(Hollywood, CA – October 30, 2014) – DR. PHIL, television's #1-rated syndicated daytime talk show, continues its 13th hit season and ripped-from-the-headlines exclusives with the Rikers Island interview with wealthy socialite Gigi Jordan, the multimillionaire former high-powered pharmaceutical executive currently on trial for admittedly killing her eight-year-old son, airing Friday, October 31 at 4 p.m. on WUSA9.
In a national television exclusive, Dr. Phil speaks to Jordan, who confessed to poisoning her eight-year-old son Jude with an overdose of prescription medication in a midtown Manhattan hotel room in 2010. She also allegedly attempted to kill herself, but failed.
In the interview, Dr. Phil asks Jordan what drove her to take her son's life, what transpired in the posh hotel room that fateful night in 2010, why she remained in the hotel room for 14 hours alongside her son's body and why she failed at her own alleged suicide attempt.
When asked by Dr. Phil if she has any regrets, Jordan responds, 'I would have done a better job of ending my own life.'
Select quotes from the episode:
'Who gave you the right to end this child's life?'
-Dr. Phil speaking to Gigi Jordan.
'I wanted him to be safe. I didn't want him to be tortured anymore.'
-Gigi Jordan on ending the life of her son Jude.
'I am not a cold-blooded murderer.'
-Gigi Jordan
DR. PHIL was created by Harpo Productions, is produced by Peteski Productions in association with CBS Television Distribution and is distributed by CBS Television Distribution, a unit of CBS Corp. Carla Pennington and Dr. Phillip C. McGraw are the executive producers. Angie Kraus is co-executive producer.
