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National Park After Dark

The Dingo Did It: Ulru Kata-Tjuta National Park

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Forty-one years ago, the Chamberlain family went on holiday to the Australian outback. 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. For thirty years Lindy Chamberlain and her family stood firmly in their account of what happened on August 17th, 1980, maintaining their innocence – 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 For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials at:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!Athena: Silky smooth razor kits. 20% off your first order with code NPADAway: Start your 100-day trial and grab some thoughtfully designed luggage of your own by using the provided link Simplisafe: 50% off your home security system using the provided linkFor a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.6

Have you ever been blamed for something that you didn't do? Take a moment to think about it.

0:40.4

Many of us can pull one of those memories up pretty easily from the recesses of our minds.

0:46.1

And depending on the severity of the situation you're reflecting on right now, you may even feel your chest tighten and your heart race as you recall the no I swear it wasn't me situation at hand.

1:00.8

The feelings elicited when being falsely accused are memorable. They stick with you a memory that can be felt throughout your entire body.

1:10.1

Trying to convince others of your innocence can be difficult, but attempting to defend your innocence for decades against the world is unimaginable.

1:20.6

41 years ago, the Chamberlain family went on holiday to the outback.

1:25.7

But on their second night, their idyllic getaway turned to tragedy when their young child was taken in the night from their tent.

1:33.6

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.

1:45.6

For 30 years, Lindy Chamberlain and her family stood firmly in their account of what happened on August 17, 1980, maintaining their innocence, maintaining that their hands were clean.

1:58.6

Because the dingo did it.

2:01.6

Welcome to National Park After Dark.

2:05.6

Hey everybody, welcome back to National Park After Dark. My name is Cassie and my name is Danielle and we are so thrilled to be doing this episode today because it is the first time we are venturing to Australia.

2:34.6

And we have a few listeners in Australia too that have been like, are you going to come to Australia or are you going to do an episode here?

2:41.6

Yes, yes.

2:44.6

Here we are our first time. But before we get going with all of that, we have a couple of announcements.

2:50.6

First, of course, the most exciting thing ever is we have our very first digital live event through Moment House coming up on December 9th.

3:01.6

And we are really, really excited for it because we are going to be together in California and we are going to tell some really wild stories that happen in Joshua Tree National Park.

3:11.6

The best part about this, we are doing it December 9th at 7.30pm Pacific Standard Time. If you can't make that, it is going to be streaming for 72 hours after.

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