She Convinced Her Boyfriend To Commit Suicide — Her Murder Trial Is Underway (VIDEO)

Warning: Disturbing content.

Michelle Carter, the woman who texted her boyfriend urging him to kill himself, goes to trial this week. She has waived the right to a jury trial, so her sentence will be decided by a judge directly.

Conrad Roy III killed himself in July of 2014. She sent him text messages such as:

“If u don’t do it now you’re never gonna do it.”

He died of carbon monoxide poisoning inside of his pickup truck nearby. Carter is being charged with involuntary manslaughter.

This case raises many questions. Can she be charged with murder if she wasn’t even with the victim? Can a person be found guilty of murder just based on what she said in text messages?

The prosecutors have dozens of text messages urging Roy to kill himself. The prosecutor’s opening statement said Carter played a “sick game” with Roy’s life. Carter was seeking the attention of being the “grieving girlfriend.”

Carter first urged him to get help. Then, she brainstormed ways for him to commit suicide. Carter even got impatient urging him to get the generator for the carbon monoxide. She kept telling him to quit pushing it off and just do it already. Here are some of the messages from the day that he did it and the days before his body was found:

On July 11, 2014, the day before Roy died:

CARTER: “ … Well in my opinion, I think u should do the generator because I don’t know much about the pump and with a generator u can’t fail”

On July 12, 2014, a day before Roy’s body was found:

CARTER: “So I guess you aren’t gonna do it then, all that for nothing”

CARTER: “I’m just confused like you were so ready and determined”

ROY: “I am gonna eventually”

ROY: “I really don’t know what I’m waiting for. . but I have everything lined up”

CARTER: “No, you’re not, Conrad. Last night was it. You keep pushing it off and you say you’ll do it but u never do. It’s always gonna be that way if u don’t take action”

CARTER: “You’re just making it harder on yourself by pushing it off, you just have to do it”

CARTER: “Do u wanna do it now?”

ROY: “Is it too late?”

ROY: “Idkk it’s already light outside”

ROY: “I’m gonna go back to sleep, love you I’ll text you tomorrow”

CARTER: “No? Its probably the best time now because everyone’s sleeping. Just go somewhere in your truck. And no one’s really out right now because it’s an awkward time”

CARTER: “If u don’t do it now you’re never gonna do it”

CARTER: “And u can say you’ll do it tomorrow but you probably won’t”

With the stream of undeniable texts, it is no surprise that she waived a jury trial. I don’t think I could sit at a table with 12 astonished faces staring at me wondering what kind of a monster I was for encouraging another human being to end his life.

Do you think she feels remorse? Or are the tears just for the cameras?

Featured image via YouTube screenshot.

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