The Dingo Did It. Ulru Kata-Tjuta National Park

“A dingoes got my baby!”. You may have heard this phrase in a parody in pop culture over the years. But do you know the tragic true story behind it?

!Warning! This story contains content relating to the death of an infant.

Forty-one years ago, the Chamberlain family went on Holiday to the Australian outback. But on their second night, their idyllic getaway turned to tragedy when their young child was taken in the night from their tent. What ensued was a modern-day Australian witch hunt, one in which a mother was vilified – and painted by the media as a monster who was desperate to cover up a horrendous crime. For thirty years Lindy Chamberlain and her family stood firmly in their account of what happened on August 17th, 1980, maintaining their innocence for thirty years – maintaining that their hands were clean … because the dingo did it.

To learn more about how the dingo cull and fence are affecting the Australian landscape, learn more here

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Sources: ABC, EOS, Science News, Parks Australia, Episode 136 of Casefile