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	Any known recanters	OM Tags	DNA
Romero, Francisco	Illinois	Cook	2006	2024	Murder	Term of Years	65 years	18	18	Hispanic	Male		2023	07-15-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, CV, H		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Rosario, Adolfo	Illinois	Cook	1991	2022	Murder	Term of Years	57 years	28	25	Hispanic	Male		2019	03-12-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, H		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Rosario, Richard	New York	Bronx	1998	2016	Murder	Term of Years	25 to life	17	20	Hispanic	Male		2016	11-18-2016	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, CV, H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Rosario, Victor	Massachusetts	Middlesex	1983	2017	Murder	Life		31	24	Hispanic	Male		2014	09-18-2017	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	A, CV, H, IO, NC		OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Rosario, Willie	New York	Kings	1976	1988	Murder	Term of Years	20 years to life	12		Don't Know	Male		1988	10-05-2020	Perjury or False Accusation
Rose, Michael	Washington	Chelan	1995	2000	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	23 years	6	25	White	Male	1996	2000	02-20-2012	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CSH, CV, IO, NC, SA		OF, CW, WH, NW, WT
Rose, Peter	California	San Joaquin	1995	2005	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	27 years	9	37	White	Male	2004	2004	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, IO, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Ross, Anthony	Illinois	Winnebago	2004	2015	Murder	Term of Years	50 years	9	21	Black	Male	2015	2013	11-13-2015	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H		OF, WH, NW, WT
Ross, Johnny	Louisiana	Orleans Parish	1975	1981	Sexual Assault	Death		6	16	Black	Male		1981		Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense
Ross, MacArthur Jr.	Texas	Harris	2014	2023	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	2 years	2	40	Black	Male		2016	01-09-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Ross, Ronald	California	Alameda	2006	2013	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	25 to life	6	44	Black	Male	2011	2013	02-22-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Ross, Vincent	New Jersey	Essex	1989	1992	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	15 years	2	21	Black	Male		1991	04-08-2021	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, NC, SA		PR, NW
Rouse, Clarence	New York	Bronx	2015	2022	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	18 years	5	39	Black	Male		2020	08-21-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Rowan, Jeffrey	Oklahoma	Pittsburg	2009	2012	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	35 years	3	26	White	Male		2012	04-06-2014	False Confession, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CV, NC, SA		OF, WH, NW
Royer, Andrew	Indiana	Elkhart	2005	2021	Murder	Term of Years	55 years	15	27	White	Male	2010	2020	08-02-2021	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO		PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Rozdilski, Austin	Virginia	Lynchburg City	2019	2021	Assault	Not Sentenced		0	17	White	Male		2019	05-22-2021	Perjury or False Accusation	JV, NC
Ruano, Julio	Louisiana	Orleans	2011	2017	Assault	Term of Years	7 years	6	42	Hispanic	Male		2017	06-30-2017	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct			OF, NW, WT
Rubalcava, Lionel	California	Santa Clara	2003	2019	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	31 to Life	15	23	Hispanic	Male	2005	2019	05-28-2019	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL
Rubin, Jerome	Massachusetts	Middlesex	2010	2016	Arson	Term of Years	2 years	1	48	White	Male		2011	05-31-2016	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense	A, IO, NC
Rubin, Jerry	Fed-IL	(Northern)	1970	1973	Other Nonviolent Felony	Term of Years	5 years and $5,000 fine	0	30	White	Male		1970	02-11-2023	Official Misconduct
Ruby, Donald	Pennsylvania	Perry	1987	1993	Murder	Life		6	39	White	Male		1993	10-28-2014	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense	H
Rucker, Herman Ray	Ohio	Wayne	1982	1983	Murder	Life		1	26	White	Male		1983		Perjury or False Accusation
Rudish, Sidney	New York	Kings	1943	1946	Murder	Death		3	27	Don't Know	Male		1946		Perjury or False Accusation
Ruff, Alton Wayne	Georgia	Cobb	1973	1975	Murder	Life		2	25	White	Male		1975		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Ruffin, Julius	Virginia	Norfolk City	1982	2003	Sexual Assault	Life		20	28	Black	Male		2003	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	SA
