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: 43
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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
Aina, Andre Pennsylvania Centre 2015 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 6 years 4 22 Black Male 2020 04-06-2020
Anderson, David Pennsylvania Venango 2001 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 0 34 White Male 2001 11-24-2014
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 8 15 Black Male 2022 02-18-2022
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2005 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 to 5 years 6 26 Black Male 2011 07-11-2013
Cesar, Owen Pennsylvania Berks 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 37 years 5 24 Black Male 2009 07-11-2013
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7 20 Black Male 1999 12-17-2021
Crawford, Steven Pennsylvania Dauphin 1974 2002 Murder Life 28 14 Black Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 38 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 24 White Male 2008 2019 09-03-2019
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Hopkins, Gregory Pennsylvania Beaver 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 33 White Male 2020 05-26-2022
Jackson, Richard Pennsylvania Delaware 1998 2000 Murder Life without parole 1 40 Black Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021
Johnson, Terrell Pennsylvania Allegheny 1995 2012 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2012 09-17-2012
Kelly, Donald Pennsylvania Cambria 1990 1993 Murder Life 3 26 White Male 1993 07-31-2013
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 15 24 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Lee, Han Tak Pennsylvania Monroe 1990 2015 Murder Life without parole 24 54 Asian Male 2014 12-28-2015
Loach, Jerome Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2011 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 25 to 50 years 9 42 Black Male 2020 09-01-2021
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 1992 2011 06-14-2013
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 1991 1991 08-29-2011
Oliver, Montrell Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 17 Black Male 2022 07-03-2024
Purtell, Daniel Pennsylvania Centre 2002 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 6 years 2 21 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 1983
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 3 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Swift, Rubin Pennsylvania Erie 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 28 to 60 3/4 years 2 32 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 11 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Valderrama, Paul Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1975 1979 Murder Life 5 20 Hispanic Male 1979
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 8 39 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1 26 White Male 1977
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 2011 1993 02-03-2020
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 29 29 Black Male 2021 02-24-2021
Williams, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1985 2020 Murder Term of Years 13 1/2 to 27 years 1 17 Black Male 1986 03-25-2020
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 17 Black Male 2011 2020 02-03-2020