MEDIA ADVISORY – TANYA NELSON PENALTY PHASE VERDICT

For Immediate Release
Case # 05WF1591

 


March 2, 2010

Susan Kang Schroeder
Public Affairs Counsel
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Farrah Emami
Spokesperson
Office: 714-347-8405
Cell: 714-323-4486

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

WHO:  Tanya Jaime Nelson, 45, Roanoke Rapids, NC

 

WHAT: A verdict will be read in the penalty phase of the homicide case against Nelson. She was convicted Feb. 16, 2010, of murdering an Orange County fortune teller and her daughter with the intention of robbing the victim, including stealing her expensive jewelry.

 

WHEN: Immediately, today, Tuesday, March 2, 2010

 

WHERE: Department C-35, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

 

 

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