Out Of My Depth: Lies and consequences

When Anne Darwin told the world – and her family – that her husband, John, had disappeared while canoeing in the North Sea, her life changed forever. She had just lied to the police, the press, her friends and neighbours, insurance companies and her own sons. While her husband hid in their rental house next door, Anne had to face the music. She claimed the life insurance payouts, endured the police questioning, accepted the consolations – then left with him to start a new life in Panama. Now, for the first time, Anne opens up about an extraordinary chain of events: her decision to take part in her husband’s hare-brained scheme; her life and marriage before, during and after the crime was spectacularly revealed; her harrowing time behind bars and the runaway train of deceit and guilt that followed their plan to defraud insurance companies with the aid of a canoe.