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Anthony Duwayne Turner

Regulation and Compliance > Litigation

Ex-Banker Charged With BofA Exec's Murder Faces Trial Monday

By Dinah Wisenberg Brin

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A jury trial is scheduled to start Monday for a former Bank of America business banker charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and colleague — BofA executive Michelle Avan — in her California home three years ago.

Anthony Duwayne Turner faces murder, burglary and forcible rape charges in connection with Avan’s slaying on Aug, 3, 2021, and has pleaded not guilty, court records show. He left Avan’s residence in Reseda the day after her life was taken, authorities have said.

The former banker’s jury trial is scheduled to start 8:30 a.m. Monday in California Superior Court for Los Angeles County, Van Nuys Courthouse West, Dept. G. (Case No. XNWLA095328-01.)  The court ordered a jury for Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office told ThinkAdvisor by email Friday.

Avan, 48, had been promoted to Bank of America senior vice president, head of global women’s and under-represented talent strategy global human resources, shortly before she was killed. She had served nearly 23 years as a Merrill Lynch managing director, her LinkedIn profile indicates.

Avan had two children and one grandchild, according to a website dedicated to her memory and seeking justice for the executive.

Turner, 52 at the time, was released on $2 million bail after his arrest over three years ago. A judge denied prosecutors’ request for no bail but imposed stringent conditions on his release, including electronic monitoring, a curfew, a ban on female visitors and a requirement to stay away from airport, railroad and bus terminals.

In 2020, BofA appointed Turner to be global commercial banking market executive for the Greater Los Angeles and Inland Empire markets, overseeing a 17-banker team.

Turner was registered with Merrill starting in 2004 and later with BofA Securities (2019-2022), according to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority BrokerCheck; he worked as a business banker for BofA from 2016 to 2022.

Dinah Wisenberg Brin

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