rainstorm wrote: i read somewhere that yates was suicidal. susan smith claimed she wanted to kill herself, not her kids. time and again these mothers claim to be suicidal, yet when it comes time to make a choice as to which life to end, its never their own. yates was rational enough to decide not to end her own life. i would accept the idea of her insanity had she gone with her kids
From a news article from Nov 22nd, 2003...
"Mrs. Yates' mental health almost immediately was at issue. Her husband
told of years of mental illness, beginning with a severe bout of
postpartum depression after the birth of their 4th child.
Medical records released two months after the deaths detailed 2 suicide attempts and four hospitalizations in mental health facilities.
Mrs. Yates' most recent hospital stay ended less than a month before the
drownings, even though she was rarely sleeping and eating, and showing
other signs of severe mental illness. In an outpatient visit 2 weeks
before, her doctor took her off Haldol, a powerful antipsychotic drug that
had helped her in the past.
So...I guess you would only accept it if she was successful.
Maybe it was being put in a mental hospital 4 times that did it.
