her mother, lindy chamberlain, maintained that a dingo, a wild dog, was responsible.e story played out in the media, the public became deeply divided over whether that was in fact true or whether she was the killer. azaria chamberlain vanished in 1980, triggering a saga that would last for more than three decades. "a dingo really did get their baby and that ends a 32-year mystery." the mystery started on august 17, 1980, when australian lindy chamberlain claimed a wild dog snatched her nine week old infant, azaria from the family's tent during a camping trip in the outback. but many people didn't believe her. dingos weren't known for killing humans. after two inquests in two years, a stoic chamberlain was put on trial and convicted of murdering her daughter. she was sentenced to life in prison but was later exonerated by new evidence and released. "nearly five years after lindy chamberlain was found guilty of murdering her daughter, a tourist fell and died while hiking in the same area azaria disappeared. when rescuers found the hiker's body they also found a small pi