In the two weeks leading up to Roy's tragic death, text messages show that Carter repeatedly encouraged him to kill himself. On July 12, 2014, Roy drove to a Kmart parking lot in Fairhaven, MA, and began filling his truck with carbon monoxide. Roy and Carter exchanged dozens of text messages that day, beginning in the early morning hours. "Go in your truck and drive in a sparkling [sic] lot somewhere, to a park or something," Carter wrote in a text that morning.
Throughout the day, Roy expressed hesitation about the plan and concern about how his family would cope — but Carter continued to urge him to end his life. "You're ready and prepared. All you have to do is turn the generator on and you bee [sic] free and happy. No more pushing it off, no more waiting," another text read. Carter also assured Roy that she would "take care of" his family. They continued to text when he arrived at the parking lot and also spoke on the phone twice; there is no recording of these calls, so it remains unclear what exactly was said.
Roy ultimately died by suicide that evening; the cause of death was carbon monoxide poisoning, and he was found dead in his truck the following day.
