This woman knew him all too well. I started snooping. And i found everything. This reporter made some unnerving discoveries, too. He scared a lot of people. He swindled a lot of people. The story of his dirty deeds riveted the nation in a hit podcast. Announcer this is dirty john. But dirty was about to turn dark. Hes got duct tape, hes got all the tools ready to kidnap her. Would this mom and her daughters learn the truth in time . She was in a panic. She said, i saw john. Outside in a car. A story ending in savagery that would stun even police. Theres no way he gets away with this unless he kills her. Im lester holt, and this is the women and dirty john. Hello and welcome to dateline extra. Im craig melvin. After being in love she thought she had finally found the one when she met a handsome doctor named john mehan. But behind the rugged good looks lurked something sinister. What they found threatened to tear the family apart and put their lives in danger. Here is keith morrison. Rep
he claims he fell out of the top bunk and he got pain medication. you are dealing with an incorrigible person here? yes, sir, an addict. a very smart, articulate addict. eventually, thanks to luken, john did jail time for stealing drugs in ohio and michigan. and tonia felt guilty. wondering if she missed warning signs, wondered what else john might ve hidden from her. never thought about the clue, way back at the beginning, on her wedding video. in the groomsman who had some drinks and had their arms around each other, and they are talking about how they met him. here to celebrate john. one of the groomsman said john meehan s nickname is filthy john meehan. john meehan over the years became dirty john and the nickname stuck. he found out later on there was a story to that? yes. it was basically calling little old women out of money for jobs that he didn t do, and also that he had away with the
ladies. luken discovered darker secrets as well. john supplied the opioids that killed his own addicted brother. he was alone with his sick father, the old man died rather suddenly. john wasn t charged in those cases, but there were others, said luken, and as the years went on, he developed a certain criminal specialty. he would go on dating websites and would find women that usually had good financial backing. he always told people he was a doctor. he seemed like an ideal catch, i suppose, for a lot of these women? he was a true con man. he d take their money, and when they would find out about him, john would threaten them, he would terrorize them. how bad was he? john was the most dangerous, treacherous, manipulative, deceitful, criminal i d investigated in 40 years of law enforcement. once terra learned about