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 Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930
Dove, Frank Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Draper, Ayliff Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2 19 Black Male 1980
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Jones, Tom Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934
Linder, Michael Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2 24 White Male 1981
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1915
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902
Montgomery, Olen Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 17 Black Male 1937
Morales, Joe Arizona Maricopa 1976 1981 Murder Death 5 28 Hispanic Male 1981 09-05-2023
Norris, Clarence Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 31 Black Male 1930
Powell, Ozie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 1975 01-25-2021
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4 24 Hispanic Male 1987
Roberson, Willie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Rogers, Silas City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1952
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Don't Know Male 1946
Rusnak, George Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 7 20 White Male 1897
Sabol, Michael Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4 White Male 1895
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1988
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929
Wellmon, William Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943
Williams, Eugene Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 15 Black Male 1937
Williams, George Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0 20 White Male 1889