Boston mayor will formally apologize to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 Carol Stuart murder
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FILE - Matthew Stuart, brother of Charles Stuart, gestures toward members of the media outside his family's home in Revere, Mass., Jan. 10, 1990. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to formally apologize on behalf of the city to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her killing. Matthew Stuart confessed to helping to hide the gun used to shoot Carol Stuart. (AP Photo/Jon Chase, File)Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, center, issues a formal apology to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, during a news conference, in Boston, for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Alan Swanson, center, arrives at a news conference at Boston City Hall with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. During the news conference Wu issued a formal apology to Swanson and Willie Bennett, not shown, for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Joseph Bennett, center right, nephew of Willie Bennett, who was wrongly accused in the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, accepts a formal apology on behalf of Willie Bennett, not shown, by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. Wu issued a formal apology to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett Wednesday for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Alan Swanson, center left, is presented with a formal apology by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, right, during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology to Swanson and Willie Bennett during the news conference for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Joseph Bennett, below, nephew of Willie Bennett, who was wrongly accused in the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, is comforted by a family member as he becomes emotional during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issues a formal apology to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett during the news conference for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Alan Swanson, left, is embraced by Joseph Bennett, nephew of Willie Bennett, center, following a news conference Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to Swanson and Willie Bennett for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. Joseph Bennett accepted the formal apology on behalf of Willie Bennett who was not present at the news conference Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Alan Swanson, center, stands with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, right, as Wu offers a formal apology to Swanson and Willie Bennett, not shown, during a news conference, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Boston. Wu issued a formal apology to Swanson and Bennett Wednesday for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her murder. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)FILE - Boston Police and Coast Guard boats search the water for the body of Charles Stuart, who police believed jumped from the Tobin Bridge in Boston, Jan. 4, 1990. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to formally apologize on behalf of the city to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her killing. Stuart blamed his wifes killing and his own shooting during what he portrayed as an attempted carjacking on an unidentified Black gunman, leading to a crackdown by police in one of the citys traditionally Black neighborhoods in pursuit of a phantom assailant. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
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FILE - Matthew Stuart, brother of Charles Stuart, gestures toward members of the media outside his family's home in Revere, Mass., Jan. 10, 1990. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu plans to formally apologize on behalf of the city to Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett for their wrongful arrests following the 1989 death of Carol Stuart, whose husband, Charles Stuart, had orchestrated her killing. Matthew Stuart confessed to helping to hide the gun used to shoot Carol Stuart. (AP Photo/Jon Chase, File)