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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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28 17 White Male 2006 2015 02-13-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO, SA, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 1989 10-28-2014 Perjury or False Accusation F, NC, P No No
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, P, JV No OF, NW, INT No
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 12 28 White Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL No
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Alexander, Brian Michigan Ingham 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 2015 10-25-2017 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No No
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 6 22 White Male DK 1995 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CV, H Yes No
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 26 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012 Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI, IO No Yes
Allen, Ryan Washington Thurston 2008 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 30 White Male 2009 07-31-2017 Inadequate Legal Defense NC No No
Ambler, Peter Wisconsin Rock 1987 1989 Murder Life 2 24 White Male 1989 11-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation H No No
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016 Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, JI No No
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ, INT Yes
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015 F, H, NC, P No No
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014 Official Misconduct NC, SA No PR, NW, WT No
Anderson, Mark Hawaii Maui 2011 2014 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 9 days 0 51 White Male 2011 02-25-2014 Perjury or False Accusation NC No No
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018 Perjury or False Accusation Yes No
Armstrong, Richard Michigan Otsego 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 to 30 years 6 25 White Male 2011 04-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No PR, NW No
Ashby, Caroline Utah Utah 2012 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to Life 7 32 White Female 2019 2020 11-21-2024 Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, NC, SA Yes No
Atkins, Kenneth Florida Martin 2004 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 4 16 White Male 2008 08-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CV, JV, NC, SA No No
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, JV, SA No No
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Baillie, Nissa Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 20 White Female 1997 1997 01-29-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, H, NC Yes PR, WH, NW, WT No
Baker, Jeffrey Montana Lewis and Clark 2012 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5 39 White Male 2016 08-05-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Baker, Jimmy Lee Oklahoma Bryan 2009 2010 Assault Life 2 22 White Male 2010 09-24-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No PR, WH No
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Baldwin, Christopher Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 30 White Male 2014 06-17-2020 NC, P No No
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder Term of Years 9 years 9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH No
Balotin, Scott Fed-FL (Middle) 2021 2024 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2021 12-30-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED No PR, WH No
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 4 32 White Male 2013 2014 09-15-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, P Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, P Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to Life 7 18 White Male 2001 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA Yes No
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, WH No
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, M, NC No OF, NW, PJ No
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, NW No
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 0 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018 No No
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 8 months 2 37 White Male 2018 07-08-2022 No No
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter Term of Years 35 Years 3 38 White Male 1960 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015 CIU, F, M, NC, P No No
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 2 53 White Female 1946 False Confession No No
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH, NW, WT No
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 32 White Male 2024 10-11-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI, IO, SA No Yes
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 31 White Male 2024 10-11-2024 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, JI, IO, SA No Yes
Bjerklie, Donna North Dakota Burleigh 2005 2006 Theft Probation 0 42 White Female 2005 02-16-2014 F, NC, P No No
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Blake, Bryan New York New York 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 3 22 White Male 1989 11-02-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, H, SA No PR, WH Yes
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 1992 09-15-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery Term of Years 48 years and 4 months 9 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct FED No OF, WH No
Bolstad, Daniel Wisconsin La Crosse 2007 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 7 37 White Male 2012 2014 02-13-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA Yes No
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2016 1993 07-30-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, CV, NC, P, SA Yes No
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JI, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Bradford, Ty Montana Gallatin 1999 2003 Assault Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 2003 08-26-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC No No
Bradley, Adam New York Westchester 2010 2013 Assault Probation 0 48 White Male 2010 08-20-2013 Perjury or False Accusation M, NC No No
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 5 23 White Male 1920 No No
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, P No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 16 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Brett, Scott Fed-WA (Eastern) 2017 2018 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 2017 12-09-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense FED, P No No
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ No
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 29 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA Yes PR, WH No
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, P, SA No PR, WH No
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011 H, P No No
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Bunge, Charles New York Kings 2007 2010 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 38 White Male 2010 07-01-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO Yes OF, NW, WT No
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years and 4 months 2 32 White Male 2016 08-01-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ No
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 9 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018 Mistaken Witness ID IO No No