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
Walker, Keith	Illinois	Cook	1994	2020	Murder	Life without parole		26	23	Black	Male		2020	08-26-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, IO		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Walker, Lee Dell	Michigan	Wayne	1954	1972	Murder	Life		18	41	Black	Male		1972		False Confession, Official Misconduct
Walker, Lon	Tennessee	Putnam	1997	2012	Murder	Term of Years	20 years	15	43	White	Male	2011	2012	11-30-2015	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, NC		PR, NW
Walker, Moses	Mississippi	Lauderdale	1907	1912	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	10 years	5		Black	Male		1912		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation
Walker, Nathaniel	New Jersey	Union	1976	1986	Sexual Assault	Life		10	32	Black	Male		1986		Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo	California	Santa Clara	1991	2003	Murder	Term of Years	26 to Life	12	34	Hispanic	Male	2003	2003	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, CIU, H		PR, WH
Walker, Russell	Illinois	Cook	2007	2017	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	7 years	2	30	Black	Male		2009	05-13-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, P		OF, NW, PJ
Walker, William	Ohio	Stark	2002	2005	Robbery	Term of Years	3 years	1	36	Black	Male		2003	04-14-2015	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Walker, Xavier	Illinois	Cook	2004	2019	Murder	Term of Years	35 years	15	19	Black	Male		2019	01-02-2020	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, H		OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Wallace, Robert	Georgia	Baldwin	1980	1987	Murder	Death		7	29	Black	Male		1987		False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct
Wallach, E. Robert	Fed-NY	(Southern)	1989	1993	Fraud	Term of Years	6 years	0	50	White	Male		1989	03-29-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, FED		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Waller, James	Texas	Dallas	1983	2007	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	30 years	10	25	Black	Male		1993	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CV, IO, SA
Waller, Patrick	Texas	Dallas	1992	2008	Kidnapping	Life		16	22	Black	Male		2008	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO, SA
Wallis, Gregory	Texas	Dallas	1989	2007	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	50 years	17	27	White	Male		2006	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation	CIU, SA
Walls, Dorian	Illinois	Cook	2005	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years	1	24	Black	Male		2006	04-27-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Walls, George	Pennsylvania	Allegheny	2003	2011	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	5 to 10 years	8	39	Black	Male		2011	08-30-2012	Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	NC, SA
Walter, Sullivan	Louisiana	Orleans	1986	2022	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	35 years	35	17	Black	Male		2021	08-31-2022	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO, JV, SA		PR, WH
Walters, Earl	New York	Queens	1994	2023	Kidnapping	Term of Years	17 1/2 to 40	19	17	Black	Male		2013	09-05-2023	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, IO, SA, JV		OF, NW, WT, PJ
Wanzer, Terry Lee	Georgia	Clayton	1973	1991	Sexual Assault	Life		8	20	White	Male		1981	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	CV, SA
Ward, Bernard	Maryland	Anne Arundel	1989	1994	Murder	Life		5	28	White	Male	1994	1994	06-22-2013	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, P		OF, NW, INT
Ward, James	Ohio	Franklin	1991	1993	Theft	Term of Years	1 year	1	34	Black	Male		1991	12-21-2018
Ward, Joseph	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1895	1896	Theft	Term of Years	5 years	1	20	Don't Know	Male		1896		Mistaken Witness ID
Ward, Nathaniel	Texas	McLennan	1999	2001	Robbery	Term of Years	45 years	2	35	Black	Male		2001	10-19-2012	Mistaken Witness ID
Ward, Ramon	Michigan	Wayne	1995	2020	Murder	Life without parole		25	18	Black	Male		2020	03-23-2020	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, H, JI		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Ward, William	Alabama	Tuscaloosa	1975	1977	Manslaughter	Term of Years	10 years	1	21	Black	Male		1977		Mistaken Witness ID
Wardell, Billy	Illinois	Cook	1988	1997	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	69 years	10	21	Black	Male		1997	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	SA		FA, WH, NW, PJ
