The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story
The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story
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The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story

7.2 / 10
2026
1 season
3 episodes
DocumentaryCrime

Follows the Andrea Yates case, exploring how a rogue street preacher's fire-and-brimstone teachings allegedly brought the vulnerable Texas mother under his control, leading to the drowning of her five children in 2001.

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Seasons

  • Indoctrination

    1.Indoctrination

    6.0
    06-01-202644m

    After Yates commits a grim act, a cultish web of faith and fear emerges.

  • The Horror Within

    2.The Horror Within

    6.0
    06-01-202643m

    Andrea Yates appears to fall into a preacher’s isolation cocoon.

  • Revelation

    3.Revelation

    6.0
    06-01-202644m

    A preacher’s power sways the Yates verdict — and justice is never the same.

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