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
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 38 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dake, Jeffrey Wisconsin Langlade 1998 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 9 27 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Damien, Michael District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 27 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Dauer, Christopher Texas Jones 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 1 35 White Male 2014 04-18-2018
Davenport-Fritsche, Donna Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 30 White Female 2012 05-17-2013
Davis, Cody Florida Palm Beach 2006 2007 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 0 21 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Davis, Dennis Texas Travis 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 36 years 3 35 White Male 2014 06-19-2019
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Jeramie Washington Spokane 2008 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 36 White Male 2013 04-15-2013
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 6 months 17 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder Term of Years 23 years 12 18 White Male 2006 2015 12-29-2016
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Daws, Kelly Texas Jefferson 2019 2022 Conspiracy Term of Years 12 years 0 44 White Female 2019 10-25-2022
Day, Calvin Texas Bexar 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Probation 0 59 White Male 2013 01-25-2016
Deakle, Evan Lee Jr. Alabama Mobile 2015 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 59 White Male 2015 12-15-2015
Deckinga, Shaun Fed-MN 1993 1993 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 26 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Dedge, Wilton Florida Brevard 1982 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 22 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
DeForge, Paul Florida Palm Beach 1989 1989 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 1989 07-09-2017
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978
DeJac, Lynn New York Erie 1994 2008 Murder Term of Years 25 years 14 30 White Female 2007 2007 08-29-2011
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 38 White Male 1991 05-25-2018
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 9 51 White Female 2012 02-13-2017
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 45 White Male 2012 12-30-2013
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Dick, Steven Illinois Cook 1983 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 18 White Male 1984 03-21-2013
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dombrowski, Peter New York Erie 1985 1990 Robbery Term of Years 9 to 18 years 5 37 White Male 1990 03-10-2014
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 20 White Male 1985 1985 08-29-2011
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Dowaliby, David Illinois Cook 1990 1992 Murder Term of Years 45 years 2 31 White Male 1991 02-25-2012
Doyle, Robert E. Alabama Montgomery 1992 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 44 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Draper, Ayliff Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dubbs, Charles T. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2002 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 40 years 5 36 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Duke, Timmy Texas Dallas 1992 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 25 years 26 24 White Male 2018 08-02-2018
Dukes, Jerry Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 54 White Male 2008 09-11-2015
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Dunn, Elisa Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Female 2010 05-20-2016
Dunn, Larry Jr. Wisconsin Racine 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years 8 32 White Male 2020 01-27-2022
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Dziubak, Richard Paul Minnesota Ramsey 1987 1989 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 years and 9 months 1 34 White Male 1988 08-29-2011
Eardley, James Illinois McLean 1990 1991 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 23 White Male 1990 10-28-2014
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014
Earnest, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23 34 White Male 2006 2006 10-04-2018
Easley, Edward California Shasta 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 35 White Male 1996 1999 09-10-2017
Eastridge, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 30 28 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Eaton, Roy Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956
Edmonds, Tyler Mississippi Oktibbeha 2004 2008 Murder Life 3 13 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder Term of Years 18 years 11 34 White Female DK 2008 08-29-2011
Ehrlick, Casey Montana Yellowstone 2015 2016 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 White Male 2015 2016 06-23-2016
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Eldridge, Yvonne California Contra Costa 1996 2003 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 0 41 White Female 1996 09-28-2012
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years 5 23 White Male 2008 2011 01-16-2012
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013
Evans, Desheen New York Bronx 2017 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 8 months to 4 years 1 35 White Female 2018 07-23-2024
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 18 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024
Farnbaugh, William Florida Pasco 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2004 06-25-2013
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Faulkner, Kenneth California Kern 2000 2003 Kidnapping Term of Years 30 to Life 3 39 White Male 2000 2003 01-20-2014
Faulkner, Roland Florida St. Lucie 1996 1997 Arson Not Sentenced 0 53 White Male 1996 08-31-2015
Favor, Jack Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 2011 11-12-2013
Filler, Vladek Maine Hancock 2009 2015 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 37 White Male 2009 05-26-2015
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013
Fisher, James Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 2 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 1 18 White Male 2019 2019 06-11-2019
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 to 5 years 0 22 White Male 1904
Fitzgerald, John Fed-CA (Southern) 2007 2009 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 40 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926