Dr. Phil : Season 16

Police say parents starved, chained up and abused 13 children; family, neighbors, and childhood friends speak out; kidnap survivor Michelle Knight sends a message to the children.

Police have been called more than 100 times because divorced parents Marty and Marla accuse each other of breaching their parenting agreement; Marla accuses Marty's new wife of abducting and poisoning the former couple's 10-year-old child.

Vanessa is convinced that if she eats anything she will choke and die; Sexy Vegan, who had to be escorted off stage by security on his previous visit, returns to the show.

Twenty-one-year-old Bailey says eight months ago, she “liked” a tweet from a complete stranger and it was love at first post. Bailey says their relationship is like no other love story you’ve ever heard, but the shocking thing is this stranger has never met Bailey, and she wants her to stop sending thousands of messages professing her love. Bailey’s mom, Ericka, says she’s lost her daughter to this fixation she has with this stranger, and she wants her daughter back. When Bailey finds

Thursday, viewers met 21-year-old Bailey who says she has the greatest love story of the century. She says she met Jasmine on social media eight months ago and that it was love at first post. She says they’ve been communicating day and night but have never spoken on the phone and have never met. When Dr. Phil first tried to talk to Bailey, she became insistent that her mother, Ericka, not participate in the show, and Bailey angrily walked off the stage. Bailey decided to come back to tell Dr.

Crystal accuses her ex-boyfriend, Anthony, of the unspeakable. She claims Anthony sexually assaulted their 3-year-old daughter on at least two separate occasions in 2016. Although she admits she did not witness the assaults, Crystal says she is 100% convinced her daughter is telling the truth. Crystal claims she’s brought proof confirming Anthony as the alleged monster she says he is. Crystal says that as long as she’s alive, Anthony will never breathe the same air as their daughter again.

Dr. Phil continues his conversation with Crystal, who accuses her ex-boyfriend Anthony of sexually assaulting their 3-year-old daughter at least twice in 2016. Crystal’s mother, Barbara, is added to the conversation. She claims Anthony is a “disgusting, lying abusive narcissist” and says she is certain Anthony violated her granddaughter. Anthony, who adamantly denies the allegations, says Barbara is just a “lowlife dirtbag” who has been sucked in to Crystal’s false accusations. Dr.

Twenty-one-year-old Ivey admits the only “job” she’s ever had has been working as an escort, which she claims she is only doing until she can afford a stable home for her and her 4-year-old son. Ivey says when her mother, Faith, found out she was working as an escort over two years ago, she put her things on the porch of their home and told her she had to leave – but without her son. Since then, Ivey has moved from house to house and stayed in various hotels where she meets her clients.

Karla claims that she is in contact via online chats and texting with film industry legend Tyler Perry, and they are married. There’s one hitch to this fairy-tale romance; she’s never even met the man she calls her new husband! Dr. Phil received an urgent anonymous email claiming the clock is ticking for Karla who’s blowing through her retirement fund to please her online love. Karla’s lost her job, house and friends, and alienated family members, and has even lost custody of her two

Kourtney and Kelly continue trying to convince their mother, Karla, that she’s not Mrs. Tyler Perry, but rather the victim of an online scammer who they claim has already cashed in on $100,000 of Karla’s retirement fund. Time is running out for Karla to realize the truth before she spends the rest of her savings and alienates her entire support system. In the second part of this story, Karla finds out some shocking information about her online love who she’s never met in real life.

Stacey claims her sister, Courtney, has faked pregnancies and says she is angry that her parents seem to believe her lies because Courtney says she has a mental illness. Stacey, who lives with Courtney and their parents, claims the entire family must hide cash, jewelry, and all valuables, or Courtney will steal them. Their parents, Mitch and Cathie, agree it’s a huge problem but say they feel trapped. Courtney, who admits she has a history of lying, insists she was pregnant three times and

Four women have one man in common: Dennis. His daughter Amanda claims he is a master manipulator; his wife, Michelle, says she’s tired of his womanizing; his girlfriend, Melissa, says she believes he is the most loyal man ever and she wants to marry him, and Dennis’ long-lost daughter, Kaley, who is the product of an affair. Amanda says she has an agenda: get her father to sign divorce papers for her mother, Michelle; make sure her father doesn’t marry Melissa; and for her half-sister,

Amanda claims her father, Dennis, is a controlling sexist who has broken the hearts of all the women he’s been involved with, including her mom, Michelle, and his girlfriend, Melissa. But 27 years ago, Dennis had an affair before he married his wife, Michelle. Ten years ago, Dennis found out that his affair produced a daughter, Kaley. Kaley found her dad on Facebook and had great expectations of meeting the father she’s always wanted, but she says meeting Dennis turned into one big