Ware, Robert	Illinois	Woodford	2017	2022	Assault	Term of Years	4 years	3	40	Black	Male		2021	05-31-2023	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation	NC
Warner, Colin	New York	Kings	1982	2001	Murder	Term of Years	15 to Life	19	18	Black	Male	1999	2001	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H		OF, WH, NW, WT
Warney, Douglas	New York	Monroe	1997	2006	Murder	Term of Years	25 to Life	9	34	White	Male		2006	08-29-2011	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	H, IO		OF, NW, INT
Warren, Cedric	Kansas	Wyandotte	2010	2024	Murder	Term of Years	50 to Life	14	18	Black	Male		2024	01-23-2025	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Warren, David	New York	New York	1987	2024	Murder	Term of Years	15 to Life	20	16	Black	Male	2005	2007	02-12-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, H, JV		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Warren, Dawan	Indiana	DeKalb	1998	2013	Robbery	Term of Years	6 years	5	18	Black	Male	2012	2003	07-24-2022	Perjury or False Accusation	CDC, P
Warren, Gregory	Illinois	Cook	2007	2018	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	28	Black	Male		2007	12-10-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Warrior, Kevin	Oklahoma	Tulsa	2016	2019	Murder	Life		4	23	Black	Male		2019	11-25-2019		H
Washburn, Michael	Massachusetts	Bristol	2002	2003	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	4 years	0	20	White	Male		2003	11-17-2017	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, NC, SA		OF, NW, WT
Washington, Brandon	California	Sacramento	2013	2023	Assault	Term of Years	8 years	2	21	Black	Male		2015	04-22-2024	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CDC
Washington, Calvin E.	Texas	McLennan	1987	2001	Murder	Life		14	30	Black	Male		2001	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, JI, SA, BM		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Washington, Darryl	Texas	Dallas	1996	2012	Robbery	Life		16	24	Black	Male		2012	06-18-2012	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO		PR, WH
Washington, Earl Jr.	Virginia	Culpeper	1984	2000	Murder	Death		17	22	Black	Male		2000	08-29-2011	False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, SA		OF, NW, INT
Washington, Gary	Maryland	Baltimore City	1987	2019	Murder	Life		32	25	Black	Male	1996	2019	02-16-2019	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, H		OF, WH, NW, WT
Washington, Jabbar	New York	Kings	1997	2017	Murder	Term of Years	25 to Life	20	21	Black	Male		2017	07-17-2017	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, CIU, H		PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Washington, Mahlik	Illinois	Cook	2008	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	16	Black	Male		2008	09-13-2023	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, JV, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Washington, Michael	Washington	Snohomish	2005	2006	Burglary/Unlawful Entry	Term of Years	1 year	0	16	White	Male		2006	08-08-2017	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession	JV, P
Washington, Phillip	Michigan	Berrien	2007	2009	Drug Possession or Sale	Unknown		2	24	Black	Male		2009	01-09-2023	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Washington, Sean	New Jersey	Camden	1996	2020	Murder	Term of Years	60 to life	24	23	Black	Male	1996	2020	02-28-2020	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO
Washington, Terrance	Florida	Leon	1997	2001	Murder	Life without parole		3	16	Black	Male		2000	10-02-2022	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, H, JV, SBS
Washington, Vonaire	Wisconsin	Milwaukee	1991	2001	Robbery	Term of Years	22 years	10	24	Black	Male		2001	07-09-2014	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Washington, Wayne	Illinois	Cook	1996	2015	Murder	Term of Years	25 years	11	20	Black	Male	2008	2007	02-12-2015	False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, CIU, H, IO, P		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Washington-Riley, Alexander	Illinois	Cook	2014	2019	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	20	Black	Male		2014	03-13-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	CIU		PR, WH
Waters, Kenneth	Massachusetts	Middlesex	1983	2001	Murder	Life		18	25	White	Male	1983	2001	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H, IO		PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL
Waters, Leo	North Carolina	Onslow	1982	2003	Sexual Assault	Life		21	30	White	Male		2003	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	SA
Watford, Roy III	Virginia	Portsmouth City	1978	2018	Child Sex Abuse	Probation		0	18	Black	Male		1978	03-08-2018	Perjury or False Accusation	CV, P, SA
