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Then in march 2015, four months after john moved in with debra the sisters snooped around the balboa house and -- jackpot. they found a stash of paperwork john had left there. legal documents, police reports. >> reports that hes stalked other women and that other women had restraining orders on him. >> reporter: johns papers outlined a long criminal history. multiple arrests and incarcerations, drug convictions. alarming stuff. >> and debra was hesitant to believe the stuff. she believed john. >...

Welcome back to "dateline." suspicions about their mothers new husband, john meehan, had driven debra newells daughters to become amateur detectives. so far they had uncovered a hornets nest of deception. not only had john lied about being a doctor, several women had restraining orders against him, and he had served time for multiple times. yet debra was still standing by her man. now a woman from johns past was about to tell an even more disturbing tale. was debra in danger? heres keith morriso...

>> reporter: john was not a sender of care packages, he had been an inmate. then in march 2015, four months after john moved in with debra, the sisters snooped around the balboa house and -- jackpot. they found a stash of paperwork john had left there. legal documents, police reports. >> reports that hes stalked other women and that other women had restraining orders on him. >> reporter: johns papers outlined a long criminal history. multiple arrests and incarcerations, drug convictions. alarmin...

Pending separation lisa worried about lynn and charlies safety. >> i wanted her to move out of the home with charlie. she wouldnt do it. she wouldnt leave her home. she wouldnt disrupt charlie. he was just starting high school. theyd lived in the neighborhood forever. so she was a sitting target. >> did she understand that it was dangerous for her? >> yes. yes. >> and yet she went and did it anyway. >> thats how important getting out of that relationship was to her. she was willing to risk her l...

>> welcome back to dateline extra. im craig melvin. deborahs daughters were proving their mothers new husband was a fraud. they found that not only was he lying ability being a doctor, but he was an ex-con with several restraining orders against him. it did not seem to matter to deborah who continued to stand by hermann, but a woman from johns past was about to surface with a story too terrifying to ignore. was someones life in danger? here again is keith morrison. >> who was this man that had s...

Months after john moved in with deborah, the sisters snooped around the balboa house and jackpot, they found a stash of paperwork john had left there. legal documents. police reports. >> he stalked other women and other women had restraining orders on him. >> johns papers outlined a long criminal history. multiple arrests and incarcerations, drug convictions, alarming stuff. >> and deborah was hesitant to believe this stuff. she believed john. >> even after her daughters told her what they found...

Where men shield other men and which doesnt protect women. is everything but an isolated case every year more than $120.00 women are killed in france one group has started counting them and is tagging their names and stories on walls across paris to push the government to finally act. but the government says it is taking the matter seriously its been holding weeks long consultations with victims as a station so cross the country and its working on a new law to better protect women against domest...

To finally act. but the government says it is taking the matter seriously its been holding weeks long consultations with victims as a say sions across the country and its working on a new law to better protect women against domestic violence. in some of. the government is working with lawmakers from all across the spectrum and we are ready to act. the new law will introduce electronic bracelets to keep violent men at bay and judges will be able to issue restraining orders within 6 days and more ...

Was dangerous for her? >> yes. yes. >> and yet she went and did it anyway. >> thats how important getting out of that relationship was to her. she was willing to risk her life, and she told me that. >> lisa told lynn she should at least get a restraining order against fred. >> it wouldnt make a damn bit of difference. >> thats what she told you? >> if hes going to kill me, hell kill me. restraining orders wont stop him. >> too late now, of course. but what about charlie? the detectives worried a...

To the ballot box. >> so far he has been pretty successful in that attempt. danny, there is a hearing on the presidents motion for a restraining order to block those subpoenas, its going to happen on wednesday, what can we expect to hear from both sides on those days. >> restraining orders are interesting hearings. its not about whether or not one party is ultimately going to win or lose, its about, hey, we have an emergency right now and so we just need to preserve the status quo, but which sid...