Willie Geist

Michelle, for a year and a half,

always tried to persuade him not to commit suicide.

He always rejected her thoughts of staying alive.

It wasn't until literally the last two weeks of his life where Michelle finally endorsed his plan.

Well, she came to the realization that he didn't want to live anymore, that he would only hate her.

His words, I will only hate you if you tell somebody about my plan.

The facts will show that Michelle Carter is going through her own struggles.

She was bombarded by his suicidal thinking.

So you take that and then you mix in her own issues that she was struggling with, eating disorder, and then eventually being diagnosed with a major depressive disorder herself.

He was constantly telling Michelle and not telling his other friends, will you help me?

If you actually read the entire statement that she texted, she said, it's my fault.

I told him to get back in.

But then it continues to say, but I didn't think he was going to ultimately do it.

I wanted him to get help.

I feel so badly about this.

It was a fabricated motive.

They wanted to create a motive because they couldn't take the true motive that she was suffering herself and was convinced by Conrad Roy to endorse his plan because that's what happened.

At the age of 17, she didn't understand all the ramifications of what was going on.

Now, looking back at the circumstances, she's a totally different person.

I expect the quorum today.