“They tried to bury us, but they didn’t know we were seeds.” Those were the words spoken by Judge Kathleen Hamilton as she sentenced Broderick Tyrone Turner Jr. to life in prison for the brutal, premeditated attack on his former girlfriend.
Turner, 37, was convicted on October 13, 2025, of Aggravated Assault – Family Violence Causing Serious Bodily Injury with a Deadly Weapon following a trial in the 359th District Court. The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Jaime Wallace and Frances Manzo.
The crime occurred on August 13, 2023, after the victim had returned home from what she described as a terrifying day. Earlier that evening, while driving home from a trip, Turner attempted to kill her with a hammer. The woman escaped by jumping from his moving vehicle and running into oncoming traffic on I-10, where a retired law enforcement officer came to her aid. As she was providing a report to police, Turner stole her house keys, went to her residence, and hid in her closet. When the victim laid down to sleep that night, Turner ambushed her, stabbing her multiple times in her bed before stealing her phone and fleeing the scene…