Man Moves Into the Woods to Escape Wife

Malcolm Applegate disappeared for ten years after a bad marriage left him choosing homelessness over a controlling wife

Malcolm Applegate's story of leaving his controlling wife and living in the woods has drawn international attention to the charity that helped him turn his life around. Courtesy Emmaus Greenwich

When Emmaus Greenwich, a homeless shelter that offers its residents meaningful work, shared the story of one of its members, the international press quickly latched on to one bizarre twist in the story.

Now Malcolm Applegate, 62, has become an accidental international spokesman whose bizarre story of marital disharmony has brought attention to a charity little known outisde the United Kingdom.