Breaking Point

Breaking Point

From the New York Times bestselling author of THE FORTUNE HUNTER

Andrea Yates, a suburban Houston mother of five, horrified the nation on June 20, 2001, when she dialed 911 and said, "I killed my children."

While her husband Rusty, a NASA engineer, was at work, Andrea filled the family bathtub with water and systematically drowned their children, ages six months to seven years. As her eldest child lay lifeless in the bathtub and the bodies of her four youngest rested in her bed, Andrea, a devoted Christian wife and former nurse, called the police to confess her sin.

The investigations by the prosecutors, by the defense, and by the press delved deeper into Andreaâ€™s mind and history, revealing a disturbing web of suicidal tendencies, depression, and psychoses. While her husband struggled between his overwhelming grief and his loyalty to his incarcerated wife, an outraged nation asked one question after another: How could anyone do this? What would drive a mother to kill her children?

Drawing from hundreds of hours of interviews, court testimony, and medical records, including new access to psychiatric and legal files, BREAKING POINT traces the story of an all-American family struggling with the darkness of a mental illness that twisted a loving mother into a killer obsessed with hellfire.

"BREAKING POINT is a truly spellbinding read."â€”Aphrodite Jones, bestselling author of CRUEL SACRIFICE

â€œSuzy Spencer weaves the dark threads of mental illness, infanticide, and punishment into a classic true-crime tapestry that is both thorough and gut-wrenching.â€â€”Ron Franscell, bestselling author of THE DARKEST NIGHT

This new edition of BREAKING POINT has been updated throughout.

Country	USA
Author	Suzy Spencer
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781626818217
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Diversion Books
Manufacturer	Diversion Books
NumberOfPages	332
PublicationDate	2015-10-18
Publisher	Diversion Books
ReleaseDate	2015-10-18
Studio	Diversion Books

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