June 20, 2001, Andrea Yates waited for her husband, Rusty Yates, to leave for work, then she fed her five children breakfast. As they ate, she systematically drowned them one by one in the family’s bathtub. The oldest, seven-year-old, Noah, tried to run away when he saw he was the last to die. Yates got him and drowned him in nine inches of water as his little sister’s body floated nearby (Link 18).
After a long investigation, police found Yates suffered from severe postpartum depression, and psychotic delusions. Her husband Rusty Yates said they always planned on a large family, but demons took hold of Andrea Yates (Link 18). He went on to say “the Bible says the devil prowls around looking for someone to devour. I look at Andrea, and I
After a long investigation, police found Yates suffered from severe postpartum depression, and psychotic delusions. Her husband Rusty Yates said they always planned on a large family, but demons took hold of Andrea Yates (Link 18). He went on to say “the Bible says the devil prowls around looking for someone to devour. I look at Andrea, and I