Courtney Browen

Every day felt like a constant cycle of cooking, cleaning, entertaining the children, and changing the reusable cloth diapers that they used. And there was nothing to help relieve any of this pressure. Andrea didn't have many friends. Her husband worked all the time and she spent all day every day alone with her boys. By June of 1999, Andrea was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

For years, she had tried her best not to complain about her mental struggles. But for the past few weeks, she finally opened up to her husband about feeling, quote,

For years, she had tried her best not to complain about her mental struggles. But for the past few weeks, she finally opened up to her husband about feeling, quote,

For years, she had tried her best not to complain about her mental struggles. But for the past few weeks, she finally opened up to her husband about feeling, quote,

sad and depressed she said she tried to pray these feelings away but nothing seemed to help and then finally on june 16 1999 while rusty was at work andrea called her husband and told him to come home immediately when rusty finally arrived he found andrea sitting in the back of the bus in a state of extreme distress she was physically shaking biting her fingers

sad and depressed she said she tried to pray these feelings away but nothing seemed to help and then finally on june 16 1999 while rusty was at work andrea called her husband and told him to come home immediately when rusty finally arrived he found andrea sitting in the back of the bus in a state of extreme distress she was physically shaking biting her fingers

sad and depressed she said she tried to pray these feelings away but nothing seemed to help and then finally on june 16 1999 while rusty was at work andrea called her husband and told him to come home immediately when rusty finally arrived he found andrea sitting in the back of the bus in a state of extreme distress she was physically shaking biting her fingers

and her legs were bouncing up and down. It's here where she told her husband that she desperately needed help. But sadly, instead of taking her to a doctor, Rusty took her and the boys on a walk along Galveston Bay. The next morning, June 17th,

and her legs were bouncing up and down. It's here where she told her husband that she desperately needed help. But sadly, instead of taking her to a doctor, Rusty took her and the boys on a walk along Galveston Bay. The next morning, June 17th,

and her legs were bouncing up and down. It's here where she told her husband that she desperately needed help. But sadly, instead of taking her to a doctor, Rusty took her and the boys on a walk along Galveston Bay. The next morning, June 17th,

rusty drove andrea and the boys to her parents house hoping that maybe seeing family members would help her feel better but unbeknownst to him and everyone andrea yates needed a lot more than that because that day while her boys napped andrea snuck into her father's bathroom opened up his medicine cabinet and swallowed over 50 trazodone pills

rusty drove andrea and the boys to her parents house hoping that maybe seeing family members would help her feel better but unbeknownst to him and everyone andrea yates needed a lot more than that because that day while her boys napped andrea snuck into her father's bathroom opened up his medicine cabinet and swallowed over 50 trazodone pills

rusty drove andrea and the boys to her parents house hoping that maybe seeing family members would help her feel better but unbeknownst to him and everyone andrea yates needed a lot more than that because that day while her boys napped andrea snuck into her father's bathroom opened up his medicine cabinet and swallowed over 50 trazodone pills

Trazodone is a strong sedative, and with everything going on in her life, Andrea was hoping to take them and fall asleep forever. She no longer wanted to be here, and if it wasn't for her mother, she likely would have died that day. But soon after taking the pills, her mom walked in the bedroom to tell her that Luke had woken up from his nap and needed to be fed.

Trazodone is a strong sedative, and with everything going on in her life, Andrea was hoping to take them and fall asleep forever. She no longer wanted to be here, and if it wasn't for her mother, she likely would have died that day. But soon after taking the pills, her mom walked in the bedroom to tell her that Luke had woken up from his nap and needed to be fed.

Trazodone is a strong sedative, and with everything going on in her life, Andrea was hoping to take them and fall asleep forever. She no longer wanted to be here, and if it wasn't for her mother, she likely would have died that day. But soon after taking the pills, her mom walked in the bedroom to tell her that Luke had woken up from his nap and needed to be fed.

However, Andrea responded that she couldn't feed Luke because of all the pills she just took. Immediately, Karen Kennedy called 911 and Andrea was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. Once there, they fed her charcoal to induce vomiting. And once she was stable, a doctor diagnosed her with major depressive disorder.

However, Andrea responded that she couldn't feed Luke because of all the pills she just took. Immediately, Karen Kennedy called 911 and Andrea was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. Once there, they fed her charcoal to induce vomiting. And once she was stable, a doctor diagnosed her with major depressive disorder.

However, Andrea responded that she couldn't feed Luke because of all the pills she just took. Immediately, Karen Kennedy called 911 and Andrea was taken by ambulance to the emergency room. Once there, they fed her charcoal to induce vomiting. And once she was stable, a doctor diagnosed her with major depressive disorder.

And because she had tried to take her own life, she was then transferred to the psychiatric unit at Methodist Hospital.