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
Benitez, Ricardo New York Queens 2010 2015 Robbery Term of Years 22 to life 4 54 Hispanic Male 2015 04-12-2017
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault Term of Years 20 years 5 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
Cullipher, Ricky Virginia Hampton City 1997 2001 Assault Term of Years 9 years 4 15 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dombrowski, Peter New York Erie 1985 1990 Robbery Term of Years 9 to 18 years 5 37 White Male 1990 03-10-2014
Golding, Jerry Fed-VA (Eastern) 1998 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and 1 month 1 43 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Hale, Marshall Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 1/2 to 47 years 33 24 Black Male 2017 07-20-2017
Hales, Warren Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 1 25 White Male 2005 07-29-2012
Harmon, Skylor Maryland Worcester 2011 2021 Murder Life 10 17 Black Male 2021 11-14-2022
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 30 days 0 25 White Male 2016 04-06-2018
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15 20 Hispanic Female 2021 2021 08-22-2023
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 2 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Montgomery, Konrad Michigan Wayne 2013 2016 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 27 years 3 29 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Parkes, Timothy Fed-TN (Eastern) 2009 2012 Fraud Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 49 White Male 2012 06-25-2013
Shomberg, Forest Wisconsin Dane 2003 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 7 38 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Spates, Jamie Illinois Winnebago 2018 2021 Murder Not Sentenced 0 41 Black Male 2018 09-08-2021
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 27 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023