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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

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. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

After weeks of build up, The Thief, His Wife and The Canoe has definitely lived up to its hype, proving to be unmissable drama since its debut o9n Easter Sunday. Following on from much talked about ...

MANCHESTER, England -- Police arrested a British woman on suspicion of fraud Sunday after she claimed her husband died five years earlier in a canoeing accident and cashed in his life insurance. The ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...