Episode description

In October of 1989, a 30-year-old pregnant woman was murdered after being apprehended at a stoplight in Boston. When her injured husband called police to explain what happened, an intense investigation began, revealing a surprising suspect. This is the story of Carol Stuart.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Carol's FInd A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6665018/carol-ann-stuart

2. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439756203/?match=1

3. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439758452/?terms=carol%20stuart&match=1

4. New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/04/us/new-doubt-as-jury-takes-up-stuart-case.html

5. Cold Blood: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.40a9f73b-c819-0412-a94b-2ae3d509e272?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_ovf__pvc_truecrime&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_ovf__pvc_truecrime-20

6. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/charles-and-carol-stuart-shooting-willie-bennett-interview-wbz-tv-cheryl-fiandaca/

7. CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/willie-bennetts-family-recalls-stuart-case-22-years-later/

8. Tampa Bay Times: https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-the-stuart-family-crime/21342825/

9. Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/01/04/they-were-treated-like-animals-murder-hoax-that-made-bostons-black-community-target/

10. The Huntington News: https://huntnewsnu.com/7206/campus/resident-writes-of-rich-mission-hill-history/#:~:text=The%20area%20was%20deemed%20dangerous,on%20a%20nondescript%20black%20person.

11. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/439851664/?terms=matthew%20stuart&match=1

12. The Boston Globe: https://www.newspapers.com/image/444547447/?terms=%22matthew%20stuart%22%20carol%20stuart&match=1