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
Bailey, Darryl Tennessee Shelby 1994 2000 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2000 03-10-2014
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 16 28 White Male 2019 12-13-2019
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 16 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 16 Black Female DK 2009 04-22-2020
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1 31 White Male 1927
Forbes, Douglas Tennessee Washington 1975 1980 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 5 34 White Male 1980
Girts, Jason Kentucky Bullitt 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 7 years 2 22 White Male 2006 2008 12-31-2012
Gonzales-Barboza, Juan Carlos Kentucky Henderson 1996 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 1 23 Hispanic Male 1997 12-06-2017
Graham, Norman Kentucky Todd 2008 2019 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 33 White Male 2018 01-21-2020
Green, James Tennessee Maury 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 2 46 Black Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 7 42 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 13 19 White Male 2010 12-03-2014
Hurt, Paul Kentucky Jefferson 2001 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 25 White Male 2015 2019 12-09-2019
Jordan, Douglas Jr. Tennessee Blount 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 23 years 8 27 White Male 2011 03-29-2016
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 4 38 White Female 2012 10-11-2014
Kiper, Ben Kentucky Butler 2000 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 6 26 White Male 2002 2006 08-29-2011
Leath, Raynella Dossett Tennessee Knox 2010 2017 Murder Life 6 54 White Female 2016 06-02-2017
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1915
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 100 years 31 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McMillan, Clark Jerome Tennessee Shelby 1980 2002 Sexual Assault Life 22 22 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014
Moses, Pamela Tennessee Shelby 2021 2022 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 years 0 41 Black Female 2022 04-29-2022
Osborne, Larry Kentucky Whitley 1999 2002 Murder Death 4 17 White Male 2002 07-05-2013
Pack, Phillip Tennessee Campbell 2010 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 4 23 White Male 2011 2013 02-25-2014
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 60 years 13 34 Black Male 2010 2011 01-14-2012
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 1 35 White Male 2019 04-06-2020
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 5 35 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Tears, Jonathan Tennessee Marshall 2009 2014 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 5 29 Black Male 2014 08-27-2014
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder Term of Years 70 years 27 35 Black Male 2016 2015 01-26-2017
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 24 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2009 2020 11-30-2020
Worden, George IV Tennessee Sumner 2020 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 28 White Male 2020 08-16-2024
Yell, Robert Kentucky Logan 2006 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 52 years 11 27 White Male 2017 03-27-2019