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Bev Lyons & Kyle O'Sullivan

Canoe fraudster John Darwin now living totally different life after faking own death

Canoe fraudster John Darwin is now living a totally different life after faking his own death in 2002.

Now living thousands of miles away from the crime scene, John, 71, conspired with his ex-wife Anne Darwin to apply for £250,000 from his life insurance policy after pretending he was dead.

John faked his death by paddling out to sea from Seaton Carew beach in County Durham and for five years, the couple, who had been in debt, managed to deceive people until John 'rose from the dead' and a photograph led to his downfall.

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