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HBO Max’s ‘The Cult Behind the Killer’ Docuseries Explores the Tragic Case of Andrea Yates

Anne Marie O’Connor

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This three-part docuseries peels back another layer in the tragic case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children in her bathtub in 2001. She was suffering from postpartum psychosis, but now another culprit has been ID’d: a cult leader named Michael Woroniecki.

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Former members of the group say he may have loosened the salvation-obsessed mom’s already tenuous grasp on reality. Just when you thought this story couldn’t get weirder, this new twist on it will have you riveted. Streams on HBO Max.

The Cult Behind The Killer: The Andrea Yates Story | Premieres Tuesday, Jan. 6, at 8 p.m. ET, on ID

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