Anthony Smith

Anthony Wayne Smith (born June 28, 1967) is an American former professional NFL football player and convicted serial killer. He was selected by the Raiders 11th overall in the 1990 NFL draft. He played college football in Arizona and Alabama.

After retiring from professional sports, Smith was convicted of multiple murders, including the 1999 kidnappings and killings of brothers Kevin and Ricky Nettles and the 2001 torture-murder of Dennis Henderson. In 2016, he was sentenced to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole.

NFL career Smith was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). On August 29, 1990, during practice, Smith tore the medial collateral ligament and cartilage in his right knee, causing him to miss his entire rookie season.

Following Smith's third season, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Raiders for $7.6 million. In 1997, he opted out of his contract and left the NFL following a brief practice stint with the Denver Broncos.

Marriages Smith has been married three times. His second wife was former singer–actress Denise Matthews, better known as Vanity. The marriage lasted for a year, from 1995 to 1996.

Firebombing charge In 2003, Smith was charged with firebombing a Santa Monica, California, furniture store over a dispute with the store's owner about money and a consignment item. Prosecutors said that the murder occurred after a business deal went wrong.

In April 2011, the jury deadlocked at 8–4 in favor of guilt.

On November 5, 2015, after eight days of jury deliberations, Smith was convicted of the murders of Ricky and Kevin Nettles and Henderson. The jury found special circumstance — "that Smith committed kidnapping, torture, and multiple murders."