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: 96
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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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 12 28 White Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H No Yes
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, H, SA No PR, WH Yes
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5 35 White Male 1992 1994 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930 No No
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, P, IO, SA Yes PR, WH Yes
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH No
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, NW No
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 2020 09-23-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PL Yes
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 18 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI, SA No PR, WH, NW, WT Yes
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL No
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Golden, Andrew Florida Polk 1991 1994 Murder Death 2 45 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No No
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 1987 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation H No No
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27 47 White Male 1970 1995 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, PH Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, SA No Yes
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P No FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H No PR, WH No
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, JI No Yes
Krone, Ray Arizona Maricopa 1992 2002 Murder Death 10 34 White Male 2002 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct BM, H, SA No PR, WH, NW Yes
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 8 24 White Male 1933 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CV, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 2 33 White Male 1953 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32 31 White Male 1970 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Linder, Michael South Carolina Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2 24 White Male 1981 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI, SA No FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No Yes
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, JI, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, F, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902 No No
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, SA No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, H, JI, SA No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PL Yes
Osborne, Larry Kentucky Whitley 1999 2002 Murder Death 4 17 White Male 2002 07-05-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, JV No No
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5 40 White Male 1997 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, SA No PR, WH No
Paradis, Donald Idaho Kootenai 1981 2001 Murder Death 19 30 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Penalver, Seth Florida Broward 1999 2012 Murder Death 13 21 White Male 2012 12-28-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 7 32 White Male 1920 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Prion, Lemuel Arizona Pima 1999 2003 Murder Death 4 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 H, SA No No
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 6 18 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 H No No
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 1975 01-25-2021 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Robison, James Albert Arizona Maricopa 1977 1993 Murder Death 3 53 White Male 1980 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H No No
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 7 20 White Male 1897 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4 White Male 1895 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI No PR, OF, WH, NW, PL No
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CV, H, JV, SA No Yes
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 35 White Male 1988 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901 No No
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17 63 White Male 1970 1985 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, PH Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Toney, Michael Texas Tarrant 1999 2009 Murder Death 10 19 White Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, NC, SA No No
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 6 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense BM, H No No
Williamson, Ronald Keith Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Death 11 29 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI, SA Yes PR, WH Yes
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, NC No OF, WH, NW No
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0 20 White Male 1889 No No
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 1983 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9 39 White Male 1917 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No