{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Obsessed","slug":"true-crime-obsessed-870855","podcast_index_feed_id":870855,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4929680.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4929680","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41695094.png","author":"True Crime Obsessed","episode_count":625,"summary":"*** 2026 Webby Award Winner!! *** The true crime podcast YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE. We recap your favorite true crime documentaries with humor, sass, and heart. FROM VULTURE: \"It’s not wrong to laugh when you’re listening to a true-crime podcast. Or at least I hope it isn’t, because if almost crashing my car while listening to True Crime Obsessed is wrong, I don’t want to be right.\" Hear our take on \"Abducted in Plain Sight,\" \"The Ted Bundy Tapes,\" \"Dirty John: The Dirty Truth\" and so many more.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:22:18.466480+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-obsessed-870855"},"episode":{"title":"488: Andrea Yates: The Cult Behind the Killer Part 1","slug":"488-andrea-yates-the-cult-behind-the-killer-part-1","published_at":"2026-03-10T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-obsessed-870855/488-andrea-yates-the-cult-behind-the-killer-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-obsessed-870855","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8871254","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/arttrk.com/p/ABMA5/clrtpod.com/m/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8871254.mp3?modified=1773015770&sid=4929680&source=rss","summary":"On June 20, 2001, 36-year-old Andrea Yates did the unthinkable when she drowned her five children in the bathtub of her family home. For decades, that was all anyone knew. We called her crazy, evil, unforgivable. We couldn't imagine how it could have happened. But the backstory is horrifying and centers around the \"teachings\" of a radical street preacher, who psychologically tortured and tormented his followers into believing they and their children were unsavable and doomed to spend eternity in hell. Parents had until \"the age of accountability\" - only twelve years old - to save their kids from eternal torment and damnation. We hate this guy, fam. And as you come to understand the power he had over Andrea, you start to understand the why behind her actions. FAM! We'll have Part 2 of our coverage here in the regular feed next week, but if you don't want to wait, it's also available right now, early and ad-free, as a special bonus for all Patreon members! Find and watch \"The Cult Behind the Killer\" on HBO Max LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW , including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God , LulaRich , and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace ; classics like The Jinx , Making A Murderer , and The Staircase ; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders , Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery , and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann , and so many more! All Patreon members can also join us for the next Virtual Drag Bingo on Friday, March 13! Episode Sponsors: ZipRecruiter - See why ZipRecruiter is the hiring site employers prefer most. Try it FOR FREE at www.ZipRecruiter.com/TCO Helix - Upgrade your sleep! Go to www.helixslee…","meta_description":"On June 20, 2001, 36-year-old Andrea Yates did the unthinkable when she drowned her five children in the bathtub of her family home. For decades, that was…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4377,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-obsessed-870855/episodes/488-andrea-yates-the-cult-behind-the-killer-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-obsessed-870855/488-andrea-yates-the-cult-behind-the-killer-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}