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Podcast: MURDERISH
Episode: Alexander Urtula: “The Power of Words”
Description: In 2015, 17-year-old Michelle Carter was indicted on charges connected to the suicide of her 18-year-oldboyfriend, Conrad Roy Jr III. In a controversial 2017 trial, a Taunton, Massachusetts jury found her guiltyof involuntary manslaughter. A similar case occurred in May 2019, though it received much less publicity.Boston College students Inyoung You and her boyfriend Alexander Urtula had been dating for 18 monthswhen he died by suicide. An investigation would uncover an abundance of abusive text messages fromInyoung in the months leading up to Alexander’s death. The Carter an...