Dustin 'Dusty' Turner, former Navy SEAL trainee, set to be released after parole decision

Dusty Turner, Former Navy SEAL Trainee, Walks Free After 30 Years in Prison

Dusty Turner walked out of prison Thursday morning after 30 years and seven months behind bars, stepping into a world that moved on without him while the arguments about the case that put him there continue to echo decades later. #DustyTurner #WrongfulConviction #PrisonRelease #JusticeSystem #VirginiaNews #JenniferEvans #ParoleDecision #TrueCrimeNews #CriminalJustice #SOFREP

Dustin Turner reunites with family after 31 years in prison for Virginia Beach crime

JARRATT, Va. (WAVY) - Dustin Turner, a former Navy SEAL trainee, was released from the Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt on March 5, 2026. Turner served nearly 31 years in prison for the abduction and death of Jennifer Evans, a tourist from Georgia. Turner was granted parole earlier this year after serving more than three [...]

Indiana Man Convicted of Murder Released from Virginia Prison After Parole Decision

Source: Dusty Turner Coalition for Justice VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — An Indiana man has been released from a Virginia prison after serving 30 years for a murder he says he didn’t commit. Dustin “Dusty” Turner, a native of Bloomington, was granted parole by the Virginia Parole Board in a 3-2 decision back on Jan. 7. On Thursday morning, the former Navy SEAL trainee was released from the Virginia facility, greeted by his family and others who advocate…

'It's heavy': Dustin 'Dusty' Turner, former Navy SEAL trainee, released after parole decision

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A Bloomington man granted parole in Virginia is now out of prison after a decades-long fight for justice. Dustin "Dusty" Turner was released from a Virginia facility on Thursday morning. Clad in a t-shirt and khaki pants, he emerged from prison with long hair and a beard after serving 30 years [...]

Dustin 'Dusty' Turner, former Navy SEAL trainee, set to be released after parole decision

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A Bloomington man granted parole in Virginia is set to be released Thursday. Dustin “Dusty” Turner, 50, has been incarcerated since the mid-90s, when the Navy SEAL trainee was convicted of killing a Jennifer Evans, a pre-med student from Georgia who was murdered outside a Virginia Beach nightclub. Turner and Billy [...]

Indiana native released from prison 30 years after murder conviction in Virginia

The Virginia Parole Board denied Dustin Turner's requests in 2020 and 2024 before ultimately granting parole in 2026.