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: 127
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 17 28 Black Male 1987 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 9 29 Black Male 1981 1990 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, CV, H, IO, JI, SA No FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, WH No
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 10 21 Black Male 2011 2015 06-10-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Brown, Joseph Shabaka Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, JV, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26 24 Black Male 2011 2021 10-04-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation BM, CV, H, IO, SA Yes Yes
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 33 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, WH, NW, KP Yes
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 6 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, F, H, NC No PR, NW No
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male DK 2008 08-31-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 1987 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H No OF, WH No
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7 37 Black Male 1987 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, JV No PR, WH No
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, H, NC No PR, NW No
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Douglas, Yancy Oklahoma Cleveland 1995 2009 Murder Death 14 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 17 29 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes OF, NW, WT No
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 38 Black Male 2002 2019 06-24-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22 26 Black Male 1998 2019 09-25-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ No
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011 False Confession H, SA No Yes
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 20 Black Male 1967 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 22 Black Male 1967 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CDC, CV, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Green, Joseph Florida Bradford 1993 2000 Murder Death 6 36 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Griffin, Reginald Missouri Randolph 1988 2013 Murder Death 25 22 Black Male 2007 2012 10-29-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP No
Gwynn, Daniel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2024 Murder Death 28 24 Black Male 2024 03-14-2024 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0 22 Black Male 1931 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 False Confession, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 3 25 Black Male 1949 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2 19 Black Male 1980 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 29 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12 26 Black Male 1996 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CV, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ No
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11 41 Black Male 2006 2007 08-31-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16 33 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PL Yes
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, SA, BM Yes Yes
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 16 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No OF, WH, NW, INT No
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Hudson, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1967 1993 Murder Death 25 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No OF, WH No
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39 18 Black Male 2013 2014 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Jamison, Derrick Ohio Hamilton 1985 2005 Murder Death 19 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH, NW No
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10 25 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT Yes
Johnson, Jesse Oregon Marion 2004 2023 Murder Death 19 37 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5 Black Male 1968 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 2007 06-02-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI No No
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H Yes OF, WH No
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, SA No OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes OF, NW, WT No
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 33 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession No No
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 19 22 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INT No
Kyles, Curtis Louisiana Orleans 1984 1998 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH No
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H No No
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 19 24 Black Male 2002 2015 04-29-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5 17 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV No PR, WH Yes
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 5 22 Black Male 2011 2017 02-03-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, NW, PL No
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1915 No No
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 5 45 Black Male 1991 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 10 27 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, SA No Yes
Minnitt, Andre Arizona Pima 1993 2002 Murder Death 0 21 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Miranda, Roberto Nevada Clark 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 38 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H No No
Montgomery, Olen Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 17 Black Male 1937 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP No
Munson, Adolph Oklahoma Custer 1985 1995 Murder Death 0 37 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, SA No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13 19 Black Male 1944 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Orange, Leroy Illinois Cook 1985 2003 Murder Death 18 32 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CDC, CV, H No OF, WH, NW, INT No
Patterson, Aaron Illinois Cook 1989 2003 Murder Death 13 21 Black Male 1999 2003 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 31 Black Male 1930 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15 27 Black Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation H Yes No
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 19 29 Black Male 2022 2022 04-20-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL No
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1986 1989 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Roberson, Willie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1995 1983 08-14-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No