Falsely Accused of Murder - The Hurricane Carter story
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Who is Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter and why was he arrested?
So this famous professional boxer is minding his own business and he suddenly gets arrested and goes to prison for life. And he didn't even do anything wrong. Let me explain. Now the guy, let's call him Hurricane. He's a middleweight boxer and he regularly fights at Madison Square Garden. And bro's got a decent record and he eventually becomes known as The Hurricane. And one night, Hurricane, he's out on the town and he sees his friend and sparring partner, this guy, John Artis. And they go to a nearby bar called The Night Spot. And they have some drinks and they have a good time or whatever. And they leave and they're driving home. Meanwhile, about a half a mile away, two other men go into a different bar called the Lafayette Bar and Grill.
What happened at the Lafayette Bar and Grill?
And at that bar, these two men suddenly pull out pew-pews. And they just start blasting. Blam! Blam! And the customers inside, they all scream and they freak out. And blam! A bullet hits a customer. And then blam! Another one. And then blam! Another one. And then blam! The bartender gets shot. And then the two gunmen, they run. And they hop into their white Chevrolet and they flee. And unfortunately, two of those customers and the bartender end up unalived. And another customer ends up in the hospital. Now, during all this chaos, there are two shady ass dudes hanging around the bar. These two guys, Alfred and Arthur. And Alfred and Arthur, they see everyone panicking and not paying attention, so they go over to the register in the bar and they steal a bunch of cash from it.
Like I said, they're shady ass dudes. So then police show up and they talk to all the witnesses, including Alfred and Arthur, and they get descriptions of what the two shooters look like. Thin black men around 5'11 driving a white Chevrolet. So police search the area and they can't find a white Chevrolet, but they do find a white Dodge.
How did Hurricane Carter become a suspect in the bar shooting?
So they pull over that white Dodge and in that Dodge happens to be Hurricane and John Artis. Now, Hurricane isn't thin and he's not 5'11", so he and John Artis don't match the description of the men who shot up the bar. Regardless, police make them go into the bar and the witnesses there are like, nah, it ain't them. But police aren't done. They then drag Hurricane and John Artis to the local hospital, and one of the bar customers is there, the one who got shot, the one who got injured, and he's in critical condition. And police ask him if Hurricane and John Artis are the men who shot up the bar, and even he is like, nah, bro, those aren't the guys who shot me. So police have no other choice.
They have to let Hurricane and John Artis go, and they all just move on with their lives.
Why were the witnesses' testimonies against Hurricane Carter questioned?
until several months later police are still working on the case and they turn to Alfred and Arthur to help them out now allegedly they offer them some things like they offer them early parole from their previous sentences they offer to overlook the fact that they took money out of the register that night and most importantly they offer them a
What role did Alfred and Arthur play in the trial?
$12,000 reward if they will identify Hurricane and John Artis as the gunmen. And boy, that money seems to jog their memory. Like all of a sudden, Arthur and Alfred are 100% certain that Hurricane and John Artis were the gunmen and they identify them. It's funny how $12,000 can improve your memory like that. Anyway, that positive ID is all the police need. And bam, they arrest Hurricane. And then bam, they arrest John Artis. And eventually, the two men go to trial. Now, if you're wondering why the police are so convinced that Hurricane and John Artis did it, and why they're so gung-ho to convict them, there's this whole racial component to this story that I'm not really qualified to talk about in depth.
What was the outcome of Hurricane Carter's trial?
But just keep in mind that all of this is happening in the 1960s during the civil rights era. And things were, let's just say, a lot more racist back then. So these two guys don't stand a chance. Like white cops, white jury, white witnesses. I mean, what do you think is going to happen? Anyway, in court, Arthur and Alfred, they get on the stand and they testify against them.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Who is Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter and why was he arrested?
0:00–0:45
2
What happened at the Lafayette Bar and Grill?
0:45–1:55
3
How did Hurricane Carter become a suspect in the bar shooting?
1:55–2:44
4
Why were the witnesses' testimonies against Hurricane Carter questioned?
2:44–3:07
5
What role did Alfred and Arthur play in the trial?
3:07–3:50
6
What was the outcome of Hurricane Carter's trial?
3:50–8:11
Speakers
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