Judge Orders Gag Order Probe in Drowning Case
The judge in the case against a Houston mother accused of drowning her five children in the bathtub appointed a special prosecutor to investigate whether the woman’s husband and the district attorney violated a gag order.
At issue is an appearance on Sunday’s TV news show “60 Minutes” by Russell Yates and Dist. Atty. Chuck Rosenthal.
On the show, Russell Yates spoke in depth about his wife’s illness and how he felt the mental health system and a doctor had failed her. Rosenthal appeared on the news program for less than two minutes to explain why he chose to seek the death penalty.
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