New Trial Date Set for Ex-Broker Charged With BofA Exec's Murder

A jury trial for former broker Anthony Duwayne Turner, who is charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and colleague, Bank of America executive Michelle Avan, in 2021 is set to start Sept. 16, a week later than previously scheduled.

A trial readiness conference is scheduled for Aug. 29 in California Superior Court, Los Angeles County, Van Nuys West Dept. G, the same location as the trial, court records show.

The judge held a pretrial conference Thursday, according to the court website; the session had been scheduled to consider motions on the evidence to be presented at trial. A Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office representative didn’t immediately respond to an email Monday seeking more information about the conference.

Turner has pleaded not guilty to murder, forcible rape and first-degree residential burglary in Avan’s Aug. 3, 2021, slaying, the DA’s office told ThinkAdvisor earlier this year.

The former Merrill Lynch broker was arrested two days after Avan was killed, according to court records, and shortly thereafter released on $2 million bail.