michelle carter text message transcripts

MICHELLE CARTER TEXT MESSAGE TRANSCRIPTS PROFESSIONAL

The intersection of the lives of Conrad Roy and Michelle Carter has left a trail of heartbreak and questions about the circumstances that led to such a tragic death. Lynn Roy: I don't understand why would you want someone that was so beautiful inside and out, that had so much - that was such a kind person to die.Įrin Moriarty: How do you describe what this young woman did? All the while, his friend, Michelle Carter, then 17, was encouraging Conrad, from more than 30 miles away on her phone, to take his own life. Lynn Roy: He was doing everything that was positive, that was, you know, lookin' towards his future.īut, on July 12, 2014, Conrad drove to a parking lot, and using a gasoline-powered water pump, sat in his pickup truck as it filled with carbon monoxide, knowingly inhaling the deadly fumes, killing himself. College, with a scholarship, was on the horizon. He'd been licensed to be tug boat captain, like his dad, and had just graduated high school.

MICHELLE CARTER TEXT MESSAGE TRANSCRIPTS PROFESSIONAL

Lynn Roy thought her son was feeling better he was getting professional help and was on an antidepressant, Celexa.

…he really, really struggled with - just disappointing I think myself and his dad.Ĭonrad Roy : The sooner I like myself, the better I'll be But in my eyes, he was all that.Ĭonrad's mother, Lynn Roy, explains that her son could be his own toughest critic. He was - just wanted to … be this, like, great person. Sitting at his computer in his home in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Conrad recorded his thoughts on coping with his depression.Ĭonrad Roy : I need to relax.

One month before 18-year-old Conrad Roy took his own life, when the minds of many teens wander to carefree summer days, Conrad's thoughts were more serious and introspective:Ĭonrad Roy : It's not realistic what's going on in my head that keeps on piling and piling and piling.Ĭonrad Roy : I need to be comfortable in my skin. In the video, he discussed his battle with depression, suicidal thoughts, and social anxiety. On June 13, 2014, Conrad Roy recorded a video of himself on his computer.

Michelle carter text message transcripts