Carter, Rubin
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 6 May 1937 at 11:45 (= 11:45 AM ) | ||
| Place | Passaic NJ, USA, 40n51, 74w07 | ||
| Timezone | EDT h4w (is daylight saving time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   15°41'   21°40 Asc. 09°52'
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Biography
American homicide, convicted along with John Artis in 1967 of the shotgun killings of three persons in a Paterson, NJ bar on 6/17/1966. A former boxer with a criminal record who spent time in jail, he nonetheless claimed innocence. His case was supported by celebrities including Bob Dylan and Muhammad Ali. At a retrial 2/09/1977, his conviction was upheld and he was given three life terms in prison. Shortly after the retrial conviction his wife had their baby son.
Carter wrote his autobiography "The 16th Round." In 1985, after 19 years in prison, he was freed, pending an appeal based on new evidence. The State decreed in February 1988 to overturn his conviction after a 22-year legal battle.
A movie of Carter's story, The Hurricane, opened on 12/29/1999. Starring Denzel Washington, it was nominated for awards.
Relationships
- compare to chart of Washington, Denzel (born 28 December 1954)
Events
- Social : Deinstitutionalized - prison, hospital 15 February 1988 (Conviction overturned)
- Social : Institutionalized - prison, hospital 17 June 1966 (Arrested for homicide)
- Social : Deinstitutionalized - prison, hospital 1985 (Freed from prison)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 29 December 1999 (Film release of his story)
Source Notes
B.C. in hand, LMR
Categories
- Vocation : Sports : Boxing
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer
- Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Homicide many at once (Accused of killing three)
- Notable : Book Collection : Crime Collection
- Notable : Famous : Criminal cases
- Notable : Famous : Newsmaker (Movie made of his story)
- Notable : Famous : Notable extremes (Innocent but served 19 years prison)
