The Resume

(July 2, 1964- )
Killed all five of her children (June 20, 2001)
They were Mary (six months), Luke (two), Paul (three), John (five) and Noah (seven)
Married Russell Yates (April 17, 1993)
Found not guilty by reason of insanity (July 26, 2006)

Why she might be annoying:

She suffers from postpartum depression.
She attempted suicide in 1999 and was put on the anti-psychotic drug Haldol.
She drowned her children one by one.
When her eldest son Noah, age seven, asked her what was wrong with six month old Mary, who she had just drowned, he realized what she was doing and ran away.
She chased Noah down, grabbed him and threw him into the tub and drowned him.
She nicknamed herself 'Fertile Myrtle.'
Her first date came at age 23.

Why she might not be annoying:

After she killed each child, she took them out of the tub and place them on the bed and covered them.
After she killed all five children, she call her husband and the police.
In a New York City WPIX TV news poll, 99% favored the death penalty for her (June, 2001).
She is being held in a Texas prison where the death penalty is in effect.
She was a nurse.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity or Temporary Insanity
• 2002 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 80)
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [July] (Ranked: 7021964)
• Criminals
• Damaged Women
• I am a Texan
• I Attempted Suicide and Screwed it Up
• I Attended University of Houston
• I Became a Mom in 1994
• I Became a Mom in 1999
• I Became a Mom in 2000
• I Killed My Kids
• I Married in 1993
• I Outlived My Child
• I'm Depressed [Postpartum]
• I'm Depressed [Reportedly Manic/Bi-polar]
• My Child Drowned
• Pissed off Chicks
• Profiles 2001-2250 (Ranked: 2134)
• Time Magazine Top 25 Crimes of the Century (Ranked: 24)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 152 Votes: 67.76% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 141 Votes: 58.87% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 152 Votes: 55.26% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 134 Votes: 54.48% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 82 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 35 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 84 Votes: 65.48% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 88 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 53 Votes: 62.26% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 309 Votes: 80.58% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 65 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 400 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 230 Votes: 68.70% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 253 Votes: 77.87% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 278 Votes: 76.98% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 1415 Votes: 75.90% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 803 Votes: 69.99% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 1177 Votes: 70.18% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 2065 Votes: 70.07% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 4797 Votes: 79.38% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 649133 Votes: 78.25% Annoying