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 Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter Term of Years 35 Years 3 38 White Male 1960
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 2 53 White Female 1946
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault Term of Years 2 to 4 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 Black Female 1928
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0 22 Black Male 1931
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 3 25 Black Male 1949
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Kassim, Ahmad New York Erie 1958 1966 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 30 Other Male 1966
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 2 33 White Male 1953
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 40 to 80 years 4 17 Black Male 1979
Lyons, Ernest Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder Term of Years 18 years 3 Black Male 1912
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16 19 Black Male 1953
Reilly, Peter Connecticut Litchfield 1974 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 to 16 years 0 18 White Male 1974
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1983
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 1983
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 11 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1 26 White Male 1977
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021