strong together. she gave me a lot of support, just there for me, when i needed her. but was there something about these two that no one knew? what are you seeing? a series of messages. i had to read them a couple of times to take it all in. really shocking. a trail of text messages, leading to the darkest of discoveries. keeping all the lies straight is difficult. she did it masterfully. i close my eyes and said, this is not real. a twist no one saw coming. and a story that every parent needs to see. we need to know what is going on in our kid s lives, because it can be very scary when we don t. hello and welcome to dateline . 18-year-old conrad roy battled depression and anxiety, but seemed to be finding his way. he was headed to college and excited about his new job. then one night, the teenager vanished. turns out conrad had a dark secret, one he shared with someone close to him. what that confidant did and did not do next would shatter to famil
His grieving aunt speaking out to 20 20. How do you even wrap your mind around that . He was a kid. He was ours. He was our kid. The private video diaries. I feel, whats the word recorded just weeks before his death. Im definitely wired from everyone else, like theres something wrong with me. Her secret cell phone Text Messages, goading him on. Okay, so you want to kill yourself . When are you going to do it . That doesnt make her behavior okay or good. But the question is, is it criminal . You said you dont want to take your life. You dont want to. She said this to him for two years. Until she eventually says do it. Can words kill . Good evening. Welcome to 20 20 saturday. Im elizabeth vargas. And im david muir. This question tonight can words kill . That was the question at the heart of a courtroom drama that captivated the country in the socalled suicide texter case. Two sets of parents stunned as they saw what their kids were doing and saying on their cell phones. All culminating i
When are you going to do it. That doesnt make her behavior okay or good. But the question is, is it criminal . You said you dont want to take your life. She said this to him for two years. Until she eventually says do it. Can words kill . Good evening. And welcome to 20 20 saturday. Im elizabeth vargas. And im david muir. This question tonight, can words kill . That was the question at the heart of a courtroom drama that captivated parents across the country. Two set of parents stunned as they saw what their kids were doing and saying on their cell phones. All culminates in a groundbreaking conviction. Saying that Text Messages and phone calls can lead to suicide. But was that the motive . Deborah roberts has that story with a very modern twist. Reporter buzzards bay, on the south coast of massachusetts. Good sailing weather. The striped bass are biting. And in mattapoisett, the views from the historic light at neds point, built to guide whaling ships to safe harbor, are as spectacular
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley a rescue at sea is under way tonight after a u. S. Navy destroyer was badly damaged in a collision with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. A distress call was received from the u. S. S. Fitzgerald, and it appears there are casualties. Cbs National Security correspondent david martin is following this at the pentagon. Reporter this is what the u. S. Navy destroyer fitzgerald looked like shortly after colliding with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. Some of the ships crew are not yet accounted for, and others are injured. The fitzgeralds captain has also been reported injured, and his executive officer is now in charge of damage control. The ship is taking on water below decks, and you can see that hoses are pumping water overboard as the fitzgerald waits for the Japanese Coast Guard to come to her assistance. The condition of the merchant vessel and its crew is unclear. The accident happened in
About . Reporter grieving alongside his family, his girlfriend. She sent messages of condolences we all need to be strong together. She gave me a lot of support. Just there for me when i needed her. Reporter but was there something about these two that no one knew . What are you seeing . A series of messages. I had to read them a couple of times to really sort of take it all in. Utterly shocking. Reporter a trail of Text Messages leading to the darkest of discoveries. Keeping all the lies straight is difficult. She did it masterfully. Thats not normal. I closed my eyes and i said, this is not real. Reporter a twist no one saw coming in a story every ircht parent needs to see. We need to know whats going on in our kids lives. Because it can be very scary when we dont. Reporter it began as a chance encounter between two teens on vacation. She was a family friend that he met in florida. Reporter and ended two years later with one of them dead. He was smiling before he left the house. Then