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
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15 27 Black Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898
Rogers, Silas Virginia City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1952
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 7 20 White Male 1897
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4 White Male 1895
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943