Mac Mail: Editing a new email kills Mac Mail

Since yesterday, randomly, many times when I open a new email to edit, the window for the new email opens but it dies immediately and kills the whole Mac Mail. Any thoughts?

Hello OC User,
It sounds like you are unable to create a new email message because Mail makes the entire computer shutdown or become unresponsive. I would start by performing a Safe Boot and testing the issue there:
To start up into Safe Mode (to Safe Boot), follow these steps.
Be sure your Mac is shut down.
Press the power button.
Immediately after you hear the startup tone, hold the Shift key.
The Shift key should be held as soon as possible after the startup tone, but not before the tone.
Release the Shift key when you see the gray Apple logo and the progress indicator (looks like a spinning gear).
After the logo appears, you should see a progress bar during startup. This indicates that your computer is performing a directory check as part of Safe Mode.
To leave Safe Mode, restart your computer without holding any keys during startup.
OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode?
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564
If that works then restart and test the issue again. If the issue persists try removing any log in items you have to see if something is interfering with Mail and test the issue again:
OS X Mavericks: If you think you have incompatible login items
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14201
If it persists, try re indexing the mail box with this article:
Mail (Mavericks): Reindex messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14876
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the best,
Sterling

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