Andrea Yates Research Paper
HOUSTON, TX- Almost a week has passed since the case on Andrea Yates occurred. Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children in her bath tub last week on June 20th, 2001. The family grew up in a suburban area of Houston, Texas. This quintuple murder has shocked the whole nation of horrific comments and opinions on this case. Yates has been charged with first degree murder, and the trial has started. The kids ages ranged from 6 months to 7 years old, 4 brothers and 1 sister. Her Attorneys say the murders were brought on by her psychotic delusions, exacerbated by repeated episodes of postpartum depression. The morning of the murders, her husband went to work, and Andrea Yates fed her children breakfast and drowned them one by one as the other
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Andrea Yates was born on July 2nd, 1964, In Houston, Texas. She was a stellar student and valedictorian. She was a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the Swim team, and finished second in her high school graduating class of 1982. From high school she then worked at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1986 to 1994. She married Rusty Yates in 1933, who was a disciple of preachers Michael Peter Woroniecki. Their family was very strict and conservative, being big supports of the Christian family. The Woronieckis were known to condemned the Yates’ family for their Christian values and they said “their children were doomed to hell because of their parent’s sins.” This looks a little intense in some cases. Andrea was treated for postpartum depression and psychosis, which are illnesses that run in her family genes. She was tested after the birth of her fourth child, and tested positive, this was also around the same time she tried to commit suicide twice. After the birth of her fourth child and the death of her father, she went into severe depression and was forcefully admitted to Devereux-Texas treatment network. She was prescribed a series of psychotic drug treatments by her Dr. Mohammed Saaed. Andrea recovered in 1999, from the medicine and getting the psychiatric help needed. Family members like her husband, Rusty said she was doing a lot better after being treated at the treatment network. The medicine
Andrea Yates was born on July 2nd, 1964, In Houston, Texas. She was a stellar student and valedictorian. She was a member of the National Honor Society and captain of the Swim team, and finished second in her high school graduating class of 1982. From high school she then worked at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1986 to 1994. She married Rusty Yates in 1933, who was a disciple of preachers Michael Peter Woroniecki. Their family was very strict and conservative, being big supports of the Christian family. The Woronieckis were known to condemned the Yates’ family for their Christian values and they said “their children were doomed to hell because of their parent’s sins.” This looks a little intense in some cases. Andrea was treated for postpartum depression and psychosis, which are illnesses that run in her family genes. She was tested after the birth of her fourth child, and tested positive, this was also around the same time she tried to commit suicide twice. After the birth of her fourth child and the death of her father, she went into severe depression and was forcefully admitted to Devereux-Texas treatment network. She was prescribed a series of psychotic drug treatments by her Dr. Mohammed Saaed. Andrea recovered in 1999, from the medicine and getting the psychiatric help needed. Family members like her husband, Rusty said she was doing a lot better after being treated at the treatment network. The medicine