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Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John Meehan created a terrifying trap of seduction, deceit and betrayal for countless victims. The illuminating revelations into his backstory showcase a series of events that flipped switches to create a monster wired for psychopathy. Goffard exposes John’s troubled background that built the foundation for his ominous fantasy world of lies and manipulation. In addition to hearing the Newell family’s terrifying tale, John’s first wife Tonia Bales and her daughters Emily and Abigail Meehan speak out, along with other women from his past who were caught in his web of lies.

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Sara Mast

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- Newport Beach 911.
- I need a ambulance - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- Newport Beach 911. - I need a ambulance

I'm a reporter
for the Los Angeles Times. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I'm a reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

There are life-and-death
stakes in this story. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

There are life-and-death stakes in this story.

He made me feel wonderful. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He made me feel wonderful.

His profile said that he was single, a doctor.

Many women were terrorized. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Many women were terrorized.

He broke me in half. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He broke me in half.

- We arrested him, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- We arrested him,

- One of the lessons
of this story - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- One of the lessons of this story

I'm a interior designer. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I'm a interior designer.

I realized I just wanted - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I realized I just wanted

I think the older you get... - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I think the older you get...

"He's a doctor, he's... - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

"He's a doctor, he's...

Seemed so genuine." - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Seemed so genuine."

He went from victim to victim, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He went from victim to victim,

He would terrorize them. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He would terrorize them.

I am very protective
of my mom in general. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I am very protective of my mom in general.

The guys that she was
married to before - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

The guys that she was married to before

Debra Newell had
had a bad break-up - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Debra Newell had had a bad break-up

He looked like a doctor
out of casting central, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He looked like a doctor out of casting central,

- Our first date, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- Our first date,

A very, very charming... - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

A very, very charming...

intelligent man. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

intelligent man.

It was almost surreal. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

It was almost surreal.

Uh-uh.
You need to leave." - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Uh-uh. You need to leave."

Kept saying, "Just let me
lay here a little bit longer." - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Kept saying, "Just let me lay here a little bit longer....

The next day
John calls me, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

The next day John calls me,

Said, "Let's start over," - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Said, "Let's start over,"

He would always hold my hand, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He would always hold my hand,

He would tell me
how beautiful I was, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He would tell me how beautiful I was,

It was a little bit
of a whirlwind, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

It was a little bit of a whirlwind,

The way he treated me, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

The way he treated me,

- My mom seemed very happy, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- My mom seemed very happy,

And it was all happening
so fast. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

And it was all happening so fast.

My sister had suspicions
way before I did. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

My sister had suspicions way before I did.

- When I first met John Meehan,
his scrubs were torn. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- When I first met John Meehan, his scrubs were torn.

I thought that he was a fake. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I thought that he was a fake.

I think my kids are
very protective of me. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I think my kids are very protective of me.

- We're a very close family, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- We're a very close family,

- John and I started dating - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- John and I started dating

And by the end of November
he had basically - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

And by the end of November he had basically

I had found this perfect home
in Balboa - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I had found this perfect home in Balboa

He never talked about
his family. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He never talked about his family.

John grew up
in the San Jose area, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John grew up in the San Jose area,

John had a father
who romanticized - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John had a father who romanticized

- John told me that - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- John told me that

- John Meehan lied constantly
about his family. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- John Meehan lied constantly about his family.

He did have, uh, two sisters
who are alive in California, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He did have, uh, two sisters who are alive in California,

He was a good athlete. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He was a good athlete.

I was John Meehan's
best friend - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I was John Meehan's best friend

John was pretty studious,
very smart. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John was pretty studious, very smart.

John never invited me over
to his house. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John never invited me over to his house.

We didn't talk about
his family that much. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

We didn't talk about his family that much.

- John just came up to me
and he said, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- John just came up to me and he said,

John was always trying
to make a quick buck. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John was always trying to make a quick buck.

- I met John Meehan
when I was 20 years old - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- I met John Meehan when I was 20 years old

John told me he was a student
at Stanford and was working - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

John told me he was a student at Stanford and was working

I believe John knew
I was young, naive, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I believe John knew I was young, naive,

He would tell me he didn't want
to be away from me, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He would tell me he didn't want to be away from me,

I was very flattered
by the attention from John. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I was very flattered by the attention from John.

He was trying to get into
medical school, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He was trying to get into medical school,

Then he started selling
large amounts. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Then he started selling large amounts.

We'd go to the movies,
his beeper would go off, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

We'd go to the movies, his beeper would go off,

- He started getting real big. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- He started getting real big.

You know, and I was dumb. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

You know, and I was dumb.

And I said,
"Okay, yeah, yeah. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

And I said, "Okay, yeah, yeah.

That night the coke
was brought in. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

That night the coke was brought in.

Police! - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

They put pillow cases
on everybody's head - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

They put pillow cases on everybody's head

Coke was brought in - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Coke was brought in

Police! - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Supposedly
the largest bust - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Supposedly the largest bust

After that day,
I kept asking John, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

After that day, I kept asking John,

I'm your best friend.
We hung out." - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I'm your best friend. We hung out."

"I got busted with
a half-ounce of coke. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

"I got busted with a half-ounce of coke.

I had to do this." - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I had to do this."

He busted me to get out
of that, plain and simple. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He busted me to get out of that, plain and simple.

- John Meehan
seemed to have a way - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- John Meehan seemed to have a way

He seemed to get into a lot
of trouble and find a way - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He seemed to get into a lot of trouble and find a way

He was crossing that line
from threats to action. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He was crossing that line from threats to action.

- We had gone to the movies
and his beeper went off, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- We had gone to the movies and his beeper went off,

Said he didn't want
to leave me, that he wanted - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Said he didn't want to leave me, that he wanted

Wondered what I had
done wrong. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

Wondered what I had done wrong.

I feel that John preyed on me - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I feel that John preyed on me

I was practice for John. - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

I was practice for John.

He was testing the waters
of his con, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He was testing the waters of his con,

- Some people called him
a con man, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

- Some people called him a con man,

He didn't form
real relationships - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He didn't form real relationships

He ticks many of the boxes - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

He ticks many of the boxes

In the early '80s
after John is busted, uh, - Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

In the early '80s after John is busted, uh,

Dirty John, The Dirty Truth poster

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John Meehan created a terrifying trap of seduction, deceit and betrayal for countless victims. The illuminating revelations into his backstory showcase a series of events that flipped switches to create a monster wired for psychopathy. Goffard exposes John’s troubled background that built the foundation for his ominous fantasy world of lies and manipulation. In addition to hearing the Newell family’s terrifying tale, John’s first wife Tonia Bales and her daughters Emily and Abigail Meehan speak out, along with other women from his past who were caught in his web of lies.

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Director: Sara Mast

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Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2019

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ImdbRating: 6.1

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Released: 14 Jan 2019

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