150. Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy (with True Crime Cat Lawyer)

I had the absolute pleasure of being on the podcast, True Crime Cat Lawyer last year. Elyse is a lawyer and it was very interesting hearing the legal aspects of this case. We discussed the case of Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy.Conrad Roy was 18 and his girlfriend, Michelle Carter, was 17 in 2014. Conrad struggled with his mental health for years, attempting to take his life in the past but he would always find a way to get help before it was too late. He had also been on psychiatric medications. Michelle was extremely manipulative with possible mental health issues of her own. Even though they only lived 30 minutes away from each other, they never spent time together in person. Michelle convinced him over texts, e-mails, and phone calls to take his own life.Grab your tickets to the Reverie True Crime virtual live show by CLICKING HERE!Date: Sunday, February 12thTime: 1pm PST • 3pm CST • 4pm ESTTrue Crime Cat Lawyer:INSTAGRAM: @truecrimecatlawyerTWITTER: @truecrimecatlawWEBSITE: truecrimecatlawyer.comFACEBOOK: facebook.com/truecrimecatlawyerReverie True Crime:INSTAGRAM: @reverietruecrimeTWITTER: @reveriecrimepodFACEBOOK: facebook.com/reverietruecrimeTUMBLR: @reverietruecrimeWEBSITE: reverietruecrime.wix.com/podcastSourceshttps://www.aetv.com/real-crime/michelle-carter-conrad-royhttps://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/01/23/us/michelle-carter-text-suicide-release/index.htmlhttps://www.cnn.com/2017/06/08/opinions/massachusetts-manslaughter-opinion-cevallos/index.htmlhttps://www.boston25news.com/news/all-the-text-messages-between-michelle-carter-and-conrad-roy-they-day-he-died/532942907/?outputType=amphttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/tasneemnashrulla/michelle-carter-prison-release-texting-suicidehttps://law.northeastern.edu/northeastern-law-team-takes-the-lead-in-crafting-and-advocating-for-conrads-law/https://people.com/crime/conrad-roys-mom-on-michelle-carters-early-release-in-suicide-text-case-i-dont-think-about-her/?amp=truehttps://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/conrads-law-named-teen-died-texting-suicide-case/story?id=64532207https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/words-weapons-legal-questions-arise-texting-suicide-casehttp://jaapl.org/content/46/4/521https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/amp-casebrief/casebrief-commonwealth-v-carterhttps://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1125&context=ijlsehttps://harvardlawreview.org/2018/01/commonwealth-v-carter/https://law.stanford.edu/press/death-text-michelle-carter-case-will-impact-free-speech/https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1917&context=facultypubhttps://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-62/107409/20190708155645613_Michelle%20Carter%20Appendix%20July%208%202019%20EFile.pdfhttp://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2018/10/LAPALME.pdfhttps://abovethelaw.com/2019/12/the-law-of-personal-responsibility-and-the-illusion-of-free-will/?amp=1https://www.law.georgetown.edu/american-criminal-law-review/wp-content/uploads/sites/15/2019/01/56-1-The-Puzzle-of-Inciting-Suicide.pdfhttps://www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_trial_cross_ex.htmlhttps://lawandcrime.com/opinion/no-michelle-carter-didnt-actually-kill-conrad-roy-iii-but-the-court-was-right-to-uphold-her-sentence/https://abovethelaw.com/2019/07/how-do-we-measure-the-influence-of-rhetoric-on-action/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2696856https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/6185088/7-8-19-Michelle-Carter-SCOTUS-Petition.pdfhttps://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/the-life-and-death-power-of-speech/https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/02/08/michelle-carters-attorney-vows-this-legal-battle-is-not-over/https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/woman_is_sentenced_for_encouraging_her_boyfriends_suicidehttps://abovethelaw.com/2017/06/being-a-bitch-is-now-a-criminal-offense-apparently/https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/texts_urging_suicide_a_top_massachusetts_court_must_decidehttps://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/19/19-62/97560/20190424171515431_Commonwealth%20v.%20Carter_%20481%20Mass.%20352.pdf https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/amp-casebrief/casebrief-commonwealth-v-carterhttps://harvardlawreview.org/2018/01/commonwealth-v-carter/ https://law.northeastern.edu/northeastern-law-team-takes-the-lead-in-crafting-and-advocating-for-conrads-law/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/reverie-true-crime--4442888/support.Keep In Touch:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reveriecrimepodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reverietruecrimeTumblr: https://reverietruecrimepodcast.tumblr.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/reverietruecrimeContact: [email protected] Intro & Outro by Jahred Gomes: https://www.instagram.com/jahredgomes_official