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 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
Allen, Dante Ohio Hamilton 2005 2005 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID JV
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, JV, SA
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 15 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, SA
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 40 years 13 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession
Culbertson, Aaron Jr. Ohio Stark 2018 2022 Robbery Term of Years 8 years 4 16 Black Male 2022 01-12-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, JV
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, H, IO, SA
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, SA OF, WH, NW, WT
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, SA PR, WH
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Gillispie, Roger Dean Ohio Montgomery 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 56 years 21 23 White Male 2011 08-07-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct IO, SA PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019 Mistaken Witness ID
Heard, Carlton Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 years 2 24 Black Male 2018 02-13-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense P
Hill, Dartangnan Ohio Franklin 2001 2005 Kidnapping Term of Years 24 years 4 25 Black Male 2005 12-29-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CV
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery Term of Years 23 years 16 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Irby, Derius Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2017 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CIU, JV
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Jones, Dewey Ohio Summit 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 30 White Male 2013 02-03-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI PR, WH
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 12 24 Black Male DK 2009 03-07-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
McClendon, Robert Ohio Franklin 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 17 34 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923 Mistaken Witness ID
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, SA OF, WH, NW, PJ
Miller, Morgan Ohio Lucas 1984 1992 Robbery Term of Years 20 to 40 years 8 27 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession
Piszczek, Brian Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 3 22 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 22 Black Male 2017 2018 04-06-2018 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, H, IO
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 13 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI OF, WH, NW, PJ
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 12 41 White Male 1991 1999 12-04-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct PR, WH
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4 30 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping Term of Years 67 years 21 24 Black Male 2019 2021 10-14-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Smith, Walter D. Ohio Franklin 1986 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 78 to Life 10 27 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Thornton, Lonzo Ohio Butler 1927 1928 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 1 Black Male 1928 Mistaken Witness ID
Towler, Raymond Ohio Cuyahoga 1981 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 29 24 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA
Ury, George Ohio Wyandot 1901 1913 Murder Life 12 48 White Male 1913 08-29-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
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
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, SA OF, NW, WT
Williams, Octavius Ohio Cuyahoga 2011 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 8 17 Black Male 2019 06-26-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, IO, JV
Wilson, Deontae Ohio Cuyahoga 2017 2017 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2017 08-24-2017 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, CV