Rusty Yates, the ex-husband of notorious killer mom Andrea Yates, has forgiven her for drowning their five young children in 2001 — and even talks to her in the mental hospital at least once a month.

At the beginning of one of the nation’s most high-profile murder trials in 2002, prosecutor Joseph Owmby told jurors that Andrea Yates had spent two years planning to kill her five young children. On ...

On June 20, 2001, police responded to a 911 call from the home of Andrea Yates in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Texas, and found the mother of five standing in front of the house in a soaking wet ...

Houston, TX -- What's expected to be the final week of defense testimony is under way in the retrial of Andrea Yates. The Houston woman is accused of drowning her young children in a bathtub. She's ...

HOUSTON, Dec. 10 -- A man whose wife is accused of drowning their five children said he did nothing wrong when he spoke to "60 Minutes" despite a judge's gag order. Russell Yates, largely repeating ...

Several states are considering a ban on capital punishment for people with mental illnesses or brain injuries. By Shaila Dewan Judge Morris B Hoffman and Prof Stephen J Morse Op-Ed supports sensible ...

Rusty Yates still has flashbacks to a year ago Thursday, when his wife drowned his five young children in the bathtub. "It has been a difficult time this week. It's been difficult just remembering a ...

Prosecutors in the Andrea Yates trial Thursday introduced into evidence the police interview conducted shortly after she was taken into custody. Houston Police Sgt. Eric Mehl conducted the interview.

WASHINGTON -- Andrea Yates, who confessed to drowning her five children in a bathtub, believed she was possessed by the devil and could only be freed by execution, Time magazine reported. "Andrea ...

HOUSTON -- In a dramatic turnaround from her first murder trial, Andrea Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity Wednesday in the drowning of her children in the bathtub. The 42-year-old woman ...