All About Rubin Carter: Wife, Net Worth, Daughter, Children



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Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted of murder and later freed following a retrial. In 1966, Carter and another man were convicted of a triple homicide in Paterson, New Jersey. The two men maintained their innocence and spent almost 20 years in prison before their convictions were overturned in 1985.

Carter was born in Clifton, New Jersey, and grew up in Paterson. His father, Rubin Carter Sr., was a factory worker and his mother, Leola Wright, was a domestic worker. His parents divorced when he was seven years old and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, John Artis. Carter dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and began boxing professionally in 1961.

Carter had a successful boxing career, winning 27 of his 32 fights. In 1964, he fought for the world middleweight title against Joey Giardello but lost by decision. On June 17, 1966, Carter and Artis were arrested for a triple homicide that took place at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson. The two men were convicted of the murders in 1967 and sentenced to life in prison.

Carter and Artis maintained their innocence and filed appeals of their convictions. In 1974, Carter wrote his autobiography, The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472. The book attracted attention to his case and helped generate support for his appeals. In 1985, a federal district court overturned Carter’s conviction after finding that the prosecution had suppressed evidence and used racial discrimination in its jury selection.

Carter was released from prison in November 1985. He moved to Toronto, Canada, where he worked as a motivational speaker and continued to campaign for the exoneration of wrongfully convicted people. He died in 2014 at the age of 76.

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. He was the second of three children born to Rubin Carter Sr., a factory worker, and Leola Wright, a domestic worker. His parents divorced when he was seven years old and he was raised by his mother and stepfather, John Artis.

Carter dropped out of high school in the ninth grade and began boxing professionally in 1961. He had a successful boxing career, winning 27 of his 32 fights. In 1964, he fought for the world middleweight title against Joey Giardello but lost by decision.

On June 17, 1966, Carter and Artis were arrested for a triple homicide that took place at the Lafayette Bar and Grill in Paterson. The two men were convicted of the murders in 1967 and sentenced to life in prison.

Carter and Artis maintained their innocence and filed appeals of their convictions. In 1974, Carter wrote his autobiography, The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472. The book attracted attention to his case and helped generate support for his appeals. In 1985, a federal district court overturned Carter’s conviction after finding that the prosecution had suppressed evidence and used racial discrimination in its jury selection.

Carter was released from prison in November 1985. He moved to Toronto, Canada, where he worked as a motivational speaker and continued to campaign for the exoneration of wrongfully convicted people. He died in 2014 at the age of 76.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia