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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
Walker, Derek Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 19 Black Male 2004 03-02-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Walker, Gene Texas Harris 2017 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 01-02-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, P OF, WH, NW
Walker, Jabar New York New York 1998 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 26 22 Black Male 1998 2023 12-04-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Walker, Jamal Illinois Cook 2016 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years and 6 months 3 31 Black Male 2019 05-27-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 19 30 Black Male 1990 05-16-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Walker, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 22 years 10 29 Black Male 2016 04-26-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC OF, WH, NW, PJ
Walker, John New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 17 to Life 21 16 Black Male 1985 1998 10-13-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JI, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 11 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense SA
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 26 23 Black Male 2020 08-26-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972 False Confession, Official Misconduct
Walker, Lon Tennessee Putnam 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 15 43 White Male 2011 2012 11-30-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC PR, NW
Walker, Moses Mississippi Lauderdale 1907 1912 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 Black Male 1912 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10 32 Black Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo California Santa Clara 1991 2003 Murder Term of Years 26 to Life 12 34 Hispanic Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, WH
Walker, Russell Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 30 Black Male 2009 05-13-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, NW, PJ
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
Walker, Xavier Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 35 years 15 19 Black Male 2019 01-02-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 50 White Male 1989 03-29-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Waller, James Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 25 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA
Waller, Patrick Texas Dallas 1992 2008 Kidnapping Life 16 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO, SA
Wallis, Gregory Texas Dallas 1989 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 17 27 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CIU, SA
Walls, Dorian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 24 Black Male 2006 04-27-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 8 39 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA
Walpole, Merla California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 1975 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 35 17 Black Male 2021 08-31-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO, JV, SA PR, WH
Walters, Earl New York Queens 1994 2023 Kidnapping Term of Years 17 1/2 to 40 19 17 Black Male 2013 09-05-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO, SA, JV OF, NW, WT, PJ
Wanzer, Terry Lee Georgia Clayton 1973 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8 20 White Male 1981 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, SA
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, P OF, NW, INT
Ward, James Ohio Franklin 1991 1993 Theft Term of Years 1 year 1 34 Black Male 1991 12-21-2018
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896 Mistaken Witness ID
Ward, Madeleine Illinois DuPage 2006 2008 Theft Term of Years 6 years and 7 months 2 52 White Female 2008 04-05-2013 F, NC
Ward, Nathaniel Texas McLennan 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 45 years 2 35 Black Male 2001 10-19-2012 Mistaken Witness ID
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25 18 Black Male 2020 03-23-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977 Mistaken Witness ID
Wardell, Billy Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct SA FA, WH, NW, PJ
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC, SBS
Ware, Robert Illinois Woodford 2017 2022 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 40 Black Male 2021 05-31-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation NC
Warner, Colin New York Kings 1982 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 19 18 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Warney, Douglas New York Monroe 1997 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 34 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, NW, INT
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 14 18 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Warren, David New York New York 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 20 16 Black Male 2005 2007 02-12-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Warren, Dawan Indiana DeKalb 1998 2013 Robbery Term of Years 6 years 5 18 Black Male 2012 2003 07-24-2022 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, P
Warren, Gregory Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 28 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Warrior, Kevin Oklahoma Tulsa 2016 2019 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2019 11-25-2019 H
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2003 11-17-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA OF, NW, WT
Washington, Brandon California Sacramento 2013 2023 Assault Term of Years 8 years 2 21 Black Male 2015 04-22-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CDC
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 14 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, SA, BM PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Washington, Darryl Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Life 16 24 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, IO PR, WH
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 17 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, SA OF, NW, INT
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 1996 2019 02-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 20 21 Black Male 2017 07-17-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Washington, Mahlik Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 16 Black Male 2008 09-13-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, JV, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year 0 16 White Male 2006 08-08-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession JV, P
Washington, Phillip Michigan Berrien 2007 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Unknown 2 24 Black Male 2009 01-09-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Washington, Sean New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder Term of Years 60 to life 24 23 Black Male 1996 2020 02-28-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO
Washington, Terrance Florida Leon 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 3 16 Black Male 2000 10-02-2022 Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, JV, SBS
Washington, Vonaire Wisconsin Milwaukee 1991 2001 Robbery Term of Years 22 years 10 24 Black Male 2001 07-09-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2008 2007 02-12-2015 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Washington-Riley, Alexander Illinois Cook 2014 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2014 03-13-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU PR, WH
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Watford, Roy III Virginia Portsmouth City 1978 2018 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 1978 03-08-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CV, P, SA
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 27 Black Female 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation F, H, IO
Watkins, Jacob Oregon Marion 2011 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 6 months 12 23 White Male 2023 06-26-2024 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 26 White Male 1993 2000 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI, SA PR, WH
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 7 19 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct P, SA OF, NW, WT
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI PR, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27 39 Black Female 2015 01-24-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, F, H, IO, SA PR, WH, NW, PL
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41 19 Black Male 1980 2017 06-29-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 39 20 Black Male 2001 2020 11-25-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 20 Black Male 2018 02-16-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CIU, P
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Weakley, Eric Virginia Culpeper 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 6 years and 8 months 5 16 White Male 2006 01-26-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, JV, P
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder Term of Years 40 years 15 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Weathers, Nathaniel Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 21 Black Male 2015 10-04-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, M, NC, P
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 19 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC
Weaver, David North Carolina Wake 2020 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months 2 40 Black Male 2022 06-27-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P OF, WH, NW
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929 Perjury or False Accusation
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 41 White Female 1996 07-29-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, H, NC, SBS
Weaver, Ricky Idaho Elmore 2020 2024 Solicitation Term of Years 15 years 4 34 White Male 2024 09-26-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense JI, NC PR, OF, WH, NW
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35 30 White Male 2022 11-14-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO
Webb, Mark Texas Tarrant 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 46 21 Black Male 2023 2024 11-12-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Webb, Thomas III Oklahoma Cleveland 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 13 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Webb, Troy Virginia Virginia Beach 1989 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 47 years 8 19 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 20 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct SA FA, NW, PJ
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2009 2020 11-30-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, IO, NC, P OF, WH, NW
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, JV, NC, P OF, WH, NW, PJ
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder Term of Years 27 1/2 to Life 25 20 Black Male 2018 2019 10-09-2019 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, CV, H, IO
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 9 23 White Female 2015 2015 06-29-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, CDC, F, H, IO, JI PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Weimer, Howard California Kern 1985 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 42 years 13 57 White Male 2001 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA OF, WH, NW, WT
Weiner, Mark Virginia Albemarle 2013 2015 Kidnapping Term of Years 8 years 2 52 White Male 2015 2015 07-16-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2 65 White Male 1996 03-16-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 51 years 1 22 White Male 1987 01-09-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct