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: 78
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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
Arroyo, Miguel New York Kings 1965 1966 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 1 42 Hispanic Male 1966
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 51 White Male 1941
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 30 Black Male 1984
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 1 24 White Male 1939
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 2 28 Black Male 1987
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 1 26 Don't Know Male 1940
Daniels, Charles New York Queens 1979 1982 Attempted Murder Term of Years 6 to 18 years 3 34 Black Male 1982
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery Term of Years 2.5 years 0 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986
Feinberg, David New York New York 1936 1944 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 20 to 40 years 7 48 Don't Know Male 1943 07-06-2021
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 12 years 2 23 White Male 1986
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1957
Gingello, Salvatore New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 33 White Male 1978
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 21 White Male 1957
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery Term of Years 7.5 years 0 White Male 1924
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 2 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 5 32 White Male 1929
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Indovino, Joseph New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Life 3 24 Don't Know Male 1946
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 6 32 Don't Know Male 1982
Kapatos, Thomas New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 25 White Male 1962
Kassim, Ahmad New York Erie 1958 1966 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 30 Other Male 1966
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 8 24 White Male 1933
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder Term of Years 15 years 1 31 White Male 1985
Marino, Richard J. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 32 White Male 1978
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 30 White Male 1978
Mason, Lucius Jr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 4 18 White Male 1988
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021
Maynard, William A. New York New York 1970 1974 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 33 Black Male 1974
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 18 White Male 1986
Mosley, Howard Texas Galveston 1982 1982 Attempted Murder Life 0 25 Black Male 1982 01-06-2021
Nedza, Joseph New York Onondaga 1931 1931 Robbery Term of Years 35 years 0 24 White Male 1931
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020
Oliver, Thomas New York New York 1946 1947 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 15 years 1 18 Don't Know Male 1947 06-29-2021
Pezzulich, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 33 White Male 1920
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Piccarreto, Rene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 48 White Male 1978
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter Term of Years 8.3 to 25 years 3 Don't Know Male 1984
Reed, Gregory New York New York 1979 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 22 Black Male 1985 07-31-2021
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 Don't Know Female 1975
Reyes, Miguel New York Kings 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1985 10-29-2020
Riley, Raymond New York Kings 1936 1948 Theft Term of Years 1.5 to 5 years 0 38 Don't Know Male 1936
Roberts, John New York Queens 1877 1878 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 32 White Male 1878 09-12-2022
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 12 Don't Know Male 1988 10-05-2020
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Don't Know Male 1946
Russotti, Samuel New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 60 White Male 1978
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft Term of Years 2 to 4 years 1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
Smith, Devon New York Westchester 1983 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16.7 to 50 years 3 18 Black Male 1987 08-07-2020
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Thomas, Sammy New York Cayuga 1977 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 3 24 Black Male 1980
Thomas, Willie Gene New York Cayuga 1977 1980 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 3 29 Black Male 1980
Torres, Pedro Texas Harris 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 37 Hispanic Male 1985
Trasco, Frank New York Nassau 1935 1936 Theft Term of Years 1.25 years 1 33 Don't Know Male 1936
Uchansky, Max New York New York 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 30 years 1 19 White Male 1940
Vargas, Anastacio Texas Bexar 1926 1929 Murder Life 4 33 Hispanic Male 1929
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 8 20 Black Male 1977 03-30-2021
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
Williams, Clarence Von Texas Orange 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 0 40 White Male 1981
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019