Terrence Smith
Terrence Smith was held at Rikers Island in New York City when he was stabbed in February 1990 during a fight with another man held there, whom he had been friends with until a rumor came between them. Sources describe him as a quiet man who kept to himself and had formed a close friendship with that man to get through the hard conditions of the jail. The Sportskeeda article, citing The New York Times and a Correction Department spokesman, says he died about 20 days after the attack, and the homicide classification rests on that account. Authorities identified Kevin Saxon and he was charged with manslaughter; in a Netflix series, Saxon said he did not intend to kill Smith.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Rikers Island authorities say another inmate, Kevin Saxon, stabbed Terrence Smith in a fight, and Saxon says the two had been friends and he did not intend to kill him.
Reported by: Rikers Island authorities and a Correction Department spokesman (the agency that held him); The New York Times, as cited by Sportskeeda (reporters); Kevin Saxon, in the Netflix series 'I Am a Killer' (witnesses).