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
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 49 Hispanic Male 2023 10-02-2024
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Edmonds, Tyler Mississippi Oktibbeha 2004 2008 Murder Life 3 13 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Halsey, Byron New Jersey Union 1988 2007 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 30 White Female DK 1995 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Larry, Harleme Florida Pasco 2013 2019 Murder Life 6 14 Black Male 2019 10-14-2019
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 15 24 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Rivera, Juan Illinois Lake 1993 2012 Murder Life 18 19 Hispanic Male 2012 02-07-2012
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Villegas, Daniel Texas El Paso 1995 2018 Murder Life 18 16 Hispanic Male 2014 10-15-2018
Zimmerman, Evan Wisconsin Eau Claire 2001 2005 Murder Life 3 53 White Male 2004 08-29-2011