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Are You There Alone?
- The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates
- Narrated by: Becky Ann Baker
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
O'Malley argues persuasively that under less extraordinary circumstances, a mentally ill woman would have been quietly offered a plea bargain and sent to an institution under court supervision. But on March 12, 2002, Andrea Yates was found guilty of the murders of three of her five children. She is currently serving a life sentence and will not be eligible for parole until 2041.
O'Malley's exclusive personal communications with Andrea Yates and her interviews with Rusty Yates allow her to offer fully realized portrayals of people at the center of this horrifying case.
In Are You There Alone? O'Malley makes a critical contribution to our understanding of mental health issues within the criminal justice system.
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- Abbie
- 04-04-23
Heart breaking story
This book, it was hard to listen to at first. I, myself suffered for Post Natal Depression and Psychosis, left untreated for a year, so this story if very real to me, parts of it were too close to home. I felt every emotion that was written in this book, my heart aches for her and her family.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Rachel
- 27-04-11
True Crime
As a true crime book it was as I would expect. Well researched and definitely heartbreaking to understand all the points that were not followed up to create this tragic story. As a book it was a bit of an essay. Meaning that it was to the point and nothing more or less. Definitely worth listening to as the story is worth the value of your time to understand. It is just not exciting.
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- Penny
- 11-02-13
The facts and nothing but the facts
A narrative of the facts leading up to, and following on from, the heartbreaking murders committed by Andrea Yates. It is written without judgement, and with a sympathetic slant towards Andrea, and her mental illness. The strongest impression I am left with is the mostly inadequate treatment she received under the mental health professionals she attended, except for one this was a shocking litany of failure to match symptoms to treatment. There is a lot of verbatim from interviews included here which I am not sure are all that necessary to understand the facts of this case.
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- yvonne h.
- 04-10-24
not worth listening to.
this is one boring read. he goes on and on about himself and he doesn't delve into this awful sad story more. I'm sorry but don't waste your time or money on this book
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