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Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant's killer shot her in the back, laughed and bragged about it, records show

Clarence Avant, right, and Jacqueline Avant attend City Of Hope Spirit Of Life Gala 2019 on Oct. 10, 2019, in Santa Monica, California.

LOS ANGELES — The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times.

Aariel Maynor allegedly bragged to a friend in a phone call from jail that he would serve only 20 to 25 years because Los Angeles County prosecutors did not file special circumstances murder that could have meant life without parole or the death penalty, a sentencing document filed

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