Boston Mayor Apologizes to Black Men Falsely Linked to 1989 Murder
Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were falsely implicated in the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart, a case that transfixed the nation and highlighted Boston’s history of racism.
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Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were falsely implicated in the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart, a case that transfixed the nation and highlighted Boston’s history of racism.
Mayor Michelle Wu made a formal apology for the police persecution of Black residents after Charles Stuart framed a Black man for his wife’s murder.
Mayor Michelle Wu made a formal apology for the police persecution of Black residents after Charles Stuart framed a Black man for his wife’s murder.
Matthew F. Stuart, the lone survivor of one of the most infamous domestic murder mysteries in the city’s history, is dead at age 45, authorities confirmed this morning. Stuart’s body was discovered at 2 a.m. yesterday at Heading Home, a sober emergency shelter in Cambridge. It was unclear how long he had been staying there. […]
Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox also apologized for the department's actions following the 1989 killing of Carol Stuart, including the police manhunt that involved countless questionable stops and searches of young Black men.