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Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates
Are You There Alone The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates
Author: Suzanne O'Malley
On a June morning in a Houston suburb, a 911 dispatcher questioned the caller on the other end of the line:
"ARE YOU HAVING A DISTURBANCE?""ARE YOU ILL?""ARE YOU AT 942 BEACHCOMBER?""ARE YOU THERE ALONE?"
It took a jury less than four hours to find Houston housewife Andrea Yates guilty of the drowning deat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743466295
ISBN-10: 0743466292
Publication Date: 5/24/2005
Pages: 432
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3.8 stars, based on 40 ratings
Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
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KajunFriend avatar reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on
Helpful Score: 5
I honestly couldnt finish this book, it just breaks your heart.
PrettyPinkBows avatar reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
this book offers insight into the process of a capital murder trial. things leading up to the murders, things that go on in the courtroom, the jury selection process, etc. there are many things offered in this book that the public was not made aware of at the time of the trial. i was on a capital murder jury, and this book was very "true" to the whole process.
reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on + 22 more book reviews
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I just finished this book, it was absolutely riveting. I could not read it fast enough. There is so much to be learned here about mental illness. There is still so much yet to be learned about mental illness. It is a very sad situation.
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Helpful Score: 3
Excellent analysis of a very sick woman and the failure to treat her correctly before she committed the most terrible crime ever.
MrsTazInCT avatar reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
A true story exceptionally well written. Suzanne O'Malley's reportage is stunning for its depth, its persistence, and its compassion I cant imagine the leg work that went in to her own investgation to write this book.
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reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on + 412 more book reviews
An account of the horrendous drownings of the 5 Yates children by their mother, the events that led up to the event as well as the aftermath. If you had any doubt at all that Yates was mentally ill, you won't after reading this. I think that my one surprise was feeling more kindly disposed toward her husband Rusty, who was villified by the press at the time.
tcabsetx avatar reviewed Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates on + 8 more book reviews
Even after reading the reviews, I could not understand how someone, (well, not just someone but a loving, devoted mother) could do what Andrea Yates did to her 5 small children. This book answers that question in a dignified, informative, and above all respectful way. I'll never look at her, the case, or mental illness in the same way. A must read! Page turner, could not put it down!


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