Diane Turner was a 38-year-old African American woman from Cleveland, Ohio, who became the final identified victim in the series of murders linked to Anthony Sowell. Her remains were found inside Sowell’s Imperial Avenue residence on October 29, 2009, during an investigation that began with a separate rape allegation. Turner had last been heard from in late September 2009 and went unidentified for over a month because of estranged family ties and advanced decomposition.

Turner’s body was among 11 sets of remains recovered in and around the home, with victims found buried in the backyard, hidden in crawlspaces, or wrapped in plastic inside the house. Many of the bodies showed ligature use and suggested strangulation; the cause of death for Diane Turner was recorded as homicidal violence of undetermined type. Anthony Sowell, a previously convicted sex offender, was arrested October 31, 2009, later indicted on multiple counts including aggravated murder with death specifications for each victim, convicted on dozens of counts and sentenced to death in 2011.

The case prompted scrutiny over investigative failures that allowed Sowell to remain free despite prior allegations and a history of violence; in 2018 the city of Cleveland agreed to a $1 million settlement with the families of six victims, including Turner’s family. Does anyone have information about Turner’s last known contacts or movements in late September 2009?