What a world. Teen Allegedly Urged Friend To Kill Himself, Then Tweeted How Much She Missed Him

I don't even know what to deduce from this. Why would you encourage someone to take his own life. That's a crime right..

Well.. moments before 18-year-old Conrad Roy was going to kill himself last summer, he had second thoughts and climbed out of his running truck. Then he got a three-word text message from his friend: “get back in.”

The message allegedly came from Michelle Carter, who police now say sent Roy a series of texts in the last days of his life encouraging him to commit suicide. Roy apparently listened; police later found him dead from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Prosecutors charged Carter, 18, with involuntary manslaughter this month. In a report, police said that before dying, Roy told Carter "he was scared and didn't want to leave his family," the Sun Chronicle reported.

But police said Carter encouraged Roy to go through with the suicide. She also reportedly texted Roy's mother, expressing concern before he died, South Coast Today reported.

A spokesperson for the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said investigators believe Carter had "first hand knowledge of Roy's suicidal thoughts," the Boston Heraldreported.

However, Carter’s attorney condemned the charge Friday, telling BuzzFeed News that the district attorney was “cherry picking” the facts and “distorting” the case.
In a conversation Friday evening, Joseph Cataldo said Carter and Roy had a long history together and by publicizing a limited group of text messages the DA had "really cherry picked the facts and put those out there trying to make her look bad."

Cataldo said it was too early in the case to go into detail, but added that the facts would prove that Roy voluntarily committed suicide and his death "was not caused by Michelle Carter."

"We don't have a law in Massachusetts where you have to run to authorities or forcibly prevent a person from committing suicide," Cataldo said. He added that "it will be very, very clear, that he was determined to take his own life."

Whatever happened, after Roy died, Carter began posting a series of messages online mourning him. The first message went up July 13, the same day Roy died.

Michelle Carter@michyc47Follow
Such a beautiful soul gone too soon. I'll always remember your bright light and smile. You'll forever be in my heart, I love you Conrad.