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: 93
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 6 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 12 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 28 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 30 White Female DK 1995 08-29-2011
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
Keko, Anthony Louisiana Plaquemines 1993 1998 Murder Life 1 62 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lawson, Samuel Oregon Douglas 2005 2014 Murder Life 8 28 White Male 2014 03-11-2014
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 13 22 White Male 2023 04-10-2023
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 21 37 White Female 2010 08-29-2011
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Parker, Darrel Nebraska Lancaster 1956 1991 Murder Life 14 24 White Male 1969 10-10-2012
Parker, Matthew Oklahoma Tulsa 1997 2015 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 26 White Male 2014 05-09-2016
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Partin, Delmar Kentucky Knox 1994 2019 Murder Life 25 37 White Male 2019 04-03-2020
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Piaskowski, Michael Wisconsin Brown 1995 2001 Murder Life 5 43 White Male 1997 2001 11-27-2012
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1970 1997 08-29-2011
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2012 2016 09-15-2016
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2006 2004 08-29-2011
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1987 1990 08-29-2011
Taffner, Chris Arkansas Washington 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 53 White Male 2019 05-13-2022
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19 20 White Male 2017 2017 08-01-2019
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 1998 2010 08-29-2011
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 2003 1984 08-29-2011
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 19 22 White Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011