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It’s been a good year for detective junkies. In March we had S-Town, a gripping podcast which transformed from murder mystery to emotional character study. Next was Casting JonBenet, Netflix’s fascinating doc about the death of a six year-old beauty queen. In June, Beyond Reasonable Doubt? dropped on BBC Radio 5 Live. Dubbed the UK’s answer to Serial, it stood out because of its weird fan theories and back-to-front-narrative.
Now a new series is looking to take the true crime crown. Dirty John, hosted and written by LA Times reporter Chris Goffard, hit the Internet last week and it’s already got Twitter in a tizz.
Dirty John is the story of a maniac who wriggled into the lives of women and ruined them. You have to listen. Now.https://t.co/hpOFpmUeJE
— Boo Rogers 👻 (@bkerogers) October 12, 2017
I just binged the podcast Dirty John and it hit pretty much all my buttons: stalking, police indifference, religion, zombies, heroic dogs…
— reBOOca get it? oooo (@rebeccawatson) October 9, 2017
the end of ‘dirty john’ is soooooooooo satisfying
— Brokey S. Pumpkins (@brokeymcpoverty) October 12, 2017
Here’s all the information you need to get in on the best true crime podcast since Serial.
What you need to know
When Deborah Newell, a wealthy 50-something interior designer, met John Meehan on a dating site he seemed like a total catch. He was handsome, a freelance anaesthesiologist and treated her like a queen. They were married within four months. But as their relationship progressed, it soon became clear that this knight in shining armour was not who he said he was. Dirty John recounts, in captivating fashion, Deborah and her family’s growing horror as they discover the violent and sinister truth this man tried to hide from everybody.
Why it’s so good
This utterly compelling story is a complex web of love, lies and intimidation. Just when it…
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