Erica’s family claims her boyfriend, Chris, has brainwashed her into believing he is the ultimate, perfect human being. They say Chris has convinced Erica that she and the world need to adopt his ideologies in order to be saved. Erica’s family claims Chris’ ideologies consist of humans completely rejecting traditional societal norms, money being obsolete, not working a job, and families living in communes relying on the barter system. But, the greatest concern Erica’s family says they

Sheila says that when the love of her life, Simon, said goodbye, he claimed he was going away for a few days but promised to return with flowers in a limousine. Simon never returned. Sheila claims that before Simon left, he programmed and bugged the radio stations in her car and her iPod so he could send her messages and clues as to his whereabouts via song titles and lyrics. Those “clues” set her off on a 80,000-mile road trip across Canada, America, and Mexico to find Simon. Sheila’s

Whitney emailed Dr. Phil asking for guidance. She says she wasted years with someone who she thought was the love of her life. Whitney has been with her husband and high school sweetheart, Adam, since she was 16 years old, and they have three adorable children, but Adam admits he is “living a double life.” Just a few months ago, Whitney says she uncovered a web of nasty lies and infidelities. She says Adam has cheated on her numerous times, including with a girl from college, women from

Lisa emailed Dr. Phil for help because, after five orders of protection against her ex-husband, Steve, she says she feels helpless. She says she requested a sixth order of protection but was denied. Lisa claims Steve has a history of abuse toward her and their two boys, and she claims he recently showed up to their sons’ school causing a lockdown! Lisa says her boys, who are hearing impaired like their father, are terrified of Steve. But Steve says he hasn’t had any visits with his sons

In an exclusive interview, the friend who accused gunman Nikolas Cruz lived with for three months before the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida speaks out for the very first time. He reveals the last text he received from Cruz, just moments before Cruz allegedly sprayed his former classmates with bullets. Dr. Phil also talks with the parents who took Cruz in, and what they say he was like the night before he allegedly committed this horrific act.

Yesterday, in part 1 of Dr. Phil’s two-part special regarding the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, Dr. Phil talked to people who knew Nikolas Cruz, from the family he was living with, to his classmates and a former teacher. Today, Dr. Phil speaks with students who were inside the school, some who were in the classrooms where shots were fired and their friends and classmates lost their lives. Plus, it’s been nearly 19 years since the Columbine High School shooting. What two

Jason and Brooke have been married for 20 years and say that God comes first in their lives. As assistant church pastors, they say they do their best to help people in need, including adopting seven special needs children. But when they pulled former addict Sarah off the streets and into their home, they say their faith was tested in the cruelest way possible. Brooke says instead of being grateful, Sarah turned them into Child Services, alleging child neglect and sexual abuse. Jason and Brooke

Ryann claims her sister, Stephanie, is unstable and that her delusional and paranoid behavior is ruining her life and causing her to be a danger to herself and her children. Ryann and mother, Jode, claim Stephanie’s destructive behavior — being arrested for allegedly stealing a car and over 100 keys from a car dealership, being arrested for allegedly resisting arrest, and saying she believes the Italian Mafia is protecting her from stalkers — may be a result of drug addiction, mental

Kim Claims her father sexually abused her from the ages of 7 to 14. Bob admits he had what he calls a “consensual sexual relationship” with his daughter Kim, he says, starting when she was 12; but claims Kim initiated 50 percent of their sexual interaction, and that he never forced Kim to do anything against her will. Bob was convicted of his crimes against Kim and served time in prison, but says Kim needs to stop playing “Miss Innocent.” Today, for the first time in years, Kim will

Yesterday, Kim confronted her father, Bob, who admitted to having what he called a “consensual sexual relationship” with her when she was a child. Bob claims Kim initiated 50 percent of their sexual interaction, and he never forced her to do anything against her will. But was Kim Bob’s only victim? Today, Bob’s stepdaughter Jessica confronts her stepfather who she claims sexually abused her starting when she was 6 years old. Bob denies ever being sexually inappropriate with Jessica.

Karla wrote to the show saying she is terrified for her daughter, Abby, who she says is dealing with debilitating episodes of PTSD from being possessed by demons for over a decade. Karla says that at times during her possessions, the demons would beat, stab, and rape Abby multiple times a day, every single day. Karla says she was forced to contact a Catholic priest who performed three separate exorcisms on Abby and was able to finally remove the demons for good in 2015. But even though the

Vanessa is convinced that if she eats anything she will choke and die; Sexy Vegan, who had to be escorted off stage by security on his previous visit, returns to the show.