SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian coroner has opened an inquest into the notorious case of Azaria Chamberlain, the 9-week-old baby who vanished from her tent in the Outback in 1980.
Azaria's mother, Lindy Chamberlain, was convicted and later cleared of killing her daughter. She has always said a dingo took her baby.
Northern Territory Coroner Elizabeth Morris opened a fourth inquest into the case on Friday in the territory capital, Darwin. She will hear new evidence of dingo attacks on children before issuing her finding on how Azaria died.
The case is the most infamous and divisive legal drama in Australian history. It inspired the famous Meryl Streep movie, "A Cry in the Dark."
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