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Case/ Suspect History

After his parent’s divorce (1970s), 5yr Turner and his mother moved out of Warren, Arkansas to a small home in LA. His mother, Audrey Turner worked two jobs. Chester was described as a latch-key kid.

A relative, who requested privacy stated, “He didn’t go to the park or the gym, He couldn’t because his mother would not let him. He was always at home helping her. He didn’t have a regular childhood. He didn’t go nowhere."

Turner eventually dropped out of high school and started hanging out with the wrong crowd, portraying himself as a gang member, police said.

Around 1992, Turner began a rocky relationship with a woman named Felicia Collier, police said. The couple had a child but fought constantly. During one violent confrontation, a relative of Collier intervened and shot Turner.

Resources:

• "Serial Killer Identified Through DNA Technology" (Press release). LA, Ca: Los Angeles Police Department. 10/23/04. Retrieved 7/21/21.
• Pelisek, Christine (May 2, 2007). "Silent Wraith: Chester Turner" L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 4/12/2018.
• "California serial killer's conviction overturned in case of unborn baby, but death sentence remains for 14 other murders". East Bay Times. Associated Press. 12/1/20. Retrieved 12/8/20.
• True Crime Auction House – Chester DeWayne Turner https://www.truecrimeauctionhouse.com/artwork/chester-turner-signed-drawing
• Murderpedia – Juan Ignacio Blanco https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/turner-chester-photos.htm
• BY ANDREW BLANKSTEIN AND RICHARD WINTON - 10/31/05 LA Times https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-31-me-turner31-story.html
• Viswa Vanapalli – 1/17/22 - Where Are Chester Dewayne Turner and Felecia Collier Now? https://thecinemaholic.com/where-are-chester-dewayne-turner-and-felecia-collier-now/
• Chester Turner - Top podcast episodes - Updated: 1/16/2023 https://www.listennotes.com/top-podcasts/chester-turner/
• Phil Chalmers – Serial Killer Interviews https://www.philchalmers.com/chester-turner---interview.html#/
• L.A. Times - BY JOHN SPANO – 5/9/2007 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-may-09-me-turner9-story.html
• Merriam-Webster – Latch-key kid definition https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latchkey%20child
• The National Registry of Exonerations – 1/23/2014https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3335
• Film RiseTrue Crime - World's Most Evil Killers - Season 6, Episode 19 - Chester Turner - Full Episode - https://youtu.be/okL6NwI5CR8?si=NbO_MxsaQPSU6wHR

Other podcasts and documentaries

• The Lost Crimes Library – with Neysa Henderson published on 8/11/2021 – Serial Killer – Chester Turner
• IMDb has a docuseries, titled Evil Lives Here. In S5/Ep. 6, they features Felecia Collier -– “I was his first victim” (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9803594/)