Andrea Yates: The Case That Shook the Country
10 Minute Murder | Bingeable True Crime Stories
Joe Kuner
4.8 • 614 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2025
⏱️ 11 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Andrea Yates was a nurse, a valedictorian, and a mother of five. She was also in and out of psychiatric hospitals, diagnosed with postpartum psychosis and severe depression. Her doctors warned against more pregnancies. Her husband ignored it. And in 2001, after years of spiraling mental health and barely-there support, Andrea did something that made the world stop cold.
This episode breaks down the path that led there—not just the final hour, but everything that came before it. From a burned-out motorhome to ignored medical advice, from religious pressure to mental collapse, this is the story of a woman who desperately asked for help and never really got it.
It’s not about excusing what she did. It’s about understanding how many people failed her on the way.
#andreayates #truecrimepodcast #postpartumpsychosis #mentalhealthawareness #truecrimecommunity #texascrime #insanitydefense #motherhoodandmentalhealth
Welcome back to 10 Minute Murder! Your go-to podcast for quick, bingeable true crime stories. Seriously, you tuning in means more to me than my morning caffeine, and if you know me, that’s saying a lot.
💡 Haven’t subscribed yet? Now’s your chance! Hit that subscribe button, and you’ll never miss your favorite bite-sized dose of true crime.
📢 Love true crime? Share the love! Got a friend who’s as obsessed with true crime as you are? Share the podcast with them and let the bingeing marathon begin.
📱 Get Social With Me: Follow along on social media for behind-the-scenes goodies, sneak peeks of upcoming episodes, and the occasional “should I really post this?” moment.
📬 Your Turn! Have a case you’d love for me to cover? Or just want to say hi? Drop me an email—I love hearing from you and might just feature your suggestion in an upcoming episode!
Thanks for being here, and let’s make 2025 the year of binge-worthy true crime. 🖤
(BTDubs- If you're into the brief and bingeable vibe, search for and subscribe to my other podcast: 10 Minute Mystery)
10minutemurder.com
email: [email protected]
_______
Follow 10 Minute Murder-
Facebook:
https://facebook.com/10MMpodcast
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/10minutemurder/
TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@10minutemurder
Threads:
https://www.threads.net/@10minutemurder
Youtube:
https://youtube.com/channel/UCkJLUCEZlkn9In3AA46RVxw
*******
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/10-minute-murder-bingeable-true-crime-stories--4603604/support.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | In 2001, Andrea Yates went from Stay-At-Home mom to a national headline no one could ignore. |
| 0:07.0 | Depending on who you ask, she was either deeply broken or deeply evil. |
| 0:12.0 | And while the rest of the country was arguing over which box to put her in, the truth sat somewhere messier. |
| 0:19.0 | This story isn't about a single moment. It's about years of |
| 0:23.6 | ignored warnings, mental health care that barely qualified as care, and a family whose five kids |
| 0:30.5 | and a godly life unraveled in the worst way possible. Before we dive in, if you like your true crime |
| 0:36.9 | brief and bingeable, you're in the right |
| 0:39.2 | place. Hit followed now for at least two new episodes every week. This is 10-minute murder. Let's get into it. |
| 1:07.9 | Thank you. June 20th, 2001, is the day Andrea Yates went from Anonymous suburban mom to headline shorthand for something unthinkable. |
| 1:10.5 | For some, she was clearly broken. |
| 1:12.7 | For others, she was evil. |
| 1:14.9 | There wasn't a lot of middle ground. |
| 1:17.2 | When she sat in court facing a murder charge that would shake the country, |
| 1:21.0 | Andrea probably didn't care which side anyone was on. |
| 1:24.7 | She spent years asking to die, long before she ended up here. It hadn't always been |
| 1:30.8 | that way. Andrea Yates was the kind of student teachers bragged about. Smart, disciplined, |
| 1:37.3 | valedictorian. But behind the grades and polite smiles, she had already told at least one friend |
| 1:43.5 | that she was thinking |
| 1:44.3 | about ending her own life. She pushed those thoughts down, or at least learn how to keep them |
| 1:49.4 | quiet enough to get through college. Andrew became a nurse at the University of Texas |
| 1:54.1 | MD Anderson Cancer Center, where she stayed for eight years. She was good at the job, caring |
| 2:00.0 | with her patients, quiet in her personal |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Kuner, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Joe Kuner and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.