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Andrea Yates shocked the world when she killed her five children by drowning them in a bathtub in June 2001. More than two decades later, her crime and trial are detailed in the Investigative Discovery docuseries. The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story.
While the project is expected to answer many questions about the case, fans are already wondering about some details of Andrea’s life, including where she was living at the time she killed her children.
Us every week describes below where Andrea lived, as well as where she is today.
Where did Andrea Yates live?
Andrea and her then husband, Russell “Rusty” Yateslived in Clear Lake, Texas, at the time of his crime, according to Biography.com. Clear Lake is about a 30-minute drive from Houston, Texas, where Andrea studied and graduated from the University of Texas School of Nursing.
Why was Andrea Yates arrested?
She was arrested after drowning herself and Rusty’s five children: Noah, 7, John, 5, Paul, 3, Luke, 2, and Mary, 6 months. Andrea would have believed that killing her children was the only way to save them from the devil.
After Andrea’s arrest, it was revealed that she was heavily influenced by the extreme teachings of preacher Michael Woroniecki. Woroniecki and his supporters have been accused of being a sectarian organization, although he has never admitted to such claims.
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Woroniecki publicly denied any involvement in the murders of Andrea and Rusty’s children during a 2002 appearance on Hello America. However, he admitted to serving as a spiritual leader for Andrea and Rusty and said he “shared Jesus with them.”
Andrea was initially convicted of capital murder in 2002 and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after forty years. However, the verdict was later overturned on appeal after it was revealed that forensic psychiatrist Park Dietz had given false testimony.
The case was retried in 2006, with a Texas jury finding Yates not guilty by reason of insanity.
Where does Andrea Yates live today?
Since Andrea was found not guilty by reason of insanity, it seems she is focusing on her mental health.
Andrea currently lives at Kerrville State Hospital in Kerrville, Texas, and has done so since 2007, according to People.
According to the hospital website“Kerrville State Hospital serves individuals who have been acquitted of a criminal offense and ordered by a court to receive inpatient mental health services.”
Each year she was given the opportunity to have her condition reviewed with a view to possible release, but she reportedly waived this right several times, and for good reason.
“She is where she wants to be. Where she needs to be,” Andrea’s former lawyer, George Parnhamsaid ABC News in June 2021. “And I mean, hypothetically, where would she go? What would she do?”
Five years earlier, Parnham had declared NBC News As of September 2016, Andrea was doing “remarkably well” and had no desire to leave the hospital. “She’s getting excellent care,” he said. “The hospital where she is, there is no barbed wire, there are no bars, there are no armed guards, no fences.”
