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: 342
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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
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 19 19 Black Male 1999 2000 08-29-2011
McNair, Daniel South Carolina Lancaster 1986 2000 Murder Life 14 35 Black Male 1999 2000 06-30-2013
Medina, Alarico Colorado Denver 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 25 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Meier, Scott Washington King 2023 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 years and 2 months 1 33 White Male 2024 2024 05-30-2025
Mendoza, Madeline Illinois Cook 1993 2023 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 16 Hispanic Female 2017 2009 01-10-2023
Mercer, Michael New York New York 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 21 to 41 years 11 40 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021
Mitchell, Keith Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13 15 Black Male 1999 2008 06-11-2017
Montgomery, Johnathan Virginia Hampton City 2008 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 4 14 White Male 2012 2012 12-20-2013
Montgomery, Patrick Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 22 31 White Male 2008 2009 10-19-2012
Moore, Salaam Oklahoma Oklahoma 2001 2016 Murder Life without parole 15 16 Black Male 2015 2016 07-26-2016
Mora, Raymond New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 8 25 Hispanic Male 2014 1989 12-18-2015
Morales, Raul New York Bronx 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 9 41 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 12-12-2013
Morales, Santiago Ventura Oregon Clackamas 1986 1991 Murder Term of Years 10 to Life 4 19 Hispanic Male 1989 1991 08-29-2011
Moreno, Tony Jr. California Los Angeles 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 28 Hispanic Male 2015 2016 12-19-2017
Morings, Claude Jr. Fed-Military 2002 2009 Child Abuse Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Male 2008 2003 08-14-2024
Morman, Bobbie Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1993 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 48 years 22 18 Black Male 2016 2016 08-16-2021
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 0 61 White Male 2013 2013 11-16-2015
Mosley, Sheldon Texas Nueces 1996 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 18 29 Black Male 1998* 2013 10-18-2013
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1995 1997 08-29-2011
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 27 21 Hispanic Female 2017 2020 08-22-2022
Murray, Lacresha Texas Travis 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 years 3 11 Black Female 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 21 White Male 1995 1988 08-25-2022
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 20 Black Male 2010 2012 08-30-2012
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 1991 1991 08-29-2011
Nelson, Terry Lee Illinois St. Clair 1989 1994 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 37 White Male 1990 1989 08-29-2011
Nixon, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 15 19 Black Male 2005 2021 03-19-2021
Nolen, Kelvin Michigan Wayne 2016 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 26 Black Male 2016 2022 01-12-2023
O'Hara, John New York Kings 1997 2017 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Male 2016 1997 01-26-2017
Okongwu, Dominic New York Erie 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 18 41 Black Male 2011 2011 12-18-2013
Pack, Phillip Tennessee Campbell 2010 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 4 23 White Male 2011 2013 02-25-2014
Palmer, Dale Sr. Ohio Medina 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 37 White Male 1995 1997 01-07-2015
Palmer, John Texas Bexar 1985 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 28 White Male 2018 1995 02-18-2020
Palomo, Tim California Kern 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 years 4 28 White Male 1986 1989 08-31-2011
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 14 28 Black Male 2017 2005 01-29-2018
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2002 2013 09-19-2013
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 21 Black Male 2017 2001 05-10-2018
Peterson, Larry New Jersey Burlington 1989 2006 Murder Life 16 36 Black Male 2006 2005 08-29-2011
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 28 White Male 1996 2010 08-29-2011
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15 27 Black Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 60 years 13 34 Black Male 2010 2011 01-14-2012
Quinney, Melvin Jr. Texas Bexar 1991 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 41 White Male 2021 1999 05-31-2023
Quintero, Juan Texas Harris 2013 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 4 29 Hispanic Male 2014 2017 02-28-2019
Ramirez, Elizabeth Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 37 1/2 years 15 20 Hispanic Female 2008 2012 12-31-2016
Rasheed, Abdul North Carolina Durham 1999 2021 Robbery Term of Years 14 7/12 to 19 years 0 21 Black Male 2021 1999 02-22-2022
