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Appointment on june 20th, 2001, andrea yates drowned her children one by one and then patiently waited to be arrested. >> when i saw her in the jail that first time, i would ask her questions, and she would answer it in nonsense. she heard the tv talking to her, and she was picking her scalp, which i saw her do later to learn that the belief was that the number 666 had been branded into her scalp. >> as irrational as andrea's symptoms sounded, at least one expert had a scientific term for her season, cacodemonomania. >> cacodemonomania is literally believing one is possessed by a demon, and it...

God would allow, andrea yates methodically drowned her own kids one by one in the family tub. >> we didn't know what to do. we just looked at each other, and there was this moment in time where all of the training, you know, all the scenes that you have made, everything that you have been taught and learned and instinct went right out the window. >> police were there in my yard. i wanted to go inside. they wouldn't let me inside. they told me what happened, and, you know, i just -- i remember laying in the grass and just bawling. >> and the husband showed up. and he started screaming, andrea, ...

>> i can say that coming to a decision to divorce andrea was really a difficult decision, and it took me probably more time than it should have, but i finally came to the understanding that there's a difference between forgiveness and consequences. >> i talk to andrea probably four times a week. i long ago crossed the line from professionalism to personal involvement, and she -- she's a daughter basically. >> george parnham and i and the mental health association of houston and some other people started the yates children's memorial fund in honor of the five yates children who are the real tra...

And now the jury must decide. did yates know right from wrong when she drowned her five children in the family bathtub? >> all rise for the jury. the court has been advised the jury has reached a verdict. >> we, the jury, find the defendant, andrea p. yates, not guilty by reason of insanity. >> juror number 15. >> yes. >> injure. number 37. >> yes. >> juror number 52. >> yes. >> it had been five years, one month and six days since the tragedy. >> we're all, you know, thrilled with the verdict. you know, last time the judge said, you know, find the defendant guilty, and we just thought they lef...

>> what's the problem? >> um. >> is someone burglarizing your house? i mean, what is it? >> the dispatcher assigned me that particular call for service being that it was in my zone of responsibility. another unit, david napp, he checked by with me, which is common practice, you know, day shift, slow, guys killing time, helping each other out. >> eight minutes after dialing 911 andrea yates calls her husband rusty yates and tells him it's time to come home. it's not yet 10:00 a.m. >> i couldn't imagine what had actually happened, but i was worried because andrea called me with a firm tone and s...