Conrad Roy III's Father

I don't think so.

Yeah.

The detective knew that was a lie.

We have a search warrant via phone.

When we took her phone, I think she started to understand a little bit, that we were looking a little more further into it than she expected.

He followed her home and says Michelle's parents were very cooperative.

They provided us with everything we needed, and that day we left with her cell phone and her laptop.

Michelle has to know what's going on, but her parents, are they totally in the dark?

Yeah, I believe so, absolutely.

After going through all the evidence, including Michelle'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.

And 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 it guide you?

Well, the charge of involuntary manslaughter, it involves wanton and reckless conduct, that she could have caused someone's death and did cause someone's death.

In other words, the prosecution believed Michelle should have known that encouraging Conrad to take his own life could result in him dying.

Prosecutors now had the difficult task of telling Conrad's family what they had uncovered.

It was just unbelievable.

I just kept thinking, she's holding his head underwater.

You could tell that he did not want to die.

Her messages overpowered him.