EP. 184: TEXAS - Andrea Yates: The Mother Who Drowned Her 5 Children In A Bathtub (PT. 1)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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In today's episode, we examine the disturbing crimes of Andrea Yates, one of the most infamous mothers in American history. In 2001, a brutal crime rocked a suburb of Houston, Texas. A mother had snapped and drowned 5 of her children in the bathtub of her home. But her backstory and the lead up to the crime runs deeper than one could ever have possibly imagined. - Listen to our new show, "THE CONSPIRACY FILES"!: -Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5IY9nWD2MYDzlSYP48nRPl -Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/id1752719844 -Amazon/Audible - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ab1ade99-740c-46ae-8028-b2cf41eabf58/the-conspiracy-files -Pandora - https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-conspiracy-files/PC:1001089101 -iHeart - https://iheart.com/podcast/186907423/ -PocketCast - https://pca.st/dpdyrcca -CastBox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id6193084?country=us - Stay Connected: Join the Murder in America fam in our free Facebook Community for a behind-the-scenes look, more insights and current events in the true crime world: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4365229996855701 If you want even more Murder in America bonus content, including ad-free episodes, come join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/murderinamerica Instagram: http://instagram.com/murderinamerica/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Murder-in-America-Podcast/100086268848682/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MurderInAmerica TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theparanormalfiles and https://www.tiktok.com/@courtneybrowen Feeling spooky? Follow Colin as he travels state to state (and even country to country!) investigating claims of extreme paranormal activity and visiting famous haunted locations on The Paranormal Files Official Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheParanormalFilesOfficialChannel - (c) BLOOD IN THE SINK PRODUCTIONS 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.6	Warning, the following podcast is not suitable for all audiences. We go into great detail with
0:34.9	every case that we cover and do our best to bring viewers even deeper into the stories by utilizing disturbing audio and sound effects.
0:41.6	Trigger warnings from the stories we cover may include violence, rape, murder, and offenses against children.
0:47.8	This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:51.6	When you hear the names Mary, John, Luke, Paul, and Noah, what comes to mind?
0:58.1	For most people, they will recognize that they are biblical names.
1:02.4	But if you were to ask that during the summer of 2001, you might get a different answer.
1:08.0	For many people who followed true crime back then, those names would have been
1:12.3	very familiar as they were plastered across TVs and newspapers all over the country. But an even
1:19.1	more recognizable name that will still turn heads today, over two decades later, is the name
1:25.4	Andrea Yates. In June of 2001, the Yates family was living in a quiet residential neighborhood in Houston, Texas.
1:34.7	However, their home, located at 942 Beach Comber Lane, would soon be the site of a media
1:41.4	frenzy after the world learned that five young children had lost
1:45.6	their lives inside the home's primary bathroom.
1:49.1	On the day in question, Andrea Yates filled up the bathtub and one by one she held each
1:55.5	of her children's heads underwater until they stopped breathing.
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