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Case against woman charged in boyfriend's suicide to proceed
Read full article: Case against woman charged in boyfriend's suicide to proceedThe manslaughter case against the former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend, Alexander Urtula, to take his own life will head toward trial, prosecutors said Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)BOSTON – The manslaughter case against a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life will head toward trial, prosecutors said Friday. The judge did dismiss one of the prosecution's theories, ruling that You’s failure to summon help didn't cause his suicide, Rollins' office said. The case grimly echoes that of Michelle Carter, who garnered headlines and an HBO film. We think this is a critical fact which will ultimately exonerate Ms. You,” Howard Cooper said in a statement.
'I Love You, Now Die' Examines Michelle Carter 'Texting Suicide Case' in New
Read full article: 'I Love You, Now Die' Examines Michelle Carter 'Texting Suicide Case' in NewThough his death was ruled a suicide, investigators discovered Roy had been encouraged by his long-distance girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, to kill himself. But as I Love You, Now Die shows, Erin Lee Carrs two-part documentary series premiering Tuesday on HBO shows, there was much more to the case and Roy and Carters relationship. Courtroom footage and interviews with experts and Roys loved ones are featured alongside the countless texts and calls Carter and Roy sent each other. I feel scared for people who are growing up today.The documentary examines the material presented during Carters trial first from the prosecutors viewpoint and then the defenses rebuttal. Shes scared, shes lonely, shes a troubled kid; that doesnt mean what she did wasnt wrong theres not absolution for Michelle, Carr said.