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Aug 2019
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136: What if you had to fight for your l...

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About this episode

“I did have the feeling that someone was gonna come back and do something horrible again after that.”

 

Producer: Whit Missildine

Editors: Nigel Coutinho, Whit Missildine


Episode Summary: Terra Newell is thrown a nightmare scenario as her mother’s new love life spins out of control, while the ordeal takes on a new life as the centerpiece of the famous Dirty John podcast and TV series.


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Content/Trigger Warnings: physical violence, assault, emotional abuse, explicit language


Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: Ambient themes by Nigel Coutinho

Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/

 

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