Boston pays $150K to two men wrongfully tied to Carol Stuart murder

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Local News Boston pays $150K to two men wrongfully tied to Carol Stuart murder After a pregnant woman was shot in 1989, two Black men, Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson, were arrested amid a major manhunt. Mayor Michelle Wu and Alan Swanson arrive for a press conference and public apology to Swanson and Willie Bennett at City Hall in Boston on Dec. 20, 2023. Craig F. Walker / The Boston GlobeThe city of Boston recently paid a total of $150,000 to two men who were wrongfully accused of killing a pregnant woman, Carol Stuart, in 1989. The payments come more than a year-and-a-half after Mayor Michelle Wu issued formal apologies to the two men, Willie Bennett and Alan Swanson. Two Black men, Bennett and Swanson, were each arrested under suspicion that they were tied to the murder.