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.

Revisit the Andrea Yates case and the mental health failures behind the 2001 drowning deaths of her five children, explored ...

HOUSTON (AP) - Rusty Yates lashed out Thursday at prosecutors who spent five years pursuing murder charges against his ex-wife, saying they misrepresented certain details of the day Andrea Yates ...

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 — A sheriff’s deputy who overheard Andrea Yates’ interview with a jail psychiatrist the day after she drowned her five children in the bathtub testified Wednesday that she said she decided to ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...