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: 322
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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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, IO, SA No Yes
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 32 Black Male 2007 2011 03-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Adams, Sean Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, WH, NW, KP No
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No No
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL Yes
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, IO, NC, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 15 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No Yes
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, WH No
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI Yes OF, WH Yes
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28 19 Black Male 2017 2019 09-08-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Atkins, Dennis Michigan Wayne 2006 2022 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 2022 03-01-2022 CIU, CV, H No No
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, PH, SA No No
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 27 25 Black Male 1976 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO Yes PR, WH, NW No
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Bailey, Darryl Tennessee Shelby 1994 2000 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2000 03-10-2014 False Confession H, JV No No
Bain, James Florida Polk 1974 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 36 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA No Yes
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male DK 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, INT No
Bankhead, Antoine Missouri St. Louis City 2002 2006 Murder Life 4 18 Black Male 2006 12-06-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H No PR, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 2010 2022 01-27-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21 23 Black Female 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC No PR, WH, NW, PJ No
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22 18 Black Male 2014 2017 07-06-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW No
Bibbins, Gene Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1987 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 16 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, IO, SA No PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P, IO, SA No OF, NW, WT, INT Yes
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 32 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019 False Confession H, P No No
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PL No
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13 22 Black Male 2004 2012 05-11-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI Yes PR, WH, NW No
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bragg, Rodney L. Arkansas Clark 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 31 Black Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ No
Bright, Gregory Louisiana Orleans 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO No PR, WH No
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, SA No Yes
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct IO, JV, SA No OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2016 2018 10-08-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV No OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018 Mistaken Witness ID H No No
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO No OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Bumpass, Angel Tennessee Hamilton 2019 2023 Murder Life 3 13 Black Female 2022 10-09-2023 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, JV No PR, NW No
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO No PR, WH No
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24 34 Black Male 2023 08-16-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, NC No OF, NW, INT, PJ No
Burnside, Brandon Wisconsin Milwaukee 2011 2015 Murder Life 5 27 Black Male 2015 09-28-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No OF, NW, WT Yes
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 22 Black Male 1985 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI Yes PR, WH, NW, KP No
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No Yes
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 Black Female 1928 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 16 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA No No
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO No OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8 18 Black Male 1953 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Campbell, Lamont Missouri St. Louis City 2016 2023 Murder Life 6 17 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JV No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense SA No No
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26 Black Male 2018 2016 08-24-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO Yes No
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 23 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, SA No Yes
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30 39 Black Male 1968 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA No OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No Yes
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 14 18 Black Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 37 27 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, P, IO, SA No Yes
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 27 Black Female 2014 2015 04-29-2019 Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, NC, SA Yes No
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense P No OF, NW, INT No
Connor, Matthew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1980 1990 Murder Life 10 41 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, SA No PR, WH No
Corner, Damon Florida Palm Beach 2002 2012 Murder Life 10 23 Black Male 2009 2012 02-05-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Craine, Leonard Nevada Clark 1990 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 37 Black Male 1995 2002 08-07-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, SA Yes No
Crawford, Steven Pennsylvania Dauphin 1974 2002 Murder Life 28 14 Black Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JV Yes PR, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ No
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No OF, NW, WT No
Crotzer, Alan Florida Hillsborough 1982 2006 Sexual Assault Life 24 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA No Yes
Cure, Leonard Florida Broward 2004 2020 Robbery Life 16 33 Black Male 2020 01-04-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO, NC No No
Daniels, Elmer Delaware New Castle 1980 2018 Child Sex Abuse Life 39 18 Black Male 2018 12-17-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, SA No OF, NW, WT No
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, IO, SA No Yes
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Daye, Frederick Renee California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 25 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, IO, JI, NC Yes PR, WH, NW No
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, PH, P, SA No OF, NW, WT, INT Yes
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Dixon, Rafiq Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2022 Murder Life 10 29 Black Male 2022 04-27-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 34 Black Male 1992 2016 05-18-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
Dunn, Charlie Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 26 43 Black Male 2015 01-24-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, H, IO, PH, SA No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No OF, WH Yes
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Erby, Lonnie Missouri St. Louis City 1986 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, SA No Yes
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, SA No OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JV, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW Yes
Fagan, James Michigan Genesee 1988 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 36 Black Male 1996 05-20-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, SA No No
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, JV No No