[Encore] Patty Prewitt Finally Free: 40 Years Behind Bars

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Patty Prewitt, recently released from prison after serving 40 years for a crime she maintains she didn’t commit, joins Dr. Phil alongside her daughter, Jane Prewitt, and News On Merit Street anchor, Loni Coombs. Together, they discuss Patty’s fight for freedom, the challenges of reintegration after incarceration, and the ongoing push for justice. Dr Phil, who has closely followed Patty's case, shares his perspective on the controversial conviction and what it reveals about systemic flaws in the criminal justice system. Plus, Patty opens up about her emotional reunion with family and her plans for the future.

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0:00.0	Patty Pruitt was convicted of murdering her husband.
0:03.6	Patty spent 38 and a half years for a crime she has always maintained she did not commit.
0:09.6	Finally, a free woman.
0:11.1	You literally had two hours warning before you walked out that prison door?
0:15.6	I walked out in prison clothes.
0:17.3	We were told it was burned in a fire. It was lost.
0:19.7	They actually found it. They did a testing for gunshot residue.
0:22.6	Her hands were clean.
0:23.6	Dr. Phil, I had children.
0:25.6	I can never give up.
0:27.6	This is a personal note.
0:39.3	This is a night that I have been anticipating for years.
0:44.5	Patty Pruitt, a woman who has become a symbol of resilience and hope, is finally sitting
0:52.1	in her own home,
0:55.0	not behind prison bars, but as a free woman.
1:00.0	Patty spent 38 and a half years behind bars
1:04.0	for a crime she has always maintained she did not commit,
1:08.0	the crime of murdering her husband Bill.
1:12.6	Just weeks ago on December 20th,
1:14.6	20, 24, Missouri Governor Mike Parson granted her clemency,
1:19.6	bringing her home after nearly four decades
1:22.6	of separation from her family.
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