S1 / E8 Surviving Dirty John: Terra Newell

Strictly Stalking

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True Crime, Talk Radio

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Terra Newell survived a brutal attack at the hands of John Meehan aka "Dirty John". After her mother, Debra Newell, begins a whirlwind romance with John Meehan, a man she meets online, Terra and her siblings immediately see red flags and hire a private investigator. The shocking findings cause Debra to flee, and John to stalk Terra, leading to a fatal confrontation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	He was on top of me at this point.
0:02.7	The knife is visible and he's just on his knees trying to stab me.
0:08.9	And I'm on my back and I began pedal kicking him in trying to block the knife.
0:15.7	And then my dog is also biting his ankles.
0:30.0	I'm Jamie Bebe.
0:35.0	And I'm Jake Duptula.
0:37.0	On today's episode of Strictly Stalking, we're chatting with Tara Newell.
0:40.0	Tara's the real-life hero of the award-winning series Dirty John, which inspired the Los Angeles
0:45.0	Times podcast and Bravo TV show.
0:48.0	Tara's inspiring story of survival, family, and perseverance has captured the hearts of millions
0:52.0	worldwide and continues through her podcast Time Out with Tara.
0:55.8	She also travels the country, doing speaking tours, talking about red flags and relationships,
1:00.5	and how you can defend yourself in an attack like she did.
1:03.6	Tara, thank you so much for joining us today.
1:05.6	Thank you so much for having me.
1:07.6	I basically defended myself against my stepdad.
1:12.1	He married my mom and he was a con artist.
1:15.3	He stalked me for a little bit.
1:17.7	He was basically my biggest nightmare at one point in life.
1:22.7	And now I'm here today because I had to take care of him when he tried to attack me.
1:30.9	When were you first introduced to John Meam?
1:33.7	I was first introduced to him a couple weeks before Thanksgiving.
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