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: 4138
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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
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, P, SA PR, WH
Bromgard, Jimmy Ray Montana Yellowstone 1987 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 15 18 White Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, SA FA, WH, NW, PJ
Brookins, Freddie Jr. Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 22 Black Male 2003 05-26-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 8 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO, P PR, WH
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, F, NC, P
Brooks, Levon Mississippi Noxubee 1992 2008 Murder Life without parole 16 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct BM, CV, H, IO, SA FA, WH, NW, PJ
Brooks, Quincy Texas Galveston 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2017 12-11-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021 Perjury or False Accusation
Broomes, Livingston New York Kings 2012 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 64 Black Male 2014 06-03-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, NC, P, SA
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 0 Black Male 1900 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence
Broussard, Kenrard Louisiana Iberia 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 years 4 33 Black Male 2016 02-21-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct OF, WH
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35 32 Black Male 2022 05-01-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 10 21 Black Male 2011 2015 06-10-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986 Perjury or False Accusation
Brown, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2017 Murder Life without parole 28 37 Black Male 2002 2017 11-26-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PL
Brown, Bradford District of Columbia 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979 Mistaken Witness ID
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 1 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022 CV, NC, SA
Brown, Charlotte Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 1 32 Black Female 2012 04-26-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, SA
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct IO, JV, SA OF, WH, NW, INT
Brown, Donnesia New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 47 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913 Perjury or False Accusation
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 8 15 Black Male 2022 02-18-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense H, JV, NC
Brown, Jason Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 20 Black Male 2009 05-24-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO OF, WH, NW
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2016 2018 10-08-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Brown, Joseph Shabaka Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense
Brown, Joyce Ann Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 33 Black Female DK 1989 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, H, IO, JI PR, WH, NW, KP
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 4 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 False Confession CV, P, SA
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecomb 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to 6 3/4 years 4 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, P, SA
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 9 33 Black Male 2014 2015 07-26-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, NC, SBS
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, JV, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 47 Black Female 2012 09-08-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Brown, Marcel Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 8 18 Black Male 2015 2018 07-24-2018 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 17 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA
Brown, Patrick Pennsylvania Dauphin 2002 2010 Robbery Term of Years 22 to 70 years 8 21 Black Male 2010 06-30-2012 Mistaken Witness ID IO
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, SA PR, WH
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault Term of Years 45 years 11 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 15 29 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, H, IO, JI PR, WH
Brown, Shawn Michigan Calhoun 2010 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years and 4 months to 30 years 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-03-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, NC, SBS
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation BM, CV, H, IO, SA
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018 Mistaken Witness ID H
Brown, Tracy Texas Harris 1992 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 35 years 8 27 Black Male 2000 12-12-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense OF, WH, NW, PJ
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988 Perjury or False Accusation
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 33 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, WH, NW, KP
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Black Male 2019 2019 07-20-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Bruner, Carl II Michigan Wayne 2014 2020 Murder Life without parole 5 29 Black Male 2020 04-02-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ
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
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, F, H, NC
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 9 20 Black Male 2014 2015 10-06-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, IO OF, WH
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 41 18 Black Male 2014 2017 03-15-2019 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, SA OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 38 Black Male 2000 05-15-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Bryson, David Oklahoma Oklahoma 1983 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 85 years 17 28 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct SA FA, WH, NW, PJ
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 22 20 Black Male 2001 2017 03-29-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, WT
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021 H
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011 H, P
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 10 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, SA
Bumbury, Michael New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to Life 2 23 Black Male 2001 12-13-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, SA PR, WH, NW, PL
Bumpass, Angel Tennessee Hamilton 2019 2023 Murder Life 3 13 Black Female 2022 10-09-2023 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, JV PR, NW
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CV, F, H, IO, NC FA, WH, NW, PJ
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Bunge, Charles New York Kings 2007 2010 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 38 White Male 2010 07-01-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct OF, WH, NW, PJ
Bunkley, Derrick Michigan Wayne 2014 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 32 years 1 22 Black Male 2016 02-25-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Bunn, John New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 7 to life 16 14 Black Male 2009 05-20-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV OF, WH
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence JV, SA
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, NC OF, NW, INT, PJ
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO OF, NW, WT
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 6 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020 Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, JV
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015 CIU, M, NC, P
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 8 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, CV, IO, NC, SBS
Burns, Les Fed-VA (Western) 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years and 4 months 2 32 White Male 2016 08-01-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT
Burnside, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1991 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 2 41 Black Male 1994 12-08-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED PR, WH
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Burrell, Frank Illinois Cook 2002 2024 Murder Term of Years 32 years 17 24 Black Male 2019 04-04-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 1998 06-19-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, NC
Burrowes, Christopher Wisconsin Milwaukee 2007 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 2 21 Black Male 2009 2009 11-06-2012 Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation
Burt, Lazaro New York Queens 1994 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 20 Black Male 1994 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH
Burton, Danny Michigan Wayne 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 32 19 Black Male 2005 2019 12-13-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 22 Black Male 1985 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI PR, WH, NW, KP
Burton, Huwe New York Bronx 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 18 16 Black Male 2009 02-04-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, INT
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 16 28 White Male 2019 12-13-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA