17 million copies of her debut novel “The Song of the Crayfish” have been sold worldwide, the film adaptation is about to be released in cinemas – actually, US author Delia Owens would have plenty of reason to be happy. But now the past is catching up with the 73-year-old. The renowned US magazine “The Atlantic” directly linked Owens, her ex-husband Mark and stepson Christopher to a murder in Zambia in the 1990s.
The crime happened in 1996 when the Owens family of zoologists lived near North Luangwa National Park. There she tried to protect African elephants from local poachers. Christopher Owen is said to have shot an elephant hunter in cold blood and later thrown his body from a helicopter. A team from US broadcaster ABC, which was working on a documentary about the Owens’ mission to save the elephant population, filmed the deadly shots from the off. The cameraman now assures in the “The Atlantic” article that Christopher Owens is the perpetrator and that his parents helped cover up the murder.
Zambia’s public prosecutor’s office has been trying for years to subpoena the Owens, who are now divorced. However, they refuse to cooperate with the authorities and vehemently protest their innocence.
Source: Nachrichten
