INTERVIEWS
Two Navy Seals Convicted of Murder - JD Leete Tells the Story
By John Odermatt, April 1, 2021
On today’s episode JD Leete joins the program. JD is a Navy veteran and a documentary film maker. He is on the show today to talk about his wildly popular documentary, Target of Opportunity: The US Navy SEALs and the Murder of Jennifer Evans. Leete spent 6 years researching the case of 2 Navy Seal who were convicted of murdering a young woman.
As with so many of these case, there is much more to the story than was reported in the media. Leete does an exceptional job revealing the hidden stories in this case and has created an enthralling film. On the show John and JD talk through the failures of the criminal justice system highlighting in the film, as well as some really interesting things JD uncovered during and after the filming that are not in the documentary.
Interview with TV Jerry SIFTER
June, 2013
June marks 18 years since the murder case that left former Navy SEAL trainee, Dustin Turner, sentenced to 82 years in prison without parole. J.D. Leete has made an investigative documentary exploring the details of the case and talked to me about his efforts. There will be a screening of "Target of Opportunity: The US Navy SEALs and the Murder of Jennifer Evans" at the Criterion Cinemas, 6/13, 7pm
Interview with Sarah Troy
Jul 31, 2018
FILMMAKER: J.D. Leete, is the creator of the film Target Of Opportunity and was a Naval Special Warfare Combat crewman (SWCC), the crew that supports Navy SEAL operations. Target of Opportunity: The US Navy SEALs and the Murder of Jennifer Evans is the mind-bending documentary made by former Navy Chief and SpecWar operator JD Leete. His initial effort as a filmmaker upon retiring from the Navy explores the finer details of this troubling murder case. Leete questions everything that was reported at the time: motive; opportunity; and means of committing the alleged crime of abduction. Were the prosecutors in cahoots with a full-blown psychopath, Billy Brown, to convict Dustin Turner for an abduction that never occurred? Was Brown seeking revenge for what he perceived as breaking some warped code the two young men shared? Leete aims to find out and takes his camera along for the ride. What he finds changed his life and view of the world, as it may yours.