John Darwin, a prison officer on the brink of bankruptcy, concocts a scheme to fake his own death, convincing his wife Anne to join him. He disappears, leaving his family to believe he's dead, and later returns as an amnesiac, only to be caught by a journalist and sentenced to six years in prison.
Canoe Man
John Darwin, known as "The Canoe Man," faked his own death and recreated his identity to escape his past and begin anew.