The ex-husband of former vanity 6 lead singer, Denise “Vanity” Matthews, Anthony Smith (48) was recently convicted of murdering three men in 1999 and 2001.

Anthony was convicted in a Lancaster, Ca. court last year for the 1999 murders and kidnapping of brothers, Kevin and Ricky Nettles and the 2001 murder of Dennis Henderson. Anthony Smith might also be retried for the 2008 shooting death of Maurilio Ponce, a 31-year-old auto-mechanic. That particular 2012 case ended in a mistrial after the jury was deadlocked.
The Nettles brothers’ bodies were found with their heads wrapped in duct tape. Henderson was found stabbed and brutally beaten to death in the back of a rental car.

If Anthony looks familiar to you, it’s because he is the former star NFL defensive end for the Oakland Raiders (from 1991-1997). After parting ways with the Raiders in 1997, he signed with the Denver Broncos before suddenly walking away from that contract and retiring from the NFL altogether. That’s when life begin to spiral out of control for Anthony and friends and family say he had two personalities- a short tempered man who can be cold at times; and the 6’4″ 320 pound gentle giant with very polite manners.

It was during this time that he and Vanity had a short marriage and an even shorter courtship. Word on the old school curb is that Vanity met Anthony, who is nine years her junior, and she actually proposed to him 5 DAYS later! Everything wasn’t all…