123. Terra Newell: Surviving and Taking Down “Dirty John”

Debra Newell had a few failed marriages and went looking for love on a dating website. She came across a man named John Meehan. She thought he was a charming, successful anesthesiologist, handsome, and kind. In actuality, he was none of those things.<br /><br />John, better known as “Dirty John”, had a scary past that Debra and her family didn’t know about. <br /><br />Eventually, John began to tear Debra’s family apart. However, she was being love bombed and psychologically manipulated to the point she couldn’t see what was really happening for a while.<br /><br />As their relationship progressed into marriage, there were red flags that Debra did open her eyes to and she was scared. <br /><br />She was living in fear and went to one of her daughter’s apartments to stay to get away from him. John began stalking Debra and her family.<br /><br />One of Debra’s daughter’s, Terra Newell, joins me today and talks about this traumatic experience. <br /><br />Terra killed John in self defense during a terrifying attack. She’s a courageous, smart, strong, inspiring human being and I admire her so much.<br /><br />•Follow her socials:<br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.Instagram.com/terranewell" rel="noopener">https://www.Instagram.com/terranewell</a><br />Twitter: <a href="https://www.Twitter.com/terra_newell" rel="noopener">https://www.Twitter.com/terra_newell</a> <br /><br /><br />PROMO: True Consequences<br /><br /><br />Twitter: <a href="https://www.Twitter.com/ReverieCrimePod" rel="noopener">https://www.Twitter.com/ReverieCrimePod</a><br /><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.Instagram.com/ReverieTrueCrime" rel="noopener">https://www.Instagram.com/ReverieTrueCrime</a><br /><br />Tumblr: <a href="https://reverietruecrime.tumblr.com" rel="noopener">https://reverietruecrime.tumblr.com</a><br /><br />Facebook: <a href="https://www.Facebook.com/ReverieTrueCrime" rel="noopener">https://www.Facebook.com/ReverieTrueCrime</a><br /><br />Patreon: <a href="https://www.Patreon.com/ReverieTrueCrime" rel="noopener">https://www