Ruffin, Larry	Mississippi	Forrest	1980	2011	Murder	Life		22	19	Black	Male		2002	08-29-2011	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, PH, SA		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Ruffin, Steven	New York	Kings	1996	2024	Manslaughter	Term of Years	20 to 40 years	14	17	Black	Male		2010	02-20-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, CV, H, JV		OF, NW, INT, PJ
Ruiz, Nelson	Puerto Rico	Aguadilla	1994	2016	Murder	Life		22	20	Hispanic	Male	1995	2016	10-13-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, IO, SA		PR, WH
Ruiz, Oscar	New Jersey	Camden	2009	2010	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	34	Hispanic	Male		2009	08-29-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Ruiz, Rafael	New York	New York	1985	2020	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	8 1/3 to 25 years	24	24	Hispanic	Male		2009	02-13-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, SA		OF, WH, NW, WT
Ruiz-Cortez, Refugio	Fed-IL	(Northern)	1999	2010	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	17 1/2 years	10	29	Hispanic	Male		2010	11-06-2012	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	FED, NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Rusnak, George	Pennsylvania	Allegheny	1891	1897	Murder	Death		7	20	White	Male		1897		Mistaken Witness ID
Russell, Stephen Lynn	Texas	Dallas	1980	1990	Robbery	Term of Years	50 years	10	26	White	Male	1985	1990	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct			PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Russo, Carmine	New Jersey	Essex	1997	2001	Assault	Fine		0	51	White	Male		1997	06-06-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	M, NC		PR, WH
Russotti, Samuel	New York	Monroe	1976	1978	Murder	Term of Years	25 years to life	1	60	White	Male		1978		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Rust, Adam	Oregon	Multnomah	2012	2023	Other Nonviolent Felony	Probation		0	22	White	Male		2012	12-13-2023	Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, NC, P
Ryan, Michael	New Jersey	Atlantic	2016	2018	Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor	Probation		0	50	White	Male		2016	04-17-2019	Mistaken Witness ID	M
Sabin, Theodore	Illinois	Winnebago	1957	1957	Robbery	Unknown		0	24	Don't Know	Male		1957	04-27-2021	Mistaken Witness ID
Sabol, Michael	Pennsylvania	Allegheny	1891	1895	Murder	Death		4		White	Male		1895		Mistaken Witness ID
Sadowski, Jason	Michigan	Marquette	2014	2017	Other Violent Felony	Term of Years	40 to 80 years	3	43	White	Male		2017	04-03-2017	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, NC, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW
Sadr, Ali	Fed-NY	(Southern)	2020	2020	Other Nonviolent Felony	Not Sentenced		0	34	Asian	Male		2020	07-30-2020	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	FED, NC		PR, WH
Saecker, Frederic	Wisconsin	Buffalo	1990	1996	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	15 years	7	38	White	Male		1996	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	JI, SA		PR, WH
Safforld, Victor	Illinois	Cook	1992	2010	Murder	Term of Years	35 years	13	19	Black	Male		2005	02-11-2020	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Sagin, Jack	California	Monterey	1986	2019	Murder	Life without parole		33	39	White	Male	2011	2019	10-25-2019	Perjury or False Accusation	H, IO, JI
Sailor, Ru-El	Ohio	Cuyahoga	2003	2018	Murder	Term of Years	25 to life	15	22	Black	Male	2017	2018	04-06-2018	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, H, IO
Sailors, Gerald	Indiana	Huntington	1991	1993	Manslaughter	Term of Years	22 years	1	46	White	Male		1992	07-28-2017	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, NC		PR, NW
Salaam, Yusef	New York	New York	1990	2002	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	5 to 10 years	7	15	Black	Male		1997	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, IO, JV, SA		OF, NW, WT
Salas, Evaristo	Washington	Yakima	1996	2023	Murder	Term of Years	32 years and 9 months	27	14	Hispanic	Male	2017	2023	09-11-2023	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO, JV		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Salazar, Ben	Texas	Travis	1992	1997	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	30 years	6	23	Hispanic	Male		1997	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	SA
Saldana, Daniel	California	Los Angeles	1990	2023	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	45 to Life	33	22	Hispanic	Male	2023	2023	06-05-2023	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation	CDC, CIU, CV