Watkins, Jacob	Oregon	Marion	2011	2023	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	12 years and 6 months	12	23	White	Male		2023	06-26-2024	Perjury or False Accusation	NC, SA
Watkins, Jerry	Indiana	Hancock	1986	2000	Murder	Term of Years	60 years	14	26	White	Male	1993	2000	08-29-2011	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H, JI, SA		PR, WH
Watkins, John	Arizona	Maricopa	2004	2010	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	14 years	7	19	White	Male		2010	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct	P, SA		OF, NW, WT
Watkins, Joseph	Georgia	Floyd	2001	2023	Murder	Life		22	19	White	Male	2003	2023	10-17-2023	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO, JI		PR, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Watkins, Ledura	Michigan	Wayne	1976	2017	Murder	Life without parole		41	19	Black	Male	1980	2017	06-29-2017	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL
Watkins, Ransom	Maryland	Baltimore City	1984	2019	Murder	Life		35	16	Black	Male	2019	2019	12-09-2019	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, CV, H, IO, JV		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Watson, James	Massachusetts	Suffolk	1981	2020	Murder	Life without parole		39	20	Black	Male	2001	2020	11-25-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, H, IO		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Watson, Robert Lamar	Florida	Polk	1965	1965	Robbery	Term of Years	10 years	0	24	White	Male		1965		Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Watts, Oneal	New York	Bronx	2015	2020	Attempt, Violent	Term of Years	6 years	3	20	Black	Male		2018	02-16-2021	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation	CDC, CIU, P
Ways, Anthony	New Jersey	Camden	1991	2005	Murder	Life		13	19	Black	Male	1995	2004	12-08-2015	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	H		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Weakley, Eric	Virginia	Culpeper	2001	2022	Murder	Term of Years	6 years and 8 months	5	16	White	Male		2006	01-26-2022	False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation	H, IO, JV, P
Weatherly, Harold	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	1984	2007	Attempted Murder	Term of Years	40 years	15	25	White	Male		1998	08-01-2019	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct			OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Weathers, Nathaniel	Texas	Harris	2015	2016	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	15 days	0	21	Black	Male		2015	10-04-2016	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CIU, M, NC, P
Weaver, David	North Carolina	Wake	2020	2022	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months	2	40	Black	Male		2022	06-27-2022	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Weaver, Joseph	Ohio	Cuyahoga	1927	1929	Murder	Death		2	33	Black	Male		1929		Perjury or False Accusation
Weaver, Ricky	Idaho	Elmore	2020	2024	Solicitation	Term of Years	15 years	4	34	White	Male		2024	09-26-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	JI, NC		PR, OF, WH, NW
Webb, Kenneth	Michigan	Washtenaw	1987	2022	Murder	Life without parole		35	30	White	Male		2022	11-14-2022	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, H, IO
Webb, Mark	Texas	Tarrant	1987	2002	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	30 years	15	22	White	Male		2001	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID	SA
Webb, Ricky	Tennessee	Gibson	1978	2024	Murder	Life without parole		46	21	Black	Male	2023	2024	11-12-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC, H, IO, JI, SA		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Webb, Thomas III	Oklahoma	Cleveland	1983	1996	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	60 years	13	22	Black	Male		1996	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	SA
Webb, Troy	Virginia	Virginia Beach	1989	1996	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	47 years	8	19	Black	Male		1996	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	SA
Webster, Bernard	Maryland	Baltimore	1983	2002	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	30 years	20	19	Black	Male		2002	08-29-2011	Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	SA		FA, NW, PJ
Webster, Joseph	Tennessee	Davidson	2006	2020	Murder	Life		15	19	Black	Male	2009	2020	11-30-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense	CIU, H
