as a result of the carbon monoxide. to those who knew comrade best, it didn t make sense. did they miss something? hundred have been getting help, taking medication and seemed hopeful about his future. his grandmother remembered him using that very pump to help out his dad just days before. i can still see the smile on his face, just a little smirky smile that he always. and his father recalled the two of them working on a job together a week earlier, setting up fireworks on a barge. we were laughing. watching fireworks. he seemed kind. the last thing i said to him it was, i love you. so his family wondered what pushed him over the edge. as they struggled with their grief, they got comfort from a surprising source. michelle carter. she reached out to linda through text messages, consoling her saying can read loved her very much. did you feel like you were
getting support? just a connection to congress somehow? oh, absolutely. she told me so many great things about myself that he had said. i don t know, she was just there for me when i needed her. conrad s aunts also remember getting messages from michelle. she sent messages of conolenscences, that she never tried so hard to save someone and she wished she could have saved him. she came through at the wake and introduced herself. i was a little shocked the when she said i m conrad girlfriend. it was like, i had no idea. never heard of her name. among conrad s things were goodbye letters that he written to people. like this one to michelle. it was very positive, keep doing what you are doing, michelle. keep moving on and doing great things. and after reading this letter, you must have thought that conrad and michelle had a special friendship that he wrote her this letter. yeah, i was happy that she was in his life. i thanked her for being there for him. just weeks afte
a family friend said they saw his truck at k-mart with caution tape around it. so you go to k-mart. yeah, and i think the police told my father that he was gone. an officer found conrad dead behind the wheel of his pickup truck. his dad called lynn to tell her the awful news. i couldn t even see. i felt like i was drugged. i couldn t eat. slept in the same clothes for days. it was the most horrible time in my life. the rest of conrad s family was in disbelief. i said, are you sure? what are you talking about? i just saw him? it just felt like all the blood dreamed out of your body to hear that kind of news. detective scott gordon of the fear he even police department was assigned to the case. his first impression was suicide by carbon monoxide. it was apparent that he placed a water pump in the rear of the truck and he passed away
kennedy s assassination nearly 60 years ago. the white house says that archivist need until december 2022 to review the redacted materials. now back to dateline. ck to dateline welcome back to dateline, i m natalie morales. michelle carter had been arrested and charged with the death of congress roy. the evidence was chilling text messages that michele sent con red, who s troubled with depression, urging him to kill himself. now the case was headed to trial but the prosecutors prove what she downward is a crime? once again, here is andrea canning with reckless. michelle carter was facing involuntary manslaughter charges for doing something teenagers do all the time. texting. and calling each other. and the world was watching. prosecutors mary claire flynn and katie rayburn understood
struggling but i felt very positive that he was not going to do anything to harm himself. it was right around this time when conrad recorded that private video sharing his inner most thoughts. i feel like i still have a long way to go to recover from the social anxieties, feeling of insecurity. but if i keep talking, keep talking, it s going to get better. on july 12th, conrad headed to the beach with his mom and two sisters. lynn vividly remembers walking the shoreline with her son. he seemed in good spirits that day. we talked about school, and he was like, i m not sure where i am right now in my head. i said, well, you just got your captain s license, you don t have to worry about anything right now. he is looking toward the future? yeah. when they return the beach, conrad drove his sisters to get ice cream. he was laughing and i said