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The Hurricane is a 1999 American biographical sports drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison.The film stars Denzel Washington as Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, a former middleweight boxer who was wrongly convicted of a triple murder in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, [2] until released following a petition of habeas corpus after almost 20 years in prison.
Helping to bring about the release of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter Lesra Martin (born April 11, 1963) is an American-Canadian lawyer, motivational speaker and writer. He is perhaps best known for helping to bring about the release of former boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter .
The song is about the imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (1937–2014). It compiles acts of racism and profiling against Carter, [ 1 ] which Dylan describes as leading to a false trial and conviction.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, convicted of murder and later released following a petition of habeas corpus after serving almost 20 years in prison.
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Vincent J. DeSimone, Jr. (1918–1979) was the chief of detectives of Passaic County, New Jersey, USA.In 1966, he was the lead detective who coached witnesses in the homicide case at Lafayette Grill in Paterson, New Jersey, in order to implicate boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and John Artis. [1]
Ruben Carter may refer to: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (1937–2014), middleweight boxer wrongfully convicted of murder Ruben Carter (American football) (born 1992), American football offensive lineman