HTML messages crash Mail

Since this morning, every time I try to open an HTML message in Mail, it crashes. I don't have a problem with regular text e-mails, just HTML. I've repaired permissions, run Disk Utility and Disk Warrior, and I don't know how to proceed.
Can anyone help, please?

Hi lsgmilano, and a warm welcome to the forums if you han't been already!
First I'd backup your whole Mail folder, by right clicking on it in the Finder, then choose Archive/Compress.
Right click on that Mail folder, choose archive, you'll get everything in the folder, and the folder itself in a file called Mail.zip..
Quit Mail, then In your home folder, try moving this +folder & file+ to the Desktop then reboot...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Caches/Mail
Move to the Desktop...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Mail/Envelope Index

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