The ex-boyfriend of a prominent banking executive who was found dead inside her Reseda home was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder and other charges.
Anthony Duwayne Turner, 56, was also convicted of burglary and forcible rape stemming from the killing of Michelle Annette Avan, a senior vice president for Bank of America, just over four years ago.
Jurors also found true special circumstance allegations of murder during the commission of a burglary and murder during the commission of a rape involving the woman, who had two children and one grandchild.
Turner, a former banking executive, faces a possible sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 10.
Avan’s son found her dead inside her bed in the 19300 block of Covello Street, n