The SEAL Code That Cost Him 30 Years: Dustin "Dusty" Turner Tells All

About this episode

Dustin "Dusty" Turner shares his wrongful conviction story and fight for exoneration after serving over 30 years in prison.

Dustin “Dusty” Turner is a former Navy SEAL trainee whose case has become one of the most controversial wrongful-conviction stories connected to the military community. Convicted in 1996 for the murder and abduction of Jennifer Evans, Turner maintained that his fellow SEAL trainee, Billy Joe Brown, acted alone — a claim Brown later confessed to under oath. Despite a Virginia court initially granting Turner a Writ of Actual Innocence in 2009, the decision was later overturned on appeal. After serving more than 30 years in prison, Turner was released on parole while continuing to fight for full exoneration. During his incarceration, he became known as a model prisoner, mentor, veterans’ support leader, and advocate for rehabilitation and second chances See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dustin "Dusty" Turner

Topics covered

• wrongful conviction
• military justice
• Navy SEAL
• exoneration
• rehabilitation
• advocacy

Keywords

• wrongful conviction
• Navy SEAL
• Dustin Turner
• Billy Joe Brown
• exoneration
• rehabilitation
• justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia court

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