About this episode

The episode explores Charles Stuart's decision to kill his wife and his attempts to find an accomplice.

By the summer of 1989, Charles Stuart had decided to kill his wife. But he didn't think he could pull it off alone. So he started asking around, trying to find someone willing to help him. And if he couldn't recruit a willing accomplice, he was just going to have to trick someone. To listen to all three episodes of 'The Murder of Carol Stuart' right now and ad-free, subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmericanCriminal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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