Erin Horsburgh
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Erin Horsburgh is a woman who claims that she may be Azaria Chamberlain, the baby who went missing from camping grounds around the base of Uluru in 1980, and for which her parents Lindy Chamberlain and Michael Chamberlain were initially convicted of the murder, and were later exonerated.
Horsburgh made the claim beginning on August 23, 2005 when she walked in to the offices of the Centralian Advocate, Alice Springs' local newspaper, to give her story.[1] She later reported her claims to police, who issued a statement on August 25, 2005 saying that they were investigating a number of extraordinary claims, and that "at this stage the woman's claims have all been discounted".[2]
The story was published in several newspapers nationwide,[3] some of whom were criticised by the ABCs Mediawatch program for having "exploited the delusions of a vulnerable young woman".[4] Erin's grandfather was contacted by media; however, he refused to comment on the story.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Terry. "Azaria claim bites", Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia), August 27, 2005, pp. 15.
- ^ Media Release (PDF). Northern Territiry Police, Fire and Emergency Services (2005). Retrieved on 2006-05-17.
- ^ Recent headlines (JPG). Mediawatch (2005). Retrieved on 2006-05-17.
- ^ Jackson, Liz. "A dingo ate their ethics", Mediawatch, September 26, 2005.
- ^ "Azaria woman lived here", Warwick Daily News, August 27, 2005.
