Wrongfully accused black men in 1989 Boston murder finally exonerated

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – Boston, Mass. Mayor& Michelle Wu issued an apology for two Black men who were arrested by police and vilified in the press for the 1989 murder of a White woman, only to learn that the brother of the killer said he murdered his wife for insurance money. On behalf of the Boston Police Department, the entire City of Boston, the Black Community, and Boston media, Mayor Wu said on Monday: “I am sorry for what you endured; it was racist and wrong.” Mayor Wu apologized at the same time as the HBO documentary about the murder of Carol Stuart. It is titled “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reconking.” Jason Hehir wrote and directed the documentary. Charles Stuart claimed that a 6-foot-tall Black man shot him, shot him, and killed his pregnant wife, Carol, during a carjacking; she delivered her baby named Christopher by cesarean section. The baby died 17 days later. The police ran through the Black community like stormtroopers with pistols drawn in the Mission Hill neighborhood, arresting almost every Black male before settling on Alan Swanson and Willie Bennet. Police eventually ruled out Swanson as the killer after brutally beating him. Charles Stuart said that...