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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Jeremy Armstrong

'Canoe man' John Darwin almost killed himself for REAL in bid to fake his death

Canoe man John Darwin almost killed himself as he faked his death at sea, his memoirs have revealed.

The fraudster wrote his story while in jail for the £500,000 life insurance fraud.

Ex-teacher and prison officer Darwin, now 71, sparked a huge search in 2002 after he “vanished” in his kayak.

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