A former Boston city councilor’s husband has been given an unexpected second chance after killing a man in 2000.
When Tanzerius Anderson was 19, he shot and killed Inaam Yazbek on March 25, 2000. Anderson, now married to former Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, took full responsibility for the man’s death during his parole board hearing on Aug. 12, 2025.
“I’m filled with grief. There’s nothing I can do to return the beloved family member. I only have my sincere contrition and obligation to repair as much as possible any fractures my deplorable behavior has caused,” he said during the hearing.
When Tanzerius Anderson was 19 years old, he was playing video games and smoking cannabis with a group of people when 16-year-old Joleena Tate asked him if he wanted to “rob someone,” court documents state…