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In a Dr. Phil exclusive, runaway Pennsylvania mom Brenda Heist, 54, speaks out for the first time since abandoning her family 11 years ago — leaving them to believe she had been kidnapped or murdered . Why does she say she walked away from her life after dropping off her two young children, then ages 8 and 12, at school? And, where has she been living all these years? Brenda, who is now behind bars on a probation violation, was declared legally dead three years ago — so, how was she recently found? Plus, hear Brenda’s tearful message to the children she left behind . Did she try to contact them over the years? And, don’t miss the surprise reunion that brings Brenda to tears.