"Are you there alone?"
"Are you there alone?": the unspeakable crime of Andrea Yates Suzanne O'Malley
Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster, c2004.
ISBN: 0743244850
DDC: 364.1523092
LCC: HV6541
Summary:
"As a journalist, Suzanne O'Malley began covering the murders of
Noah, John, Paul, Luke, and Mary Yates hours after their mother,
Andrea Yates, drowned them in their suburban Houston home in June
2001.
Over twenty-four months, O'Malley interviewed or witnessed the sworn
testimony of more than a hundred participants in this drama,
including Yates herself; her husband, Rusty Yates; their families;
attorneys; the personnel of the Harris County district attorney's and
sheriff's offices; medical staff; friends; acquaintances; and expert
witnesses.".
"O'Malley argues persuasively that under less extraordinary
circumstances, a mentally ill woman would have been quietly offered a
plea bargain and sent to an institution under court supervision. But
on March 12, 2002, Andrea Yates was found guilty of the murders of
three of her five children. She is currently serving a life sentence
and will not be eligible for parole until 2041.".
"O'Malley's exclusive personal communications with Andrea Yates and
her interviews with Rusty Yates allow her to offer fully realized
portrayals of people at the center of his horrifying case. In "Are
You There Alone?" O'Malley makes a critical contribution to our
understanding of mental health issues within the criminal justice
system."--BOOK JACKET.
Language: eng
Physical Description: xix, 281 p. ; 25 cm.
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