Andrea Yates was charged with capital murder in the 2001 deaths of her five children. After her initial conviction was overturned, Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was ordered to a mental hospital on July 26, 2006. A family photo shows Andrea Yates; her husband, Russell; and their four boys, Luke, Paul, John and Noah.
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Andrea Yates was charged with capital murder in the 2001 deaths of her five children. After her initial conviction was overturned, Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity and was ordered to a mental hospital on July 26, 2006. A family photo shows Andrea Yates; her husband, Russell; and their four boys, Luke, Paul, John and Noah.
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The five Yates children were drowned one by one in a bathtub of their Clear Lake, Texas, home on June 20, 2001.
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The five Yates children were drowned one by one in a bathtub of their Clear Lake, Texas, home on June 20, 2001.
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A July 27, 2001, video shows Yates talking with a psychiatrist in jail.
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A July 27, 2001, video shows Yates talking with a psychiatrist in jail.
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A family photo shows four of the Yates children: from left, Luke, Paul, John and Noah.
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A family photo shows four of the Yates children: from left, Luke, Paul, John and Noah.
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The youngest of the Yates children, Mary, in a family photo.
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The youngest of the Yates children, Mary, in a family photo.
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Yates is escorted into court on June 22, 2001, in Houston. Her trial began on February 18, 2002. The prosecution's expert witness, psychiatrist Park Dietz, testified that Yates got the idea to drown her children from an episode of "Law & Order." However, the show's producers later said that no such episode aired.
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Yates is escorted into court on June 22, 2001, in Houston. Her trial began on February 18, 2002. The prosecution's expert witness, psychiatrist Park Dietz, testified that Yates got the idea to drown her children from an episode of "Law & Order." However, the show's producers later said that no such episode aired.
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Russell Yates places his hand on the casket of one of his deceased children during their funeral on June 27, 2001, at Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston. On July 30, 2004, he filed for divorce from Andrea.
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Russell Yates places his hand on the casket of one of his deceased children during their funeral on June 27, 2001, at Forest Park East Cemetery in Houston. On July 30, 2004, he filed for divorce from Andrea.
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One of the children's caskets is put into a hearse after the funeral.
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One of the children's caskets is put into a hearse after the funeral.
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Yates' mother, Jutta Kennedy, and sister, Maureen Freeman, arrive for the sentencing phase of Yates' trial on March 14, 2002.
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Yates' mother, Jutta Kennedy, and sister, Maureen Freeman, arrive for the sentencing phase of Yates' trial on March 14, 2002.
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A Harris County jury convicted Yates of two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Noah, John and Mary. She was not tried in the deaths of Paul and Luke. The jury of eight women and four men deliberated for 35 minutes before recommending a life sentence in jail.
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A Harris County jury convicted Yates of two counts of capital murder in the deaths of Noah, John and Mary. She was not tried in the deaths of Paul and Luke. The jury of eight women and four men deliberated for 35 minutes before recommending a life sentence in jail.
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Prosecutor Kaylynn Williford addresses the jury during closing arguments in Yates' retrial on July 24, 2006, in Houston. Yates' 2002 capital murder conviction was overturned by an appeals court because of false testimony by the state's expert psychiatric witness.
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Prosecutor Kaylynn Williford addresses the jury during closing arguments in Yates' retrial on July 24, 2006, in Houston. Yates' 2002 capital murder conviction was overturned by an appeals court because of false testimony by the state's expert psychiatric witness.
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Prosecutor Joe Owmby addresses the jury during closing arguments in Yates' retrial July 24, 2006.
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Prosecutor Joe Owmby addresses the jury during closing arguments in Yates' retrial July 24, 2006.
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Andrea Yates sits with her attorney George Parnham after a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was read in her retrial on July 26, 2006. In 2007, she was transferred from North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus, to Kerrville State Hospital in Kerrville, Texas, where she currently resides.
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Andrea Yates sits with her attorney George Parnham after a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity was read in her retrial on July 26, 2006. In 2007, she was transferred from North Texas State Hospital, Vernon Campus, to Kerrville State Hospital in Kerrville, Texas, where she currently resides.
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