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Are You There Alone? : The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates by Suzanne O'Malley (2005, Trade Paperback)

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Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPocket Star

ISBN-100743466292

ISBN-139780743466295

eBay Product ID (ePID)44465925

Product Key Features

Book TitleAre You there Alone? : the Unspeakable Crime of Andrea Yates

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMurder / General, General, Legal History, Criminology

Publication Year2005

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, True Crime, Social Science

AuthorSuzanne O'malley

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight8 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"O'Malley's reportage is stunning for its depth, its persistence, and its compassion."-- John Berendt, #1 bestselling author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, "...Comes remarkably close to explaining the forces that resulted in an all-but-inexplicable crime. It's a spellbinding read."-- #1 bestselling author John Berendt, "Her dogged research may have saved Andrea Yates's life. That is reason enough to value this book."-- Washington Post Book World, "Her dogged research may have saved Andrea Yates's life. That is reason enough to value this book."--Washington Post Book World, "This riveting book puts a human face on a larger social issue. What happens when the violent actions of an improperly medicated mentally ill person intersect with the legal system? Who bears the responsibility?"--USA Today, "O'Malley's reportage is stunning for its depth, its persistence, and its compassion."-- John Berendt, #1 bestselling author ofMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, "This riveting book puts a human face on a larger social issue. What happens when the violent actions of an improperly medicated mentally ill person intersect with the legal system? Who bears the responsibility?"-- USA Today

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal364.152/3/092

Table Of ContentContents ForewordTimelinePrologueChapter 1: The ProphecyChapter 2: Rocket FuelChapter 3: The ApocalypseChapter 4: ThursdayChapter 5: The Catchers and the KeepersChapter 6: Five Small CoffinsChapter 7: JailedChapter 8: The Death of a ButterflyChapter 9: The Full ExtentChapter 10: Four Days to SanityChapter 11: Other VoicesChapter 12: The Killer RoomsChapter 13: Trial by ErrorChapter 14: Slow GuiltyChapter 15: HeartbreakersChapter 16: A Sinister StewChapter 17: EternityAfterwordAcknowledgmentsInterview ListTestimony ListOrganizations That Can Provide More InformationIndex

SynopsisOn 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 deaths of three of her five children -- and a mere half hour to sentence the troubled woman with a stunning history of severe mental problems to life in prison. But beyond the media coverage of her heinous crimes, there is a story that only investigative reporter Suzanne O'Malley has fully illuminated.THIS IS THE BOOK THAT INCLUDES THE REVELATION THAT LED TO THE OVERTURNING OF ANDREA YATES'S CONVICTION.The updated edition of "Are You There Alone?" features a new chapter on the appeal of the Yates case, as well as personal updates on both Andrea and Rusty Yates. Having drawn upon hundreds of interviews -- with expert witnesses, close friends, family advisers, and Andrea and Rusty themselves -- O'Malley has produced a riveting true-crime account that shatters our notions about criminal law, mental illness, death-penalty politics, and religious fanaticism in America today., 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 deaths of three of her five children -- and a mere half hour to sentence the troubled woman with a stunning history of severe mental problems to life in prison. But beyond the media coverage of her heinous crimes, there is a story that only investigative reporter Suzanne O'Malley has fully illuminated. THIS IS THE BOOK THAT INCLUDES THE REVELATION THAT LED TO THE OVERTURNING OF ANDREA YATES'S CONVICTION. The updated edition of "Are You There Alone?" features a new chapter on the appeal of the Yates case, as well as personal updates on both Andrea and Rusty Yates. Having drawn upon hundreds of interviews -- with expert witnesses, close friends, family advisers, and Andrea and Rusty themselves -- O'Malley has produced a riveting true-crime account that shatters our notions about criminal law, mental illness, death-penalty politics, and religious fanaticism in America today.