568: #568 Maggie Freleng with Dusty Turner
From Wrongful Conviction Podcasts by Wrongful Conviction Podcasts
April 2, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 568
About this episode
Dusty Turner shares his harrowing experience of being wrongfully convicted after witnessing a murder committed by his friend.
On June 19th, 1995, Dusty Turner was out at a bar with some friends in Virginia Beach, VA, including his roommate and training partner, Billy Brown. Dusty Turner and Jennifer Evans were sitting in his car waiting for Evans’s friends to join them when an extremely intoxicated Billy Brown forced his way into the back seat and began insulting Evans and pulling her hair. When she tried to defend herself, Brown suddenly attacked her, wrapped his arms around her neck in a forceful choke hold, and killed her instantly. All the while Dusty Turner had been prying and clawing Brown’s hand off of Evans, pleading with him to stop. Finally realizing that she was dead, Dusty panicked and reacted to his intensive SEAL training that demanded “always protect your swim buddy” regardless of the cost. Dusty’s instinct for survival and misplaced loyalty to Brown took over as he drove out of the parking lot and helped Brown hide the victim’s body in a nearby wooded area. Eight days later, Dusty confessed the entire story to his commanding officer and agreed to take the police to the body after being assured that he would only be used as a witness during the trial. During Billy Brown’s trial in 1996…
People in this episode
Host: Maggie Freleng
Guest: Dusty Turner
Topics covered
- wrongful conviction
- murder
- abduction
- testimony
- legal system
- SEAL training
Keywords
- wrongful conviction
- Dusty Turner
- Billy Brown
- murder
- abduction
- Virginia Beach
- SEAL training
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Virginia Beach, VA
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