A MAN wrongly accused of murdering a pregnant woman has had his story told in a new documentary, after revealing he was left haunted by the true killer.
Willie Bennett was accused of shooting pregnant Carol Stuart in 1989 after her husband falsely claimed he shot both her and him in their car.
The allegations were made by Carol's husband, Charles Stuart, who was later outed as the killer of his wife and unborn child.
The harrowing tale of Carol and her child's deaths and Bennett's arrest then exoneration will be told by a three part HBO documentary Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning.
Part of the documentary will focus on Bennett's perspective as a wrongly accused and nearly prosecuted individual.
"It's over now," said Bennett to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV in 2017 about his experience.
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"I used to get chills every time I used to hear that, that man's [Charles Stuart] name."
The murder of Carol Stuart took place in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1989, peaking public interest and shock across the nation, making Bennett a household name.
When asked if he was surprised that he was a suspect in the crimes, Bennett said "hell no," and opened up about his criminal past.
"I knew what was going on," he said.
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"They were coming for me anyway because of my past."
His prior criminal history had made him an easier suspect to pin charges on.
"I was a wild one," he said.
At the time of the crimes, Charles Stuart called 911 and accused Bennett, claiming that he and his wife had been ambushed by a 6-foot-tall Black man wearing a tracksuit.
Charles claimed he and his wife were on their way home after attending a birthing class together when they were both attacked, resulting in the death of his wife.
Shortly before dying, Carol gave birth to her son via C-section named Christopher.
He died 17 days later, with authorities ruling both deaths as homicides.
Charles had been shot in the stomach and survived his wounds.
After months of public scrutiny on the case, Charles' brother, Matthew, spoke to the police.
He revealed that Charles was responsible for the shooting as a part of an insurance scam, but before he could be arrested, Charles committed suicide.
Bennett attributes his current freedom to Matthew believing that if Charles' brother had not spoken up, he likely would have ended up in jail.
"No doubt about it, I would have went to jail," he said.
When asked about Charles, Bennet called him a "monster."
"I aint got nothing to say about that man," he said.
"He did what he did and now he's gone,"
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"I'll see him in hell, if there is a hell."
The first part of the Murder in Boston documentary will be viewable Monday on HBO at 9 PM EST; parts two and three will be available on December 11 and 18 respectively at the same time.
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