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Andrea Yates Research Paper

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Andrea Yates was born on July 2, 1964 in Houston, Texas. She was the youngest of five children and grew up in a Catholic household. She graduated from Milby High School in 1982. Yates was involved in many extracurricular activities including the swim team and the National Honor Society. Yates had a seemingly typical childhood and life thereafter that. After high school she continued her education at the University of Houston. She was enrolled in a pre-nursing program and later went on to graduate from the University of Texas School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1986 until 1994. (Andrea Yates Murderpedia) Andrea met her future husband, Russell Yates, at her apartment complex in Houston. They were married on April 17, 1993. Several years later they had four children. Andrea became pregnant again while the family was …show more content…

Acquaintances of Andrea said that she became withdrawn and antisocial following the birth of her children, which led her to homeschool her children. After the birth of her fourth son, Andrea became depressed. A suspected cause of her depression was the influence of extreme sermons by Michael Peter Woroniecki. Through “sermons, videos and personal telephone calls, the Woroniecki’s condemned the Yates' for their hypocritical Christian lifestyle, saying their children were doomed to hell because of their parents sins…the Woroniecki’s also preached that married couples should have as many children as possible” (Andrea Yates). On June 16, 1999, Rusty found Andrea in a state of anxiety. The next day, she attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on pills. She was admitted to the hospital, and prescribed antidepressants. After she was released from the hospital she again contemplated

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