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1989 · Boston, Massachusetts
Carol & Charles Stuart
The story behind Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
Charles Stuart shot his pregnant wife, Carol, in Boston in 1989 and blamed a Black carjacker. Carol died, and their prematurely delivered baby also died. The false account triggered an aggressive police search in Black neighborhoods. Charles’s brother later exposed the plot, and Charles died by suicide as suspicion turned toward him.
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When1989
WhereBoston, Massachusetts
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Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
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Hometown Horrors
The Murder of Carol DiMaiti Stuart – Hometown Horrors
An independent crime blogger recounts Carol DiMaiti Stuart’s murder and reflects on the case’s place in Boston history.
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Television Dramatization
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
A scripted television treatment of the Charles and Carol Stuart case. This is an acted reconstruction of the events, not contemporary news footage. IMDb provides the production listing and cast.
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Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning
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Deadly Greed: The Riveting True Story of the Stuart Murder Case
Narrated by Stephen Bowlby
Unabridged
Examines Charles Stuart's murder of his pregnant wife Carol in Boston and his false accusation against a Black attacker.
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Television Dramatization
Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990)
A scripted television treatment of the Charles and Carol Stuart case. This is an acted reconstruction of the events, not contemporary news footage. IMDb provides the production listing and cast.
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Murder in Boston — Episode 1 (HBO / The Boston Globe)
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Boston Confidential Beantown's True Crime Podcast
Charles Stuart- The American dream was not enough, a cruel racial hoax set a firestorm ablaze
Podcast coverage of the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Released December 14, 2020. About 33 minutes.
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Buried Motives
Turmoil in Mission Hill: Charles Stuart
Podcast coverage of the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Released February 8, 2024. About 64 minutes.
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January 4, 1990: Charles Stuart Suicide
Podcast coverage of the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Released January 4, 2020. About 13 minutes.
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Fresh Hell Podcast
E28: MURDER - Carol & Christopher DiMaiti - The Crimes of Charles Stuart
Podcast coverage of the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Released September 18, 2019. About 73 minutes.
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Crime of the Truest Kind
EP 5 | The Boston Murder Hoax, Carol DiMaiti, Baby Christopher, and Charles Stuart
Podcast coverage of the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Released November 24, 2020. About 40 minutes.
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Evansville Courier and Press · 1990-01-15 · Page 7
The Stuart case exposes Boston’s racial tensions
An Associated Press analysis examines the effects of Charles Stuart’s false account on Boston’s Black community.
Historical analysis; includes other reporting on racial violence.
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Court records & documents
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Records-access rulingArchive copy
WBZ-TV4 v. District Attorney — records-access ruling
A Massachusetts judicial decision concerning press access to records associated with the investigation of Carol and Charles Stuart.
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- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Document date
- November 19, 1990
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- Justia
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John Doe Grand Jury Investigation — disclosure dispute
A related Massachusetts decision addressing access to grand-jury material associated with the Stuart investigation.
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- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
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- July 8, 1993
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Globe Newspaper v. Police Commissioner — records litigation
A related civil decision concerning access to Boston police records connected with the Stuart investigation and alleged police misconduct.
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- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- Document date
- April 5, 1995
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Dr. Todd Grande
Charles Stuart Murder Case | Mental Health & Personality
Video from Dr. Todd Grande covering the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Length: 11:32.
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Deadly Greed
Video from True Crime Brewery covering the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Length: 48:55.
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CBS Boston
I-Team Exclusive: Man Wrongly Accused In Notorious 1989 Murder Grants Rare Interview
Interview or news segment from CBS Boston covering the Carol & Charles Stuart case. Length: 3:53.
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Reddit · r/boston
Murder in Boston — Boston Globe reporters’ AMA
The reporting team answers public questions about its Charles Stuart investigation and companion media.
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Buried Motives — Facebook page
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