Salley, MarQuise	Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	2010	2019	Murder	Life without parole		9	22	Black	Male		2019	09-29-2019	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense	H
Salter, Aaron	Michigan	Wayne	2003	2018	Murder	Life without parole		15	20	Black	Male	2009	2018	08-20-2018	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, H
Salters, Kaveo	Michigan	Wayne	2012	2019	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	27 to 42 years	7	17	Black	Male		2019	12-18-2019	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, CV, JV
Salvati, Joseph	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1968	2001	Murder	Life		29	31	White	Male	1970	1997	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H		OF, WH, NW, WT
Samanta, Michael	Illinois	Cook	2006	2024	Murder	Term of Years	25 years	17	20	Hispanic	Male		2023	07-15-2024	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Samueli, Henry	Fed-CA	(Central)	2008	2009	Perjury	Not Sentenced		0	48	White	Male		2008	05-17-2012	Official Misconduct	FED, NC, P		PR, NW
Sanchez, Isauro	Illinois	Cook	1982	1991	Murder	Life without parole		8	20	Hispanic	Male		1991	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation	CDC, H
Sanchez, Jason	New Mexico	Eddy	2019	2023	Stalking	Probation		0	35	Hispanic	Male		2019	09-26-2024	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	NC		PR, NW
Sanchez, Jesus	Illinois	Cook	2014	2018	Murder	Term of Years	45 years	3	18	Hispanic	Male		2018	06-06-2018	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H		PR, OF, NW, INT
Sanchez, Santos	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1996	2021	Murder	Life		24	46	Hispanic	Male		2021	05-22-2021	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Sanders, David	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	2006	2007	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	15 years	1	39	White	Male		2007	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	CV, IO, SA
Sanders, Derrick	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1993	2018	Murder	Term of Years	21 to life	25	21	Black	Male	1996	2018	09-03-2019	Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, H, P
Sanders, Jamell	Illinois	Cook	2006	2017	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	17	Black	Male		2006	12-06-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, JV, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Sanders, Rodell	Illinois	Cook	1995	2014	Murder	Term of Years	80 years	20	28	Black	Male	2008	2014	07-29-2014	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CDC, H		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo	Fed-CA	(Southern)	2009	2012	Immigration	Term of Years	7 years	3	51	Hispanic	Male		2012	07-15-2012	Official Misconduct	FED		PR, WH, NW
Sandy, Barshiri	North Carolina	Wake	2014	2016	Robbery	Term of Years	21 years	2	32	Black	Male		2016	08-06-2016	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, NC		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Sanford, Davontae	Michigan	Wayne	2008	2016	Murder	Term of Years	39 to 90 years	8	14	Black	Male		2016	07-19-2016	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO, JV, P		OF, NW, PJ
Santana, Raymond	New York	New York	1990	2002	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	5 to 10 years	12	14	Hispanic	Male		2002	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, IO, JV, SA		OF, NW, WT
Santiago, Fabian	Illinois	Cook	1994	2022	Murder	Term of Years	90 years	25	16	Hispanic	Male		2019	10-22-2023	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H, JV		OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Santillan, Martin	Texas	Dallas	1998	2023	Murder	Life		25	23	Hispanic	Male		2022	03-28-2023	Mistaken Witness ID	CIU, H, IO
Santos, Darvin Castro	Louisiana	St. Bernard	2012	2021	Robbery	Term of Years	50 years	10	20	Hispanic	Male		2021	08-21-2021	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	IO		PR, OF, PJ
Santos, Edar Duarte	Illinois	Cook	2002	2003	Murder	Term of Years	12 years	0	26	Hispanic	Male	2002	2002	08-29-2011	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, P		OF, NW, WT, INT
Santos, Jeffrey	New York	New York	1998	2004	Assault	Term of Years	6 years	3	40	Black	Male		2001	12-17-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Santos, Jorge de los	New Jersey	Essex	1975	1983	Murder	Life		8	30	Hispanic	Male		1983		Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Santos, Louis	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1985	1990	Murder	Life		3	20	Black	Male		1988	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	H		OF, NW, WT
