Saturday, July 14, 2012

Michael Chamberlain: His book "Heart of Stone," assails lies, rumours, and the prosecution's presentation of forensic evidence. New Zealand Herald.



STORY: "Runours and lies fed dingo case," by reporter Nicholas Jones, published in the New Zealand Herald on July 7, 2010.

GIST: "
But several days later a reporter told the Chamberlains that he found their composure suspicious. Soon afterwards, a police detective told Michael Chamberlain in an interview what he now identifies as "the first great lie". "He put it to me that Azaria's clothing was found folded and placed in the crevice of a rock. Now, he lied. And that was the first great lie," Chamberlain said. A hostile media, fed further false information by police, soon had the couple marked as murderers by much of Australia.........But it was the prosecution's presentation of forensic evidence to show that blood was found in the Chamberlains' car which was critical. People threatened to kill the couple and spat on Lindy as she walked into the court. It was only later that the "blood" was discovered to be a mixture of spilt milkshake and a chemical spray. "At the time it was sensational. And again - lie upon lie," Chamberlain said.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10817974

PUBLISHER'S NOTE:

I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.

The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:

http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html

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