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: 162
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 15 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021
Bain, James Florida Polk 1974 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 36 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Campbell, Lamont Missouri St. Louis City 2016 2023 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Connor, Matthew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1980 1990 Murder Life 10 41 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Contreras, Marco California Los Angeles 1997 2017 Attempted Murder Life 20 20 Hispanic Male 2017 04-10-2017
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2013 06-24-2013
Crotzer, Alan Florida Hillsborough 1982 2006 Sexual Assault Life 24 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018
Daye, Frederick Renee California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 25 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934
Diaz, Luis Florida Miami-Dade 1980 2005 Sexual Assault Life 25 40 Hispanic Male 1993 2005 08-29-2011
Domenech, Alfredo Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 18 23 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Erby, Lonnie Missouri St. Louis City 1986 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Gilyard, Eugene Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 24 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3 16 Hispanic Male 1982
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Haygood, Andre Texas Bexar 2002 2011 Murder Life 9 24 Black Male 2006 2011 07-06-2012
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Holloway, Daryl Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2016 Sexual Assault Life 23 24 Black Male 2016 10-28-2016
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Life 34 22 Black Male 2022 2023 03-16-2023
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Hopps, Tony Florida Hillsborough 1990 2021 Robbery Life 31 24 Black Male 2021 09-08-2021
Howard, DeAndre California Los Angeles 2003 2013 Murder Life 10 20 Black Male 2013 12-27-2013
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 10 White Male 1931
Islam, Khalil New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 21 30 Black Male 1987 12-06-2021
Jackson, Raymond Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 26 38 Black Male 2010 07-23-2012
Jackson, Shea Missouri Jackson 1981 1982 Murder Life 1 25 Black Male 1982 05-26-2020
Jaile, Carlos Texas El Paso 1990 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 29 Hispanic Male 2019 04-06-2022
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 9 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 18 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Milton Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2022 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 1990 01-03-2023
Jones, Tyrone Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2010 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17 17 Black Male 2009 03-30-2023
Kimsey, Martin Texas Dallas 1985 1990 Robbery Life 4 45 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Lavernia, Carlos Marcos Texas Travis 1985 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 29 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Lawson, Samuel Oregon Douglas 2005 2014 Murder Life 8 28 White Male 2014 03-11-2014
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Lee, Chol Soo California San Francisco 1974 1982 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 1982
Letemps, Jules Florida Orange 1989 2016 Sexual Assault Life 27 26 Black Male 2016 10-26-2016
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38 20 Black Male 2006 04-07-2014
Lott, Perry Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 2023 Sexual Assault Life 30 25 Black Male 2018 10-22-2023
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937
McCall, Corey Michigan Berrien 2005 2021 Murder Life 16 22 Black Male 2021 07-09-2021
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 13 25 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 19 19 Black Male 1999 2000 08-29-2011
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 31 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011