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: 579
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Tejada, Dieter Connecticut Fairfield 2009 2023 Assault Term of Years 9 months 0 17 Hispanic Male 2009 01-25-2024
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 1993 05-31-2013
Thagard, Jerome New York Erie 2010 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 4 16 Black Male 2013 01-13-2014
Thomas, Melvin Maryland Baltimore City 2001 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 65 years 19 20 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021
Thompson, Grover Illinois Jefferson 1981 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 46 Black Male 1996 02-15-2019
Thompson, Stephen Texas Dallas 1991 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 11 24 White Male 2002 11-06-2012
Thompson, Teddy Virginia Hampton City 2001 2007 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 6 16 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Thorne, Esther Virginia Norfolk City 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 6 45 Black Female 2020 09-17-2020
Timofeyev, Mikhail Texas Bexar 2010 2021 Assault Term of Years 54 days 0 34 White Male 2010 04-04-2021
Tinajero, Jose Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 30 years 22 19 Hispanic Male 2024 02-05-2024
Tindall, Connie North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 31 years 8 21 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Tingle, John Jr. Virginia Virginia Beach 1993 1994 Assault Term of Years 10 years 0 25 Black Male 1994 03-11-2013
Tomlin, Charles California Kern 1979 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 26 Black Male 1994 07-29-2012
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 37 White Male 1992 08-01-2019
Truman, Conrad Utah Utah 2014 2017 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 2 30 White Male 2017 03-18-2017
Tuckett, Ali New York Monroe 2011 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 4 36 Black Male 2015 01-08-2017
Tuley, Wesley Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 27 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Turner, Clinton New York Queens 1988 2005 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 9 31 Black Male 1997 02-05-2012
Tyler, Sean Illinois Cook 1995 2021 Murder Term of Years 58 years 23 17 Black Male 2019 10-12-2021
Tyson, Betty New York Monroe 1973 1998 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 24 Black Female 1998 08-29-2011
Valle-Ramos, Jorge Florida Orange 2014 2024 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 3 19 Hispanic Male 2016 07-24-2024
Vance, Tammy Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault Term of Years 44 years 12 31 White Female 2013 10-25-2018
Vasquez, Anna Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 15 19 Hispanic Female 2012 12-31-2016
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 31 16 Hispanic Male 2024 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 17 Hispanic Male 2015 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Reinaldo North Dakota Cass 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 7 45 Hispanic Male 2005 11-07-2017
Vasquez, William New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 34 Black Male 2012 12-18-2015
Veal, Robert Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8 14 Black Male 2002 01-15-2012
Velazquez, Jon-Adrian New York New York 2000 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 22 Hispanic Male 2021 10-22-2024
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 18 Hispanic Male 2017 12-22-2017
Vent, Eugene Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 38 years 16 17 Native American Male 2015 12-24-2015
Vereen, Willie North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Villalobos, Amaury New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 30 Hispanic Male 2012 12-18-2015
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder Term of Years 70 years 27 35 Black Male 2015 01-26-2017
von Schlieffen, Wolfgang Fed-FL (Southern) 1994 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 6 47 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Waithe, Michael New York Kings 1987 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 1/2 to 4 years 2 22 Black Male 1988 02-06-2015
Walker, Jabar New York New York 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 26 22 Black Male 2023 12-04-2023
Walker, John New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 17 to Life 21 16 Black Male 1998 10-13-2021
Walker, Lon Tennessee Putnam 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 15 43 White Male 2012 11-30-2015
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo California Santa Clara 1991 2003 Murder Term of Years 26 to Life 12 34 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Warner, Colin New York Kings 1982 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 19 18 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Warren, David New York New York 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 20 16 Black Male 2007 02-12-2024
Warren, Dawan Indiana DeKalb 1998 2013 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 5 18 Black Male 2003 07-24-2022
Washington, Sean New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 24 23 Black Male 2020 02-28-2020
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2007 02-12-2015
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 27 Black Female 2012 12-13-2012
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 26 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder Term of Years 27 1/2 to Life 25 20 Black Male 2019 10-09-2019
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 9 23 White Female 2015 06-29-2016
Weimer, Howard California Kern 1985 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 42 years 13 57 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Weiner, Mark Virginia Albemarle 2013 2015 Kidnapping Term of Years 8 years 2 52 White Male 2015 07-16-2015
Werkheiser, Julie New York Tioga 2015 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 11 to Life 8 31 White Female 2023 02-08-2024
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder Term of Years 75 years 28 17 Black Male 2019 01-09-2020
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2015 08-17-2016
Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan New York Kings 1997 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 0 16 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Wiley, Kelvin California San Diego 1990 1992 Assault Term of Years 4 years 1 29 Black Male 1992 09-07-2012
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 17 Black Male 2019 10-02-2023
Williams, Randolph New York Kings 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 8 22 Black Male 2016 03-28-2016
Williams, Shawn New York Kings 1994 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 19 Black Male 2018 07-24-2018
Williams, Tyrece Illinois Cook 1991 2025 Murder Term of Years 35 years 19 22 Black Male 2009 04-22-2025
Williams, Victor Wisconsin Jackson 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 2 32 Black Male 2014 11-12-2016
Willis, Marrio D'Shane Oklahoma Tulsa 2003 2006 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 23 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Dale Oregon Marion 2016 2022 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 4 34 White Male 2019 04-24-2024
Wilson, Donald Indiana Gibson 1995 1997 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 1 42 White Male 1996 09-29-2017
Wilson, Eric Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/2 years 6 21 White Male 2005 03-23-2017
Wilson, Robert Illinois Cook 1999 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 41 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Sharrif New York Kings 1994 2014 Murder Term of Years 9 to Life 20 15 Black Male 2014 02-11-2014
Winslow, Thomas Nebraska Gage 1990 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 50 years 18 19 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Winston, Michael Illinois Cook 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 21 Black Male 2012 07-05-2012
Witt, Drayton Arizona Maricopa 2002 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 10 18 White Male 2012 11-01-2012
Wong, David New York Clinton 1987 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 17 23 Asian Male 2004 08-29-2011
Woods, William California Los Angeles 2021 2024 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 51 White Male 2021 04-21-2024
Woolson, Skippy New York Oswego 2013 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 34 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Word, Lathan Georgia Muscogee 2000 2011 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 11 18 Black Male 2011 03-12-2013
Wright, Cleveland District of Columbia 1979 2014 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 20 Black Male 2007 02-03-2014
Wright, William Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Yarbough, Anthony New York Kings 1994 2014 Murder Term of Years 75 to life 20 18 Black Male 2014 02-11-2014
Young, Bernard Michigan Wayne 1989 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 to 100 years 27 29 Black Male 2017 12-19-2017
Yurtman, Ersan Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 26 18 Hispanic Male 2020 08-10-2020