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: 47
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
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 District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
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
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 8 24 White Male 1933
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 2 33 White Male 1953
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956
Linder, Michael South Carolina Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2 24 White Male 1981
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 7 32 White Male 1920
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
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 7 20 White Male 1897
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4 White Male 1895
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0 20 White Male 1889
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9 39 White Male 1917
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019