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
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6 Don't Know Male 1980
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8 18 Black Male 1953
Carroll, Francis M. Maine Oxford 1938 1950 Murder Life 12 42 White Male 1950
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30 39 Black Male 1968
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 35 White Male 1961
Connor, Myles Jr. Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 4 32 White Male 1985
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Goodwin, Paul Oklahoma Seminole 1936 1969 Murder Life 32 21 White Male 1969
Grace, Frank Parky Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11 29 Black Male 1985
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 32 White Male 1961
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20 24 White Male 1949
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1961
Lee, Chol Soo California San Francisco 1974 1982 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 1982
Lesher, Harvey California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1930
Marsh, Guy Gordon Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 14 25 White Male 1987
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965
Merritt, George New Jersey Union 1968 1980 Murder Life 11 24 Black Male 1980
Montgomery, James Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 26 30 Black Male 1949
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16 19 Black Male 1953
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1983
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 1983
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 1983
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1930
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931
Thrower, Allen Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Life 5 23 Black Male 1978
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972