Ep: 29 The Death of Conrad Roy (Michelle Carter Trial)

At just 18 years old, Conrad Roy III tragically took his own life in July 2014. When police arrived at the scene, they found his cell phone, which would reveal some shocking text messages he had been exchanging with his alleged girlfriend at the time, 17-year-old Michelle Carter. Was Michelle encouraging him to commit suicide, and if so, could she be found legally responsible for his death? A special thank you to Daniel Medwed from Northeastern University and Kelly Montemurro for her help with researching this case.  Follow Daniel on Twitter @DanielMedwed. To watch the entire trial on YouTube, check out LadyJustice2188’s Channel. This podcast contains selected clips, but you can find the entire trial on that channel (along with many other trials). Please consider supporting this podcast with as little as $1 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie. If you’d like to discuss this case, please join our active discussion on the Court Junkie Discussion Facebook Group. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod  Want a Court Junkie coffee mug or t-shirt or many other fun items? Check out the Court Junkie Store: www.CourtJunkie.com/Store Edited, Mixed and Mastered by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. (www.wayfarerecording.com) Music in this episode by: Walking by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Ability/Borrtex_-_03_-_Walking 5 Minute Meditations (album mix with alpha waves) by Lee Rosevere - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/5_Minute_Meditations/11_-_5_Minute_Meditations_album_mix_with_alpha_waves Ability by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Ability/Borrtex_-_01_-_Ability Suspect Located by Scott Holmes - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Holmes/Documentary__TV_series/Suspect_Located_1 Victory by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Courage/Borrtex_-_07_-_Victory Laberynth Mind by Marcos H. Bolanos - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Marcos_H_Bolanos/Unchained_Melodies_Vol2/Laberynth_Mind_master Peaceful Mind by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Peaceful_Mind/Borrtex_-_01_-_Peaceful_Mind Determination by Borrtex - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Borrtex/Ability/Borrtex_-_04_-_Determination