Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a hotel 31 years ago . Her mother , Lindy , and her sister had been taken by a stranger . The jury returned its verdict in 1982 ; Lindy Chamberlain was found guilty of slitting her daughter 's throat with a pair of scissors before hiding the body and concocting a story about a dingo to cover her crime . The disappearance convinced a jury she was guilty of murder . Conviction was later lifted but Azaria 's official cause of death still remains ` ` open ''
Azaria Chamberlain disappeared from a hotel 31 years ago . Her mother , Lindy , and her sister had been taken by a stranger . The disappearance convinced a jury she was guilty of murder . Conviction was later lifted but Azaria 's official cause of death still remains ` ` open ''