“Well, they came, and I opened the door, and I told them I killed my children, and I led them down the hall to where they were.”
About This Quote
Yates describes the police arriving at her house after she drowned all five of her children. INTERVIEW OF ANDREA YATES (AY) BY PARK DIETZ, M.D., M.P.H., PH.D. (PD) NOVEMBER 6-7, 2001
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