Divorce, the Bus Custody Battle, and Eating Out of Dumpsters

• 18:28The Yates family — Andrea and Rusty Yates from Texas.
• 19:09Tim explains the religious doctrine he grew up with: born sinful, but purer as a child, and harder to save as you age.
• 19:38His mother would say cryptic things like wishing they'd all die in a car accident right now to get saved.
• 20:02Andrea Yates drowned all five of her children one by one in the bathtub while Rusty was at work, then called him to come home.
• 20:57Andrea believed Satan was talking to her and trying to get the kids, so she killed them to save them before they got older and more sinful.
• 21:34The Yates also had one of Michael's buses before he bought a boat instead.
• 22:10Tim jokes about a weird pastor who'd pause sermons to pitch sponsors like a Honey Wagon or Stamps.com.
• 22:27After the Andrea Yates case, the family's involvement with the cult dropped off and Tim's parents divorced.
• 22:41He elaborates: they were extremely poor and couldn't afford basic necessities while relying on government assistance.

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