Michael Chamberlain
Michael Chamberlain | |
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| Born | Michael Leigh Chamberlain 27 February 1944 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 9 January 2017 (aged 72) Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Pastor, teacher, writer |
| Nationality | Australian, New Zealand |
| Education | PhD University of Newcastle BTeach Avondale College MA Andrews University BA Avondale College |
| Notable works | Beyond Azaria / Michael Chamberlain, Lowell Tarling (1999, ISBN 1-86350-277-7) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Aidan (born 1973) Reagan (born 1976) Azaria (June–August 1980) Kahlia (born 1982) Zahra (born 1996) |
| Website | |
| michaelchamberlain.com.au | |
Michael Leigh Chamberlain (27 February 1944 – 9 January 2017) was a New Zealand-Australian writer, teacher and pastor falsely implicated in the August 1980 death of his missing daughter Azaria, which was later demonstrated to be the result of a dingo attack while the family was camping near Uluru (then usually called Ayers Rock) in the Northern Territory, Australia. Chamberlain's then-wife Lindy was falsely convicted of the baby's murder in 1982 and he was convicted of being an accessory after the fact. The findings of a 1987 royal commission ultimately exonerated the couple, but not before they were subjected to sensationalist reporting and intense public scrutiny.