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The
Lafayette Library
a collection
of on-line articles and legal documents
about the Lafayette Grill murders
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Hurricane
101
Is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter coming to your town? Here's a guide
to the incorrect statements he frequently makes in his speeches.
The
1974 Penthouse Interview -- Annotated
Rubin Carter gave this interview while in prison, campaigning for his
release. It's been posted elsewhere on the Internet, but the final portion
was missing. Here, it's presented with explanatory notes and links to
evidence pertaining to the case. Carter says quite a few misleading and
downright inaccurate things in this interview. There's no evidence that
Gerard Colby Zilg, the interviewer, fact-checked anything before publishing
-- even though Carter makes allegations of corruption and criminal behavior
on the part of New Jersey policemen, prosecutors and corrections officials.
1963
Sports Illustrated Interview
Meet Young "Hurricane," a rising boxing star, in this revealing
interview. It starts with him blasting a robin with his shotgun, then
boasting about how he nearly got into a shoot out in the streets of Paterson.
Carter's
boxing career
Coulda been champeen
of the worrrrld...
The
Artis Wing
Always the forgotten man, John Artis finally gets his own wing here at
the
Lafayette Library.
Timeline
Chronology of major dates
Site
Index
What
about the "Hurricane" movie?
A partial list of some of the many falsehoods, distortions and omissions
in the movie.
What
Norman Jewison doesn't know about the case
Plenty, as it turns out.
What
about the books written by Carter and his supporters?
Can they all be wrong? Well, yes, as a matter of fact
- The
16th Round -- Fiction
Army
Days
More tall tales.
But no mention of the four courts-martial.
The
Bradley letter
If Carter got a letter before the trial confessing the whole thing
was a frame up, why didn't he give it to his lawyer?
The
cabdriver alibi
The Canadians' cabdriver theory is wishful thinking.
Polara
or Monaco?
Patty Valentine knows what she saw out the window that night.
- Professor
Wice's book
no evidence for his conclusions that Carter was framed.
- Carter's
official biography
The supposedly definitive biography of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
doesn't even ask or attempt to answer the central question -- was Carter
framed?
The
night of the murders
"Pistol shots ring out in the bar room night"
Why
Carter was detained
He wants you to think he was pulled over just for Driving While Black.
But his car matched eyewitness descriptions of the getaway car.
The
eyewitnesses
Carter says the eyewitnesses said he was not the shooter. That's
not true.
The
two trials
Carter's
alibis
Carter's alibis have changed over the years. But his biographer didn't
even mention
this.
Analysis
of Evidence
A prosecution document summarizing the case against Carter and Artis.
Al
Bello and the New York Times
How investigative reporter Selwyn Raab got it wrong.
The
Motive
The prosecution's "racial revenge" motive.
John
Artis -- Victim of bad legal advice.
So if Artis was innocent, why didn't he accept the prosecution offer
of a lie detector test and a separate trial?
Timeline
Important dates in the Lafayette Grill murder case.
Carter
credibility
Tales
from prison
Ten years in solitary! No lights, no running water!
Fed only bread and water! And university students are falling for this
stuff....
Carter
changes history
He says he was busted for playing craps at a friend's house,
singled out for oppression by the "pigs."
Hurricane
101
Is Carter coming to your town? Here's a guide to the misleading and
inaccurate statements in makes in his speeches.
Carter's
boxing career
Coulda been the champeen of the worrrrrld?
Penthouse
interview
Carter's fans posted this interview on the net. Annotated with explanations
of the misleading and false things Carter says.
Sports
Illustrated '63 interview
Meet young Hurricane Carter -- preferably not in a dark alley.
Was Carter Framed?
Part I: Rubin Carter, Civil Rights phony
-- more tall tales from Carter
Editorial
An activist? Carter didn't know Huey P. Newton from a Fig Newton
Carter
and the Watts Riots
Another tall tale from The 16th Round.
Carter
and Martin Luther King
Carter claims he got a call to join King in Selma for a protest march.
That
Biko story
Did Carter smuggle guns to South Africa?
Meet
the real activist
The real activist in the Carter family was his cousin Ed. Fortunately,
Ed wasn't framed for murder.
Part
II: Was Carter harassed by the cops?
The evidence Carter provides to prove he was harassed and framed -- is
bogus.
"Let's
get us some of those cops"
Carter gives a reckless interview to the Saturday Evening Post.
He later blamed his troubles with the cops on one quote from the interview.
What
happens when you say, "Shoot some cops?"
When genuine activists said it, they were charged with inciting violence.
Carter claims when he said it, he was framed for triple murder. Was
Carter really worth such an elaborate conspiracy?
Framed
for illegal gambling
Carter tries to imply that the cops singled him out. No way. He was
just another drunken patron in an illegal after-hours night club. (When
he was supposed to be in training camp).
FAQ's,
Contact
About the author, Note to Educators -- Carter is not a "role model."
Rogues
and Phonies
A collection of memorable hypocrites, rogues, and academic scandals.
External Links
The
Hurricane Hoax
a full-length article about the Lafayette Grill murders, at www.crimemagazine.com.
"The
Other Side of the Story"
Cal Deal's famous site about Carter and the Lafayette Grill murders, including:
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