June Court Date Set for Suspect in BofA Exec Michelle Avan's Killing

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Another hearing has been rescheduled for the suspect in the slaying of BofA executive Michelle Avan.
The hearing scheduled for Wednesday to set a date for a preliminary hearing in the case was postponed until June 17.
The suspect charged with murder in Avan’s death, Anthony Duwayne Turner, is her ex-colleague and ex-boyfriend.

The hearing scheduled to be held Wednesday for ex-broker Anthony Duwayne Turner, the former colleague and ex-boyfriend of slain Bank of America executive Michelle Avan, has been postponed until June 17, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court website.

The June 17 hearing is again intended to set a date for a preliminary hearing in the case and will be held at 8:30 a.m. in Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys.

Avan was a managing director at Merrill Lynch for 22 years before being promoted in June 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 and released Aug. 13 after posting $2 million in bail, the Los Angeles Police Department and a spokesperson for George Gascón, Los Angeles County district attorney, had told ThinkAdvisor.

Turner was charged with felony murder and first-degree residential burglary in his former girlfriend’s death, according to Gascón’s spokesperson.

The cause of Avan’s death was initially unknown, but she “appeared to have suffered trauma to her face,” police said at the time.

“Family members became concerned when they could not contact Avan,” police said. Avan’s son discovered her body, and a member of her family contacted police and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.