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: 49
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980
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, Joseph Shabaka Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 37 Black Male 1987
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Dove, Frank Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 20 Black Male 1967
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 22 Black Male 1967
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0 22 Black Male 1931
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 3 25 Black Male 1949
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2 19 Black Male 1980
Johnson, Joseph Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5 Black Male 1968
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1915
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Montgomery, Olen Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 17 Black Male 1937
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
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Powell, Ozie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
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
Ross, Johnny Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1981
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Tillis, Darby Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 36 Black Male 1987
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1988
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 11 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987
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
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 37 Black Male 1951
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021