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Ten O'Clock News; Charles Stuart suicide

01/04/1990

Charles Stuart's body is pulled from Mystic River, lending a new perspective to the murder of his wife. Press conferences with Newman Flanagan and Ray Flynn. Unusual views of Tobin Bridge. Footage of wrongly accused suspect, Willie Bennett. Interviews with black Mission Hill residents.


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Charles Stuart suicide

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:04:33

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Stuart, Carol
Suicide
Mystic River Bridge (Boston, Mass.)
Police
Bridges
Race relations
Stuart, Charles, 1959-
Murder
Flynn, Raymond L.
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Mission Hill (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Contributors
Boeri, David (Reporter)
Flynn, Raymond L. (Speaker)
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Charles Stuart suicide,” 01/04/1990, GBH Archives, accessed January 17, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_91721FFE6300474B95D5A8CA4A28477A.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Charles Stuart suicide.” 01/04/1990. GBH Archives. Web. January 17, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_91721FFE6300474B95D5A8CA4A28477A>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Charles Stuart suicide. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_91721FFE6300474B95D5A8CA4A28477A
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