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| US boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dies | US boxer Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter dies |
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| US former boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose wrongful conviction for murder caused an international outcry, has died at the age of 76. | |
| He died on Sunday at his home in Toronto, Canada, his friend and former co-defendant John Artis, confirmed. | He died on Sunday at his home in Toronto, Canada, his friend and former co-defendant John Artis, confirmed. |
| Carter spent 19 years in prison for three murders in New Jersey in 1966. | Carter spent 19 years in prison for three murders in New Jersey in 1966. |
| The alleged racial motivations behind the incarceration became well-known in Bob Dylan's song Hurricane, several books and a film. | The alleged racial motivations behind the incarceration became well-known in Bob Dylan's song Hurricane, several books and a film. |
| Artis said Carter had died in his sleep, following a battle with prostate cancer, AP news agency reported. | |
| Carter was charged with three murders in New Jersey in 1966. He was retried and convicted again in 1976, before eventually being freed for good in 1985. | |
| A high-profile campaign involving supporters including Bob Dylan and Muhammad Ali had advocated for him to be freed. | |
| The judge who ordered his release in 1985 said Carter's convictions had been "predicated on an appeal to racism rather than reason, and concealment rather than disclosure". |