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: 4141
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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
Sadowski, Jason Michigan Marquette 2014 2017 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 40 to 80 years 3 43 White Male 2017 04-03-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, NC, SA PR, OF, WH, NW
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 2020 07-30-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct FED, NC PR, WH
Saecker, Frederic Wisconsin Buffalo 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 38 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense JI, SA PR, WH
Safforld, Victor Illinois Cook 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 35 years 13 19 Black Male 2005 02-11-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33 39 White Male 2011 2019 10-25-2019 Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, JI
Sahagun, B. California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 28 Hispanic Female 1998 12-15-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
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
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 22 years 1 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC PR, NW
Salaam, Yusef New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 15 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO, JV, SA OF, NW, WT
Salas, Evaristo Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 32 years and 9 months 27 14 Hispanic Male 2017 2023 09-11-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Salazar, Ben Texas Travis 1992 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Salazar, Frances Arizona Maricopa 2016 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 51 Hispanic Female 2018 09-07-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Salce, Lydia New York Saratoga 2012 2015 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 3 50 White Female 2015 05-19-2015 Perjury or False Accusation F, NC
Salcedo, Claudia Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Salcedo, Gloria Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 46 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Salcedo, Teresa Illinois Cook 2005 2007 Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Female 2005 03-09-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, JV, NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Saldana, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 45 to Life 33 22 Hispanic Male 2023 2023 06-05-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CIU, CV
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2019 09-29-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Salter, Aaron Michigan Wayne 2003 2018 Murder Life without parole 15 20 Black Male 2009 2018 08-20-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H
Salters, Kaveo Michigan Wayne 2012 2019 Attempted Murder Term of Years 27 to 42 years 7 17 Black Male 2019 12-18-2019 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, CV, JV
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1970 1997 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Samanta, Michael Illinois Cook 2006 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 years 17 20 Hispanic Male 2023 07-15-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Samueli, Henry Fed-CA (Central) 2008 2009 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 48 White Male 2008 05-17-2012 Official Misconduct FED, NC, P PR, NW
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P PR, WH
Sanchez, Isauro Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 20 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H
Sanchez, Jason New Mexico Eddy 2019 2023 Stalking Probation 0 35 Hispanic Male 2019 09-26-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC PR, NW
Sanchez, Jesus Illinois Cook 2014 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2018 06-06-2018 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, NW, INT
Sanchez, Santos Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2021 Murder Life 24 46 Hispanic Male 2021 05-22-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, PJ
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 2011 07-08-2016 Inadequate Legal Defense F, M, P
Sanders, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 1 39 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, IO, SA
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, P
Sanders, Jamell Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 12-06-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, JV, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Sanders, Rodell Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 20 28 Black Male 2008 2014 07-29-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015 F, NC, P
Sandoval-Gonzalez, Gerardo Fed-CA (Southern) 2009 2012 Immigration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 Hispanic Male 2012 07-15-2012 Official Misconduct FED PR, WH, NW
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 21 years 2 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, NC PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 39 to 90 years 8 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JV, P OF, NW, PJ
Santana, Raymond New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 12 14 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO, JV, SA OF, NW, WT
Santiago, Fabian Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 90 years 25 16 Hispanic Male 2019 10-22-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JV OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 25 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, H, IO
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO PR, OF, PJ
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder Term of Years 12 years 0 26 Hispanic Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P OF, NW, WT, INT
Santos, Jeffrey New York New York 1998 2004 Assault Term of Years 6 years 3 40 Black Male 2001 12-17-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H OF, NW, WT
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
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 1 18 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct A OF, NW, INT
Sarber, Laurence Minnesota Washington 2004 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years and 2 months 6 40 White Male 2009 09-11-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense PR, WH
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID
Sarita, Danny New York New York 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 25 Hispanic Male 2012 09-20-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU PR, WH
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct SA OF, NW, WT
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID
Saunders, Frank Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 Black Male 2009 12-07-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Saunders, Leonard Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 38 Black Male 2006 02-12-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Saunders, Michael Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder Term of Years 40 years 14 15 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV, SA OF, WH, NW, INT
Saunders, Omar Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 18 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, SA OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Savory, Johnnie Illinois Peoria 1977 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 to 100 years 29 14 Black Male 1983 2006 02-02-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, JV OF, WH, NW, INT
Sawyer, Lonnie North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 28 to 32 years 2 18 White Male 1977 Mistaken Witness ID
Sawyer, Sandy North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 32 to 40 years 2 21 White Male 1977 Mistaken Witness ID
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 32 years 0 49 White Male 1992 12-04-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct JI, SA PR, WH, NW, PL
Scales, Richard Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 19 Black Male 2005 05-18-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Scamardo, Joseph Anthony Jr. Arkansas Sebastian 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 3 35 White Male 2013 12-30-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 28 years 3 40 White Male 2006 07-11-2013 Perjury or False Accusation NC
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 1989 2013 10-16-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Scheer, Dana Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1999 Fraud Probation 0 34 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED PR, WH
Scheidell, Daniel Wisconsin Racine 1995 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 46 White Male 2015 09-27-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct FED PR, WH
Schlieffen, Wolfgang von Fed-FL (Southern) 1994 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 6 47 White Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 1 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 23 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense BM, CDC, H, IO, JI, SA
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation BM, CDC, H, IO, JV, P, SA
Scott, Calvin Lee Oklahoma Pontotoc 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 20 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Scott, Christopher Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2006 12-03-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, H, SA
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18 20 Black Male 2002 2018 12-03-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JV OF, WH, NW, WT
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 7 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CV, H, JV, SA
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3 32 Black Female 2020 09-29-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 8 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, SA
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 1 23 Black Male 2014 2015 03-17-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation H
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Seats, Devin Illinois Cook 2009 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 0 22 Black Male 2009 12-12-2022 NC, P
Seeland, Benjamin Alaska Sitka 2014 2015 Assault Term of Years 2 months 0 32 White Male 2014 06-11-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense M, NC
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
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 31 years 23 31 White Male 1986 2008 05-12-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA OF, CW, NW, WT
Seri, Michael Caesar Connecticut Fairfield 2001 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months to 5 years 1 42 White Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, SA OF, WH, NW, WT
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense Term of Years 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Serrano, Armando Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 20 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 18 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, JV
Serrano, Jason New York Richmond 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 5 days 0 30 Hispanic Male 2018 12-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct M, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation FED, NC