Rubin Carter

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (born May 6, 1937), middleweight boxer from 1961?1966, is better known for his controversial convictions (1967, 1976) for the alleged murder of three people at the Lafayette Grill, Paterson, New Jersey, in June, 1966, and his subsequent release from prison (1985).

Aftermath

Artis, after being released on parole in 1985, was imprisoned again in 1986 when he pled guilty to dealing cocaine. Now a social worker, he works with troubled youths in Virginia.

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Carter has lived in Canada since 1988, being an executive director of The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted for several years, and now works as a motivational speaker.

Related Topics:
Canada - The Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted - Motivational speaker

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Carter's career record in boxing was 27 wins, 12 losses and one draw in 40 fights, with 19 knockouts. He received an honorary championship title belt from the World Boxing Council in 1993.

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