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Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dies at 76

Former boxer wrongly convicted of murder

Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter in December, 1999. Reuters/Fred Prouser/Files

Rubin “Hurricane’’ Carter, a professional boxer who served nearly two decades in prison for murders he did not commit, has died.

Carter died April 20 in Toronto at the age of 76 after a battle with prostate cancer, according to The Associated Press.

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