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: 82
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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
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28 17 White Male 2006 2015 02-13-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H, IO, SA, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI, IO No Yes
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7 20 White Male 2022 02-01-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, WH, NW, WT No
Barnes, Donald Jr. Florida Sarasota 2011 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 4 32 White Male 2013 2014 09-15-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, JI No No
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16 20 White Male 2016 2020 02-08-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 32 White Male 2024 10-11-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI, IO, SA No Yes
Bintz, Robert Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24 31 White Male 2024 10-11-2024 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, JI, IO, SA No Yes
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6 29 White Male 1992 1992 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 5 29 White Male 2017 09-24-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Cannon, Philip Scott Oregon Polk 2000 2009 Murder Life without parole 10 32 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No No
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 13 29 White Male 2020 03-25-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, IO, JI, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PL No
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO, SA, BM Yes Yes
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 38 31 White Male 2017 12-03-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, CV, H, SA No Yes
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI No Yes
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 38 White Male 1999 11-17-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, NW, PL No
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO Yes PR, OF, NW, KP, WT No
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023 F, H No No
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Faria, Russell Missouri Lincoln 2013 2015 Murder Life without parole 2 41 White Male 2015 11-16-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 20 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI No PR, OF, WH No
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ Yes
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Gable, Frank Oregon Marion 1991 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 29 White Male 1993 2019 06-20-2023 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes OF, NW, WT No
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 5 32 White Male 2009 2013 06-02-2015 Perjury or False Accusation H, JI Yes Yes
Garrett, Claude Tennessee Davidson 1993 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 35 White Male 2022 06-21-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct A, CIU, H, IO, NC No PR, WH No
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26 26 White Male 2012 06-07-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CV, H, IO, NC No No
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 24 White Male 2008 2019 09-03-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, NW No
Goodin, Anthony Georgia Lowndes 1988 1989 Murder Life without parole 1 22 White Male 1989 07-24-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession H No No
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 14 White Male 2006 2017 05-12-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CIU, H, JV, NC Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT No
Grega, John Vermont Windham 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 17 32 White Male 2012 08-22-2013 H, SA No Yes
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO No PR, WH Yes
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11 15 White Male 2011 2012 08-29-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL No
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 15 37 White Male 2010 2010 01-17-2012 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, P, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Highers, Raymond Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24 20 White Male 2012 09-25-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI No No
Highers, Thomas Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24 21 White Male 2012 09-25-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI No No
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 19 White Male 2012 11-07-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, IO, JI, SA No OF, NW, WT Yes
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 13 19 White Male 2010 12-03-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI No No
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7 33 White Male 1992 12-07-2023 No No
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Kunze, David Washington Clark 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 4 44 White Male 2001 04-26-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI No PR, WH No
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Lapointe, Richard Connecticut Tolland 1992 2015 Murder Life without parole 23 41 White Male 2015 10-10-2015 False Confession, Official Misconduct A, H, IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11 26 White Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, JI, JV, SA No OF, NW No
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, NW, PL No
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, WH No
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16 42 White Female 2014 10-10-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PL Yes
Nickerson, Glen California Santa Clara 1987 2003 Murder Life without parole 16 29 White Male 1992 2003 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, WH Yes
Peterson, Jamie Lee Michigan Kalkaska 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16 21 White Male 2014 09-09-2014 False Confession, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ Yes
Poole, Gilbert Jr. Michigan Oakland 1989 2021 Murder Life without parole 32 23 White Male 2021 06-18-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO, BM No PR, NW Yes
Potts, Clinton Oklahoma Muskogee 2009 2012 Murder Life without parole 3 30 White Male 2012 09-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI No PR, WH, NW, KP No
Revelle, George Missouri Christian 1996 1998 Murder Life without parole 3 36 White Male 1998 04-01-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H No OF, WH No
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33 39 White Male 2011 2019 10-25-2019 Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, JI Yes Yes
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24 35 White Male 2016 10-29-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO No PR, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ No
Sopron, Matthew Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Life without parole 21 22 White Male 2000 2018 12-31-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, P No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 3 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI No OF, WH Yes
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 2008 2006 08-24-2014 Perjury or False Accusation FED, H, JI Yes No
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, IO No Yes
Tice, Derek Virginia Norfolk City 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 9 27 White Male 2005 2009 10-17-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Titus, Jeff Michigan Kalamazoo 2002 2023 Murder Life without parole 21 38 White Male 2020 2023 06-30-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW No
Toth, Andrew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Life without parole 20 41 White Male 1911 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 41 White Female 1996 07-29-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, H, NC, SBS No No
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35 30 White Male 2022 11-14-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO No No
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO No OF, WH No
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 11 25 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT, PJ, PL Yes
Wilson, Johnny Lee Missouri Lawrence 1987 1995 Murder Life without parole 8 20 White Male 1989 1995 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, P Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015 False Confession, Official Misconduct F, H, IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ Yes
York, Kenneth Missouri Vernon 1994 2010 Sexual Assault Life without parole 16 38 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct SA No PR, WH Yes