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: 2126
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 44 Black Female 2009 02-14-2022
Leal-Del Carmen, Jonathan Fed-CA (Southern) 2010 2012 Immigration Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 44 Hispanic Male 2011 12-13-2012
Leap, Earnest Missouri Jackson 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 31 White Male 1992 08-22-2016
Leckington, Mark Iowa Scott 2004 2008 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 20 years 1 38 White Male 2005 11-07-2022
Ledbetter, Miles H. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 White Male 1931
Lee, Koua Fong Minnesota Ramsey 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 3 28 Asian Male 2010 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male 2015 01-18-2016
Lee, Martel Wisconsin Kenosha 2024 2025 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2024 02-05-2025
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Lee, William Michigan Wayne 2007 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 30 years 3 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Legion, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Lenoir, Thomas Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Theft Term of Years 8 years and 6 months 3 55 Black Male 2021 12-12-2022
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 2009 01-25-2017
Leone, George California Orange 1974 1975 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1975 08-28-2020
Letcher, Donald South Dakota McCook 1995 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 1 29 White Male 1996 03-31-2014
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 2 33 White Male 1953
Lewchuk, Dennis Nebraska Madison 1980 1996 Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 16 33 White Male 1996 12-26-2014
Lewis, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1986 1995 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 9 33 Black Male 1995 10-25-2018
Lewis, Brandon Arizona Gila 2013 2014 Assault Probation 0 23 White Male 2013 06-25-2014
Lewis, Catherine Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 35 White Female 2019 04-06-2021
Lewis, Darren Texas Harris 2014 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 3 48 Black Male 2017 01-25-2018
Lewis, David Fed-CA (Northern) 2000 2005 Assault Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 46 White Male 2001 09-30-2012
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 25 Black Male 2007 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2005 04-27-2022
Lewis, Gloria Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 64 White Female 2019 04-06-2021
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 4 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018
Lewis, Jatorick Texas Harris 2012 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 0 17 Black Male 2012 01-16-2025
Lewis, Nathaniel Ohio Summit 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 5 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Lewis, Ryan Michigan Wayne 2015 2018 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 45 Black Male 2017 03-18-2018
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Life 120 years 19 25 Black Male 2014 08-20-2015
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 23 Black Male 2006 02-14-2022
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956
Likine, Selesa Michigan Oakland 2008 2012 Failure to Pay Child Support Term of Years 48 days 0 42 Black Female 2008 12-05-2012
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32 31 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Linan-Juarez, Rexina Texas Bexar 2018 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Hispanic Female 2018 11-16-2020
Lind, Frank California Fresno 2002 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to life 3 44 White Male 2005 01-26-2014
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 40 to 80 years 4 17 Black Male 1979
Lindsey, Robert Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 30 Black Male 2010 02-22-2019
Linehan, Mechele Alaska Anchorage 2007 2012 Murder Life 99 years 3 23 White Female 2010 01-10-2013
Lipscomb, Russ Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 40 Black Male 2007 02-14-2022
Little, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2009 2013 Failure to Pay Child Support Probation 0 43 Black Male 2009 07-14-2015
Livingston, Joseph Minnesota Wright 2016 2021 Traffic Offense Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 1 33 White Male 2017 07-14-2022
Lloyd, Eddie Joe Michigan Wayne 1985 2002 Murder Life 17 34 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Lobos, Allan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 20 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Locke, Ruben Fed-IL (Northern) 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Lockett, Jesse Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 2005 01-19-2021
Loftin, Tyrone New York Onondaga 2008 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 17 years 2 48 Black Male 2010 09-23-2013
Loftus, Brendan California Lake 1997 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 23 White Male 1999 01-16-2012
Logan, Curtis North Carolina Wake 2020 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2020 06-29-2022
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13 28 White Male 1959
Lomax, Larry Illinois Cook 2003 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Male 2003 12-09-2018
Long, Christopher Michigan Wayne 2008 2008 Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 0 23 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Long, Kimberly California Riverside 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 7 27 White Female 2013 05-18-2021
Longus, Michael District of Columbia 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 26 Black Male 2013 04-23-2014
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 30 Hispanic Male 2013 04-02-2014
Lopez-Siguenza, Carlos New Jersey Atlantic 2004 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 3 21 Hispanic Male 2007 06-16-2016
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 361 years 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Loveless, John Oregon Marion 1991 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 9 36 White Male 2000 08-10-2023
Lozano, Jesus California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 33 Hispanic Male 1998 07-26-2021
Lozoya, Clarence Jr. Minnesota Carlton 2017 2019 Assault Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Native American Male 2019 03-21-2019
Lucas, Jesse Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22 23 White Male 1931
Lucas, Margaret Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 1909
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Luera, Michael Jr. Texas Henderson 2005 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 8 16 Hispanic Male 2013 03-17-2023
Lugo, Gabriel Wisconsin Milwaukee 2009 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 14 19 Hispanic Male 2023 06-16-2024
Lukezic, Joyce Arizona Maricopa 1982 1985 Murder Not Sentenced 3 35 White Female 1985 11-11-2022
Luster, Albert Wisconsin Milwaukee 1990 1992 Child Sex Abuse Unknown 2 18 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Lynn, Devin Texas Bexar 2019 2020 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 30 days 0 20 Black Male 2019 10-05-2021
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Lyons, Antonino Fed-FL (Middle) 2001 2004 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 40 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Lyons, Calvin Pennsylvania Union 1980 1984 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 25 Don't Know Male 1984
Lyons, Ernest Virginia Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder Term of Years 18 years 3 Black Male 1912
Mable, Dorothy Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 51 Black Female 2014 01-02-2025
MacGregor, Robert Michigan Huron 1912 1916 Murder Life 4 34 White Male 1916 08-19-2021
Macias, Federico Texas El Paso 1984 1993 Murder Death 9 31 Hispanic Male 1993 08-29-2011
Mackley, David Texas McLennan 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 White Male 2019 07-13-2020
Madeus, Francis Guam 2015 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 5 Other Male 2020 05-03-2021
Madison, Lonnell Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 21 Black Male 2003 02-14-2022
Madrid, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 Hispanic Male 1998 07-26-2021
Maestas, Charles New Mexico Rio Arriba 2003 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 39 Hispanic Male 2006 08-25-2016
Magnan, Paul Philip California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 6 46 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 47 White Male 2009 04-28-2018
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 24 White Male 1945
Maldonado-Nunez, Asterio Texas Harris 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 4 45 Hispanic Male 2017 08-18-2017
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 20 26 Black Male 2019 10-22-2024
Mallet, Otis Jr. Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 52 Black Male 2014 08-20-2020
Mallet, Steven Texas Harris 2009 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 06-16-2021
Manfredi, John New York Kings 1989 1994 Bribery Term of Years 2 to 6 years 4 48 White Male 1993 09-26-2014
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 19 24 Black Male 2015 04-29-2015
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 months 0 25 White Male 1993 01-30-2018
Manzo-Diaz, Antonio Michigan Wayne 2016 2025 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 40 years 8 46 Hispanic Male 2025 05-01-2025
Maples, David Michigan Macomb 1995 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 20 years 10 25 White Male 2006 04-30-2020
Mapp, Derrick Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 33 Black Male 2008 01-19-2021
Marble, Cody Montana Missoula 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 13 17 White Male 2016 01-08-2017