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For the American Football player of the same name, see Rubin Carter (American football).
Rubin Carter | |
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| Born | (1937-05-06)May 6, 1937 Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2014(2014-04-20) (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was a middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder[1] and later released following a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison.
In 1966, police arrested both Carter and friend John Artis for a triple-homicide committed in the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey. Police stopped Carter's car and brought him and Artis, also in the car, to the scene of the crime.[citation needed] On searching the car, the police found ammunition that fit the weapons used in the murder.[2] Police took no fingerprints at the crime scene and lacked the facilities to conduct a paraffin test for gunshot residue. Carter and Artis were tried and convicted twice (1967 and 1976) for the murders, and both served time in Rahway State Prison. After the second conviction was overturned in 1985, prosecutors chose not to try the cas
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Rubin Carter
American boxer (1937–2014)
For the American Football player of the same name, see Rubin Carter (American football).
Not to be confused with Carter Rubin.
Rubin Carter | |
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Carter in 1958 | |
| Born | (1937-05-06)May 6, 1937 Clifton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2014(2014-04-20) (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Children | 2 |
| Boxing career | |
| Other names | The Hurricane |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 1 |
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder,[2] until released following a petition of habeas corpus after almost 20 years in prison.
In 1966, Carter and his co-accused, John Artis, were arrested for a triple homicide which was committed at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Shortly after the killings at 2:30 am, a car, carrying Carter, Artis and a third man, was stopped by police