Former U.S. professional boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, who spent 19 years in prison for murder and then was released after it was determined he did not get a fair trial, died on Sunday at the ...

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, left, shown in his win over Fabio Bettini in Paris in February 1965, saw his career cut short by a wrongful murder conviction. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer ...

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 1965 file photo, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, left, knocks out Italian boxer Fabio Bettini in the 10th and last round of their fight at the Falais Des Sports in Paris.

May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014 Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a star prizefighter whose career was cut short by a murder conviction in New Jersey and who became an international ...

OTTAWA — Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the prizefighter whose racially tinged wrongful murder conviction made him a symbol of injustice and a pop culture cause, died Sunday at the age of 76.