A brutal crime. A city torn apart.
Original title
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
Released
12/4/2023
Origin country
US
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Production companies
HBO Documentary Films, Little Room Films, The Boston Globe
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
1
Number of episodes
3
On October 23, 1989, Charles Stuart places a frantic 911 call reporting that he and his pregnant wife — a white couple — have been shot by a Black man. The ensuing investigation ignites decades-old tensions and brutal racial profiling amidst a media firestorm and skepticism about Stuart's story.
1989. After the shooting of a white couple at the hands of an alleged Black assailant, Boston police descend upon the Black community.
As the Boston Police Department arrests a second suspect, discrepancies start to appear in Chuck's version of events.
A shocking twist brings to light troubling errors in the police investigation as Bostonians reflect on the enduring damage to their city.
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