>> the woman here is not the woman that killed my children. she obviously wasn't herself. and i think that will come out. ou know, i'm just completely surprised that people think that, well, because i defend andrea as being a wonderful mother, that she shouldn't be punished, that somehow, you know, i'm condoning her actions, you know? her actions were almost indescribably devastating to me and my family. >> he took it upon himself like it was some kind of badge of honor and on tv and giving interviews and all kinds of stuff which is macabre and then at the funeral he actually had a slide show of his kids. >> the funeral took place one week after the murders and sealed the public's view of rusty yates. >> i think people want to assign blame. how did this happen? why did this happen? who's at fault? and if you believe that andrea yates was mentally ill, then you say, okay, well, it wasn't her fault. she was sick. it must be rusty's fault.