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  Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Biography - Biography.com
Carter escaped before his six-year term was up and in 1954 he joined the Army, where he served in a segregated corps and began training as a boxer.
Carter was training for his next shot at the world middleweight title (against champion Dick Tiger) in October 1966 when he was arrested for the June 17th triple murder of three patrons at the Lafayette Bar & Grill in Paterson.
Carter and John Artis had been arrested on the night of the crime because they fit an eyewitness description of the killers (“two Negroes in a white car”), but they had been cleared by a grand jury when the one surviving victim failed to identify them as the gunmen.
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 Rubin Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Meanwhile, Carter's supporters persuaded Bello and Bradley to recant the testimony they had given at the 1967 trial,[4] and these recantations were used as the basis for a motion for a new trial.
Carter has lived on a farm just outside Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1988, and was executive director of The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted from 1993 until 2005.
Carter's career record in boxing was 27 wins, 12 losses and one draw in 40 fights, with 8 knockouts and 11 technical knockouts.
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 Player Bio: Rubin Carter :: Football
Carter placed great emphasis on recruiting in the Sunshine State, particularly in the area of high school recruiting, and the result was a bumper crop of top prospects, along with a renewed visibility for FAMU Football across the state.
Carter was drafted in the fifth round by Denver in the 1975 draft out of Miami, where he was a Kodak, UPI and AP All-American as a senior in addition to being named the MVP of the Hula Bowl.
Carter, and his wife Karen are the parents of four children, Andre (26), Diandra (21), Alvin (18) and Joshua (17).
thefamurattlers.cstv.com /sports/m-footbl/mtt/carter_rubin00.html   (917 words)

  
 Rubin Carter: 'Good Fit' for Andre
Rubin Carter is entering his second season as head coach at Florida A&M in Tallahassee.
Rubin Carter, a former Miami Hurricane All-American, was the nose tackle on Denver's "Orange Crush" defense back in the 1970s.
Carter was an assistant at Maryland (1997-98) and at Howard (1989-93).
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 The Prosecutor's Case Against Rubin Carter
Rubin Carters car was identified by two witnesses who saw the perpetrators escape as the vehicle used in the flight.
Several hours after the murders, Rubin Carter stated to a police officer at police headquarters that the car was in his possession at the time of the murders and that he had the keys.
Valentine referred to the rear of the Carter car as "similar" to the car she saw, while at the second trial she testified it was "identical." (1aD 54) The fact of the matter is that the district courts reference to Mrs.
crimemagazine.com /carterbrief.htm   (17186 words)

  
 Bob Dylan Who's Who
Rubin Carter and John Artis are questioned by the police, are not identified by the surviving victims, pass lie-detector tests, and are released.
Carter and Artis are arrested and later indicted for the triple murders.
Carter gained international fame with rocker Bob Dylan's song ``Hurricane,'' which helped the former boxer win his freedom ``This conference is a wakeup call for everybody,'' said Carter, who now lives in Toronto, where he is a writer, teacher and head of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted.
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 Newsmaker / Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: Film of his life a contender
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter speaks Saturday at a forum on the death penalty held by the Pittsburgh branch of the NAACP at the Wesley Center AME Zion Church on Centre Avenue in the Hill District.
The depiction of Carter as a martyr in "The Hurricane" has inflamed people who contend he was guilty as charged of a triple murder in a Paterson, N.J., bar on June 17, 1966.
Carter was found guilty in two different trials, but a federal judge freed him in 1985 because of misconduct by prosecutors.
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 Special Report on Rubin Carter from Maclean's Online
Rubin (Hurricane) Carter had been in prison for 13 years, serving a life sentence for a triple murder he did not commit -- a brutal slaying at a bar in Paterson, N.J., in 1966.
In Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter, by former Wall Street Journal reporter James S. Hirsch, Carter complains that, after his release, the Toronto commune became "another prison" and that he became "a trophy horse to fill the coffers." Lisa is depicted as a petty tyrant.
And Carter, who is now separated from her, maintains their marriage was never consummated, and that he was horrified when she suggested he get a vasectomy.
www.truthinjustice.org /carter1.html   (4360 words)

  
 Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S. Hirsch
Carter was supposed to address a group of lawyers one time, but his presentation was canceled because it was considered too controversial.
Rubin Carter started by joking that he hoped we were not disappointed that instead of Denzel Washington, a 5' 8'' guy came through the door.
Carter gave us a little history about his childhood and how he learned to overcome stuttering which got him into a lot of fights when he was young.
www.outcrybookreview.com /RubinCarter.htm   (2375 words)

  
 Rubin Hurricane Carter - StarIQ.com
Carter was born with the Sun in Taurus on May 6, 1937, at 11:45 am in Passaic, New Jersey.
Carter was born with four planets retrograde: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Neptune.
Carter’s horoscope is as complex and compelling to the astrologer as his story is to the millions who have been moved by it.
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 Top Ten Myths About Rubin Hurricane Carter and the Lafayette Grill Murders
But Carter is an imposter -- he is not a civil rights hero and he is not a victim of a racist police frame up.
Carter and his defenders present a one-sided view of events and haven't told you about the evidence against Carter and Artis.
Carter might have been hoping to re-challenge for the championship, but his career was on a downhill slide.
members.shaw.ca /cartermyths   (1117 words)

  
 Rubin Carter: The Hurricane
Carter’s boxing career began in 1961, and his fast and furious style made him a crowd favourite.
Rubin Carter spoke with former President Clinton on issues related to the death penalty, addressed the General Assembly at the United Nations, and has spoken alongside President Nelson Mandela.
Rubin Carter recently resigned from his position as executive director of the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC), an organization that he founded.
www.speakers.ca /carter_rubin.aspx   (279 words)

