A woman wanted for 17 years in connection with the death of a Georgia mother following an illegal silicone injection inadvertently helped authorities track her down when she asked officials to renew a driver’s license obtained with a stolen identity, authorities said.
Tamaira Angell Smith, 52, is facing a felony murder charge in the death of Eyanna Moore, 29, of Loganville. Smith was extradited from Texas to Georgia and remains held in the Gwinnett County Jail.
According to a Gwinnett County criminal arrest warrant, Smith injected silicone into Moore’s left buttock inside a Holiday Inn Express room near Stone Mountain on May 30, 2009.
Moore died the next day.
Eyanna Moore is pictured with her family. (Courtesy of Yolanda Hammond)
Yolanda Hammond, Moore’s maternal aunt, told News Media that her niece carefully researched providers before agreeing to the procedure. Hammond said Smith and another woman claimed to be sisters, with one presenting herself as a doctor and Smith as a physician assistant.
“Eyanna did extensive research,” Hammond said. “The website looked legitimate and had reviews. But we later learned there was a real cosmetic location, only they were not the people they claimed to be.”
“They used someone else’s credentials to pose as those people.”
Shortly after the procedure, Smith called Moore’s husband, David, and told him to come to the hotel with yogurt and Gatorade, Hammond said. When he arrived, he found Moore in distress and called 911.
Hammond said Smith later called David to ask about Moore’s condition. He told her that Moore had died.
Tamaira Angell Smith was charged in Eyanna Moore’s death. (Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office)
“He said she [Smith] was screaming ‘no,’ and then hung up the phone,” Hammond said. “Nobody ever heard from her again.”
Gwinnett police obtained an arrest warrant in June 2009, initially accusing Smith of practicing medicine without a license. By the time the felony murder warrant was issued months later, Smith had already fled.
Driver’s license renewal leads to an arrest
In November 2018, Smith obtained a South Carolina driver’s license using the stolen identity of another woman, according to a Sept. 25 news release from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or SLED.
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In July 2026, Smith contacted the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles for help after an alert on the license blocked her from renewing it online.
SLED assigned the identity-fraud case to Special Agent Shawn Ludwig in August. Using facial-recognition technology, Ludwig identified Smith and discovered the outstanding murder warrant.
Renée Wunderlich, SLED’s director of public information, told News Media that Ludwig and Senior Special Agent Bridgette Lott worked together on the investigation. The investigators identified another alias Smith had used in McKinney, Texas, and provided local police with information about her vehicle.
McKinney police found Smith’s vehicle and arrested her in August.
Hammond said she was shocked by the way investigators ultimately located Smith.
“You ran for 17 years and then you call and ask for help under an alias—like, really?” she said.
A bond hearing has been set for Smith on Oct. 22 at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. News Media reached out to her attorney.
Tamaira Angell Smith is in the custody of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. (Google Maps)
Moore’s family hopes for justice
Moore’s death left her four children — Tatiyanna, Faith, Fantasia and Tristan — to grow up without their mother. Two of the children were so young that they have no recollection of Moore. Now, the family plans to attend court hearings and hopes for justice.
“She was always advancing herself for a better career for herself and her family,” Hammond added. “She’s 29 years old and she had a full life ahead of her…well educated young woman, married with children, and she just didn’t deserve that.”
Hammond now hopes Moore’s death will raise awareness of illegal silicone injections and help other families avoid the loss hers has endured.
“The thing that I would like for the world to know is just, you know, make sure you do your due diligence vetting these people. Make sure that you check the credentials.”
“No alteration of your body is worth you losing your life.”