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On June 20, 2001 Andrea Yates drowned her five children: Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary. In 2002 she was convicted of first degree murder and subsequently sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole after 40 years. Her conviction was overturned after winning an appeal.
On July 26, 2006 Andrea was sent to North Texas State Hospital after being committed by the court system. Before taking the lives of her five children she suffered a nervous breakdown with two separate suicide attempts and two hospitalization as a result. During that time she was diagnosed with having postpartum depression and psychosis.
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Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Andrea Pia Kennedy Yates
- Born: July 2, 1964
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas
- Was married to Russell Yates but they divorced in 2004
- Roman Catholic
- Attended Milby High School where she was valedictorian
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Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates - $7.99
On a June morning in a Houston suburb, a 911 dispatcher questioned the caller on the other end of the line:<P>"ARE YOU HAVING A DISTURBANCE?"<P>"ARE YOU ILL?"<P>"ARE YOU AT 9...
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A&E -- American Justice Andrea Yates Story - $24.95
The shocking story of the Texas mother of 5 who drowned her children, one by one, in the bathtub. With home video of the Yates family, an interview with husband Rusty Yates, and videotaped psychiatrist interviews, we trace the downward spir...
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Ask the expert: the case of Andrea Yates.(Ask the Expert): An article from: Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2006. The length of the article is 1308 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word ...
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Taken from the Taconic
When Andrea Yates stood trial for drowning her five children in the bathtub, forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz informed the jury that he was a consultant for ...New York Post (November 06, 2009) -
On Being a Bad Mother
Oh, I don't insist she be like Susan Smith, who drove her two sons into the lake, or Andrea Yates, who drowned her five kids in the bathtub, ...Atlantic Online (November 09, 2009) -
Anger unloaded on Kibbe
... days in recorded interviews with psychiatrist Park Dietz, who has probed the minds of killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, John Hinckley and Andrea Yates. ...Stockton Record (November 06, 2009) -
HPD Helps Protect Mentally Ill
He's well known as a mental health advocate, after defending high profile cases, like Andrea Yates'. "They've just started, this is a pebble in the water ...MyFox Houston (November 05, 2009)
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