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The Resurrection of Loserus: Canoe Man John Darwin

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True Crime Campfire

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In every human civilization I can think of, we’ve had—y’know—rules. Granted, some of them have been silly, or downright wrong, and should have been scrapped. But by and large, rules help keep the weave nice and tight on the fabric of society. Without them, well, you’ve basically got The Purge. Nobody wants that, if for no other reason than all those masks would be creepy. Most people have no problem following most of the rules, but once in a while you get a person who thinks he’s above them. Whether because of arrogance, desperation, inspiration, boredom, or some combination of them all, these folks decide they don’t have to stick to the plan. The sky’s the limit for them, because they are such special little shooting stars. Sometimes that works out okay—we get our rebels with a cause, leaders who change our way of thinking, being, or governing. But just as often, we get a rebel without a clue, instead. If we’re unlucky enough, that can end in tragedy. If we’re lucky, we just get a good laugh, and a wild story like this one.

Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/canoe
https://social.shorthand.com/TheNorthernEcho/3gttWa568j/john-canoe-man-darwin-the-full-story
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/canoe-mans-lover-darwin-the-druid-is-psychotic-and-i-was-terrified-of-him-6659149.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Darwin_disappearance_case
Documentary "Back from the Dead: The John Darwin Story" by Real Crime UK

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0:00.0

Hello, campers. Grab your marshmallows and gather around the true crime campfire.

0:05.0

We're your camp counselors. I'm Katie and I'm Whitney.

0:08.0

And we're here to tell you a true story that is way stranger than fiction.

0:12.0

We're roasting murderers and marshmallows around the

0:13.8

true crime campfire.

0:17.0

In every human civilization I can think of we've had you know rules

0:29.1

Granted some of them have been silly or downright wrong and should have been scrapped, but by and large rules help keep the weave nice and tight on the fabric of society. Without them, well, you've basically got the purge. Nobody wants that. If for no other reason, then all those masks would be creepy. Most people have no problem following most of the rules, but once in a

0:57.0

while you get a person who thinks he's above them. Whether it's because of

1:01.2

arrogance, desperation, desperation, boredom, or some combination of them all,

1:07.0

these folks decide they don't have to stick to the plan.

1:11.0

The sky is the limit for them because they are such special little

1:15.1

shooting stars. Sometimes that works out okay. We get our rebels with a cause,

1:21.1

leaders who change our way of thinking, being, or governing,

1:25.6

but just as often we get a rebel without a clue instead.

1:30.1

If we're unlucky enough, that can end in tragedy.

1:33.2

If we're lucky, we just get a good laugh and a wild story like this one.

1:38.4

This is the resurrection of Lutherists Canou Man John Darwin. So, campers, we're in the pretty seaside town of Seton-Karu in England.

2:03.4

March 21st, 2002.

2:05.6

This is our first British case, I think, isn't it?

2:08.3

Yes, it is.

2:09.6

I'm excited.

2:11.0

It was about 4.30 in the afternoon when John Darwin, a former school teacher and current prison

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