A Mother’s Failed Suicide and the Drowning Deaths of her Children
May 19, 2013 3:00 PM
In 1985, Japanese immigrant Fumiko Kimura tried to commit oyako-shinju, or parent-child suicide, after learning of her husband’s infidelity. Pulled out of the water by passers-by, Kimura survived. Her two young children did not.
Andrea Yates: The Texas Mom who Drowned her Kids
May 19, 2013 10:00 AM
In 2001, Andrea Yates, suffering from severe depression and psychotic episodes, waited until her husband went to work and methodically drowned her five young children one at a time in the bathtub.
Women Who Kill: Part II
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The second of a two-part series about female murderers, featuring moms compelled to kill their kids, scorned mistresses and more.
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