Rusty Yates, the ex-husband of Andrea Yates, remains in the public eye nearly 25 years after one of the most tragic family killings in U.S. history, as he reflects on the devastating events in the new HBO Max docuseries The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story. Rusty, a former NASA computer engineer, divorced Andrea in 2005 after she drowned their five young children in 2001 while suffering from severe postpartum psychosis, a crime for which she was ultimately found not guilty by reaso

Andrea Yates drowned her five children, ages ranging from 6 months to seven years old, in a bathtub 25 years ago. Yates has been living in a mental facility in Texas since being found not guilty by reason of insanity. She claimed she suffered from a severe post-partum psychosis. Now, a new HBO Max documentary is raising questions. The documentary "The Cult Behind The Killer" shows Yate's es-husband, Rusty, today. Twenty-five years ago he was seen in court supporting his wife. #Texas #TrueCrime |