How the Andrea Yates Tragedy Changed the Way We Think About Mental Illness
Even masses who do n’t follow crime hump the name Andrea Yates . On June 20 , 2001 — six month after giving parturition to her fifth baby in seven years — the former nurse , who suffered from severe postpartum depression , drown each child in the family bathing tub . Then , she called 911 : “ I just killed my Thomas Kid . ” unfeigned crime source Suzy Spencer ’s Breaking Point was initially publish just after the murders , when medium scrutiny of the Andrea Yates casing was at its most intense ....