http://www.news.com.au/sport/boxing/rubin-hurricane-carter-dies-at-76/story-fndkzthy-1226890852182

RUBIN “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful murder conviction became an international symbol of racial injustice, has died at 76.

His death was confirmed on Sunday by his good friend and caregiver, John Artis.

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 1985 when his convictions were set aside after years of appeals and public advocacy.

His ordeal and the alleged racial motivations behind it were publicised in Bob Dylan’s 1975 song Hurricane, several books and a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington.

R.I.P. Ruben

That's so sad. :( R.I.P Ruben

R.I.P. Ruben

Robbed of 19 years of his life and Denzel robbed of an Oscar.

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R.I.P.

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RIP Hurricane

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R.I.P.

Robbed of 19 years of his life and Denzel robbed of an Oscar.

Thank you for posting this (missed the blurb in Wiggo's OP.) When I saw this I realized I had it in the "to see" pile forgotten as I didn't know what it was. Needless to say, it isn't there anymore.

The saddest part watching it is realizing that he was fortunate enough to live in a state where capital punishment wasn't in effect. It could have easily been otherwise, and yet another innocent man would have been put to death and his story may never have been told, nor would he have been there to help the dozen or so other wrongly convicted people who he helped overturn the convictions of. I'm quite happy to be a Canadian after watching it though! :^)

I'm also amazed I'd never heard of him before and he even lived in Toronto, where I live!

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