Durham

John Darwin’s life in squalor

John Darwin’s new life is a far cry from the one he dreamed of when he faked his own death.
The 71-year-old conman wanted to leave Seaton Carew in County Durham and his crippling debts to live in exotic destinations across the globe.
Back in 2002, John…

John and Anne Darwin’s sons now

Undoubtedly the biggest victims of John and Anne Darwin’s appalling scheme were their two sons.
John faked his own death in a canoe accident in 2002, while former wife Anne played the grieving widow and collected his £250,000 life insurance policy.
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Canoe man John Darwin now

John Darwin certainly didn’t die in a canoe accident – and now lives a drastically different life thousands of miles away from the scene of his astonishing crime.
The 71-year-old fraudster faked his own death back in 2002 in a dishonest plot with ex-wi…