Dirty John, The Dirty Truth

S1/EP1 Debra Newell and John Meehan arrived home to find a homeless woman sitting in their home drinking Ovaltine and wearing Debra's clothes.

S1/EP1 Various women who John Meehan targeted talk about the ways he attempted to take advantage of them.

S1/EP1 While Debra Newell was in Las Vegas, John Meehan called police claiming that she had assaulted him.

S1/EP1 Debra and Jacquelyn Newell discovered a litany of restraining orders and other documents that John Meehan kept as “dirty laundry” on himself.

Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Former Head of Homicide Prevention New Scotland Yard Laura Richards discusses how John Meehan used tactics of coercive control against Debra Newell.

Debra Newell describes the steps she took to protect herself and her finances after she left John Meehan. She also talks about the countless number of women who have contacted her with their own stories of surviving coercive control.

S1/EP1 Debra Newell describes turning to online dating to find love and the awkward ending to her first date with John Meehan.

Criminal Behavioral Analyst and Former Head of Homicide Prevention New Scotland Yard Laura Richards describes coercive control and how John Meehan used tactics and strategies to abuse and manipulate women.

S1/EP1 Debra Newell offers advice to women who might find themselves in the same place as her situation with John Meehan.

S1/EP1 John Meehan had visited several hospitals where he used to work in search of anesthesia kits.

S1/EP1 John Meehan set Debra Newell’s car on fire after she began to discover his past.

S1/EP1 LA Times reporter Christopher Goffard explains John Meehan's life before he met Debra Newell.

S1/EP1 Jaquelyn and Terra Newell discuss the various aspects of John Meehan that sparked their suspicion.

S1/EP1 Tonia Bales becomes increasingly worried for her and her children's safety when communication with John became dangerous and threatening.

S1/EP1 After having suspicions that she was being followed, Detective Julia Bowman learned from law enforcement that John Meehan had made efforts to have her killed.

S1/EP1 Debra Newell started to see a different man once John Meehan heard that she had written him out of her will.