Our Interview With Terra Newell from "Dirty John"

True Crime Obsessed

True Crime, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.2 • 34.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Terra Newell may be best known for taking down "Dirty John" Mehan when he attacked her in a parking garage in 2016, but she is so SO much more that that. In the years since that incident, Terra has used her experience to help other people tell their stories. In this interview, Terra shares her experience knowing John, what it took to survive him, and how she has found power in telling her story.

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0:00.0	Hey fam Patrick here, I am so excited to get to share this interview I did last week
0:12.5	with my friend Tara Newell.
0:14.4	I love that I get to call Tara a friend.
0:17.8	Most of you know Tara as the badass woman who took down Dirty John Mehan when he attacked
0:22.0	her in a parking garage in 2016.
0:24.6	But if you follow her on social media or you listen to her podcast, the survivor squad,
0:28.6	you also know Tara is a survivor and an advocate who's turned her experience into an
0:33.2	opportunity to help other people.
0:35.8	I find Tara to be one of the most inspiring people I have ever known.
0:40.1	I'm also over the moon to tell you that Tara's going to be joining us at Obsessed Fest
0:43.4	in Dallas this year, which is happening from October 20 to the 22nd.
0:46.9	She'll be taking all your questions at a Q&A and she's doing a meet and greet and
0:50.4	a live taping of her podcast, The Survivor Squad.
0:53.0	With Collier Landry, her co-host and our dear friend from the documentary A Murder
0:57.2	and Mansfield.
0:58.2	You can get all the information and tickets for ObsessedFest at ObsessedFest.com.
1:02.3	All right.
1:03.3	Now to the interview.
1:06.0	Hi, Terran Newell.
1:16.4	Hi, how's it going?
1:18.0	Oh my God.
1:19.0	It's so good to see you.
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