Charles Stuart's Suicide Reveals Shocking Truth

Stuart, previously seen as a victim, exposed as mastermind behind wife's murder, sparking citywide reckoning in Boston

Charles Stuart, who had been dominating headlines for months, was found to have jumped off the Tobin Bridge on the morning of Jan. 4, 1990.
Stuart's brother had come forward overnight to reveal that Charles Stuart was the mastermind behind his pregnant wife’s and son’s killing.
Stuart's suicide led to a reckoning in Boston, as the city grappled with the fact that they had been complicit in a racist hoax.
The police, media, and politicians had all been quick to believe Stuart's story that a Black man had robbed and shot him and his wife.
The revelation of Stuart's guilt led to calls for Mayor Flynn's resignation and fears of riots in the city.