Next Hearing Set for Suspect in BofA-Merrill Exec's Killing
What You Need to Know
Ex-broker Anthony Duwayne Turner was charged with murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Bank of America executive Michelle Avan.
Turner’s next hearing is scheduled for March 13.
Avan was a managing director at Merrill Lynch for 22 years before being promoted to head of BofA’s global women’s and underrepresented talent strategy.
Another hearing has been set for ex-broker Anthony Duwayne Turner, the former colleague and ex-boyfriend of slain Bank of America Merrill executive Michelle Avan, who was killed in 2021.
The next setting date for a preliminary hearing is March 13 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 107 of the Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys, California, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court website.
A so-called Pitchess motion was granted to Turner last year so that he and his attorney could inspect a police officer’s personnel file for any evidence of misconduct.
Defense attorneys often make a Pitchess motion during the pretrial process, when they suspect that police may have acted improperly by filing an inaccurate police report, for instance. When granted, a judge typically releases any information they believe is relevant about the police officer in question to the defendant.
Details of the Case
Avan was a managing director at Merrill Lynch for 22 years before being promoted in June 2021 to head of BofA’s global women’s and underrepresented talent strategy, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Turner, of Westchester, California, was arrested Aug. 5, 2021, and released a few days later, after posting $2 million bail, the Los Angeles Police Department and a spokesman for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told ThinkAdvisor at the time.
Turner was charged with felony murder and first-degree residential burglary in his former girlfriend’s death, according to a Gascón spokesman.
The cause of Avan’s death was initially unknown, but she “appeared to have suffered trauma to her face,” police said at the time.
