HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Where is John Darwin now - canoe man living new life abroad with young wife

The 71-year-old fraudster faked his own death back in 2002 in a dishonest plot with ex-wife Anne Darwin, who played the grieving widow and helped him collect his £250,000 life insurance policy.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 18, 2022

The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe review – an unforgettable tale of marital muppets

Why would you go along with your husband’s plan to fake his death and live behind a wardrobe? This droll, laughter-chasing dramatisation of a real-life insurance scam tries to explain it

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Death, fraud and canoes: how a mind-blowing insurance scam became an ITV drama

John Darwin pretended to die at sea – then spent years in a secret room in his house while his sons mourned. As The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe brings the caper to TV, its creator and star talk crime, coercion … and dentures

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2022