Weekly, Isaac	Illinois	Cook	2007	2018	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	23	Black	Male		2007	12-10-2018	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, IO, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Weekly, London	Illinois	Cook	2005	2024	Drug Possession or Sale	Probation		0	15	Black	Male		2005	06-21-2024	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CIU, JV, NC, P		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Weeks, Carlos	New York	Kings	1995	2019	Murder	Term of Years	27 1/2 to Life	25	20	Black	Male	2018	2019	10-09-2019	Perjury or False Accusation	CIU, CV, H, IO
Weichel, Fred	Massachusetts	Norfolk	1981	2017	Murder	Life without parole		36	28	White	Male		2017	08-10-2017	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct	H, IO		OF, WH
Weimer, Howard	California	Kern	1985	2005	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	42 years	13	57	White	Male	2001	1998	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CSH, CV, NC, SA		OF, WH, NW, WT
Weiner, Mark	Virginia	Albemarle	2013	2015	Kidnapping	Term of Years	8 years	2	52	White	Male	2015	2015	07-16-2015	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	NC, SA		PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Weiner, Murray	California	San Diego	1994	1996	Murder	Not Sentenced		2	65	White	Male		1996	03-16-2013	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	H		PR, WH
Weir, John	Oklahoma	Comanche	1986	1987	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	51 years	1	22	White	Male		1987	01-09-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Weitzel, Robert	Utah	Davis	2000	2002	Manslaughter	Term of Years	1 to 15 years	1	39	White	Male		2001	06-27-2014	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	H, NC
Welcome, Ernest	New York	Bronx	1970	1977	Murder	Term of Years	25 years to life	8	20	Black	Male		1977	03-30-2021	Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Weldon, Kyle	Iowa	Polk	2015	2017	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	31 days	0	21	White	Male		2015	01-27-2017	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	M, NC, P		OF, WH, NW
Wellmon, William	North Carolina	Iredell	1942	1943	Sexual Assault	Death		1	36	Black	Male		1943		Mistaken Witness ID
Wells, Harold	Michigan	Wayne	1992	1993	Possession of Stolen Property	Term of Years	1 1/2 to 5 years	1	24	Black	Male		1993	08-29-2011	Inadequate Legal Defense
Wells, Keith	Texas	Johnson	1998	2018	Child Sex Abuse	Term of Years	4 years	3	17	Black	Male		2001	08-07-2018	Inadequate Legal Defense	CV, JV, NC, P, SA
Wenger, Braden	California	Contra Costa	2015	2016	Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor	Term of Years	25 days	0	30	White	Male		2015	02-07-2017	Perjury or False Accusation	M, NC, P
West, Antonio	Fed-IL	(Northern)	2013	2016	Weapon Possession or Sale	Term of Years	15 years	3	47	Black	Male		2016	04-15-2016	False Confession	FED, NC
West, Keith	Kentucky	Jefferson	1995	2019	Murder	Life		4	19	Black	Male	2019	1998	01-20-2020	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense	H, IO, NC		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
West, Mark	Texas	Harris	2014	2014	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	6 months	0	47	Black	Male		2014	01-14-2015	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence	CIU, NC, P
Westbrooks, Lashane	New York	Kings	2007	2007	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	3 years and 6 months	0	29	Black	Male		2007	09-03-2013	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	NC		OF, WH, NW, PJ
Westly, William	New York	Bronx	1999	2002	Sexual Assault	Term of Years	20 to Life	2	47	Black	Male		2001	08-29-2011	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	JI, NC, SA		PR, WH, NW, PL
Westmoreland, Donte	Kansas	Riley	2017	2021	Drug Possession or Sale	Term of Years	7 years and 8 months.	4	23	Black	Male		2020	05-04-2021	Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CDC		PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Weston, Demond	Illinois	Cook	1992	2019	Murder	Term of Years	75 years	28	17	Black	Male	2007	2019	01-09-2020	Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct	CV, H, JV		PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, INT
Wheatt, Derrick	Ohio	Cuyahoga	1996	2016	Murder	Term of Years	18 to life	19	17	Black	Male	2004	2015	08-17-2016	False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct	H, IO, JV		PR, WH
Wheeler, Michael	Washington	Thurston	2000	2015	Sex Offender Registration	Term of Years	20 days	0	51	White	Male		2000	01-27-2017	Inadequate Legal Defense	NC, P
Wheeler, Michael	Washington	Pierce	2011	2013	Sex Offender Registration	Term of Years	1 year and 5 months	1	61	White	Male		2011	01-27-2017	Inadequate Legal Defense	NC, P