SAN QUENTIN – Condemned individual Melvin Turner passed away at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center on Feb. 24, 2024, at 6:04 p.m. He was 67 years old.
Turner was sentenced in Los Angeles County on Aug. 29, 1979, and placed on condemned status. He was convicted of first-degree murder, robbery, vehicle theft, and first-degree robbery attempt.
Turner and a co-defendant shot two people execution-style in an airport hangar while attempting to steal the victim’s sports car.
There are currently 646 condemned persons in CDCR. More information about capital punishment in California can be found here: https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital-punishment/.
Melvin Turner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 28, 2024
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