Howard, who achieved box office success with films such as Crash (2005) and Hustle & Flow (2005), said he was 2 year old when he saw his father Tyrone, then 21, stabbed a man to death while they waited in line to see Santa Claus.
His father was unemployed and got into an argument at a Cleveland department store about who was next. Tyrone was accused of skipping a man with three kids, with three of his own, including little Terrence.
The argument erupted and Tyrone somehow got a hold of nail file. He stabbed the man until he fell, then fled the scene, leaving Terrence, his siblings and his mother Anita. The gruesome crime made national news and was dubbed “The Santa Line Slaying”
