Michelle Carter-She badgered Conrad Roy to commit suicide, was she guilty of a crime?

Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast

Barry J. Maguire

Drama, Whitey, Boston, Boston True Crime, True Crime, South Boston, Charlestown, Fiction, Roxbury, Dorchester

4.7 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Send us a text Conrad Roy, was a young man in crisis. He had previously attempted suicide, but appeared to be making progress with counseling and medication. He then crossed paths with Michelle Carter, she was suffering from her own mental health struggles. Conrad committed suicide in 2014, a routine examination of his cell phone, revealed dozens of dark and suicidal text messages between the couple. In fact, Michelle, had ordered Conrad back into the truck (as it filled carbon monoxide) when...

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1:29.7	This is a heartbreaking case, and you don't have to jump back into the time machine with me,
1:34.8	at least that far.
1:36.1	We're going to head back to 2014.
1:39.5	That's when this incident occurred, and you could probably go back further in this to pick up some more
1:45.5	information. But this case involves teenage suicide, a love affair, and just not being a good
1:53.6	person, really. So this may upset some people. So if you want to skip this episode, I certainly
1:59.4	understand. But today's case is the case
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