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A Word: True Crime in Black and White
FromSlate Culture
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
The 1989 murder of Carol Stuart in Boston became a national story, fueled by anxiety over urban crime. The city’s police broke down doors in the Black community, strip searched dozens of Black and brown men on the street, and arrested a Black suspect. Then Stuart’s husband was exposed as the killer. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Boston Globe associate editor Adrian Walker, who hosts the Murder in Boston podcast about the infamous case. They discuss the history of racial tension that led up to crime, and the lasting consequences for the families of the victim, the killer, and the wrongfully arrested Black suspect.
Guest: Adrian Walker, host of the Murder in Boston podcast
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel
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Guest: Adrian Walker, host of the Murder in Boston podcast
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel
You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months.
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Released:
Feb 9, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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