  
 Rubin Hurricane Carter Biography | World of Criminal Justice
Rubin Carter, once a noteworthy prizefighter, was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly two decades for murders he did not commit.
The son of a Baptist minister, Rubin Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey.
Carter appealed his conviction and sentence in the New Jersey state courts, but the state courts upheld the jury's verdict.
www.bookrags.com /biography/rubin-hurricane-carter-cri   (979 words)

  
 Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter - The Hurricane
In reality, Vincent DeSimone had never met Rubin Carter before the murders, and had therefore never hounded or harassed Rubin when he was a child, as depicted in the movie.
The following is an excerpt from the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office brief (1985): "On June 25, 1951, Rubin Carter, at age 14, was charged with Assault and Robbery resulting from the stealing of $55 and a wristwatch from a man who was struck over the head with a bottle.
Pictured left is Carter's friend John Artis, who was arrested with Carter on the night of the murders, and subsequently spent fifteen years in prison.
www.chasingthefrog.com /reelfaces/thehurricane.php   (1308 words)

  
 injusticebusters 2001 > > Rubin "Hurricane" Carter: Canada's pride and an example to all of us
Rubin Hurricane Carter was a top middleweight boxer when he was framed by the police in 1996 for a triple murder in Paterson, New Jersey.
Carter and John Artis were convicted for a crime they did not commit.
Carter spent the next 19 years of his life in prison, until his conviction was overturned by a federal court.
www.injusticebusters.com /index.htm/Rubin_Carter.htm   (1520 words)

  
 injusticebusters 2005 > > The Hurricane -- Rubin Carter -- comes to Saskatoon
The sixty-eight year-old Carter has gained national attention over the past half century, first for his success as a middleweight boxer in the 1960's that earned him the nickname "Hurricane," and then for his wrongful imprisonment for the murder of three white bar patrons in Paterson, NJ.
In 1966, Carter was a boxer one fight away from the middleweight championship of the world when he was wrongfully imprisoned in the murder of three men.
They remember their father listening to Carter's fights on the radio and were inspired by the energy and enthusiasm he showed during his presentation.
www.injusticebusters.com /05/Carter_Rubin.shtml   (1942 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Rubin `Hurricane' Carter Tells His Side of the Story in `The Hurricane" - January 21, ...
UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: Rubin Carter, although you still contend you're not guilty of the crimes charged against you, you were afforded a full and fair trial by a jury of your peers.
CARTER: We wrote the script for D to play, because we knew that there was nobody else on this planet to play this but Denzel.
CARTER: Larry, but Denzel has another job in which we are both championing in going on: the ideas, the circle of ideas that exist that touches the spirit.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0001/21/lkl.00.html   (6344 words)

  
 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter: The Other Side of the Story
Carter was clearly a psychopath and a pathological liar.
Carter and co-defendant John Artis said they were together the night of the murders, but gave conflicting stories.
While in jail awaiting his first trial, Rubin Carter writes to his main alibi witness and tells her the story "I want you to remember." He runs through the alibi story point by point.
www.graphicwitness.com /carter   (3576 words)

  
 Salon Books | "Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter" by James S. Hirsch
The case against Carter was thick with racism and thin on evidence.
When Carter falls for the leader of the Canadian commune, Hirsch writes: "Initially, Rubin told Lisa that his call was 'strictly business.' But clearly it was more than that.
He attempts to explore the intimate life of Rubin Carter -- the story that few of the celebrities, lawyers or journalists understood.
archive.salon.com /books/review/2000/01/07/hirsch/index.html   (831 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter by James S Hirsch
Rubin Carter and his young acquaintance John Artis were not those men, but they were convicted of the murders in a highly publicized and racially charged trial.
Over the next decade, Carter amassed convincing evidence of his innocence and the vocal support of numerous celebrities (Bob Dylan's song "Hurricane"; was but one example).
Even as Carter orchestrated this effort from his cell, he embarked on a singular intellectual journey that would lead ultimately to a freedom more profound than any legal authority could grant him.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0395979854-3   (592 words)

  
 Democracy Now! | Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was one of the most dynamic prizefighters in boxing's golden era.
In 1974, Carter wrote his autobiography from prison, "The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472." Two years later, the New Jersey State Supreme Court overturned his conviction on the grounds that the authorities withheld material evidence from the defense.
He was not only robbed of his freedom, but of his wife (whom he divorced to lessen her share of his torment) and of his eye (which he lost in a botched prison operation).
www.democracynow.org /article.pl?sid=03/04/07/0223256   (467 words)

  
 RW ONLINE:Rubin Hurricane Carter Meets Mumia Abu-Jamal
After his talk with Mumia, Carter joined the International Concerned Family and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal in a press conference in Pittsburgh.
Carter pointed out, "That, if nothing else, is enough reason to free Mumia Abu-Jamal."
Carter also spoke on the same day at a forum on the death penalty presented by NAACP-Pittsburgh, Western PA Committee to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Homer S. Brown Law Association.
rwor.org /a/v21/1040-049/1049/carter.htm   (1265 words)

  
 Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rubin "Hurricane"; Carter was boxing's most feared middleweight contender...
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 Rubin Hurricane Carter, Trials Without Justice - Page 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Rubin Hurricane Carter, Trials Without Justice - Page 1
Don't Miss the AwesomeStories Home Page for other great stories.
And when a man needs help, sometimes it comes from the most unlikely people and places.
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 Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Put in a prison cell but one time he coulda been The Champion of the World...
NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with Rubin Carter.
Rubin Carter fans have visited since this page was made.
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 Rubin Hurricane Carter - The "Real Life" Hurricane - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
Rubin Hurricane Carter - The "Real Life" Hurricane - Nationwide Speakers Bureau
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Going The Distance: The Story of the Hurricane
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