Cassie Covey

Professor York

27 January 2020

Annotated Bibliography

Glaun, Dan. “Michelle Carter Trial: Conrad Roy's Mother Chokes up on the Stand.” Masslive, 6
June 2017, www.masslive.com/news/2017/06/michelle_carter_trial_conrad_r.html.

In this study, Roy’s mother testified that Roy never showed his depression and she thought he was
doing good. The researchers stated that Roy’s mother believed his future was brighter than it was
before his first attempt of suicide. Carter continued to encourage his suicide even while he was
spending the day with his family at the beach. Not only did Carter encourage him to commit
suicide, she also told him the best way to do so and to not worry about the fears of hurting others.

Harris, Chris. “Teen Accused of Urging Boyfriend's Suicide Took Meds That Hurt Her Ability to
Empathize and Reason: Psychiatrist.” PEOPLE.com, 12 June 2017, people.com/crime/teen-
accused-of-urging-boyfriends-suicide-took-meds-that-hurt-her-ability-to-empathize-
psychiatrist/.

Researchers stated that Carter was influenced by the medication that she took which affected her
decision making. They state that she knew he wanted to kill himself and even told her friends
about his issues via text messages. Carter stated that she tried to help but he replied that he didn’t
want any help. Roy wanted help because he kept getting out of the truck and pushing off his
attempt.

Killelea, Eric. “Trial Begins for Teen Accused of Urging Boyfriend to Suicide.” Rolling Stone, 25
June 2018, www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trial-begins-for-teen-accused-of-
urging-boyfriend-to-suicide-201065/.

In this study, researchers show that Carter was “reckless” and pressured Roy into following
through with his actions. Even though he hesitated and didn’t want to follow through with his
attempt but Carter was forcing him and telling him to “stop pushing it off”. Carter also helped roy
plan his whole death while convincing him to follow through with his actions.

Manning, Allison. “Attorney for Teen Accused of Encouraging Boyfriend to Kill Himself Raises
Questions about Antidepressant.” Boston.com, The Boston Globe, 29 July 2016,
www.boston.com/news/crime/2016/07/29/attorney-for-teen-accused-of-encouraging-
boyfriend-to-kill-himself-raises-questions-about-antidepressant.

This research study talks about the antidepressants that both Carter and Roy were both on and the
side effects of them which one of them is suicidal thoughts. The antidepressants were used as a
point of her not correctly thinking which is why she chose not to seek help for him. Roy had
 chosen to not end his life once but Carter kept pushing Roy to commit suicide because he would
be much happier in heaven.

Manning, Allison. “Here's What Mass. Supreme Court Justices Asked about the Suicide-
Encouragement Case.” Boston.com, The Boston Globe, 7 Apr. 2016,
www.boston.com/news/crime/2016/04/07/heres-what-mass-supreme-court-justices-asked-
about-the-suicide-encouragement-case.

Researchers in this study bring up a question about what determines the crossing of a line. They
state that Carter did cross the line with pushing Roy to suicide. This makes Carter guilty as she
continued to counsel Roy to not worry about his family. Carter stated a threat to Roy which made
Roy choose to get back into the truck.

McPadden, Mike. “Michelle Carter's Conviction Upheld For Texts Encouraging Her Boyfriend's
Suicide.” Investigation Discovery, CrimeFeed, 7 Feb. 2019,
web.archive.org/web/20190428045443/www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/murder/
michelle-carter-conviction-upheld-texts-encouraging-suicide.

In this study, researchers state that Carter willingly neglected her duty of calling the police and
family members to inform them of Roy’s self harm. Involuntary manslaughter is described as
reckless conduct causing the death of another. Carter then has to serve fifteen months due to the
fact that she decided to tell others that he had suicidal thoughts.

“Michelle Carter Text Suicide Trial Verdict: Guilty.” CBS News, CBS Interactive,
www.cbsnews.com/news/michelle-carter-text-suicide-trial-verdict-guilty/.

This research study shows that Carter did no action to help him but told him to get back in the
truck and to stay until he is gone. Carter decided to keep the information to herself and not call the
cops or any family members during the time of Roy’s struggling. Carter knew exactly what she
was doing and what she wanted out of it which was attention.

Shapiro, Emily, and Aaron Katersky . “Michelle Carter, Convicted in Texting Suicide Case, Is
Denied Parole.” ABC News, ABC News Network, 20 Sept. 2019,
abcnews.go.com/US/michelle-carter-convicted-texting-suicide-case-denied-parole/story?
id=65746462.

In this study, researchers stated that Michelle Carter admitted in texts that she did no action to get
Conrad Roy help during her sentencing. The research that states that not only did Carter encourage
the death of her boyfriend, she also prevented any help for him to become better. This shows that
Carter chose to end Roy’s life over text which is considered cyberbullying. Even though Roy was
not wanting to take his life yet, Carter encouraged him and told him to get back into the truck.

Stanley-Becker, Isaac. “She Urged Her Boyfriend to Die. Now She's Asking the Supreme Court to
Call It Free Speech.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 9 July 2019,
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/07/09/she-urged-her-boyfriend-die-now-shes-asking-
supreme-court-call-it-free-speech/?noredirect=on.
 Researchers state the teenagers barely interacted and lived separate lives but interacted online
with each other heavily. Even though she told Roy to find help to cure depression, she also told
him that she loved him and to follow through with his plan if he truly wanted it. Arguing that
Carter wasn’t physically there, she still committed the crime of killing her boyfriend, she tried to
plead that she was using free speech.

Tewksbury, Gabriel. “Michelle Carter Might Not Be The Only Thing Responsible For Conrad
Roy's Death.” Thought Catalog, 12 June 2017, thoughtcatalog.com/gabriel-
tewksbury/2017/06/in-defense-of-michelle-carter-the-teenager-who-urged-her-boyfriend-to-
kill-himself/.

Researchers state that Carter possibly was not the only thing that was encouraging the thoughts of
Roy to commit suicide. The antidepressant had a major side effect of suicidal thoughts which
could have been what triggered Carter to push the suicide to Roy. It seems to be that both Carter
and Roy needed help but did not seek any which caused each to have suicidal thoughts with only
Roy actually committing suicide.

Truesdell, Jeff. “5 Things to Know: The Teen Girl Who Allegedly Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill
Himself Via Texts.” PEOPLE.com, 6 June 2017, people.com/crime/michelle-carter-and-
conrad-roy-text-messages-trial-begins/.

This study shows that Carter proved herself guilty based off of her conversations with her friends.
The researchers state that Roy had been known to his friends as a “funny,flirty” athlete who had
dreams but struggles with anxiety and depression. Not only does this show that Roy had struggled
and tried to committ suicide before, it shows that Carter did not try to get him help since the first
incident.

Turner, Christy, et al. “All the Texts between Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy the Day He Died.”
WFXT, 9 July 2019, www.boston25news.com/news/all-the-text-messages-between-michelle-
carter-and-conrad-roy-they-day-he-died/532942907/.

Researchers state that Michelle Carter was proven guilty of involuntary manslaughter. This study
states Carter’s lawyers argued that Roy had mental issues which caused him to end his life. The
text messages show that Carter doesn’t try even stop him when he is second guess himself if he
should end his life or not. The text prove that Carter is encouraging Roy.