Sapp, Marcus	Ohio	Hamilton	2010	2024	Murder	Life without parole		13	21	Black	Male		2023	06-06-2024	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO, JI		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Saraceno, David	Connecticut	Middlesex	1998	1999	Arson	Not Sentenced		1	18	White	Male		1999	08-29-2011	False Confession, Official Misconduct	A		OF, NW, INT
Sarber, Laurence	Minnesota	Washington	2004	2009	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	13 years and 2 months	6	40	White	Male		2009	09-11-2019	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense			PR, WH
Sargent, George	Fed-OH		1935	1937	Robbery	Term of Years	25 years	2	37	Don't Know	Male		1937		Mistaken Witness ID
Sarita, Danny	New York	New York	2009	2012	Assault	Term of Years	4 years	3	25	Hispanic	Male		2012	09-20-2014	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU		PR, WH
Sarsfield, Eric	Massachusetts	Middlesex	1987	2000	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	10 to 15 years	8	23	White	Male		1995	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	SA		OF, NW, WT
Sauerman, Leo	Michigan	Wayne	1922	1925	Murder	Life		3	25	White	Male		1925	03-03-2023	Mistaken Witness ID
Saunders, Frank	Illinois	Cook	2007	2017	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	4 years	2	25	Black	Male		2009	12-07-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Saunders, Leonard	Illinois	Cook	2004	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	1	38	Black	Male		2006	02-12-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Saunders, Michael	Illinois	Cook	1998	2012	Murder	Term of Years	40 years	14	15	Black	Male		2011	01-27-2012	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, JV, SA		OF, WH, NW, INT
Saunders, Omar	Illinois	Cook	1988	2001	Murder	Life without parole		14	18	Black	Male	2001	2001	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, SA		OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Savory, Johnnie	Illinois	Peoria	1977	2015	Murder	Term of Years	50 to 100 years	29	14	Black	Male	1983	2006	02-02-2015	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, H, IO, JV		OF, WH, NW, INT
Sawyer, Lonnie	North Carolina	Union	1975	1977	Kidnapping	Term of Years	28 to 32 years	2	18	White	Male		1977		Mistaken Witness ID
Sawyer, Sandy	North Carolina	Union	1975	1977	Kidnapping	Term of Years	32 to 40 years	2	21	White	Male		1977		Mistaken Witness ID
Sawyer, Thomas	Michigan	Hillsdale	1992	2003	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	22 to 32 years	0	49	White	Male		1992	12-04-2012	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	JI, SA		PR, WH, NW, PL
Scales, Richard	Illinois	Cook	2005	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	1	19	Black	Male		2005	05-18-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr.	Arkansas	Sebastian	2010	2013	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	12 years	3	35	White	Male		2013	12-30-2013	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation	CV, NC, SA
Schaaf, David	Pennsylvania	Bucks	2003	2006	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	14 to 28 years	3	40	White	Male		2006	07-11-2013	Perjury or False Accusation	NC
Schand, Mark	Massachusetts	Hampden	1987	2013	Murder	Life without parole		26	21	Black	Male	1989	2013	10-16-2013	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Scheer, Dana	Fed-FL	(Southern)	1995	1999	Fraud	Probation		0	34	White	Male		1995	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, FED		PR, WH
Scheidell, Daniel	Wisconsin	Racine	1995	2017	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	25 years	20	46	White	Male		2015	09-27-2017	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense	IO, SA
Schledwitz, Karl	Fed-TN	(Eastern)	1992	1999	Fraud	Term of Years	6 months	0	30	White	Male		1993	08-29-2011	Official Misconduct	FED		PR, WH
Schlieffen, Wolfgang von	Fed-FL	(Southern)	1994	2000	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	10 years	6	47	White	Male	2000	2000	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	FED		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Schmieder, Jeff	Washington	King	1998	1999	Sexual Assault	Not Sentenced		0	41	White	Male		1999	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation	NC, SA
Schoettle, Micah	Kentucky	Kenton	2018	2019	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	23 years	1	35	White	Male		2019	04-06-2020	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, NC, SA