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: 273
Select More Columns:
Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 17 Black Male 1998 2017 10-09-2017
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 6 18 White Male 2019 01-02-2020
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 13 19 White Male 2010 12-03-2014
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021
Howard, Kenji California Los Angeles 1997 2021 Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 24 16 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 30 White Female DK 1995 08-29-2011
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 years 4 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Jackson, Martina Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1 44 Don't Know Female 2019 11-21-2019
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Jean-Gilles, Peter Florida Miami-Dade 2012 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-26-2022
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder Term of Years 34 years 6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Johnson, Jesse Oregon Marion 2004 2023 Murder Death 19 37 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2003 2023 03-01-2023
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Kassim, Ahmad New York Erie 1958 1966 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 30 Other Male 1966
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 28 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Krause, Jason Arizona Yavapai 1996 2017 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years and 6 months 10 39 White Male 2006 05-16-2017
Krukowski, Dane Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 to 10 years 3 24 White Male 2019 02-01-2021
LaBatte, Beth Wisconsin Kewaunee 1997 2006 Murder Life 8 24 White Female 2006 08-29-2011
Larry, Harleme Florida Pasco 2013 2019 Murder Life 6 14 Black Male 2019 10-14-2019
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 15 24 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Lawrence, Freddie Joe Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Life 100 years 23 31 White Male 2018 06-13-2018
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 13 22 White Male 2023 04-10-2023
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
Lewis, Carlton New York Onondaga 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 20 years to Life 31 23 Black Male 2021 10-10-2023
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 4 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
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
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Lobato, Kirstin Nevada Clark 2002 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to 100 years 16 18 White Female 2017 01-04-2018
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Luera, Michael Jr. Texas Henderson 2005 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 8 16 Hispanic Male 2016 2013 03-17-2023
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Lyons, Ernest Virginia Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder Term of Years 18 years 3 Black Male 1912
Malik, Thomas New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Marden, Jonathan New Hampshire Hillsborough 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2017 02-10-2020
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 20 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021
Martinez-Mercado, Alexy Connecticut Hartford 2016 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 0 27 Hispanic Male 2016 01-02-2025
McCloud, Armond Jr. New York Queens 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 20 Black Male 2021 2023 09-12-2023
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 2 26 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 18 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 6 15 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 27 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 to 24 years 2 23 White Male 2012 05-27-2017
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Miller, Maurice Ladon Oklahoma Oklahoma 2005 2007 Murder Life 2 18 Black Male 2007 12-22-2013
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 10 27 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Minton, Samuel Scott Tennessee Bradley 1994 2025 Sexual Assault Term of Years 76 years 31 20 White Male 2024 05-01-2025
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
Morris, Speciale Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1 24 Black Female 2019 11-21-2019
Mulherin, Crystal Michigan Genesee 2022 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 30 years 2 31 White Female 2024 01-31-2024
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019
Obagi, Maher Fed-CA (Central) 2015 2022 Fraud Term of Years 6 1/2 years 0 21 Other Male 2015 12-19-2022
Ochoa, Oscar California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 24 Hispanic Male 2010 1997 06-25-2021
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Josue New York Erie 2006 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 8 22 Hispanic Male 2014 02-04-2015
Palacios, Lombardo California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 15 15 Hispanic Male 2024 02-03-2025
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 30 years 14 23 Asian Male 2007 2020 04-02-2020
Pavlinac, Laverne Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder Term of Years 10 to Life 5 57 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Peacock, Freddie New York Monroe 1976 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 5 26 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Peterson, Mark Wisconsin Winnebago 1990 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1990 10-10-2014
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
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
Purvis, John Florida Broward 1985 1993 Murder Life 8 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 3 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Ranta, David New York Kings 1991 2013 Murder Term of Years 37 1/2 to Life 22 35 White Male 2011 2013 03-21-2013
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
Reyos, James Texas Ector 1983 2023 Murder Term of Years 38 years 23 25 Native American Male 2006 11-29-2023
Richardson, Kevin New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 14 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 1983
Robinson, Davonn Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 4 17 Black Male 2008 2010 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2 26 Hispanic Male 1957
Rogers, Silas Virginia City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1952
Roman, Carlton New York Queens 1990 2021 Murder Term of Years 43 years and 6 months 31 26 Black Male 2019 2021 08-23-2021
Ross, Johnny Louisiana Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1981
Rowan, Jeffrey Oklahoma Pittsburg 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 3 26 White Male 2012 04-06-2014