Yates lived by rigid schedule, according to husband

The Dallas Morning News ^ | March 1, 2002 (The Ides of March are upon us!) | By TERRI LANGFORD / The Dallas Morning News

[xsmommy]

those are incontrovertible facts not spin.

[Puddleglum]

He is a witness for the defense, right? Don't you consider that he's actively and pretty crratively trying to shift the blame to himself to spare her life? Don't fall for every exaggeration that a man or a defense tells on the stand to paint the issue in Snidely-Whiplash terms.

She is a mass-murderer, pure and simple, and deserves the death penalty. There are a thousand other things she could have done other than coolly and rationally murdering innocent children. There are a thousand other conclusions she could have been "driven" to, even if 1/10 of what the defense said IS true. But she selfishly, and I think brattily, chose their fate now she deserves to share it.

Some day we have to stop rewarding adults for acting like children, and it's going to be a tough lesson that a lot of folks are going to squeal loudly about and writhe shouting all sorts of blame-shifting rhetoric to try to escape from...

She's not insane, she's the epitome of the most selfish, sadistic strain of bratty "I'll eat worms then you'll be sorry" childish beahvior I've ever seen. A mass murder who deserves to die.

[Lanza]

I think Russell Yates own family is covering up for him too. The day after the murders, his Aunt was caught by reporters and she kept saying "what a good husband Rusty is." I thought "Why do we care? Five kids are dead. Where is the anger? Where is the grief over five precious dead babies" Instead, everytime they were on the tube they felt compelled to tell us what a good hubby he was. That raised my suspicions. The family started trying to protect and cover for him immediately, because they knew the truth. Now it is coming out.

[mombonn]

The wrong person is in jail. He's inhuman.

[xsmommy]

A mass murder who deserves to die.

and strap him down right next to her. he helped create the situation. he cannot ASSUME blame that is not his, just to make her look better. the facts speak for themselves. He DOES share guilt here.

[technochick99]

I don't know whether she's legally insane or not (in that she didn't know right from wrong), but I bet she knew what she was doing. Although I hold him accountable, I'm not saying she should be let off the hook. To bring blame on to himself is too risky of a strategy, IMO, unless he has immunity, which I doubt, or else he'd be testifying for the prosecution, right? And it looks to me that's he's attempting to justify their life.

Morally, he's at fault as well.

[xsmommy]

yes, i think that the family and russell know they share this immense guilt and their reactions were a reflection of that. no one could understand how he could stand by her, in light of what she had done to his kids. well he knows that it was his hand right over top of hers, holding those kids heads under the water. not literally, but definitely figuratively.

[Neets]

Okie dokie...I'll agree with your disagreement....I have my own personal reasons for being torn regarding her culpability in this...but I do believe he shares the responsibility to a GREAT extent...and I also believe HIS family is trying/will try paint her in the ugliest light they can. I am sure his beliefs/actions were a learned behavior...yanowhatimean?

[not-an-ostrich]

Ah Muggs, me too. But I also thought O.J. wouldn't find another woman.

[SunnyUsa]

"I don't think anyone here is excusing her action bucko....I think the general consensous is that they are BOTH culpable....he is just as looney as she is..."

I agree.... but she can't DIE soon enough for me for her crime though...and I wish they could execute him too.

The thing is that murderous *mother* waited till no one could stop her (not an insane act)
....had a plan...and when her *work* was done did what any SANE person would
do when there is something terrible
...called 911 and her husband.

And the thing I can't understand which speaks *volumes to me about this woman* is she SPARED herself (of course) and then now when she REALIZES what she did
...drowned her 5 precious children so innocent and sweet - she is trying to SPARE herself in the trial.

This lowlife murderingmother should plead guilty and take the punishment for what she did....what is she expecting or hoping for ... SHE gets OUT and leads some sort of *normal* freakin life with ol' RUSTY?

This is where she really loses any humanity to me - she's a selfish despicable woman.

[anton]

Hmmmmmmmm

8:10 Pour hot coffee . . . on childrens' buttocks for not dressing fast enough. . .

9:05 Take anti-psychotic medicine and handcuff self to doorknob until medicine takes effect to keep from killing pets . . .

10:00 Force homeschooled children to recite the Old Testement vebatim ti show their committment to God . . .

11:00 Drown children . .

11:15 Make birthday cake for husband

[Guenevere]

#37....Please don't do this.
Whether you do or don't have any concept of Christianity.....don't use this aberration of a marriage as a tool to malign God.

Please don't.

[smiley]

I'll wager a bet with my fellow Freepers here that this jerk of a husband has somebody waiting in the "wings" until all this press blows over. This guy turns my stomach.

[xsmommy]

well she would most definitely need to be a looney toon to go anywhere near him after hearing this stuff!

[Neets]

I agree with you on that!!!!

[LS]

I agree. Why this lunatic isn't up on charges of accessory to murder, child endangerment, and spousal abuse is beyond me. And if she was "mentally incompetent" at the time of the murders, why wasn't she just as incompetent when she married THIS winner? So all that "we decided" stuff is just BS if she was a loon when they got married. He was manipulating her.

Now, I don't think she should walk either. My fear is that both will escape, and no one will speak for the kids.

[wafflehouse]

beats me.. doesnt matter much at this point, as they are both guilty here.