LEADER 00000nam 22004211i 4500 001 frd00012113 003 CtWfDGI 005 20161005135553.0 006 m eo d 007 cr un ---anuuu 008 161005s2016 xx eo 000 0 eng d 020 9781504041614|q(e-pub) 024 3 9781504041614 040 CtWfDGI|beng|erda|cCtWfDGI 043 u-at-no 050 4 KU41.C43 082 04 345.9429/02523|a349.429052523|223 100 1 Bryson, John,|d1935- 245 10 Evil Angels :|bThe Case of Lindy Chamberlain /|cJohn Bryson. 264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bOpen Road Media, |c[2016] 264 4 |c©2016 300 1 online resource (560 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 506 Access limited to subscribing institutions. 520 The basis for the Meryl Streep film A Cry in the Dark : The dramatic true story of a mother's worst nightmare and the murder trial that shocked Australia. On a camping trip at Ayer's Rock, the Chamberlain family's infant daughter disappeared in the middle of the night. Her distraught mother, Lindy, claimed she saw a dingo carry her off into the Australian outback. Two years later, their tragedy worsened when, without a murder weapon, a body, or even a motive, a jury convicted Lindy Chamberlain of killing her own daughter. The public cheered. John Bryson, a trial lawyer and award-winning journalist, deconstructs the factors that led to a seemingly reasonless incarceration and the public attitude that demanded it. With this book, he began to sway popular opinion in the Chamberlains' favor by discussing the failures on the part of the police, forensics team, and press. Winner of the CWA Golden Dagger award and the inspiration for the film A Cry in the Dark starring Meryl Streep, Evil Angels presents an impartial analysis of the most notorious miscarriage of justice in Australian history. It serves as a reminder of the dangers of blindly searching for a conviction, the importance of scientific accuracy, the volatility of the media, and the ease with which a nation can fall prey to bigoted thinking. Written with literary finesse, this is one of the twentieth century's most important--and thoughtful-- works of true crime. 588 0 Print version record. 600 10 Chamberlain, Lindy,|d1948-|xTrials, litigation, etc. 600 10 Chamberlain, Azaria. 650 0 Infanticide|zAustralia|zNorthern Territory. 650 0 Trials (Infanticide)|zAustralia|zDarwin (N.T.) 650 7 TRUE CRIME / Murder / General.|2bisacsh 655 0 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aBryson, John, 1935-|tEvil angels.|dNew York : Summit Books, 1987, c1985.|z0671631632 : |w(DLC)86023073 914 frd00012113
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