Did woman who allegedly told boyfriend to kill himself commit a crime?
Instead of graduating from Boston College on May 20, and sharing a glorious day with his family and friends, 22-year-old Alexander Urtula took his own life.
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Woman sentenced for encouraging boyfriend to kill himself
A Massachusetts judge on Monday ordered Michelle Carter to start serving her sentence for persuading her boyfriend to kill himself in 2014.
Appeal in texting suicide case says free speech violated
Attorneys for Michelle Carter, the woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter in her boyfriend's suicide, have filed an appeal, saying her texts encouraging the teenager to kill himself were protected free speech.
Decision in texting suicide trial coming Friday
The Massachusetts judge in the texting suicide trial of Michelle Carter will deliver his decision on Friday morning, according to the court.
Woman 'intoxicated' by antidepressants, doctor says
A woman on trial for urging her boyfriend to kill himself was delusional after becoming "involuntarily intoxicated" by antidepressants, a psychiatrist said Monday.
Teens and texts: Suicide case exposes risks of messaging
Their text messages were meant only for each other. But now hundreds of one young couple's intimate written exchanges have been exposed as the dramatic focus of a trial that could land a woman in jail years after her boyfriend killed himself.
Michelle Carter trial: Boyfriend researched ways to commit suicide
Conrad Roy III's online searches in the weeks before taking his life included articles with titles such as "Painless suicide -- A complete guide to suicide," and "Quick, easy ways to commit suicide," according to a defense witness at his girlfriend's Massachusetts trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.
Assistance or coercion? Intent is key in text message suicide case, experts say
Nearly six decades after the landmark conviction of a Massachusetts man in his wife's self-inflicted killing, a judge in the same state is weighing the fate of a woman accused of encouraging her boyfriend via text message in 2014 to commit suicide.
Carter trial: Texts grew darker days before suicide
Michelle Carter's text messages became increasingly dark in the days preceding her boyfriend's suicide, including talk of the most effective methods and her apparent doubt and frustration about whether he was up to the task.
Did girlfriend's texts push teen to take his own life?
On the last day of Conrad Roy III's young life, the text messages popped up on his phone, one after another.
