Netflix floats Canoe Man crime show
Irish Daily Mirror|June 10, 2023
Wife Anne approached by producers
JEREMY ARMSTRONG
Netflix floats Canoe Man crime show

THE incredible story of canoe man John Darwin could be turned into a Netflix documentary.

Programme makers have approached ex-wife Anne and other family members about making a show for the US giant.

The former teacher and prison officer made headlines around the world when he faked his own death at sea, sparking a huge search operation when he "disappeared" in his kayak in 2002.

He lived hidden for five years, first in a room behind a wardrobe at the home he shared with Anne in Seaton Carew, Co Durham, then in Panama.

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