ABC 20/20 Tonight, Friday (April 8, 2022) A Case That Put Michelle Carter Behind Bars for Encouraging Boyfriend’s Suicide via Text Messages
This episode of “ABC 20/20” airs tonight April 8 at 9PM ET. “20/20” Reports on the unprecedented suicide texting case that landed Michelle Carter in prison after she used text messages to encourage the suicide of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy. The program includes audio from the police’s interview with Carter, text messages between Roy and Carter and interviews with individuals who were close to the couple. . You can also watch previous episodes at ABC and on Hulu. Also, check out the official podcast at ABCAudio.
The official trailer and synopsis are from ABC.
His death opened an unprecedented case where text messages led to an involuntary manslaughter charge.
— 20/20 (@ABC2020) April 7, 2022
For Friday’s 20/20, Conrad Roy’s family remembers him. https://t.co/6tNjyW3J3L pic.twitter.com/jjOPMrwY7q
After the death of her friend, detectives approached Michelle Carter at school and asked about her relationship with Conrad Roy and what she texted him. Carter did not tell the full story…
— 20/20 (@ABC2020) April 7, 2022
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Tonight at 9PM ET
Can text messages sent from miles away lead to time behind bars? “20/20” reports on the unprecedented suicide texting case that landed Michelle Carter in prison after she used text messages to encourage the suicide of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy. A two-hour “20/20,” featuring reporting by ABC News senior national affairs correspondent Deborah Roberts, reports on the couple and their intense online relationship in which they opened up to each other about personal matters, including their struggles with depression.
It dives into how authorities initially ruled the case a suicide until they uncovered the disturbing messages from Carter to Roy in the weeks before Roy’s death and how the texts led to an involuntary manslaughter charge. The program includes audio from the police’s interview with Carter, text messages between Roy and Carter and interviews with individuals who were close to the couple. “20/20” also features footage from the new Hulu series “The Girl from Plainville,” based on the case and starring Elle Fanning as Carter.
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