SINKING FEELING
Remarkable true story of Canoe Man John Darwin whose wife helped him fake his own death in £700k insurance scam
Updated: 27 Apr 2021, 19:08
AS a former prison officer John Darwin knew all too well the miserable fate that faced him if his audacious £700k insurance scam went wrong.
Yet, time and time again the Hartlepool man - who faked his own death in a canoe accident in March 2002 with the help of his wife - risked getting caught.
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This photo taken of John and Anne Darwin in Panama after he'd been officially declared dead was to help prove their guiltCredit: Rex Features