She was found just 50 yards away from the hotel where Turner was staying. The Vance murder was witnessed by a bystander at a neighboring trailer park. Turner was jailed seven times from 1995 to 2002, six for nonviolent offenses and once for an assault charge on an officer and cruelty to an animal on April 9, 1997. In March 2002 Turner sexually assaulted a 47-year-old woman for approximately two hours and threatened to kill her if she told the police. He was convicted and sentenced to eight years at a California state prison. Turner was required to give a DNA sample to California's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). In September 2003, based on that sample, Turner was identified as a match for DNA recovered from Vance and Beasley. Detectives then began a careful examination of Turner's background. Nine of the 11 unsolved murders were matched to Turner using DNA evidence. Additional Murder Convictions and Second Death Sentence
On June 19, 2014, Turner was convicted of four additional murders.
She was found just 50 yards away from the hotel where Turner was staying. The Vance murder was witnessed by a bystander at a neighboring trailer park. Turner was jailed seven times from 1995 to 2002, six for nonviolent offenses and once for an assault charge on an officer and cruelty to an animal on April 9, 1997. In March 2002 Turner sexually assaulted a young woman for approximately two hours and threatened to kill her if she told the police. He was convicted and sentenced to eight years at a California state prison. Turner was required to give a DNA sample to California's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) . In September 2003, based on that sample, Turner was identified as a match for DNA recovered from Vance and Beasley. Detectives then began a careful examination of Turner's background. Nine of the 11 unsolved murders were matched to Turner using DNA evidence. Additional Murder Convictions and Second Death Sentence
On June 19, 2014, Turner was convicted of four additional murders.