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
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 5 17 Black Male 1986
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3 16 Hispanic Male 1982
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962
Kirkes, Leonard California Santa Barbara 1950 1953 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 2 36 White Male 1953
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
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Owens, Aaron California Alameda 1973 1981 Murder Life 8 29 Black Male 1981
Pianezzi, Peter California Los Angeles 1940 1966 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 1953
Rivera, Antonio California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 Hispanic Male 1975
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1930
Vindiola, Bernard California Fresno 1977 1979 Murder Term of Years 5 years to life 3 21 Hispanic Male 1979
Walpole, Merla California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 1975