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023
Redick, Neal Michigan Genesee 1992 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 30 years 16 28 White Male 2005 2007 06-23-2014
Reed, Calvin Texas Harris 2008 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 19 Black Male 2015 2019 05-06-2025
Reeves, Johnny Ohio Hamilton 1989 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 10 41 White Male 2002 1999 02-09-2016
Reser, Pamela Sue Oregon Yamhill 1999 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 29 White Female 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Restivo, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 26 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Richards, William California San Bernardino 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 43 White Male 2007 2016 07-01-2016
Rivera, Cassandra Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 16 19 Hispanic Female 2008 2013 12-31-2016
Roark, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 35 years 13 20 White Male 2018 2012 12-04-2024
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2007 2016 08-23-2016
Roberts, Rodney New Jersey Essex 1996 2014 Kidnapping Term of Years 7 years 18 29 Black Male 2001 2014 03-25-2014
Robinson, Davonn Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 4 17 Black Male 2008 2010 08-29-2011
Rockette, Xavier Wisconsin Racine 2003 2013 Murder Life 0 19 Black Male 2007 2003 07-10-2014
Rodriguez, Manual Hidalgo Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years and 6 months 4 36 Hispanic Male 1996 2000 02-22-2012
Rogers, Tyrone Michigan Muskegon 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 29 to 48 years 5 55 Black Male 2018 2022 05-06-2022
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33 39 White Male 2011 2019 10-25-2019
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 22 Black Male 2017 2018 04-06-2018
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 2023 06-05-2023
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder Term of Years 12 years 0 26 Hispanic Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 31 years 23 31 White Male 1986 2008 05-12-2013
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2023 2012 10-14-2024
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 5 43 Black Male 2019 2021 02-16-2021
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 26 White Female 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2008 2001 04-22-2016
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2006 1992 08-29-2011
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 23 19 Black Male 1985 2000 06-07-2013
Simon, Alstory Illinois Cook 1999 2014 Murder Term of Years 37 years 15 32 Black Male 2005 2014 10-31-2014
Smith, Codey Missouri Barton 2008 2012 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 4 21 White Male 2010 2012 06-02-2017
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 32 Black Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 2012 2006 04-26-2013
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 7 44 White Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Staples, Charles III Connecticut Windham 1991 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 28 White Male 2017 2001 03-07-2024
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014
Stoll, John California Kern 1985 2004 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 19 41 White Male 1986 2004 08-29-2011
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 2008 2006 08-24-2014
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 1979 2021 12-06-2021
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 46 years 15 24 White Male 2010 2015 05-30-2015
Swinton, Alfred Connecticut Hartford 2001 2018 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 42 Black Male 2016 2017 03-07-2018
Taylor, Ada JoAnn Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 21 White Female 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Taylor, Andrew Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 25 Black Male 2014 2015 02-02-2017
Taylor, Lavell Illinois Cook 1998 2015 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2015 2013 12-17-2021
Tejada, Dieter Connecticut Fairfield 2009 2023 Assault Term of Years 9 months 0 17 Hispanic Male 2019 2009 01-25-2024
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 1992 1993 05-31-2013
Thomas, Maverick Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Murder Life 1 31 Black Male 2005 2006 08-18-2018
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2018 2020 01-04-2021
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 46 Black Male 2008 1996 02-15-2019
Thompson, John Ohio Cuyahoga 2001 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 30 Black Male 2016 2023 10-10-2023
Thompson, Stephen Texas Dallas 1991 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 11 24 White Male 2003 2002 11-06-2012
Thompson, Teddy Virginia Hampton City 2001 2007 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 6 16 Black Male 2007 2007 08-29-2011
Thorne, Esther Virginia Norfolk City 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 6 45 Black Female 2015 2020 09-17-2020