The Broken Mind - The Andrea Yates Case
A mother calls 911 from her own home.
Inside, police find all five of her children dead in the bathtub.
She admits she did it.
But the real question was not whether Andrea Yates killed them.
It was whether her mind had completely broken before she did.
Full description
In this episode of Tell Me The Crime, we examine the devastating case of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in 2001. There was never any question that Andrea committed the act. The question was whether she was legally sane when she did it.
This case forces a difficult conversation about postpartum psychosis, religious delusions, criminal responsibility, and how the legal system should respond when severe mental illness and unimaginable harm collide.
This episode discusses the deaths of children and severe mental illness, including postpartum psychosis. Listener discretion is advised.
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