Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning

7.0
202352m

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.

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3 Episodes • Premiered 2023

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1. Roots

1989. After the shooting of a white couple at the hands of an alleged Black assailant, Boston police descend upon the Black community.

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2. Rampage

As the Boston Police Department arrests a second suspect, discrepancies start to appear in Chuck's version of events.

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3. Reckoning

9.0

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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