Death by Text
A verdict in a groundbreaking case and a mom speaks out about the friend charged with leading her son to suicide through text messages. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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Text suicide trial ruling
In a groundbreaking case, a Massachusetts judge ruled today that a young woman who sent texts encouraging her boyfriend to commit suicide is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Erin Moriarty covered the trial for a special "48 Hours" airing Friday night at 8 p.m. ET.
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Guilty in texting death
Michelle Carter, the woman who was accused of urging her boyfriend to commit suicide, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in court. Conrad Roy III died when his pickup truck filled with carbon monoxide in a store parking lot in Massachusetts.
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Prosecutors alleged that Michelle Carter pushed Conrad Roy to commit suicide because she was desperate for attention from classmates and wanted to play the role of a grieving girlfriend
Texting suicide trial
A Massachusetts judge will announce Friday whether a girl's text messages to a friend are responsible for his suicide. Conrad Roy, 18, took his life in July 2014. Investigators later found thousands of texts from his friend, Michelle Carter, on his phone. Many messages encouraged him to kill himself. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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Teenager Conrad Roy's videos he made before killing himself are now key evidence in the manslaughter trial of his friend, Michelle Carter. Roy's videos offer a glimpse of the 18-year-old's struggles with depression, where he speaks candidly about his inner turmoil. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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Prosecutors say Michelle Carter encouraged Conrad Roy to commit suicide so she could get attention as a grieving ex-girlfriend
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