A New Docu-Series Takes a Fresh Look at an Infamous Crime

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Jan 16, 2024

In 1989, a horrible murder that was reported and investigated as a carjacking gone wrong sparked a national outcry. But it was ultimately revealed to be false story and caused tremendous hurt in an already marginalized community. Director Jason Hehir joins to talk about his docuseries, "Murder in Boston," which revisits the Charles Stuart case where a white man blamed his own crime on a Black man.

 

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