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: 2536
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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
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 17 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
McLaughlin, Bruce Virginia Loudoun 1998 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 45 White Male 2002 09-27-2013
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 18 White Male 1986
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912
McNairy, Andre Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 6 44 Black Male 2015 11-28-2018
McNary, Willie Earl California San Diego 1984 1996 Assault Term of Years 11 years and 8 months 6 26 Black Male 1990 03-11-2013
McNenney, Edward New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Male 2008 06-25-2013
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 21 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Mena, Enrique California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 29 Hispanic Male 2000 04-12-2021
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 18 White Female 2014 01-14-2015
Mendival, Salvador California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 20 Hispanic Male 1924
Mendoza, Madeline Illinois Cook 1993 2023 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 16 Hispanic Female 2017 2009 01-10-2023
Menendez, Ceaser California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Mercer, Michael New York New York 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 21 to 41 years 11 40 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Merritt, Gilbert III Virginia Norfolk City 2001 2024 Murder Term of Years 30 years 20 22 Black Male 2019 2022 04-04-2024
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 to 24 years 2 23 White Male 2012 05-27-2017
Mervilus, Emmanuel New Jersey Union 2008 2013 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 22 Black Male 2011 05-03-2018
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 5 years 0 25 White Male 1942
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Mikes, Melvin California Los Angeles 1985 1992 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Miles, Richard Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 19 Black Male 2010 2009 05-19-2012
Miller, Anthony New York Monroe 2014 2020 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 6 21 Black Male 2020 12-15-2021
Miller, Benjamin Connecticut Fairfield 1973 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 16 42 White Male 1989 12-21-2012
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Miller, Dion New Jersey Hudson 2006 2023 Murder Term of Years 30 years 17 33 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Miller, Harry Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Robbery Term of Years 5 to Life 3 45 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Miller, Jerry Illinois Cook 1982 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 24 23 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Miller, Joel Fed-CA (Central) 2012 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 35 White Male 2013 12-19-2014
Miller, Lawrence J. Jr. Connecticut Fairfield 1983 1997 Assault Term of Years 32 years 12 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Miller, Morgan Ohio Lucas 1984 1992 Robbery Term of Years 20 to 40 years 8 27 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014
Mims, Bernard Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 95 years 10 20 Black Male 2016 11-01-2016
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Mitchell, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 17 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Mitchell, Charlie Michigan Wayne 1989 2006 Murder Term of Years 10 to 15 years 12 34 Black Male 2001 08-24-2014
Mitchell, DeQuentun Texas Harris 2016 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 24 Black Male 2017 07-15-2024
Mitchell, Keith District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 18 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Mitchell, Keith Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13 15 Black Male 1999 2008 06-11-2017
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 to 25 years 7 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Melvin Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 4 50 Black Male 2017 07-15-2024
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 20 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 29 White Male 1987 1999 08-29-2011
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 to 90 years 11 20 White Male DK 2002 08-29-2011
Molen, Michael Scott Idaho Boise 2007 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 7 44 White Male 2014 09-22-2018
Molette, Gregory Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 28 Black Male 2007 04-27-2023
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder Term of Years 22 years 9 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Monroe, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 47 Black Male 2014 01-13-2017
Monroe, Taylor Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 24 Black Male 2015 07-11-2016
Monson, Lamarr Michigan Wayne 1997 2017 Murder Term of Years 30 to 50 years 20 23 Black Male 2017 08-26-2017
Montalvo, Ruben New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 16 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 25 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Montes, Roy California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 3 18 Hispanic Male 1999 1999 12-11-2020
Montgomery, Carl Illinois Moultrie 1984 1989 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 7 years 4 44 White Male 1987 07-16-2014
Montgomery, Gary Jr. Michigan Wayne 2015 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 13 to 32 years 2 18 Black Male 2017 08-02-2017
Montgomery, Johnathan Virginia Hampton City 2008 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 4 14 White Male 2012 2012 12-20-2013
Montgomery, Konrad Michigan Wayne 2013 2016 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 27 years 3 29 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Montgomery, Melvin Fed-MO (Western) 1995 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 31 Black Male 1996 08-24-2014
Montgomery, Patrick Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 22 31 White Male 2008 2009 10-19-2012
Montilla, Carlos Massachusetts Suffolk 1988 1990 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 5 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1990 10-06-2016
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 16 26 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Anthony New York New York 1996 1998 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 2 32 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Moore, Domonique Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 14 24 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Moore, James Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 45 Black Male 2007 12-09-2018
Moore, Joe Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 years 4 55 Black Male 2003 05-18-2022
Moore, Jonathan Illinois Kane 2002 2012 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Moore, Joshua California Orange 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 19 White Male 2001 08-03-2012
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Kenneth Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 Black Male 2015 01-20-2015
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016
Moore, Omar Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder Term of Years 34 years 9 37 Black Male 2012 2018 08-29-2024
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Mora, Raymond New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 8 25 Hispanic Male 2014 1989 12-18-2015
Morales, Jose New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 17 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morales, Marcos Texas Hidalgo 2016 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 years 0 31 Hispanic Male 2016 11-06-2018
Morales, Melissa Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 37 White Female 2019 04-04-2019
Morales, Miguel Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder Term of Years 45 years 21 19 Hispanic Male 2005 2015 11-14-2023
Morales, Raul New York Bronx 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 9 41 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 12-12-2013
Morales, Santiago Ventura Oregon Clackamas 1986 1991 Murder Term of Years 10 to Life 4 19 Hispanic Male 1989 1991 08-29-2011
Moran, Christopher Rhode Island Providence 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 68 years 3 22 White Male 1997 01-13-2023
Moran, Nakiya Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 years 7 17 White Male 2017 06-06-2018
Morant, Stefon Connecticut New Haven 1994 2021 Murder Term of Years 70 years 21 21 Black Male 1996 2015 11-15-2021
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 18 to 22 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012
Moreno, Tony Jr. California Los Angeles 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 28 Hispanic Male 2015 2016 12-19-2017
Morillo, Carlos New York Bronx 1993 2011 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 18 29 Hispanic Male 2011 2011 01-18-2012
Morings, Claude Jr. Fed-Military 2002 2009 Child Abuse Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Male 2008 2003 08-14-2024
Morman, Bobbie Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1993 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 48 years 22 18 Black Male 2016 2016 08-16-2021
Morris, David Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 16 19 Black Male 2005 2021 11-15-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Black Male 2005 01-19-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 26 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Black Male 2004 05-10-2022
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 0 61 White Male 2013 2013 11-16-2015
Morton, Carl District of Columbia 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 0 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Moses, Pamela Tennessee Shelby 2021 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 years 0 41 Black Female 2022 04-29-2022