"This documentary was produced by WBZ-TV News department

"When the city of Boston was rocked by what appeared to be the random murder of innocent victims[,] WBZ produced this documentary during the crime wave that swept the city of Boston'not only the inner-city neighborhoods where murders and shootings had become a nightly occurrence, but crime that also now included the mainstream population from outside city limits.

"Given the facts in this case at the time, the special was to put into perspective the extent of violent crime in the city."--1989 Peabody Awards entry form.