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CHADWICK, PETER: True Crime Recaps 2022 -
At 5.31 a.m. on Thursday, October 11th 2012 Peter Chadwick called 9-1-1 … This is the case of the millionaire fugitive. True Crime Recaps: Millionaire Fugitive Kidnaps His Wife? Peter Chadwick Case, Youtube 12.13, 2022
Plates and food were still on the kitchen counter like someone had left in a hurry; the office safe was open and empty; and in the master bathroom the scene turned even more grim: a glass vase was broken on the edge of the tub and on the bathroom wall were very faint drops of blood. ibid.
9-1-1 call: ‘… My wife’s dead … They took her … The guy broke into my house. He drove me here. He had a friend. They’re just gone. They’ve gone in the pickup truck … They killed her yesterday …’
His story fell apart pretty fast, especially when they got a look at the scratches and bite-marks on his body. ibid.
CHALLEN, SALLY: The Case of Sally Challen TV -
In 2011 Sally Challen was convicted of murdering her husband Richard. For six years her lawyer has been working to quash her conviction. The Case of Sally Challen, caption, BBC 2019
Such a bizarre act out of the blue. ibid. law dude
Fewer than 10% of those who try to appeal against conviction are successful. ibid. caption
Sally’s defence team claimed she was not guilty of murder, arguing for the lesser charge of manslaughter on the grounds of ‘diminished’ responsibility’. ibid.
There was the issue of the hammer; there was a lot of discussion as to whether Mrs Challen brought the hammer in the house. The offence took place in the kitchen. ibid. legal dude
The jury’s verdict that it was murder was unanimous. ibid. caption
Sally’s legal team have asked Professor Evan Starke, an expert on coercive control, to assist with the case. ibid. caption
Harriet will not be arguing coercive control on its own. She has brought in forensic psychiatrist Gwen Adshead to assess Sally’s mental state. ibid.
February 2019 Appeal: Sally’s case is the first time the offence of coercive control will be used as a partial defence to murder: ‘We shall quash that conviction.’ ibid.
After serving eight years and ten months, Sally Challen was released from prison. ibid.
CHAMBERLAIN, LINDY: Accused: Murder in the Outback TV - True Crime Recaps 2022 -
The following is a true story that gripped the world. In August 1980 Lindy, Michael and their 3 children were on a camping holiday at Uluru (Ayres Rock) in Australia. Their baby daughter, just two months old, disappeared. Lindy claimed a dingo took and killed the baby. The authorities claimed Lindy murdered her baby. It became the trial in the outback that gripped the world. Accused: Trial in the Outback I, Channel 5 2020, captions
Two weeks into her life sentence, Lindy went into labour. ibid.
Seventh-Day Adventist Pastor Michael Chamberlain and his wife Lindy took their young family for a camping holiday to central Australia. ibid.
All night long theirs was a frantic search. Aboriginal trackers, park rangers and searchers found dingo tracks. The next day Michael and Lindy gave their statements to the police. ibid.
[Dennis] Barritt was critical of the police and the inadequacy of its investigation. And the failure of the Northern Territory government to act on a warning that dingos posed at Uluru. ibid.
The first inquest found that Michael and Lindy Chamberlain had nothing to do with Azaria’s death but formally introduced the notion of human intervention. ibid.
The trial of Lindy Chamberlain for the murder of her daughter, and Michael Chamberlain as an accessory, was expected to run for six weeks. It was billed as the Trial of the Century. ibid.
The local Darwin jury was subjected to claim and counter-claim of forensic evidence. ibid.
‘A guilty verdict: I felt calm but numb.’ ibid. Lindy
Across the country a grass-roots movement took shape. Led by the Seventh Day Adventist community, the eyewitnesses and ordinary citizens who believed a grave miscarriage of justice had occurred. ibid.
Fuelled by sensational headlines the public rushed to judgment. The first Coronial inquest was held in Alice Springs. Accused: Trial in the Outback II
Lindy was allowed one precious hour with her new daughter Kahlia. ibid.
Over the next five months the Chamberlain defence team presented their case to the federal court. They tried to introduce new evidence from witnesses. ibid.
‘Get over yourself and take a stand. You’ve got to have balls to say this in Darwin – you’re wrong.’ ibid. Lindy
MPs seek release of Lindy on licence. ibid. newspaper article
The Northern Territory government took no action. ibid.
Channel 9 phone poll: Do you think Lindy Chamberlain should be released on compassionate grounds? Yes: 39.3%; No: 60.7%. ibid.
Searchers made a startling discovery … ‘The discovery of a baby matinee jacket has given new impetus today to calls for a federal government inquiry into the Azaria Chamberlain case’ … This new evidence forced the Northern Territory government to act. ibid. News
Lindy and Michael had their convictions quashed. ibid.
It sounds like something out of a horror movie. A wild dog sneaks into a tent, snatches a nine-week-old baby, and disappears into the inky desert night. True Crime Recaps: A Dingo Took My Baby! Azaria Chamberlain, Youtube 11.51, 2022
A dingo had approached a few campers moments before the incident in question. ibid.
A case that fiercely divided Australia. ibid.
Northern Territory’s police seemed to have it our for Lindy. ibid.
The first inquest supported Lindy’s version of events. ibid.
Lindy Chamberlain’s trial was one of the most publicized in Australia’s history. ibid.
CHAMBERS, JESSICA: People Magazine Investigates TV -
Breaking news tonight: police find a teen girl [Jessica Chambers] burning alive … People Magazine Investigates s3e15: Burned Alive, television news, ID 2018
Detectives believe they’ve found the who [Quinton Tellis], but now they need the why … ibid.
CHAMBERS, ROBERT: True Crime Recaps 2021
August 26 1986: The murder of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin … the infamous Preppy Murder Trial … Jennifer and her killer, 19-year-old Robert Chambers, were part of a group of rich New York City prep school kids. True Crime Recaps: The Preppy Killer: Murder in Central Park, Youtube 23.45, 2021
Jennifer and Robert walked into Central Park before the sun came up on that Tuesday morning. ibid.
CHAPIN, SANDY: Unsolved Mysteries TV -
Ozark mountains, Missouri: My sister Lena [Chapin] went missing in 2006 … She would not have left her son … I knew my mom [Sandy Chapin] had done something. Unsolved Mysteries s1e6: Missing Witness, sister, Netflix 2020
11 May 1999: Gary disappears [Sandy’s partner] … It was Gary no doubt, he was wrapped up in something, you could see his boots that he had had on but it scared me. ibid.
June 26 2003: Lena confesses to Albert. ibid.
Civil trial: Sandy and Kris were ordered to pay $7 million to Gary’s daughters. The family has yet to receive any compensation. Sandy and Kris divorced in 2014. Sandy remarried and has custody of Lena’s son, Colter. ibid. captions