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: 2094
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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
Fields, Hilliard Texas Dallas 1997 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 25 Black Male 2011 2002 02-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, CV, NC, P, SA Yes 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
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 35 Black Male 2012 10-04-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No 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
Fisher, Christine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 2004 05-02-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Fisher, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 15 49 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No Yes
Flagg, Michael Illinois Cook 2002 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 39 Black Male 2002 05-17-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Flanks, Raymond Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 38 20 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Fleming, Jonathan New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 27 Black Male 1990 2014 04-09-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Flowers, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 29 Black Male 2013 07-21-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
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
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016 CIU, F, M, NC, P No No
Forbes, Walter Michigan Jackson 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 38 25 Black Male 2017 2020 12-12-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, H, IO Yes PR, WH 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
Forney, Robert Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Black Male 2009 12-09-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Foster, Demetrius Michigan Wayne 2000 2014 Murder Term of Years 32 to 50 years 13 24 Black Male 2013 06-29-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Fountain, Ricky Illinois Cook 2013 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 26 years 6 29 Black Male 2018 05-30-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct SA No PR, NW Yes
Fowler, Joel New York Kings 2009 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 17 Black Male 2015 2015 08-15-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013 Mistaken Witness ID CV, H No No
Fowler, Michael Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Fox, Anthony Mississippi Hinds 2022 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2024 08-06-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, NC No No
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
France, Geneva Fed-OH (Northern) 2006 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 1 22 Black Female 2007 2007 03-13-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, F Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Frazier, Bryheem New Jersey Camden 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 2 23 Black Male 2009 08-19-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019 False Confession, Official Misconduct CIU, H No OF, WH, NW No
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession No No
Frederick, Sherri Texas Harris 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Female 2011 10-18-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P No No
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Fry, Jason Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 23 Black Male 2000 06-01-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959 False Confession No No
Fry, Vickie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 25 Black Female 2000 06-07-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Fuller, Kelvin California Los Angeles 1985 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 18 to life 40 20 Black Male 2024 2024 10-16-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CIU, IO, SA Yes No
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 18 31 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Fulmore, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2016 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 to 30 years 4 21 Black Male 2016 04-13-2017 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, SA No OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ Yes
Fulton, John Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 18 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PL Yes
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, JV No PR, WH No
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, JV No PR, OF, WH, NW, PL No
Gaderson, Willie Texas Harris 2016 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 21 Black Male 2017 04-17-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Gaines, Brian Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 17 Black Male 2005 10-05-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO, JV No OF, WH, NW No
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H No No
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 30 years 7 36 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation NC, P No No
Gaines, Sean New York Cayuga 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 28 Black Male 2016 07-03-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Galloway, Josiah New York Nassau 2009 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 years 10 21 Black Male 2018 10-04-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU No OF, NW, WT No
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC No No
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14 47 Black Male 2008 2008 07-29-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Garcia, Arkel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2015 2021 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2021 07-16-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 1/2 to life 26 20 Black Male 2022 2022 12-04-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO Yes PR, WH No
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 33 to life 26 20 Black Male 2016 09-15-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct SA No FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 30 years 12 15 Black Male 2001 2007 06-24-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PL No
Garland, William Fed-OH (Southern) 1991 1993 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 58 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense FED, NC No OF, NW, WT No
Garner, David Fed-OH (Northern) 2005 2008 Robbery Term of Years 13 years 1 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED No PR, NW No
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 to 43 years 4 16 Black Male 1998 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, JV Yes No
Garnous, Bobby Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 66 Black Male 2014 07-15-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Gastile, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2014 05-14-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Gaston, Jeffrey Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 34 Black Male 2006 04-07-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, M, NC, P No No
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, SA No FA, NW Yes
Gates, Dwight Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2016 05-20-2016 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 17 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL No
Gathers, Vanessa New York Kings 1998 2016 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 15 years 9 33 Black Female 2007 02-25-2016 False Confession CIU, F, H No No
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 9 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, P No PR, OF, WH No
Gavin, Willie Wisconsin Kenosha 1997 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 8 years 5 35 Black Male 2001 2002 06-16-2015 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA Yes No
Gayles, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 2 49 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011 False Confession H, SA No Yes
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Gibbs, Corey Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 11 33 Black Male 2024 02-12-2025 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Gibbs, Marcus Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 22 Black Male 2008 11-28-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Gibson, James Illinois Cook 1991 2019 Murder Life without parole 28 23 Black Male 2016 2019 05-04-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ No
Gibson, Paul New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 47 Black Male 2007 08-19-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Gibson, Roland Louisiana Orleans 1968 1993 Murder Life 25 20 Black Male 1985 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, WH No
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 20 Black Male 1967 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Giles, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 26 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA No PR, WH Yes
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 6 22 Black Male 1967 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Giles, Marc Illinois Cook 2003 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 3 38 Black Male 2007 03-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Gill, Danyale Oregon Multnomah 1994 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 3 18 Black Male 1997 11-01-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO No No
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 27 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct IO, SA No FA, WH Yes
Gillespie, Jerry Illinois Cook 1994 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 20 18 Black Male 2014 04-18-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PL No
Gilyard, Eugene Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, JV No No
Gipson, Leonard Illinois Cook 2007 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years and four months 2 26 Black Male 2009 11-28-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Gladden, David Pennsylvania Dauphin 1995 2007 Murder Life 12 36 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CDC, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Glass, Dupree California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16 17 Black Male 2014 2020 06-12-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, JV Yes PR, NW, PL No
Glatfelter, Desirae Michigan Kent 2017 2020 Assault Term of Years 1 year 1 29 Black Female 2018 07-13-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense F, M, NC No No
Glenn, Clarissa Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 34 Black Female 2006 03-28-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, F, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Glenn, Eugene Wisconsin Milwaukee 2002 2003 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 41 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 17 27 Black Male 2009 02-18-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, JI, SA No Yes
Glisson, Eric New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation H Yes No
Glover, Cleon Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 23 Black Male 2008 12-09-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV Yes PR, WH No
Goff, Antoine California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder Term of Years 27 to Life 13 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Goodman, Warren Wisconsin Milwaukee 1994 2007 Robbery Term of Years 22 years 12 30 Black Male 2007 07-10-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No No
Goods, Darron Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2006 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 2006 07-23-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CV No No
Goodwin, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder Life without parole 10 20 Black Male 2023 03-20-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Goodwin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 23 Black Male 2005 02-16-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, NC, P, IO No OF, WH, NW No
Gordon, Kendale Louisiana Orleans 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 11 18 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes