Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy - Death by Text: Sneak peek | Forensic Files

hi this is conrad i'm going to talk to you about social anxiety social anxiety depression it's
controlling me people that love me i have a great mom great dad but so depressed
we spent the day walking the beach and we had a conversation and i asked him about
school and he's like um i'm not sure what i'm gonna do and i said you know don't worry about it everything is gonna
be okay it was a nice day out with the family nothing to give any hint of what was to
come later in the day there was no indication anything was going on i've created a monster out of myself
the past few years because of my depression racing thoughts suicidal thoughts do you remember when is the last time
you saw your brother he was like going out the door i thought he was just going to his friend's house
you got up in the morning and how did you know he hadn't come home he wasn't there and
we just like couldn't find him this is not like conrad not to come home then they found his body and
around 5 30 in the afternoon [Music] and he died in his truck carbon monoxide poisoning
i will live with this forever um the pain right away we heard from investigators
that medical examiner found that it was a suicide it wasn't until they started looking at his phone that they realized
there was something else going on here because on that phone were hundreds and hundreds of texts
from michelle carter to conrad roy urging him to end his life you can't think about it you just have
to do it you said you were gonna do it like i don't get why you aren't and michelle carter admittedly
said do it she was kind of making fun of him for for not taking his own life i thought
you really wanted to die but apparently you don't i feel played and just stupid you're going to have to prove me wrong
because i just don't think you really want this and she kept pressuring him to do it
you're ready and prepared all you have to do is turn the generator on and you be free and happy
no more pushing it off no more waiting there is one point where he actually got out of the truck
and changed his mind yeah he was scared and she told him to go back in the truck
yes carter charged with involuntary manslaughter she faces up to 20 years in prison
this is totally out of left field i coach michelle i know her as a good kid i don't believe that she has a
conscience she knew exactly what she was doing and what she said hang yourself jump off a building stab
yourself i don't know there's a lot of ways and it's the texts that become the weapon how could she cause a death
when she was 35 miles away in these circumstances this is almost akin to loading the gun and handing it over who
knows who knows when you have your hand in the trigger when you're sending a text
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Brief Summary

Conrad Roy's tragic suicide linked to Michelle Carter's text messages pressuring him to end his life raises legal and ethical questions.

Key points

Conrad's Struggles with Depression. Conrad shares his battle with depression and its impact on his life.
The Tragic Loss. Conrad recounts the day he lost his brother, leading to devastating revelations.
Michelle Carter's Manipulation. Text messages reveal Michelle's pressure on Conrad to take his life.
Legal Consequences. Michelle Carter faces serious charges for her role in Conrad's death.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I've created a monster out of myself.

Conrad reflects on his struggles with depression.

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