"A Cry in the Dark"

John Bryson's best known work is Evil Angels, his 1985 book chronicling the story of Lindy Chamberlain's trial for murder, following the disappearance of her baby daughter, Azaria.

Americans of course know the story better as A Cry in the Dark, the film (adapted from Evil Angels) starring Meryl Streep as Lindy Chamberlain.

The sensational trial, conviction, and subsequent acquittal of Lindy Chamberlain did not help the plight of the Australia dingo.

Some people are trying to change that. Visit Coffee with a Canine and see what Nic Papalia & Lindy the dingo (yes, "Lindy"--how's that for irony?) are doing to raise awareness about Australia's dingo population.

--Marshal Zeringue