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Inside the groundbreaking case of a crime of the digital age — a young woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter because she used text messages to encourage a friend to take his own life. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV. "I’d never seen a case like this. The verdict stunned legal experts – in effect the jury decided words could be a murder weapon. Conrad’s mother granted '48 Hours' a rare interview and our report presented the most complete portrait of a gentle young man who struggled with social anxiety. Would Conrad be alive today if he hadn’t met Michelle?" — Erin Moriarty on why the story is important. #48hours #crime #mystery True crime. Real justice. "48 Hours" investigates the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion. "48 Hours," which premiered in 1988, has developed a rich history of original reporting and impact journalism that has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, caused cold cases to be reopened and solved, and along the way changed lives. Subscribe to the “48 Hours" YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1DvRWbT Watch full episodes of “48 Hours”: http://bit.ly/1fop6N1 Follow “48 Hours” on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1OLG2B9 Like "48 Hours" on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1KkQuRn Follow "48 Hours" on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1MOCAXf Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com
