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Season 1 – Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning

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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; exploring the toll the case has on the families involved and on Boston race relations.
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Hannah Giorgis The Atlantic 12/15/2023
A worthwhile addition, largely because it resists two of the most common impulses of true-crime narratives: relishing the gory specifics of a real human being’s violent death, and spending much of its run time on the psychology of a murderer. Go to Full Review Jack Hamilton Slate 12/04/2023
Hehir proves more than up to the task: Murder in Boston is the best of his documentaries I’ve seen to date, even if it’ll probably collect only a fraction of the views of his star-studded sports films. Go to Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal 12/01/2023
Murder in Boston in its three parts (“Roots” then “Rampage” then “Reckoning”) is a captivating crime story, a socio-political treatise and even evidence that life can get better. Go to Full Review Raven Brunner Decider 12/09/2023
Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning is more than just a true crime docuseries, it is a bold exploration of racial tensions and discrimination in a city that has long been touted as progressive. Go to Full Review Dustin Rowles Pajiba 12/07/2023
It’s a fascinating true-crime case by itself. Still, director Jason Hehir smartly sets it against the backdrop of the racial tensions in Boston and how the killing affected more than just the family of Carol Stuart. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kathryn J 01/29/2024 All documentaries should be like this. Both the crime and the context in which the crime occurred are explored. A sad, upsetting and important piece. I have told everyone I know to watch it. See more Megan e 12/22/2023 Everyone in America needs to watch this See more Read all reviews
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Sara Rodriguez

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Joie Jacoby

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Linda Pizzuti Henry

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Lisa Heller

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Nancy Abraham

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Dan Krockmalnic

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 4, 2023 Roots The shooting of a white couple at the hands of an alleged Black assailant makes headlines and Boston's facade as a progressive city begins to slip as its unsavory legacy of racial violence and segregation again comes to the fore; tensions escalate as police descend upon the Black community, arresting their first suspect - a Black man in Mission Hill whose possession of an Adidas tracksuit puts him in their crosshairs. Details Episode 1 Aired Dec 4, 2023 Podcast: The Crime Charles Stuart dials 911 from his car phone; his pregnant wife, Carol, is in the seat next to him, with a gunshot wound to the head. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 4, 2023 Podcast: The Manhunt The shocking Stuart shooting incites a massive dragnet for a Black man in a striped track suit. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 11, 2023 Rampage After evidence against their first suspect falls apart, the Boston Police Department target a second suspect and hold him on an unrelated charge; newspapers vie to tell Chuck's story as media and police ignore issues in his version of events. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 4, 2023 Podcast: Boston's Backstory The shooting hits at the heart of Boston's most bitter divisions and reopens a wound around race relations that was just beginning to heal. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 18, 2023 Reckoning Two months after the murder, Chuck commits suicide and revelations emerge from his brother; troubling errors in the police investigation also come to light and the Black community responds in anger. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 12, 2023 The never-released police interrogation tapes and meeting the suspect known as Wild Bill. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 11, 2023 The Stuarts are pretty, popular and on the cusp of starting a family. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 11, 2023 Everything is flipped on its head when one morning a man walks to the edge of the Tobin Bridge and steps off. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 18, 2023 Murder in Boston Podcast E7 More than 30 years later, Boston Globe investigative reporters unearth secret grand jury files and never-before-released recordings. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 18, 2023 Murder in Boston Podcast E8 Thirty-four years later, many reporters continue to drag the sins of their Stuart coverage around in one form or another. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 19, 2023 How does this story end; has anything changed; is it too late for justice? Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 5, 2024 Long Overdure The mayor's news lands with a community still trying to make peace with this case; a surprise figure appeared, a man the globe team had been chasing for a long time. Details

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Season Info

Director
Jason Hehir
Executive Producer
Sara Rodriguez, Joie Jacoby, Linda Pizzuti Henry, Lisa Heller, Nancy Abraham, Dan Krockmalnic
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 4, 2023