CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of killing his girlfriend and then calling police to report her missing. Β
Court documents state the grand jury returned a true bill of indictment against Angelo Smith for first degree murder. Β He is accused of killing Bianca Tanner and then hiding her body. Β
He told police she left his house after they got into an argument over a text message. Β Her body was found several weeks after she was first reported missing. Β
Smith was taken into custody near Chicago by US Marshals. Β He was wanted for contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. Β Police extradited him to Charlotte and then charged him with Tanner’s murder. Β Sources say he admitted to strangling her to death. Β
Tanner had recently moved to Charlotte and was trying to get a job as a teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.Β
