Though his death was ruled a suicide, investigators discovered Roy had been encouraged by his long-distance girlfriend, 17-year-old Michelle Carter, to kill himself.
But as I Love You, Now Die shows, Erin Lee Carrs two-part documentary series premiering Tuesday on HBO shows, there was much more to the case and Roy and Carters relationship.
Courtroom footage and interviews with experts and Roys loved ones are featured alongside the countless texts and calls Carter and Roy sent each other.
I feel scared for people who are growing up today.The documentary examines the material presented during Carters trial first from the prosecutors viewpoint and then the defenses rebuttal.
Shes scared, shes lonely, shes a troubled kid; that doesnt mean what she did wasnt wrong theres not absolution for Michelle, Carr said.