How A Cult Drove This Mother To Kill Her 5 Children

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Breanna Heim

True Crime

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this episode, we take a deep dive into the tragic and complex case of Andrea Yates and the Yates family.. A story that shocked the nation and sparked intense debate about a variety of factors including an alleged cult, the struggles of motherhood, and the importance of mental health.

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0:00.0	Shortly after leaving for work,
0:02.3	Russie Yates got a call from his wife telling him that he had to come home.
0:07.2	He asked his wife, is anyone hurt?
0:10.6	And she said, yes.
0:13.2	He asked his wife, are the kids hurt?
0:17.5	And his wife said yes.
0:20.3	So we asked
0:21.6	Which one of our children is hurt
0:24.8	And his wife replied
0:27.0	All of them
0:28.6	What's your night?
0:30.1	In her night
0:30.9	What's the problem?
0:34.9	How's his name to come?
0:36.5	Is your husband there?
0:37.7	No Well what's the problem? I need saying to come? Is your husband there? No.
0:38.8	Well, what's the problem?
0:40.0	I need them to come.
0:41.8	We're going to bring you some breaking news now out of the Clear Lake area.
0:45.6	You loved your children.
0:49.9	Yeah, it's not the right way home.
0:53.3	What drives a woman that everyone in her life described as the perfect mother to kill all five of her children?
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