Episode 5, Season 1 - Charles and Carol Stuart
- Bianca Sloane
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min read
Updated: Oct 4
Charles and Carol Stuart were the ultimate 80s power couple with high-flying careers, a beautiful home, and a baby on the way. What could possibly go wrong?
Listen to the episode HERE.
Photo captions (L-R) Charles and Carol Stuart were considered the ultimate 80s power couple (credit: Medium/Boston); Charles and Carol on their wedding day (credit: CBS News); The brutal attack on Carol and Charles as they drove through the dark streets of Boston following a Lamaze class made for stunning headlines (credit: Wikipedia); Charles Stuart was shot and hospitalized, while Carol and their unborn son, who they planned to name Christopher, did not make it (credit: Murderpedia); The attack on Charles and Carol made national headlines (Wolfgangs and TIME Magazine); Carol's funeral (credit: Washington Post); Charles claimed he and Carol were attacked by a Black man and police arrested William Bennett. However, the the real culprit was much closer to home (credit: Boston Globe); Charles' younger brother, Matthew Stuart had quite a story to tell about the attack on his brother and sister-in-law (credit: Boston Globe);
Sources:
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade: The Yuppie Murder - Investigation Discovery
City Confidential, Boston: Betrayal in Beantown - A&E Networks
