John Artis, wrongly convicted alongside boxer ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 75

Co-defendants John Artis and Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter arrive at Pasaic County Courthouse Annex in 1967. (Anthony Camerano/AP)

John Artis, who was wrongly convicted with boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter in a triple murder case made famous in a 1975 song by Bob Dylan and a 1999 film staring Denzel Washington, has died aged 75.

He died of a gastric aneurysm at his home in Hampton, Virginia, said Fred Hogan, the long-time friend who worked to help overturn the convictions.