nucklehead Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/10811853/boxer-rubin-carter-dies-76?ex_cid=SportsCenter Rubin "Hurricane'' Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, died Sunday at 76. John Artis, a longtime friend and caregiver, told The Canadian Press that Carter died in his sleep Sunday. Carter had been stricken with prostate cancer in Toronto, the New Jersey native's adopted home. Carter spent 19 years in prison for three murders at a tavern in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1966. He was convicted alongside Artis in 1967 and again in a new trial in 1976. Carter was freed in November 1985 when his convictions were set aside after years of appeals and public advocacy. His ordeal and the alleged racial motivations behind it were publicized in Bob Dylan's 1975 song "Hurricane,'' several books and a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, who received an Academy Award nomination for playing the boxer turned prisoner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madness Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Sad news. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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