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Defense attorney for Andrea Yates, who drowned her children near Houston, reflects on the case 25 years later

Defense attorney for Andrea Yates, who drowned her children near Houston, reflects on the case 25 years later
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After initially being convicted of capital murder, Yates appealed and was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The case brought awareness to maternal mental illnesses such as postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis.

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