2 Black men wrongly accused in 1989 killing of white woman in Boston get $150K from city

Two Black men wrongly accused of killing a pregnant white woman in a high-profile case in Boston in 1989 have received a $150,000 settlement from the city, two years after the mayor issued a formal apology.

Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett were wrongly named as suspects in the death of Carol Stuart, whose husband said they had been shot during an attempted carjacking by a Black gunman.

Bennett will receive $100,000 from the settlement and Swanson $50,000, city officials said Tuesday…

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