The Murder in Boston Podcast | Season 1 | Episode 6

Episode 6 - The Mask Comes Off

TV-MA | 43 MIN

Everything you know is flipped on its head when a man walks to the edge of the Tobin Bridge one morning and steps off. The death sends waves of disbelief, rage, and guilt through Boston.

Season-1 Episodes

1.Episode 1 - 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.

2.Episode 2 - The Manhunt

Boston is gripped by fear. Race, class, crime and punishment -- the city's raw nerves are laid bare.

3.Episode 3 - 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.

4.Episode 4 - The Suspect

Hear the never-released police interrogation tapes and meet the suspect known as "Wild Bill."

5.Episode 5 - The Camelot Couple

The Stuarts were pretty, popular, and on the cusp of starting a family. But who were Charles and Carol really?

6.Episode 6 - The Mask Comes Off

Everything you know is flipped on its head when a man walks to the edge of the Tobin Bridge one morning and steps off.

7.Episode 7 - The Accomplice

More than 30 years later, Boston Globe investigative reporters unearth secret grand-jury files and never-before-released recordings.

8.Episode 8 - Setting the Record Straight

Thirty-four years later, many reporters are still dragging the sins of their Stuart coverage around. It's time to reckon with that coverage.

9.Episode 9 - Is This How It Ends?

How does this story end? Has anything changed? And is it too late for justice?

10.Episode 10 - Long Overdue

Days after this podcast wrapped, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu called a press conference. She had a major announcement about the Stuart case.