True Crime:
Life or Death:
Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter
Part 1/2: A teenage romance; an abuse victim looking for a way out and a young woman torn between the choices of life and death. In Part 1 of our series, we explore the star-crossed beginnings of the relationship of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter in the year, months and weeks prior to his death.
Part 2/2: .On July 13th of 2014, Conrad Roy was found deceased in his pickup truck following nearly a year and half of suicidal threats and a minimum of three prior attempts. In the aftermath of his suicide, troubling text messages between him and his girlfriend Michelle Carter surface. Suddenly, the girl voted "Most Likely to Brighten Your Day" is the center of a media circus and court case.
Join us for the conclusion of the complicated and tragic case of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: Discussion of Suicide, Physical and Emotional Abuse
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Story By: Lacey Ramse | Hosted by: Lacey Ramse & Alex Brenan
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https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
https://www.sprc.org/about-suicide/warning-signs
https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/September-2019/How-to-Ask-Someone-About-Suicide
https://nypost.com/2018/12/17/this-is-why-people-are-suddenly-googling-wellness-checks/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Samaritan_law
https://nypost.com/2020/01/23/early-release-of-michelle-carter-outrages-family-of-victim-conrad-roy/
https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/us/text-message-suicide-michelle-carter-conrad-roy/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/23/us/michelle-carter-text-suicide-release/index.html
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https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/psychpedia/prefrontal-cortex
https://breakthesilencedv.org/suicide-as-emotional-abuse-threats-suicide-control/
https://www.sprc.org/about-suicide/risk-protective-factors
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/09/21/Michelle-Carter-denied-parole-early-release-boyfriend-suicide/stories/201909210067
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Contract
Documentary: I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth v. Michelle Carter on HBO. (2019)