Yates home finds buyer

Associated Press ^ | May 27, 2004 | Associated Press Staff

[MeekOneGOP]

Yates home finds buyer

08:38 PM CDT on Thursday, May 27, 2004

Associated Press

HOUSTON – The home where Andrea Yates drowned her five children three years ago has been sold after being on the market for nearly six months.

The three-bedroom, two-bath house was listed for $109,900 and sold last week, real estate agent Mike Canary told the Houston Chronicle on Thursday. Sale price and buyer identity were not disclosed.

Ms. Yates was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life for the June 2001 drownings of three of her children: Noah, 7; John, 5; and Mary, 6 months. She confessed to drowning two others, Paul, 3; and Luke, 2.

"People still drive by and take pictures and brochures for souvenirs," neighbor Stephen Johnson told Houston television station KTRK. "When someone moves in, it will be all over for us."

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Online at: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/052804dntexyates.5ff0e.html

[No Blue States]

"People still drive by and take pictures and brochures for souvenirs,"

These people need their heads checked.

[xJones]

Let's hope that the new oweners do an exorcism or something similar on the property before moving in. Of course, they could be like that people that bought Lizzie Borden's old home and turned it into a tourist attraction.

[NYCVirago]

Lemme guess -- Rusty Yates has a new honey lined up who he can spawn more children with, and she doesn't want to live in the house?

[VeritatisSplendor]

People in Hamilton NJ paid for the house where Megan Kanka was murdered and tore it down and turned it into a park.

I pray that the people who bought the Yates house at least have the decency to remodel the bath.

Mrs VS

[mombonn]

$109,000??? That doesn't even rate as a "starter" home these days, does it?

[plain talk]

I'm waiting to see the bath tub on ebay.

[Fred Hayek]

Houston house prices a bit more reasonable compared to the rest of the country. This however still looks like a fire sale.

[MeekOneGOP]

Yep !

I found these in the corner of my massive list of pics .....

Andrea Yates

Rusty Yates

[MeekOneGOP]

That sounds like Rusty alright.

[Trillian]

I was thinking the same thing.

[Skooz]

Home prices in the South are MUCH lower than the rest of the country. You can get a pretty nice home for that price or lower around here.

[ken5050]

The same was done to the John Wayne Gacy house...

[Your Nightmare]

$109,000??? That doesn't even rate as a "starter" home these days, does it?

I grew up in that neighborhood and my parents still have a house there. $109,000 is about right for a 1,600 sq ft house.

[TXBSAFH]

In TX land and homes are cheap. I live in a 3/2/2 1450 sq ft made in 1992. It has updates and is in excellent condition. It is appraised at under $120000. Land has always been cheap in TX.

[Constitution Day]

Yeah, they do.

There are many people who are interested, no, OBSESSED with 'true crime' stories.
I think it's quite morbid and possibly a symptom of some psychological problem.

[Mears]

The house price is astonishing to me.

A small 2 bedroom cape is for sale down the street from me(with a postage stamp lot) and it's listed for $459,000.Our median home price is $650,000.

Some fool will buy it and then the bubble will probably burst.

[Mears]

Pictures? Souvenirs?

Words fail me!

[cajungirl]

I don't know, I don't think a coat of paint will take the evil vibes out of that house. I couldn't live there,,sort of a bad karma thing or superstition. Maybe they ought to get the house Blessed or something.

[MineralMan]

I just sold my 800 sq. ft. 2b/1b home for $337K. Of course, it's in a coastal town in CA, so that might have something to do with it. Moving to St. Paul, MN next month, where I'll get at least twice the house for half the price. It's a retirement move, and for some other family reasons.

Medians in my county are hovering at $450K.