Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Issues Formal Apology to Black Men Wrongly Accused in 1989 Murder

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology to two Black men, Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, who were wrongly accused in the 1989 murder of a white woman. The case involved the orchestrated killing of Carol Stuart by her husband, Charles Stuart, who blamed the crime on an unidentified Black gunman. The false accusation led to a crackdown on Black men in a traditionally Black neighborhood, exacerbating racial tensions in the city. The mayor acknowledged the injustice, racism, and pain endured by Swanson and Bennett, and their families, during the case.