{"id":2203,"date":"2018-01-10T14:31:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T19:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2018-01-10T14:31:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T19:31:24","slug":"dateline-nbc-to-air-special-this-friday-on-dirty-john-case-that-made-national-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2018\/01\/10\/dateline-nbc-to-air-special-this-friday-on-dirty-john-case-that-made-national-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DATELINE NBC\u2019 TO AIR SPECIAL THIS FRIDAY ON \u2018DIRTY JOHN\u2019 CASE THAT MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Broadcast Features Interviews with John Meehan\u2019s Wife, Detectives in Case and More<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>All-New \u2018The Women &amp; Dirty John\u2019 Airs Friday, January 12 at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>January 10, 2018 \u2013 \u2018Dateline NBC\u2019 will present an all-new broadcast, entitled \u2018The Women &amp; Dirty John,\u2019 this Friday, January 12 at 10 p.m. ET, on conman John Meehan, who made national headlines last year after his crimes and their final deadly culmination were featured in the popular podcast, \u2018Dirty John.\u2019 \u00a0NBC News\u2019 Keith Morrison sits down with Meehan\u2019s wife Debra Newell, who opens up about the moment she realized Meehan was dangerous, saying: \u201cI thought, how could this man fake it to this degree? Did he love me or was this all a game? \u00a0And I realized I was his newest victim.\u201d To watch a preview, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/debra-newell-opens-up-on-dirty-john-1133156419736\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s special also includes an interview with Detective Dennis Luken, who investigated Meehan. He described Meehan\u2019s methods to Morrison, \u201cHe&#8217;d take their money and when they would find out about him and break up the relationship, then John \u2013 the other side of John \u2013 would come out. John would threaten them, he would terrorize them.\u201d To watch a preview, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/dateline\/video\/detective-in-dirty-john-case-speaks-out-1133152323882\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Women &amp; Dirty John\u2019\u00a0also features interviews with Debra\u2019s daughter Terra Newell, Meehan\u2019s first wife Tonia Bales, Detective Rick Henry, Orange County deputy district attorney Matt Murphy and<em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>\u00a0reporter and host of \u2018Dirty John\u2019 Christopher Goffard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT<em>\u00a0\u201c<\/em>DATELINE<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDateline\u201d\u00a0is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history. In its 26th season, \u201cDateline\u201d is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Airing Fridays at 10 p.m. ET\/9 p.m. CT, \u201cDateline\u201d reaches more than 20 million people every week through its broadcast, and millions more through its social media platforms. David Corvo is the senior executive producer, and Liz Cole is the executive producer. 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