The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story

A grim, sobering true-crime recounting that weighs faith, manipulation and tragedy with heavy, unsettling gravity.

Created by

Elli Hakami, Julian P. Hobbs

Genres

Documentary, Crime

Overview

Follows the Andrea Yates case, exploring how a rogue street preacher's fire-and-brimstone teachings allegedly brought the vulnerable Texas mother under his control, leading to the drowning of her five children in 2001.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Faith, madness, guilt, parenthood

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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