Messages = Murder?
Suspect
Michelle Carter
Year
2014
Location
United States
Current Status
Served 11.5 months of a 15 month sentence for involuntary manslaughter. Michelle was released in January of 2020.
Case Summary
In 2014, Conrad Roy III and Michelle Carter had a 2 year relationship that consisted mostly of phone calls, emails, and text messages. In these text messages, Michelle repeatedly told Conrad to kill himself and even helped him plan his suicide.
Michelle was found legally culpable in Conrad's death in 2017.
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Resources
Links to Information and Research
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https://law.stanford.edu/press/death-text-michelle-carter-case-will-impact-free-speech/
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https://www.boston25news.com/news/michelle-carter-verdict/534232629/
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https://people.com/crime/michelle-carter-case-detective-recounts-horror-of-reading-texts/
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https://www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_trial_cross_ex.html
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https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a28326092/michelle-carter-sentence-texting-suicide-case/
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184 Pages of Text Messages
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Conrad’s Videos
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