widespread belief that Azaria was some kind of sacrificial offering. Mass hysteria via the media produces that kind of backward thinking i guess.
Isn't a motive the driving force behind finding conclusive evidence for investigators???
The police were under heavy pressure from the public and political figures to find a person responsible for Azaria Chamberlains death...other than a dingo. A dingo taking a baby would not be as sensational as a mother killing her own child.
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From memory, the prosecution (in the early days at least) were building a case around the child's disability and the burden it was on their marriage and family. From memory she had Downs Syndrome or something and significant mental impairment and the prosecution were trying to build a case around troubles in their marriage and the stress that Lindy was under.
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