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: 787
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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
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Life 120 years 19 25 Black Male 1996 2014 08-20-2015
Linehan, Mechele Alaska Anchorage 2007 2012 Murder Life 99 years 3 23 White Female 2010 01-10-2013
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Livingston, Detroy New York Kings 1987 2023 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 31 18 Black Male DK 2019 12-02-2023
Locke, Ruben Fed-IL (Northern) 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Louis, James New Jersey Union 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2016 2020 07-28-2020
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16 22 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 361 years 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Lyons, Antonino Fed-FL (Middle) 2001 2004 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 40 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Madeus, Francis Guam 2015 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 5 Other Male 2020 05-03-2021
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 30 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 47 White Male 2009 04-28-2018
Mahoney, Michael Fed-Military 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 White Male 2000 11-19-2012
Maldonado, Robert New York Bronx 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 20 Black Male 2004 12-17-2013
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Mallet, Antonio New York Bronx 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 20 26 Black Male 2014 2019 10-22-2024
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 months 0 25 White Male 1993 01-30-2018
Marez, Vincent Arizona Maricopa 2018 2019 Traffic Offense Term of Years 1 day 0 20 Hispanic Male 2018 09-05-2024
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 28 32 Black Male 2019 08-28-2024
Marshall, Joseph Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Martin, Rashon New York Bronx 2013 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 5 20 Black Male 2019 2018 07-28-2020
Martin, Wayne New York Kings 2010 2016 Murder Life without parole 6 35 Black Male 2016 09-12-2016
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 1999 2001 08-31-2011
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 9 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mata, Laura Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 4 21 Hispanic Female 2003 06-07-2022
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 19 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 5 22 Black Male 2011 2017 02-03-2017
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 18 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
McCray, Brian Virginia Norfolk City 1993 1994 Murder Term of Years 43 years 1 24 Black Male 1994 10-12-2011
McCray, Vincent Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 36 Black Male 2001 06-01-2022
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23 17 Black Male 1995 2017 10-16-2017
McKay, Cornell Missouri St. Louis City 2013 2015 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 1 22 Black Male 2015 05-11-2015
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
McKee, Larry New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 24 to life 21 25 Black Male 2018 02-01-2018
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 19 19 Black Male 1999 2000 08-29-2011
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 17 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
McLaughlin, Mark Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1998 1996 08-29-2011
McLaughlin, Russell Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 1998 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 3 36 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 5 45 Black Male 1991 1993 08-29-2011
McNenney, Edward New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Male 2008 06-25-2013
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Melendez, Juan Roberto Florida Polk 1984 2002 Murder Death 17 32 Hispanic Male 1994 2002 08-29-2011
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Merritt, Gilbert III Virginia Norfolk City 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 30 years 20 22 Black Male 2019 2022 04-04-2024
Miles, Richard Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 19 Black Male 2010 2009 05-19-2012
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, John Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2019 Murder Life without parole 21 21 Black Male 2011 2019 08-05-2019
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Minnitt, Andre Arizona Pima 1993 2002 Murder Death 0 21 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 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
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 29 White Male 1987 1999 08-29-2011
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder Term of Years 22 years 9 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Montalvo, Ruben New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 16 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 25 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14 36 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Moore, Joe Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 years 4 55 Black Male 2003 05-18-2022
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016
Moore, Omar Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 34 years 9 37 Black Male 2012 2018 08-29-2024
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Morales, Jose New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 17 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Moran, Nakiya Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 years 7 17 White Male 2017 06-06-2018
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021
Morris, David Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 16 19 Black Male 2005 2021 11-15-2021
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011
Morton, Carl District of Columbia 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 0 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Moses, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 39 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Moustakis, Teddy New York Queens 1992 1996 Threats Probation 0 28 White Male 1992 04-13-2020
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 39 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 1992 2011 06-14-2013
Munson, Adolph Oklahoma Custer 1985 1995 Murder Death 0 37 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Murray, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2023 Murder Life without parole 40 20 Black Male 1984 2023 11-13-2023
Neely, Todd Florida Martin 1987 1989 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 18 White Male 1987 12-29-2012
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 18 White Male 1998 1993 10-18-2018
Nelson, Leroy Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022