The Husband Accused Of Poisoning His Wife To End Her Pregnancy
The Dr. Phil Podcast
Dr. Phil McGraw
4.3 • 13.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 April 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
An exclusive interview with Catherine Herring, the wife who accused her husband of poisoning her, to end her pregnancy.
Catherine Herring claims her whole life changed after she told her husband that she was pregnant with their 3rd child. Now, at the time of the pregnancy announcement, Catherine says she and her husband were separated, but she believed they were actively working to repair their marriage. But in the coming weeks after that announcement, Catherine claims she discovered her husband secretly poisoning her drinks, on multiple occasions with an abortion inducing medication in a sole attempt to end their un-born baby’s life. In an exclusive interview, Dr. Phil sits down with Catherine Herring to listen to the alleged details behind her husband’s ultimate betrayal.
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I've been doing this a long time, and I talked to a lot of people in a lot of circumstances, |
| 0:11.5 | and tonight we're talking about a story that is just unthinkable. |
| 0:17.2 | It's a story of unthinkable spousal betrayal. |
| 0:21.3 | A loving wife and mother, Catherine Herring, says her whole life changed after she told her husband |
| 0:29.2 | of 11 years, Mason, a successful lawyer, that she was pregnant with their third child. |
| 0:35.9 | Why? |
| 0:36.9 | Because that's when Catherine claims her husband began |
| 0:40.9 | a secret and sinister plot to ensure she never gave birth to that baby, that third child. |
| 0:52.0 | Now, at the time, Catherine and her husband were separated, |
| 0:56.1 | but she believed they were actively working to repair their marriage. |
| 0:59.6 | But in the coming weeks, after her pregnancy announcement, |
| 1:04.1 | Catherine says she discovered her husband secretly poisoning her drinks |
| 1:10.1 | on multiple occasions with an abortion-inducing medication |
| 1:15.4 | that she believes he did in an attempt to end their unborn baby's life. |
| 1:21.9 | Later, leading to his arrest, a plea deal guilty, and a sentence Catherine says was no justice at all. |
| 1:32.3 | Now in the exclusive interview, Catherine is here to tell her story. And I'm sorry you're |
| 1:42.3 | having to tell it, but I'm so glad you are sharing this because this is a |
| 1:48.9 | cautionary tale. It's an important tale. And it's a cautionary tale. How many times did he attempt |
| 1:56.5 | to do this in your estimation? He did it a total of seven times. |
| 2:03.2 | The first drink was the only one I consumed, |
| 2:07.0 | and then the six remaining drinks I collected as evidence. |
| 2:11.5 | Thank you for sharing this, by the way. |
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