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
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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
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 24 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence IO, SA No Yes
Beaty, Kara Indiana St. Joseph 2023 2025 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 years 1 18 White Female 2024 05-01-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC, IO No PR, NW No
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CV, F, H, IO, NC No FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 12 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H No PR, WH, NW, KP Yes
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder Term of Years 55 years 7 43 White Female 2010 2012 11-06-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, F, H Yes PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890 Perjury or False Accusation No No
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 38 White Male 1991 05-25-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA No No
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No PR, WH No
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, NC No No
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 2012 2012 11-06-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes PR, NW No
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 8 years 2 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P No OF, NW, INT No
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder Term of Years 34 years 6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011 False Confession H, JV, PH, P, SA No No
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson Term of Years 15 years 3 20 White Male 2004 2006 08-21-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CDC, JI Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Kindred, Jerry Indiana Greene 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 3 64 White Male 2013 06-27-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No PR, CW, NW, WT No
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CV, F, H, NC No PR, WH, PJ No
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 26 White Male 2001 07-13-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CV, H, NC No PR, WH No
Laudig, Jessie Indiana Marion 2018 2022 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 8 months and 10 days 1 36 White Male 2019 06-28-2022 NC No No
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 71 years 13 20 White Male DK 2011 06-21-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, NC Yes No
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC No No
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 8 33 White Male 2011 02-11-2015 Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA No No
Reed, Pamela Indiana Hendricks 1997 1998 Theft Term of Years 4 days 0 36 White Female 1997 03-29-2018 F, NC No No
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 27 White Male 2010 2020 08-02-2021 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO Yes PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 22 years 1 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No PR, NW No
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 1935 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Smith, Christopher C. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 38 years 2 32 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P No OF, NW, INT No
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 26 White Male 1993 2000 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI, SA Yes PR, WH Yes
Wilson, Donald Indiana Gibson 1995 1997 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 2 months 1 42 White Male 1995 1996 09-29-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC Yes OF, NW, PJ No
Wood, Danny Indiana Bartholomew 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 4 26 White Male 1990 06-16-2020 Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA No No
Zawacki, Richard Indiana Huntington 2000 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 1 38 White Male 2001 08-08-2017 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No No