Dirty John – More About the Deceptions and Downfall of John Meehan

2. His Daughters’ Thoughts on Their Dad

John Meehan was granted supervised visits with his daughters, Emily and Abigail, after his release from prison. But after just a few sessions, he decided to stay in California and stopped his visitations in 2005. When they were together, John reportedly would shower the girls with gifts.

He gave Emily and Abby a cellphone to stay in touch when they moved to Georgia. Emily confronted him about his treatment of Tonia to which he eerily responded “One day you will find out the truth” and disconnected the phone.

She admitted it was often tempting to reconnect with him.  Emily told Oxygen, “I think at a young age, I craved his attention just because it was very rare, and I think it came back to me that oh, after all of these years, he wants to talk to me.”

In 2015, he tried to reach out to Emily on Twitter. He sent her a photo of them together and said he needed to talk to her and that he was proud of her.

When they learned about his death, Abby was extremely emotional. Emily, on the other hand, said she had initially found it “humorous,” adding that it was like a movie script. When asked what she’d want to ask her father if he were here today, she responded “…What was your plan when you married my mom and you decided with her that you wanted children? Was this going to go on forever?”

Currently, Emily is a nurse and Abigail is in college. The girls are also close friends with Terra Newell.