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: 575
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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
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder Term of Years 16 to Life 24 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 24 Black Male 2019 10-26-2023
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 44 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 2010 1993 08-08-2022
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 31 White Female 1993 08-29-2011
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to Life 9 22 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Lumpkins, Todd New York Kings 1987 1989 Murder Term of Years 24 to life 2 27 Black Male 1989 04-18-2013
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 8 29 White Male 2023 08-25-2023
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Mahoney, Michael Fed-Military 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 White Male 2000 11-19-2012
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Maldonado, Robert New York Bronx 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 20 Black Male 2004 12-17-2013
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Marino, Richard J. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 32 White Male 1978
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 30 White Male 1978
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 28 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Martin, Kevin District of Columbia 1984 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to Life 25 17 Black Male 2009 07-21-2014
Martin, Wayne New York Kings 2010 2016 Murder Life without parole 6 35 Black Male 2016 09-12-2016
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Matta Ballesteros, Juan Fed-CA (Central) 1990 2018 Kidnapping Life without parole 0 40 Hispanic Male 1997 1990 04-20-2020
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 10 months 5 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
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
McCuan, Alvin California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011
McCuan, Deborah California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 25 White Female 1991 1996 08-29-2011
McDowell, Vidale Michigan Wayne 2003 2004 Murder Life 1 18 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male 1991 2003 05-29-2013
McGuffin, Nicholas Oregon Coos 2011 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 8 18 White Male 2019 01-20-2020
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
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
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 22 Black Male 2011 05-03-2018
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Miles, Richard Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 19 Black Male 2010 2009 05-19-2012
Miller, Benjamin Connecticut Fairfield 1973 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 16 42 White Male 1989 12-21-2012
Miller, Dion New Jersey Hudson 2006 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 17 33 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 to 25 years 7 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 to 90 years 11 20 White Male DK 2002 08-29-2011
Molen, Michael Scott Idaho Boise 2007 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 7 44 White Male 2014 09-22-2018
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder Term of Years 22 years 9 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Moore, Domonique Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 14 24 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1995 1997 08-29-2011
Munson, Adolph Oklahoma Custer 1985 1995 Murder Death 0 37 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014
Murray, Lacresha Texas Travis 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 years 3 11 Black Female 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32 21 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020
Nelson, Derrie District of Columbia 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 42 to Life 32 Black Male 2018 07-24-2022
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018
O'Donnell, James New York Richmond 1998 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 32 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Ojeda Flores, Felix New York Bronx 2015 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 6 43 Hispanic Male 2021 08-25-2023
Oladapo, Ayodeji New Jersey Union 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 5 27 Black Male 2009 05-16-2018
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Onyiah, Obina Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 27 Black Male 2015 05-22-2021
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Pacek, Jerry Pennsylvania Allegheny 1959 1991 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 10 13 White Male 1968 08-29-2011
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5 40 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 30 years 14 23 Asian Male 2007 2020 04-02-2020
Paradis, Donald Idaho Kootenai 1981 2001 Murder Death 19 30 White 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
Parker, Matthew Oklahoma Tulsa 1997 2015 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 26 White Male 2014 05-09-2016
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Partin, Delmar Kentucky Knox 1994 2019 Murder Life 25 37 White Male 2019 04-03-2020
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 month 2 27 Asian Male 2016 06-01-2017
Patel, Vipinkumar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 29 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Patterson, Maurice Illinois Cook 2003 2010 Murder Term of Years 30 years 7 35 Black Male 2010 2010 08-29-2011
Payne, Dana Minnesota Hennepin 1989 1991 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 1 year 1 28 White Male 1989 10-25-2014
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 14 28 Black Male 2017 2005 01-29-2018
Peak, Carolyn June Arizona Pima 2000 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 3 39 White Female 2003 08-29-2011
Pease, Kevin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 19 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 2 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Pena, Jose Luis Texas Leon 2003 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Life 9 36 Hispanic Male 2011 01-21-2014