Child killer trial inspired Housewives !

The TV coverage of the trial of a Texan woman, accused of attempting to drown her five children, inspired writer Marc Cherry to create the hit TV show Desperate Housewives

The TV coverage of the trial of a Texan woman, accused of attempting to drown her five children, inspired writer Marc Cherry to create the hit TV show Desperate Housewives.

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According to Contactmusic.com, Cherry recalls the harrowing trial of Yates, who was found not guilty on the grounds of insanity. It was her second murder trial for the bathtub drowning of her young children.

Cherry said: "I was watching this horrific tale on TV and I turned to my mother and I said, 'Gosh, can you imagine a woman being so desperate that she would hurt her own children?' "My mother took her cigarette out of her mouth and said, 'Yeah, I've been there."