Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, and Reckoning
Directed by	Jason Hehir
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	1
Production
Executive producers	Joie Jacoby Linda Pizzuti Henry Dan Krockmalnic Nancy Abraham Lisa Heller Sara Rodriguez
Producers	Jason Hehir Jake Rogal Nicholas Eisenberg Jillian Moossmann
Running time	54 minutes
Production companies	HBO Documentary Films The Boston Globe Little Room Films
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	December 4, 2023 (2023-12-04) – present

Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage and Reckoning is a 2023 television documentary series directed and produced by Jason Hehir. It follows the Murder of Carol Stuart, and the investigation that followed, igniting racial tensions and targeting.

It premiered on December 4, 2023, on HBO.

Premise

The series explores the Murder of Carol Stuart, and the investigation that followed, which ignited racial tensions and targeting, becoming a media firestorm.^[1] Ron Bell, Dart Adams, David Ropeik, Adrian Walker, Louis Elisa, Howard Bryant, Michelle Caruso, Ted Landsmark, William Bratton, Brian McGrory, Neil Sullivan, Tito Jackson, Jeffrey Brown, Kevin Patterson, and Nancy Gertner appear in the series.^[2]

Episodes

Production

The Boston Globe co-produced the series, additionally producing a companion podcast based upon extensive reporting.^[3]

Reception

Kristen Baldwin of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Gives voice to the people who were unjustly victimized by law enforcement and examines the legacy of a painful, racist rush to judgment."^[4] John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote: "A captivating crime story, a socio-political treatise and even evidence that life can get better."^[5]