Ha "Jade" Smith and Anito Vo
Tanya Jaime Nelson
Summary of Offense:
Nelson was sentenced to death for murdering a fortuneteller and her daughter after the victims were unable to get her ex-lover back. Prosecutors say Tanya Nelson of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, was sentenced in Santa Ana for masterminding the murders in 2005. Prosecutors say Nelson hired fortuneteller Ha "Jade" Smith to get her ex-lover back, but she drove across the country with an accomplice to kill her after the soothsayer told her to accept reality. Prosecutors say Smith and her 23-year-old daughter Anito Vo were stabbed and their faces and hands were covered in white paint, which may have been an attempt to cover up evidence.
Nelson's accomplice Phillipe Zamora was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Nelson was sentenced to death in Orange County on April 23, 2010.
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