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Spoilers below forDirty John,both TV series and podcast.

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(In the Bravo show, Debra is a single stand-in for the pair of sisters.)

(Thats where Johns philandering ways earned him his notorious nickname,or nicknames.)

They even had two kids together.

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and restraining orders over the past 25 years.

(She also now operates Nevada-basedAmbrosia Home Furniture & Decor.)

But by early adulthood, shed experienced life-altering trauma.

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Their mother, Arlane Hart, was (and is) a deeply religious Christian.

(Debra, likewise, would become a devoted member of Mariners megachurch in Irvine, California.)

(Her youngest daughters Jacqueline, a.k.a.

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Veronica onDirty John,and Terra were the only ones willfully participative in the original podcast.)

(And,as Debra confirms, Jacquelyn was always curious, questioning, and rebellious.)

In those final months of 2016, John harassed and menaced Jacquelyn, jeopardizing her schooling and career.

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Years later, when Cindi and Billy separated, Arlane temporarily took in Billy and Shad.

Arlane still lives in the same Corona house where she raised her daughters.

Stay away from the house.

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Only when Shad ceased steering Debra away from John did the antagonism stop.

It made me question what is he trying to hide.

Shed always loved animals and, like her mom, was a devout Christian.

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Terra was 25 when she fought John off on the roof of that parking garage and killed him.

(Fittingly, hernow-celebrated dog Cashhelped thwart Johns attack by gnawing on his ankle.)

She wasnever charged in Johns murder, as it was determined to be in self-defense.