‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ Film Sought to Distance Itself From Author’s Controversy
Delia Owens, retired wildlife biologist and author of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” has an alleged controversial past and the film sought to distance itself from it. The film adaptation of the novel has proven to be a…
Delia Owens, retired wildlife biologist and author of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” has an alleged controversial past and the film sought to distance itself from it.
The film adaptation of the novel has proven to be a success, but has since been watered down by questions surrounding whether Owens’ was involved in a murder.
Last month, Fox News reported that Owens was wanted in connection with the shooting and killing of an alleged poacher.
The shooting reportedly occurred in the 1990s in Zambia.
In a New Yorker article titled “The Hunted,” published in 2010, Jeffrey Goldberg asked Owens about the allegation that her stepson was the one who shot the alleged poacher.
Owens responded, “Chris wasn’t there.”
She added, “We don’t even know where that event took place. It was horrible, a person being shot like that.”
Goldberg reported that years had passed and “though no charges were brought and no warrants filed over the killing of the poacher, the Owenses never returned to Zambia.”
The New York Times points out that the death occurred during an anti-poaching patrol as part of Owen’s and her husband, Mark’s conservation project.
An ABC crew reportedly recorded the shooting while filming a documentary on the Owens.
Officials opened an investigation after the episode aired.