Like the book’s protagonist, Kya, Owens finds herself somehow connected to a murder.

The first shots happened before cameras started rolling, and it was unclear where the shots came from.

Delia denied the accusation in a2010New Yorkerarticle, claiming that ABC “just wanted something sensational.”

Delia Owens

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ author Delia Owens is sought for questioning in the 1996 on-air killing of an alleged poacher.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Delia, however, still thanked Mark in the acknowledgments ofWhere the Crawdads Sing.