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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 15 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 4 22 Black Male 1982 06-27-2012
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 4 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
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
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 8 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024
Cunningham, Calvin Wayne Virginia Newport News City 1981 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 years 7 26 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Davidson, Willie Virginia Norfolk City 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 11 24 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 5 24 White Male 1982 03-15-2013
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Haynesworth, Thomas Virginia Richmond City 1984 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 74 years 27 18 Black Male 2011 02-24-2012
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 18 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 years 4 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 9 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 27 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3 32 Black Male 1981 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Winston Virginia Fairfax 1976 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 5 19 Black Male 1981 03-15-2019
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 7 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 1998 2010 08-29-2011
Thurman, Philip Leon Virginia Alexandria City 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 19 29 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Vasquez, David Virginia Arlington 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 4 37 Hispanic Male 1989 08-29-2011
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 17 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Watford, Roy III Virginia Portsmouth City 1978 2018 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 1978 03-08-2018
Webb, Troy Virginia Virginia Beach 1989 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 47 years 8 19 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Whitfield, Arthur Lee Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 63 years 23 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9 21 Black Male 2011 10-12-2011
Williams, Larry Jr. North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 10 years 7 16 Black Male 2009 10-11-2015