Category: Clarence Avant

Convict Gets 3 Life Terms for Murdering Jacqueline Avant in Beverly Hills

LOS ANGELES—A two-time convict who fatally shot Jacqueline Avant, the wife of celebrated music executive Clarence Avant, during a brazen burglary at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills and later laughed about the slaying while in jail was sentenced to 150 years on April 19 to life in prison for the murder. Aariel Maynor,…


Man Charged With Killing Jacqueline Avant

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles man was charged Dec. 6 with murder and other counts stemming from the shooting of Jacqueline Avant, the wife of music executive Clarence Avant, during a robbery at the couple’s Trousdale Estates home in Beverly Hills. Aariel Maynor, 29, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at the Airport Branch courthouse on one count each of…


Wife of Beverly Hills Music Icon Killed in Home Invasion

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Philanthropist Jackie Avant, the wife of famed music executive Clarence Avant, was killed early Dec. 1 during a home invasion in Beverly Hills. The motives in the case were still unknown and police have not yet identified any suspects. “We will not speculate on anything that’s out there, including if this was a…