EP. 185: TEXAS - Andrea Yates: The Mother Who Drowned Her 5 Children In A Bathtub (PT. 2)

Murder In America

Blood In The Sink Productions

True Crime

4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 69 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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0:47.1	against children. This podcast is not for everyone. You have been warned.
0:52.9	In last week's episode, we talked about the life of Andrea Yates, a smart and religious woman who was living with her husband Rusty and five children in Houston, Texas in the early 2000s.
1:06.0	Andrea's number one role in her life was being a wife and mother.
1:10.0	She had given up her career as a nurse
1:12.6	so she could take on this role full time. But sadly, with the birth of each of her children,
1:18.6	her postpartum depression was getting worse and worse. Over the years, her doctors had
1:25.1	recommended that she stopped having children altogether.
1:28.8	But in her and Rusty's mind, this was God's will for them.
1:33.1	So by 2001, they had five kids together, Mary, John, Luke, Paul, and Noah.
1:40.5	But in the summer of 2001, unbeknownst to everyone, Andrea Yates was on the verge of a mental breakdown,
1:48.2	one so severe it would shock the nation.
1:51.7	The warning signs had all been there, but no one knew what she was truly capable of.
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