influence the outcome of a behavior in a criminal behavior and the type of attach committed to his or her victim. This crimes are taught in the school of crime into five different steps to help during a crime investigation. One of these cases is Andrea Yates‚ who committed a horrific crime on her family. This paper will explain the changes in history of crime and the procedures done in a crime. The paper will also include the story of a criminal who committed the crime. Genetic evidence that confirms
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Description of the crime: (1 page) Andrea Yates was found guilty for drowning her five children in a bath tub in their house in Houston on the morning of June 20th of 2001. She called the Houston Police Department after committing this evil act who arrived at the scene and took Yates in custody and questioned her. She revealed the details of how she drowned her children one by one and put them in their beds and left her six-month old daughter floating dead in the bath tub before she drowned her
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By: Katie King ANDREA YATES CASE Andrea Yates has no remorse or justification for lives she stole from Andrea’s Basic Information DOB: July 2‚1964 Hometown: Clear Lake‚ Texas Diagnosed with depressive disorder In 1999‚ she tried stabbing herself‚ and got admitted to Memorial Spring Shadows Glen. She was then prescribed Haldol She clearly had mental issues www.Biography.com/people/andrea_yates_235801 Leading up to the Murder After her second son Noah‚ she started seeing violent
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Andrea Yates was a very devoted Christian mother to five children in Houston‚ TX. She suffered from postpartum depression‚ which worsened after each child‚ and developed into postpartum psychosis. “She felt convinced she was a terrible mother‚ deserving of
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Samuel Matute Andrea Yates trial. In June of 2001‚ Andrea Yates Made a call to her husband Russle Yates at 9:56 in the morning‚ not even an hour had passed since Russle Yates had left home for work. She did not ask her husband to come home but demanded‚ her exact words were “you need to come home‚ It’s Time”. Her husband hurried home and called Andrea while he was behind the wheel asking is anybody hurt and Andrea simply said “yes”. At 9:48 Andrea call 911 asking for a police officer‚ but would
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will tell you why I agree that Andrea Yates‚ 44‚ is not guilty by reason of insanity. I believe that Andrea Yates had a very serious sickness‚ and it should have never been able to get that out of hand. Andrea Yates was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and was losing control over herself. Rusty - Andreas husband -‚ her family‚ and the many doctors she had been working with should have took control about her acting’s. Rusty was a very controlling husband to Andrea while they have been together
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Andrea Yates Paper Linda J. Hernandez PSY 303: Abnormal Psychology Professor Lisa Prince Rutsky August 21‚ 2011 Andrea Yates Paper In 2001‚ Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub in her home. This was very disturbing news. I am a native Houstonian. I was at home that day. The television was on and will never forget the news breaking announcements that broke the story of a homicide in Clear Lake. All the information the reporters had was a mother killed all her children
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Around 10:00am on June 20‚ 2001‚ Rusty Yates received a startling phone call from his wife‚ Andrea‚ whom he had left only an hour before. "You need to come home‚" she said. Puzzled‚ he asked‚ "What’s going on?" She just repeated her statement and then added‚ "It’s time. I did it." Not entirely sure what she meant but in light of her recent illness‚ he asked her to explain and she said‚ "It’s the children." Now a chill shot through him. "Which one?" he asked. "All of them." He dropped everything
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Criminal behavior and violence have been present in the United States and throughout the world for many centuries. Crime comes in many different shapes and forms. Some examples of crime area violent crime‚ murder‚ rape‚ robbery‚ aggravated assault‚ property crime‚ burglary‚ larceny-theft‚ and motor vehicle theft. All of these criminal acts of violence has one thing in common‚ they are all against the law. Crime occurs in cities that are both big and small. By comparing crime data from two metropolitan
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The Andrea Yates Story Depression is a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity. One may also describe depression as an illness that involves the body‚ mood‚ and thoughts. Depression affects the way a person eats‚ sleeps‚ feelings about oneself‚ and the way one thinks about different subjects. Signs and symptoms of depression are; loss of interest in activities that were once enjoyable‚ loss of appetite with weight loss or overeating with
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