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: 71
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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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6 Don't Know Male 1980 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault Term of Years 2 to 4 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929 False Confession No No
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975 Official Misconduct No No
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 1 34 Don't Know Male 1982 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 Don't Know Male 1936 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 12 31 Don't Know Male 1911 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975 Official Misconduct No No
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Comer, Willie Pennsylvania Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 20 Don't Know Male 1962 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 1 26 Don't Know Male 1940 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery Term of Years 2.5 years 0 Don't Know Male 1878 09-02-2022 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Emery, Arthur Washington King 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 20 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1954 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Evans, Walter E. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 Don't Know Male 1931 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Feinberg, David New York New York 1936 1944 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 20 to 40 years 7 48 Don't Know Male 1943 07-06-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2.5 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019 No No
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 2 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929 No No
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 0 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019 No No
Hicks, Edward L. Fed-MO 1921 1924 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 2 years 3 Don't Know Male 1924 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Indovino, Joseph New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Life 3 24 Don't Know Male 1946 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 6 32 Don't Know Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Jackson, Martina Connecticut New Haven 2018 2019 Conspiracy Not Sentenced 1 44 Don't Know Female 2019 11-21-2019 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation A, CDC, F, NC, P No No
Jacobs, Elmer California Los Angeles 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 15 to Life 0 Don't Know Male 1928 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery Term of Years 2 1/2 years to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1982 02-08-2021 NC, PH No No
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019 No No
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 6 to 11 years 1 27 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929 No No
Lee, Hugh C. Fed-GA 1924 1925 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 35 Don't Know Male 1925 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Lyons, Calvin Pennsylvania Union 1980 1984 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 25 Don't Know Male 1984 No No
Magee, William Jr. Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 3 to 6 years 1 23 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 20 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021 False Confession NC No No
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 20 years 1 28 Don't Know Male 1967 04-07-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Oliver, Thomas New York New York 1946 1947 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 15 years 1 18 Don't Know Male 1947 06-29-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Olson, Henry Illinois Winnebago 1928 1928 Murder Term of Years Life 0 26 Don't Know Male 1928 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1 27 Don't Know Male 1948 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Piano, Anthony Pennsylvania Allegheny 1937 1937 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 18 Don't Know Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter Term of Years 8.3 to 25 years 3 Don't Know Male 1984 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 Don't Know Female 1975 No No
Reid, Gordon New Hampshire Hillsborough 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1 26 Don't Know Male 1988 Official Misconduct No No
Riley, Raymond New York Kings 1936 1948 Theft Term of Years 1.5 to 5 years 0 38 Don't Know Male 1936 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Roberson, James Fed-Military 1948 1952 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 years 1 23 Don't Know Male 1949 05-04-2022 No No
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 12 Don't Know Male 1988 10-05-2020 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Don't Know Male 1946 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Sabin, Theodore Illinois Winnebago 1957 1957 Robbery Unknown 0 24 Don't Know Male 1957 04-27-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft Term of Years 2 to 4 years 1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 0 Don't Know Male 1922 No No
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sullivan, Maurice District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery Term of Years 4 years 1 Don't Know Male 1898 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 months 0 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, NC, P No No
Trasco, Frank New York Nassau 1935 1936 Theft Term of Years 1.25 years 1 33 Don't Know Male 1936 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery Term of Years 4 to 14 years 2 24 Don't Know Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904 No No
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 28 Don't Know Male 1974 01-09-2023 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 4 21 Don't Know Male 1984 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Willis, James California Sacramento 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 27 Don't Know Male 1927 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession No No