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Background: Susan Avalon in court (Hillsborough County State”s Attorney’s Office, 13th Judicial Circuit). Inset: Timothy Flecher (Legacy.com).
A woman from Florida is facing the possibility of the death sentence after allegedly shooting her two ex-husbands on the same day. The incidents have resulted in murder charges being filed against her in two separate counties.
Susan Avalon, aged 51, is accused of fatally shooting her former spouses, 55-year-old Timothy Flecher and 54-year-old David Scott, on December 17, 2025. Flecher was discovered with a fatal gunshot wound at his residence in Tampa. Recently, the Hillsborough County State’s Attorney’s Office announced in a press release that they intend to pursue the death penalty in Avalon’s case against Flecher’s murder. More details can be found in their official statement.
Avalon has entered a plea of not guilty for both incidents.
According to reports from Law&Crime, Avalon first drew the attention of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office as they investigated Scott’s death. He was found shot in the chest at his Bradenton, Florida home. Before succumbing to his injuries, Scott managed to inform responding deputies, via a 911 call from the couple’s teenage daughter, that his ex-wife might be responsible for the shooting.
At the scene, investigators noted a spilled cup of soup from Panera Bread near Scott. Surveillance footage from a nearby Panera Bread location allegedly showed a person resembling Avalon taking a bag of food from a shelf meant for Uber Eats and DoorDash drivers. Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells remarked during a press briefing, “She doesn’t pay for it, it’s not hers. She just decides this is gonna be her way to the front door.”
When the police arrived at Avalon’s home to question her about the shooting, they saw her come out of the house with “bleach and cleaning rags,” then got inside the silver Honda Odyssey parked in her driveway and began to “wipe down the car.” Detectives told Avalon they were there to talk about her ex-husband, and she reportedly responded, “Which one?”
According to Manatee County authorities, Avalon was under the impression that they were from Hillsborough County, where Flecher, her other ex-husband, was found dead at his home by the Tampa Police Department.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that someone called 911 using Flecher’s phone, but the caller never said anything. While the line was open, the phone picked up sounds “consistent with possible gunshots” before the call was disconnected. A dispatcher called the number back and a woman picked up, reportedly saying that she was exercising before saying, “just hit the button” and hanging up again.
According to the Tampa Bay Times’ reporting, Flecher’s neighbors saw a woman wearing a gray hoodie and jeans leave his home in a silver Honda Odyssey. The woman seen on camera allegedly taking food from Panera Bread was wearing the same clothes, as well as the woman seen leaving Scott’s home after that alleged shooting.
Avalon’s current boyfriend reportedly identified the female voice from the 911 call made from Flecher’s phone as Avalon.
Avalon was charged with first-degree murder in connection with Flecher’s case in Hillsborough County and second-degree murder in Scott’s case in Manatee County. She is in custody in Hillsborough County, where she is being held without bond. Her next court date in Hillsborough County is July 9; she is scheduled to appear in Manatee County court on July 30.