Coroner Barritt finds that Azaria was taken and killed by a dingo
police search the home of the Chamberlains
The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory get a second inquest into Azaria's death be held.
A second coroner's inquest opens
The Chamberlain trial opens in a Darwin courthouse before Justice James Muirhead.
The jury finds Lindy guilty of murder and Michael guilty of being an accessory after the fact. Lindy is sentenced to life at hard labor.
Lindy Chamberlain, two days after giving birth to a baby girl, is released on bail pending an appeal.
The Federal Court, in a unanimous vote, rejects the Chamberlains' appeal and Lindy is returned to prison.
The Chamberlains seek leave to appeal their convictions to Australia's High Court.
Australia's High Court, voting 3 to 2, upholds the conviction of the Chamberlains.
A petition with 131,000 signatures calling for Lindy's release and a judicial inquiry into the case is presented
The Northern Territory rejects the application of the Chamberlain Innocence Committee for a full judicial inquiry into the case.
The Northern Territory turns down Lindy Chamberlain's application for early release from prison.
A matinee jacket matching the description of the jacket Azaria wore on the day of her disappearance in discovered at Ayers Rock.
Lindy Chamberlain is released from prison. The Northern Territory Government announces that there will be a new inquiry into Azaria's death.
The American television show "Sixty Minutes" runs interviews with the Chamberlains as part of a story strongly suggesting their innocence.
A judicial inquiry into the Chamberlain case opens in Darwin
Justice Moorling issues a 379-page report analyzing the evidence in the Chamberlain case. The report finds the evidence against the Chamberlains to be insubstantial.
The Northern Territory Government enacts special legislation authorizing the Chamberlains to apply to the Court of Appeal to have their convictions quashed.
The Northern Territory Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously quashes all convictions against Lindy and Michael Chamberlain.
A third coroner's inquest--this one a "paper inquest"--into Azaria's death is held
Coroner Lowndes concludes that the cause of Azaria's death "cannot be determined."