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: 183
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 19 19 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
McNair, Daniel South Carolina Lancaster 1986 2000 Murder Life 14 35 Black Male 2000 06-30-2013
Medina, Alarico Colorado Denver 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 25 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1997 08-29-2011
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 39 Black Male 2014 05-11-2019
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 2011 06-14-2013
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Nelson Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 22 18 Hispanic Male 2016 10-13-2016
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 13 21 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Palmer, Dale Sr. Ohio Medina 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 37 White Male 1997 01-07-2015
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2014 08-25-2014
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2013 09-19-2013
Peterson, Larry New Jersey Burlington 1989 2006 Murder Life 16 36 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2 23 Black Male 1997 12-28-2012
Piaskowski, Michael Wisconsin Brown 1995 2001 Murder Life 5 43 White Male 2001 11-27-2012
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Powell, Benny California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 26 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Rainge, Willie Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 26 18 Hispanic Male 2023 12-11-2023
Ramirez, Jesus Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 48 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Raugust, Richard Montana Sanders 1998 2016 Murder Life 18 31 White Male 2015 09-12-2016
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Reser, Pamela Sue Oregon Yamhill 1999 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 29 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2016 08-23-2016
Rockette, Xavier Wisconsin Racine 2003 2013 Murder Life 0 19 Black Male 2003 07-10-2014
Ruiz, Nelson Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 22 20 Hispanic Male 2016 10-13-2016
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 18 Black Male 2019 09-12-2019
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 23 19 Black Male 2000 06-07-2013
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 45 24 Black Male 2022 02-22-2022
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2015 01-23-2015
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 3 25 Black Male 2012 03-12-2013
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 18 18 Black Male 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 24 White Male 1996 12-04-2012
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2017 09-20-2021
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 2021 12-06-2021
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19 20 White Male 2017 08-01-2019
Taylor, Andrew Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 25 Black Male 2015 02-02-2017
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 33 21 Black Male 2019 05-26-2022
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Taylor, Patrick Illinois Cook 2011 2023 Murder Life 12 37 Black Male 2023 10-30-2023
Thomas, Maverick Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Murder Life 1 31 Black Male 2006 08-18-2018
Thompson, John Ohio Cuyahoga 2001 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 30 Black Male 2023 10-10-2023
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 1984 08-29-2011
Vega, Damaso New Jersey Monmouth 1982 1989 Murder Life 8 37 Hispanic Male 1989 08-29-2011
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 2019 02-16-2019
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2023 10-17-2023
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 2004 12-08-2015
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 19 White Female 2014 05-12-2019
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2020 11-30-2020
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 4 19 Black Male 1998 01-20-2020
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 19 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Whitehead, Artis Tennessee Shelby 2003 2024 Kidnapping Life 20 38 Black Male 2023 02-12-2024
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 35 Black Male 2011 11-06-2012
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 25 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Williams, Grant New York Richmond 1997 2021 Murder Life 22 25 Black Male 2019 08-18-2021
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Williams, Michael Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2011 Murder Life 14 31 Black Male 2011 06-18-2012
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2013 12-12-2013
Wright, Isaac Jr. New Jersey Somerset 1991 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Life 6 28 Black Male 1996 05-10-2023
Wurdemann, John Idaho Canyon 2002 2018 Attempted Murder Life 13 29 Native American Male 2015 10-02-2018