detective cudmore went undercover. at that fund-raiser, homers for conrad , he secretly took photos of michels every move. to confirm she was the one who sent those tax he went one step further. he videotaped michelle as he dialed the number he got from conrad s phone. you re watching her? yes. answering the phone? yes. that s a good sign. we had the right person. did you just hang up? i let is stay on for a few seconds muted, and then she finally just hung up the phone. i remember calling scott and saying, are we sure we have the right girl? she just seems so normal. a few months later, as the investigation continued, detective gordon decided to pay michel carter a visit. he found her after school and approached her. michelle, the reason why we came out here is because we were looking into conrad s unfortunate passing. all right? and she has no idea? she s been watched. she has annoyed. did you look surprise? a little bit.
contacted his family to worries awareness. [inaudible] [inaudible] scott gordon was sticking around for answers, hoping to discover why conrad my kids taken his life. [inaudible] the detective figured there were clues on conrad s cell phone which was found in his truck. and sure enough, when he -powered it up, he discovered a string of text messages left on the phone from just one person.
instruct him before he denied that he she he should write her suicide letter. and his last tweet should be to her. because she wanted to get a shout-out from him. yes. the commonwealth [inaudible] like this one. did you do? something conrad, i love you so much. please tell me this is a joke. and she continued sending text to his phone for months. nearly 80 of them. the prosecution argued she deliberately sent the tax as a way to change your story. at the time, i went along with it because i knew you were going to do anything. but you did it. and i m so sorry i didn t save you. it was agonizing for conrad s families to sit in the courtroom and here these new details. it was pretty shocking. a lot of it doesn t seem. real view believe in your heart that it was criminal, what she did? i do.
out of the blue her daughter got a text message from someone quite unexpected. it was around 10:30 that night, michelle carter is asking where conrad is. and their boyfriend and girlfriend. now this was news to lynn. she knew conrad and michelle had only seen each other in person a few times. the next morning, lynn will cup at 5 am and notice conrad was at home. she called around and drove by his friends house but couldn t find him. conrad was missing. a sun disappears, a mom worries, and a dad receives a troubling clue. coming up a family friend said they saw his truck the news is about to go from bad to worse. i said, are you sure? what are you talking about? when dateline continues. simparica trio is the first and only monthly chewable
your home. okay? [inaudible] way, so you re taking my phone? ,. he followed her home and said michelle s parents were very cooperative. they provided ethics with everything we needed. that day we left with her cellphones and her laptop. michelle has to know what is going on. but her parents, are they totally in the dark? i believe so, absolutely. after going through all the evidence, including michel s phone and computer, prosecutors were convinced michelle was criminally responsible for conrad s death. words can harm. and you don t have the ability to just say your words aren t criminal, because they re protected by free speech. there s precedent for people that have encouraged others to commit suicide to be charged with involuntary manslaughter. what is the law here in this state? and how did a guy? do the charge of involuntary