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: 98
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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
Albritton, Amy Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 43 White Female 2010 07-22-2016
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 2011 04-30-2020
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 26 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015
Baldwin, Christopher Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 30 White Male 2014 06-17-2020
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 0 26 White Female 2014 11-14-2014
Chavez, China Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Chavez, Moses Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 10 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Dean Texas Cherokee 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 2 53 White Male 2015 10-09-2015
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, Dennis Texas Travis 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 36 years 3 35 White Male 2014 06-19-2019
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
Earnest, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012
Forrest, Paul Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2013 08-08-2018
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 12 years 2 23 White Male 1986
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Gainus, Rhonda Texas Ellis 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 44 White Female 2013 05-12-2013
Garibay, Alejandro Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 30 White Male 2017 07-31-2017
Garza, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 28 White Male 2014 12-29-2014
Garza, Paul Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 40 White Male 2009 05-30-2018
Gauthier, Victoria Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 White Female 2013 10-26-2015
Gay, Donald Texas Harris 2019 2021 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 15 years 2 56 White Male 2021 06-25-2021
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Gossett, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 7 37 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Grotton, April Texas Montgomery 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Female 2014 02-03-2017
Hadley, Clint Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 29 White Male 2014 05-20-2016
Harbin, Phillip Texas Denton 2001 2009 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 8 36 White Male 2009 10-03-2017
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 2 24 White Female 2018 01-30-2018
Hebrard, Alexander Texas Harris 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 White Male 2013 07-25-2013
Hobson, Forrest Texas Bowie 2019 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2021 05-06-2021
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Female 2023 04-15-2024
Horton, Alice Texas Angelina 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 20 White Female 2013 04-26-2014
Hungerford, Jordan Texas Denton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 24 White Male 2014 12-18-2014
Johnson, Robert III Texas Galveston 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 32 White Male 2016 05-21-2017
Kimsey, Martin Texas Dallas 1985 1990 Robbery Life 4 45 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Kolhoff, Paul Texas Mitchell 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 8 years 2 36 White Male 2018 06-08-2020
Krueger, Eric Von Texas Harris 2013 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 31 White Male 2013 05-31-2016
Kruppa, Cathy Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 48 White Female 2006 05-26-2016
Lape, Michael Bruce Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 0 27 White Male 2013 05-01-2013
Leblanc, David Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 43 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 31 White Female 1993 08-29-2011
Lunsford, Kacie Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 29 White Female 2014 12-29-2014
Mackley, David Texas McLennan 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 White Male 2019 07-13-2020
Mai, Hien Juan Texas Harris 2012 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 34 White Male 2012 03-07-2014
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder Term of Years 15 years 1 31 White Male 1985
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 18 White Female 2014 01-14-2015
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 16 26 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1995 1997 08-29-2011
Nowak, Kevin Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Overstreet, Nolan Texas Tarrant 2000 2024 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 0 21 White Male 2000 07-22-2024
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Philen, Randall Texas Brown 2011 2012 Murder Life 0 50 White Male 2012 01-17-2013
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Pope, David Shawn Texas Dallas 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 15 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Recendez-Lopez, Edgar Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 20 White Male 2010 01-14-2015
Roark, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 35 years 13 20 White Male 2018 2012 12-04-2024
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2007 2016 08-23-2016
Roberson, Richard Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Male 2015 05-31-2016
Roberts, Amber Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Female 2014 04-01-2015
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 3 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015
Thurman, Joe Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 White Male 2014 12-30-2014
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016
Trujillo, Nicolas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 12-26-2014
Upchurch, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 20 White Female 2016 05-31-2016
Vasquez, Gerardo Texas Harris 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2008 01-14-2015
Vasquez, Rogelio Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2014 01-15-2015
Webb, Mark Texas Tarrant 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Whitehead, Ronnie Texas Harris 2004 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 31 White Male 2004 01-14-2015
Wiggins, David Lee Texas Tarrant 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 24 White Male 2012 11-06-2012
Williams, Clarence Von Texas Orange 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 0 40 White Male 1981
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Winfrey, Megan Texas San Jacinto 2008 2013 Murder Life 5 16 White Female 2013 04-18-2013
Wooten, Suzanne Texas Collin 2011 2017 Bribery Probation 0 40 White Female 2011 06-19-2018
Woten, Michael Anthony Texas Dallas 1982 1990 Robbery Term of Years 55 years 8 19 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Zarzoza, Jonathan Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 White Male 2013 06-16-2020