Posted on 02/16/2010 11:06:10 AM PST by Steelfish
Fortuneteller, Daughter Killed Over Fortunetelling, O.C. Jury Told
A prosecutor says murder-trial defendant Tanya Nelson was so angry at Ha Jade Smith [Pic in URL] that she flew from North Carolina to kill her. Also stabbed to death in 2005 was Smith's daughter, Anita Vo.
By My-Thuan Tran
February 12, 2010
Four years ago, a Little Saigon fortuneteller and her daughter were found stabbed to death. Their hands and faces were covered with white paint and the killer or killers fled with credit cards, jewelry and cash.
Five weeks later, police arrested Tanya Nelson of North Carolina in the slayings of of fortuneteller Ha Jade Smith, 52, and Anita Vo, 23. Police said Nelson was caught allegedly assuming the identities of the victims and spending more than $3,000 on clothing. Police speculated that theft was the motive.
Prosecutors added another twist to the bizarre case this week: Smith and her daughter were stabbed to death because a spell did not work.
Nelson, a longtime client of Smith's, blamed the fortuneteller for a fortune gone bad and was so angered that she decided to kill her, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Sonia Balleste, who is prosecuting Nelson at the murder trial in Orange County Superior Court.
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You think they would have seen it coming....
lol
should’ve seen that coming.
fifty....three...seconds.
It just wasn’t in the cards...
Now I get my fortunes told for free...
A local psychic around my hometown has a very large, hand-painted sign that reads “Physic.”
LOL
Ok what’s the deal with painting the face and hands white? Does anyone know why?
Oda May would have seen this coming.
Nelson promised to get queer lovers for Zamora if he would help kill Smith.
..I am sure they would rather have cash, but why do they not only ask IF you have a card, they even ask for the #.
That alone would make me NOT want to deal with them...
One article said it was to hide the wounds.
Looks every bit a poster for TouchNotTheCat.
Sad ending!
"I see you spending the rest of your life in jail."
Thanks.
Must have been made by the same sign maker that did the “Oragnic Vegetables” sign for our local health food store.
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