Fugitive suspect in Georgia mom’s silicone injection murder captured 17 years later after DMV slipup: cops
Tamaira Angell Smith has been arrested in Texas, 17 years after Eyanna Moore died following an illegal silicone injection in Georgia. Smith faces a felony murder charge, and the arrest brings a long-running case closer to court.
Authorities say Smith used a stolen identity to obtain a South Carolina driving licence in 2018. When she contacted the state motor vehicle department in July 2026 for help renewing it, facial recognition led investigators to an outstanding warrant; Texas police arrested her in August. Moore, 29, died the day after the 2009 procedure, leaving four children, and Smith is being held in Gwinnett County pending a bond hearing set for 22 October.
- Smith was arrested after 17 years on the run.
- A licence renewal enquiry helped investigators identify her.
- She faces a felony murder charge in Moore’s death.
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Eyanna Moore died in Georgia in 2009 at the age of 29 following an illegal silicone injection. She was a mother of four, and the procedure is believed to have caused her death.
Tamaira Angell Smith was identified as the person who performed the injection and was charged with felony murder. Smith nonetheless evaded arrest and remained at large for nearly two decades.
Smith has recently been apprehended and is now in custody. The case now moves towards trial.