Papers Served On John Darwin And Panama Anne
JOHN Darwin is back from the dead. And we are invited to see the moment the Mirror tells “canoe wife..THE GAME IS UP”.
“Kids will kill me,” says the teaser, suggesting that if a plot does not succeed first time, the truly intrepid will try again. Whether any insurance company will be willing to underwrite Mrs Anne Darwin’s demise is uncertain.
And then getting her two sons, Mark and Anthony (“Et Tu, Mama”) to be party to her death is problematic, especially if they are no longer talking to her. As the Mail says: “My sons will never forgive me. They are going to hate me.” Anne Darwin says her boys never knew of their father’s survival. Even if the Express say the boys had given up their jobs in the past few months.
But the family has released a statement: “We hope the media will now give us privacy so we can come to terms with the news.” A dead man return to life. Miracles can happen. But not often.
And in the Mirror, Anne Darwin is “fighting tears as she faced the wreckage of her dreams and the threat of jail”. Anne was “reeling after we showed her the Mirror’s exclusive picture of her with Darwin in Panama”. The shot was taken in July last year when John Darwin was legally dead.
It was the Mirror that broke the news to Anne Darwin. Or was it the Mail, which says on its front page: “How the canoe man’s wife reacted when the Mail showed her this photo of them together in Panama last year.”
Resisting the urge to say “Seen it”, Anne Darwin holds her face in her hands. The Mail’s expose runs to five pages. The Express has six pages (“Panama, the destination of choice for Nazis and crooks”.) The Sun can only run to three pages, but it does come up with the better headline: “They’re up the creek without a paddle.”
And anything but sinking without trace…
December 6th, 2007 at 10:00 am
The family should change their minds - they don’t need less publicity they need more. They could become reality T.V. stars and redeem themselves like the Hamilton’s and the Major that coughed on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. And they could sell the film rights.
December 6th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Wouldn’t you come out with a red face!
December 6th, 2007 at 10:57 am
Shame is the currency of modern fame. They’ll be legends.
December 6th, 2007 at 11:03 am
I hope they do write about it, I really really want to know why he legged it to the police station after all this time??
I had read that she had ‘another man’ but now it looks as if the husband was the other man!
How did he travel to and from UK without a passport?
Oooooh, I want the whole story. Now.
December 6th, 2007 at 11:36 am
I once passed a short while in West End Central police station - and I can’t remember that much about it, either
December 6th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
What kind of a prat pretends to be dead then lets himself be photographed for an advert?
December 6th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Maybe he came back because his passport ran out. I dont see a problem with him travelling on his existing passport as i dont believe that it will automatcally get cancelled in the event of death. The links are not in place between the differnt agencies.
Maybe someone should ask the immigration department how he travelled to and from panama. Panama should should have a record of his entry exit.
December 6th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
As if a mother and father would let there children go through the hurt and upset of losing a parent, its unbelivable they could do that!! I want to know now why after 5 years he re-appears???
December 6th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I love the ‘I don’t remember a thing’ reasoning! Yep, like that would work.
Guess he doesn’t remember being photographed either? Wonder if he’s ever heard of Panama?
December 6th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Its digusting!
The thought of the planning of this. He’s agreed to let his 2 children think that he has died. Hes left them both Griefing for years & thinking that there dad has gone forever. And there mother knew for years & was obv having “holidays” with this supossivley dead man. And all of this pain and hurt is so a couple in depth could gain Life insuarance.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:04 pm
The true dramas in our lives are much more fascinating and indeed incredible than any fiction we may dare to commit to pages of a book or any fantasy we care to act out on cinema big screens, or on any theatre stage in any corner of the globe.
We write the stories of our lives and the world itself is the stage that matters.
This foolish couple have written a fascinating story nonetheless.
December 6th, 2007 at 6:35 pm
lol
December 6th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
What I would like to know is how he managed to live well all this time. What an idiot getting photographed! The insurance payout was not all that much either. He must have put his cnaoe out to see then had a good swim back to land. Oh, what a story. It could have gone on and on, but he turns up….why? lol
December 6th, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Oh dear me, what a mess, all in the name of materialistic issues, would have been far easier to declare himself bankrupt. It’s his dad I feel sorry for, cruel people let him think he was missing, presumed dead, sons obviously knew, as they both quit their jobs few weeks ago. Get to church and confess your sins you horrible lot, I often seen Ann walkin her dogs and wondered why she needed such protection, she’ll need more than 2 rotweillers now, lets all rally round for John the Rat’s dad, he must be wondering how he ever gave that scum of the earth life, a conman met a conwoman and all hell has broke loose, well God works in mysterious ways, and I’m sure he won’t accept the Darwin family, Off to hell you all shall go, pack of fraudsters!!!!!!
December 7th, 2007 at 5:02 am
I read that the police re-opened the investigation into his disappearance 3 months ago. He must have known he was about to be busted and thought pretending to have amnesia would save him - but attack is not always the best form of defence.
I think his sons knew he was alive. His wife is trying to pretend she thought he was dead at first and then he turned up - they might go to jail for fraud so they’re bound to be lying their heads off.
December 7th, 2007 at 8:47 am
If the economy goes into recession I predict a sudden increase in the sale of canoes.
December 7th, 2007 at 9:13 am
I wonder how many missing persons cases are going to e reopened now.
December 7th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
In contrast Albert what kind of crazy BNP supporter sets up a vigilante organisation calls it a vigilante organisation but claims it isn’t a vigilante organisation.