On 21 March 2002, Hartlepool prison officer John Darwin went out in his canoe. When he missed his shift at work and didn’t return home, the alarm was raised and there was a huge search operation. He ...

For anybody who's been glued to ITV's new drama, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, which details the elaborate death faking scam (complete with canoe) of prison officer John Darwin, aided by his wife ...

Based on true events, ITV’s The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe tells the story of how a Hartlepool couple facing mounting debts faked a death in an attempt to fraudulently claim pension and insurance ...

ITV’s The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe charts the unbelievable true story of John and Anne Darwin, a notorious Hartlepool couple who faked a death to fraudulently claim pension and insurance money.

HARTLEPOOL, England -- A woman accused of taking part in an insurance scam by falsely claiming her husband had died asked her sons to forgive her on Tuesday and to visit her in jail. "She has had no ...

A woman accused of taking part in an insurance scam by falsely claiming her husband had died asked her sons to forgive her on Tuesday and to visit her in jail. “She has had no contact with the family ...

ANNE Darwin was just your average housewife. But her life spiralled out of control when she helped her husband fake his death. In 2002 Ms Darwin had some heart-wrenching news that was splashed across ...

Their story unraveled with the melodrama and economy of a soap opera. And on Sunday morning, with every exotic plot twist and incredible detail seemingly exhausted, it reached its end. John Darwin, ...

The sun was shining today on Hartlepool Bay in the Northeast of England, but it’s a fair bet Anne Darwin was not remotely disposed to a day of water sports. For the second day this week, the ...

Wife of missing canoeist knew he was alive and well; sons thought he was dead. LONDON, Dec. 6, 2007 — -- One morning in March 2002, John Darwin, a 57-year-old prison officer, went on a kayak ride ...

ITV has announced a glut of new content as part of a spring showcase, including revealing that it has greenlit a true-crime drama series on John Darwin, the former prison officer who was jailed for ...

John and Anne Darwin's daring attempt at swindling life insurance money is so bizarre it felt like something straight off the telly. So naturally it was only a matter of time before The Thief, His ...