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 Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 13 24 Hispanic Male 2010 2018 11-11-2018
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 37 Black Male 1987
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Deeb, Muneer Texas McLennan 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 Other Male 1986 1993 08-29-2011
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 17 29 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 20 Black Male 1967
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 22 Black Male 1967
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0 22 Black Male 1931
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2 19 Black Male 1980
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5 Black Male 1968
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 8 24 White Male 1933
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Macias, Federico Texas El Paso 1984 1993 Murder Death 9 31 Hispanic Male 1989 1993 08-29-2011
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 5 22 Black Male 2011 2017 02-03-2017
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Miranda, Roberto Nevada Clark 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 38 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 21 33 Hispanic Male 2023 01-18-2024
Montgomery, Olen Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 17 Black Male 1937
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Morales, Joe Arizona Maricopa 1976 1981 Murder Death 5 28 Hispanic Male 1981 09-05-2023
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 27 21 Hispanic Female 2017 2020 08-22-2022
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944
Osborne, Larry Kentucky Whitley 1999 2002 Murder Death 4 17 White Male 2002 07-05-2013
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1 27 Don't Know Male 1948
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 31 Black Male 1930
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15 27 Black Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 1975 01-25-2021
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4 24 Hispanic Male 1987
Rivera, Alfred North Carolina Forsyth 1997 1999 Murder Death 2 25 Hispanic Male 1999 08-29-2011
Roberson, Willie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Robison, James Albert Arizona Maricopa 1977 1993 Murder Death 3 53 White Male 1980 08-29-2011
Ross, Johnny Louisiana Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1981
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Caucasian Male 1946
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Smith, Steven Illinois Cook 1986 1999 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1999 09-03-2012
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Tillis, Darby Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 36 Black Male 1987
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1988
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 11 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 15 Black Male 1937
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 37 Black Male 1951
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9 39 White Male 1917
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019