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: 109
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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
Annappareddy, Reddy Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 45 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense FED, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW No
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
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 8 months 3 32 Don't Know Male 1999 1999 12-11-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P Yes OF, WH, NW, PJ 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
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 years 5 46 Don't Know Male 1997 03-04-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No OF, WH, NW, PJ 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
Chen, Boping California San Mateo 2006 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 years 4 49 Asian Male 2009 09-07-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Cheung, Kum Yet California Alameda 1995 2002 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 29 years and 8 months 7 29 Asian Male 2002 06-21-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No PR, WH No
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CDC, F, H, IO, JV No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL 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
Cobb, Travis Texas Bexar 2019 2025 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 39 Caucasian Male 2022 05-15-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
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
D'Aquino, Iva Toguri Fed-CA (Northern) 1949 1977 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 10 years, $10,000 fine, and revocation of U.S. citizenship 6 27 Asian Female 1955 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct 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
Guce, Teobaldo New York Queens 1987 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 to 9 years 4 42 Asian Male 1990 1991 11-16-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes 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
Hayat, Hamid Fed-CA (Eastern) 2006 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 24 years 13 21 Asian Male 2019 03-03-2020 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, FED, NC No PR, NW 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
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct P Yes OF, WH, NW, PJ 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
Karage, Entre Nax Texas Dallas 1997 2005 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H No Yes
Kayachith, Andrew Fed-TN (Middle) 2012 2016 Other Violent Felony Not Sentenced 4 19 Asian Male 2016 03-18-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Kayer, Brian Illinois Livingston 2011 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 2 34 Asian Male 2013 10-15-2017 NC, P 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, Ah Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2004 Murder Life 16 20 Asian Male 2004 10-25-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Lee, Chol Soo California San Francisco 1974 1982 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Lee, Han Tak Pennsylvania Monroe 1990 2015 Murder Life without parole 24 54 Asian Male 2014 12-28-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, NC 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
Lee, Koua Fong Minnesota Ramsey 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 3 28 Asian Male 2010 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO No No
Liao, Yun Hseng California Los Angeles 2003 2016 Attempted Murder Life 12 44 Asian Male 2015 04-11-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC 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
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017 Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence FED, NC, P No PR, WH 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
Matsumoto, Keith Hawaii Honolulu 2014 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 1 54 Asian Male 2014 12-07-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No OF, NW, INT 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
Newman, Russell California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 6 41 Don't Know Male 1998 07-16-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL No
Nguyen, Anthony Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Asian Male 2013 01-14-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, JV, M, NC, P No No
Nguyen, Chuong California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 60 days 0 42 Asian Male 2013 02-06-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct M, NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Nguyen, Hoc New York New York 1987 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 1 Asian Male 1989 09-20-2021 Perjury or False Accusation H 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
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 30 years 14 23 Asian Male 2007 2020 04-02-2020 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, NC Yes OF, WH, NW, WT 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
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 month 2 27 Asian Male 2016 06-01-2017 Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence FED, NC, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Patel, Vipinkumar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 29 Asian Male 2014 06-01-2017 Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence FED, NC, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Pham, Thomas Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Asian Male 2015 10-29-2015 CIU, M, NC, P 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
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 2020 07-30-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct FED, NC No PR, WH 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
Su, Shih-Wei New York Queens 1992 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 11 17 Asian Male 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct JV No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT 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
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 30 Asian Male 2013 12-09-2015 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
Truong, Chris Texas Harris 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 25 Asian Male 2016 04-10-2017 CIU, M, NC, P 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