Well-Known Former US Professional Boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Has Died In His Adopted Home Of Toronto, Canada from Prostate Cancer. He Was 76 Years Old. Carter's Wrongful Murder Conviction Became An International Symbol Of Racial Injustice. The African-American Spent 19 Years In Prison For The 1966 Murders Of Three White People At A Tavern In The Eastern State Of New Jersey. Carter And Another Man Were Convicted By An All-White Jury, Largely On The Testimony Of Two Thieves Who Later Recanted Their Stories. His Ordeal And The Alleged Racial Motivations Behind It Were Publicized In Bob Dylan's 1975 Song "Hurricane" ... In Addition To The Bob Dylan's Song ... There Were Numerous Books About Hurricane's Case ... And There Was The 1999 Film "Hurricane" Starring Denzel Washington, Who Received An Academy Award Nomiantion For Playng The Boxer-Turned- Prisoner.