Son, Paul Abraham, was born on September 13th, 1997.
Her conviction was thrown out by a lower court due to false testimony.
A forensic psychiatrist testified that Yates was influenced by an
episode of Law & Order (1990), which showed a woman who drowned her children and
was found innocent by reason of insanity. No such episode
existed.
Houston mother who drowned her five young children in a bathtub on June
20, 2001. She pled not guilty by reason of insanity due to postpartum
depression and was sentenced to life in prison and won't be eligible
for parole until 2042.
Daughter, Mary Deborah, was born on November 30, 2000.
Son, John Samuel, was born on December 12th, 1995.