Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
Total records: 306
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28 17 White Male 2006 2015 02-13-2015
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 12 28 White Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 6 22 White Male DK 1995 08-29-2011
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018
Arledge, Randolph Texas Navarro 1984 2013 Murder Life 99 years 29 26 White Male 2012 2013 05-10-2013
Ashby, Caroline Utah Utah 2012 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to Life 7 32 White Female 2019 2020 11-21-2024
Baillie, Nissa Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 20 White Female 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Bain, Fredrick Oregon Malheur 2009 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years and 3 months 5 29 White Male 2015 2014 08-28-2020
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3 21 White Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 4 32 White Male 2013 2014 09-15-2014
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Bartek, Scotty Florida Marion 1991 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 22 24 White Male 2001 2013 09-04-2016
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to Life 7 18 White Male 2001 2003 08-29-2011
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Bolstad, Daniel Wisconsin La Crosse 2007 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 7 37 White Male 2012 2014 02-13-2015
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2016 1993 07-30-2018
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 29 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 24 White Male 2005 2005 05-08-2013
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 21 23 White Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 16 years 12 52 White Male 1995 2015 12-02-2015
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 years 11 28 White Male 1995 2002 01-10-2017
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 years 2 19 White Male 2014 2015 04-12-2016
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Cerrano, Dennis California Solano 1998 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 1 46 White Male 1999 1999 01-20-2014
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 48 White Male 2006 2007 09-30-2016
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2 37 White Male 1998 1998 09-14-2015
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 6 35 White Male 2015 2016 08-31-2016
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 11 41 White Male 2004 2008 06-22-2016
Cleary, Mark Michigan Macomb 1989 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 30 years 16 27 White Male 1997 2004 08-29-2011
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 11 21 White Male 1986 1994 08-29-2011
Cole, Christopher Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Comstock, Stephen Nevada Washoe 2004 2015 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 10 to 25 years 10 43 White Male 2004 2013 08-02-2015
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011
Cox, Terry Sr. Iowa Woodbury 1997 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 4 27 White Male 1999 2001 07-19-2012
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 10 32 White Male 2008 2001 01-22-2018
Crittle, Yvonne Virginia Newport News City 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 24 White Female 1996 1990 02-18-2016
Crosby, Daniel Montana Missoula 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 5 31 White Male 2002 2000 08-24-2015
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 21 White Male 1997 1997 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 46 White Male 1996 1999 02-12-2012
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder Term of Years 23 years 12 18 White Male 2006 2015 12-29-2016
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 20 White Male 2008 1994 08-29-2011
DeJac, Lynn New York Erie 1994 2008 Murder Term of Years 25 years 14 30 White Female 2007 2007 08-29-2011
Devlin, Dennis Florida Volusia 1995 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 10 months 1 38 White Male 2001 1996 07-05-2016
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
DiPippo, Anthony New York Putnam 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 18 White Male 2005 2016 11-05-2016
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 36 White Female 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 35 White Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 2020 09-23-2020
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Duty, Dustin Florida Duval 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 8 28 White Male 2018 2021 11-08-2021
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23 34 White Male 2006 2006 10-04-2018
Easley, Edward California Shasta 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 35 White Male 1996 1999 09-10-2017
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder Term of Years 18 years 11 34 White Female DK 2008 08-29-2011
Ehrlick, Casey Montana Yellowstone 2015 2016 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 White Male 2015 2016 06-23-2016
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years 5 23 White Male 2008 2011 01-16-2012
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 65 White Male 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 4 41 White Female 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Faulkner, Kenneth California Kern 2000 2003 Kidnapping Term of Years 30 to Life 3 39 White Male 2000 2003 01-20-2014
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 1 18 White Male 2019 2019 06-11-2019
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015
Forbes, Todd Fed-Military 1998 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 8 35 White Male 2006 2006 01-16-2012
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011