Con artist John Meehan's story has been documented several times over the years, and now, Netflix is readying a docuseries about his crimes. Us Weekly breaks down everything to know about the new show, as well as Meehan's crimes and the other pop culture projects that have taken a look into his story. Netflix Announces New Dirty John Docuseries Meehan was one of the first "rom-conmen" to make headlines for his crimes, which involved wooing women, marrying them and then stealing from them.