Rusty Yates, the ex-husband of notorious killer mom Andrea Yates, has forgiven her for drowning their five young children in 2001 — and even talks to her in the mental hospital at least once a month.

Rusty Yates’ life was forever changed on June 20, 2001. On that day 25 years ago, his wife, Andrea Yates, drowned the couple’s five children in a bathtub inside their Houston home. Andrea had ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On June 20, 2001, Russell “Rusty” Yates received a phone call from his wife Andrea Yates asking him to ...

Andrea was convicted of capital murder, but the verdict was later reversed and she was found not guilty by reason of insanity Rusty opened up about the horrific event in HBO Max's docuseries The Cult ...