User:Navak32/Delia Owens

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In the lead section I want to add this "Owens was born and raised in Southern Georgia, where she spent most of her life in or near true wilderness. At such an early age, Delia always knew she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. However, by the time she started University, Owens decided to tackle a career in Science opposed to Literature. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Animal Behavior from the University of California in Davis." because I feel like it adds a depth to her previous life before becoming who she is today.

I also want to add this "Owens met her former husband, Mark, in a protozoology class at the University of Georgia when they were both graduate students studying biology. They married in 1973, and a short year later boarded a plane to South Africa to begin their research . . . " to just explain how her and her husband met before they got into the trouble they got into in Zambia, and also getting divorced.

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I added this into the article body to help the readers understand how big of an issue this truly was, and how it is still going on today: Zambian murder accusation[edit] Owens' former husband, Mark, has been accused of operating a "shoot to kill" policy against poachers while the couple were living in Zambia. ABC News aired a report in 1996, entitled "Deadly Game: The Mark and Delia Owens Story". The report featured the killing of a poacher in Zambia, allegedly committed by Delia's stepson, Christopher. To this day, Delia Owens denies the incident, explaining she was not involved, and there was never a case. However, her 2018 best selling novel, "Where the Crawdads Sing" has arisen suspicion from those on her book tour about the parallels between the main character Kya and her case, and Delia's own alleged accusation. In the year 2022, Reese Witherspoon has taken movie rights for her production company to bring the novel to the screen. After the movie was released in July of 2022, Zambia confirmed the murder case was still open, and Delia, Christopher, and Mark Owens were still wanted in Zambia for questioning. The Owens’ have denied the accusations.[12][13][1] No charges were brought against Owens or her former ex husband Mark, or stepson Christopher. However, Zambian officials told Jeffery Goldberg, American journalist and editor-in-chief of the Atlantic Magazine, that they don't believe Owens is a suspect. However, they do believe that she is the most important witness.