Another court date has been set for the former colleague and ex-boyfriend of slain Bank of America executive Michelle Avan.
There will be a preliminary hearing on Dec.1 at Los Angeles Superior Court in Van Nuys, California, for Anthony Duwayne Turner, the BofA broker who recently pleaded not guilty to murdering the head of BofA's global women's and underrepresented talent strategy, according to the court's website.
Avan served as a managing director at Merrill 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, 52, of Westchester, California, was arrested Aug. 5 and released on bail Aug. 13 after posting $2 million in bail, the Los Angeles Police Department and a spokesperson for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón 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 unknown, but she "appeared to have suffered trauma to her face," according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Avan's son discovered her body and a member of her family contacted police and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics. "Family members became concerned when they could not contact Avan," police said.
