
Bill Would Penalize Those Who Press Others To Die By Suicide
A bill filed at the Massachusetts Statehouse would set new penalties for those who encourage others to die by suicide.
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A bill filed at the Massachusetts Statehouse would set new penalties for those who encourage others to die by suicide.
Michelle Carter, the young Plainville woman who sent her boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself before he committed suicide, was released from jail Thursday.
The family of Conrad Roy is speaking out about Michelle Carter's early release from jail.
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear the case of Michelle Carter, a Plainville woman who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last year.
Despite similarities, the cases of Michelle Carter and Inyoung You do have clear differences in the runup to their victims' suicides.
Carter was seeking release after serving 7 months of a 15-month sentence for her role in the death of her boyfriend Conrad Roy.
Michelle Carter appeared Thursday before the state Parole Board to seek release after serving seven months of a 15-month jail sentence.
Michelle Carter, the Plainfield woman convicted of encouraging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself, has been moved out of the Bristol County House of Correction in Dartmouth.
This bill would specifically punish people for intentionally encouraging someone to take their own life if they knew that person was experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Michelle Carter's attorneys told the high court in a petition filed Monday that her conviction, based on her "words alone," violated her First Amendment right to free speech.
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A judge ordered a young woman to begin serving her 15-month prison sentence for encouraging her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself.
The motion comes one day after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld her involuntary manslaughter conviction.
A judge had previously found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Massachusetts' highest court will consider whether to throw out the involuntary manslaughter conviction of Michelle Carter.
Massachusetts' highest court will soon hear Michelle Carter's case after she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for sending text messages to her boyfriend urging him to kill himself.
Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for sending her suicidal boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself. A court has agreed to hear her appeal.
Lawyers for the woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter for convincing her boyfriends to kill himself are appealing her conviction.
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Michelle Carter's prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter in the texting death of her boyfriend Conrad Roy has been stayed while the sentence is on appeal.
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A juvenile court judge has found a Plainville teenager guilty of manslaughter after she was charged with sending her boyfriend a barrage of text messages encouraging him to kill himself.
The judge in the trial of a Plainville teen accused of encouraging her friend's suicide will announce his decision in the case on Friday.
The Michelle Carter trial is teaching us all an important lesson - social media is poison unless handled with extreme care.
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A family from Massachusetts was among dozens of people who ran for cover during the parade shooting in Illinois.
The search for a missing man in a Winchester lake ended with divers finding him dead 13 feet below the surface.
Boston Police said they arrested a 13-year-old boy who was driving a car with a loaded gun late at night on the 4th of July.
Robert "Bahama Bob" Urzi, 71, of Newburyport, was found Tuesday morning.
Crews will replace tracks and shuttle passengers from Kenmore to Cleveland Circle.
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