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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
Alexander, Brian Michigan Ingham 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 2015 10-25-2017 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No No
Armstrong, Richard Michigan Otsego 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 14 to 30 years 6 25 White Male 2011 04-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No PR, NW No
Baumer, Julie Michigan Macomb 2005 2010 Child Abuse Term of Years 10 to 15 years 4 27 White Female 2009 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, IO, NC, SBS No No
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
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Male 2016 12-30-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, CV, IO, NC, SBS No No
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 1998 06-19-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, NC No No
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson Term of Years 9 to 40 years 4 33 White Male 2013 01-22-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, IO, NC No No
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse Term of Years 2 to 15 years 4 33 White Male 2009 10-15-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, NC, SBS No No
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 35 White Male 1961 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Cleary, Mark Michigan Macomb 1989 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 30 years 16 27 White Male 1997 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes CW, WH, NW, WT No
Cristini, Michael Michigan Macomb 1991 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 44 to 60 years 12 26 White Male DK 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, SA Yes FA, WH, NW, WT No
Dabb, Wayne Michigan Dickinson 2005 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 3/4 to 15 years 3 56 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense CV, SA No No
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 9 51 White Female 2012 02-13-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC No No
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession NC No No
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 2 40 White Male 2011 01-17-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No 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
Grissom, James Michigan St. Clair 2003 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 35 years 9 43 White Male 2012 11-19-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, SA No No
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 1949 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 1 19 White Male 1932 10-22-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 32 White Male 1961 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Hansen, Lisa Michigan Kent 2006 2006 Theft Community Service 0 25 White Female 2006 08-29-2011 F, NC, P No No
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29 30 White Male 1953 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 29 White Male 2013 05-01-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 1/3 to 2 years 2 30 White Male 2015 05-01-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 29 White Male 1995 1991 01-19-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct P Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT 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
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 17 to 27 years 3 35 White Male 2009 07-05-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No No
Isho, Waleed Michigan Wayne 1990 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 8 to 20 years 13 21 White Male 2002 02-16-2021 Perjury or False Accusation CIU No No
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9 28 White Male 1940 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Kiel, Archie Michigan Kalkaska 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 months 0 48 White Male 2010 07-14-2015 NC No No
Klages, Kathie Michigan Ingham 2020 2022 Obstruction of Justice Term of Years 90 days 1 62 White Female 2020 04-06-2023 Official Misconduct F, NC No PR, OF, NW No
Krukowski, Dane Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 to 10 years 3 24 White Male 2019 02-01-2021 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SBS No No
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1961 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13 28 White Male 1959 Perjury or False Accusation No No
MacGregor, Robert Michigan Huron 1912 1916 Murder Life 4 34 White Male 1916 08-19-2021 No No
Maples, David Michigan Macomb 1995 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 20 years 10 25 White Male 2006 04-30-2020 Inadequate Legal Defense P No No
Mardlin, Frederick Michigan St. Clair 2007 2013 Arson Term of Years 3 to 20 years 5 31 White Male 2011 02-25-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, NC No No
McCann, Raymond II Michigan St. Joseph 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 8 months 1 45 White Male 2015 12-11-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P, IO, SA No OF, NW, PJ No
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, IO, NC, SBS Yes No
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 to 90 years 11 20 White Male DK 2002 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, SA Yes FA, WH, NW, WT No
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Mulherin, Crystal Michigan Genesee 2022 2024 Attempted Murder Term of Years 17 to 30 years 2 31 White Female 2024 01-31-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense F, JI No Yes
Nelson, Jimmie Michigan Iosco 2010 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to 50 years 3 28 White Male 2013 04-21-2014 H No No
Ogilvie, Eric Michigan Wayne 2010 2024 Assault Term of Years 2 years 5 43 White Male 2015 07-23-2024 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC No OF, WH No
Palazzolo, John Michigan Wayne 2006 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 15 years 5 48 White Male 2011 06-29-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA No No
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder Term of Years 15 to 20 years 6 35 White Male 1960 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 40 years 4 29 White Male 1991 1995 04-29-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL No
Perry, James Norman Michigan Oakland 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No PR, NW No
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
Prevost, Lloyd Michigan Macomb 1920 1930 Murder Life 11 24 White Male 1930 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Redick, Neal Michigan Genesee 1992 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 30 years 16 28 White Male 2005 2007 06-23-2014 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 19 27 White Male 1939 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Romeo, Joe Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 55 White Male 2005 08-02-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Sadowski, Jason Michigan Marquette 2014 2017 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 40 to 80 years 3 43 White Male 2017 04-03-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, NC, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 32 years 0 49 White Male 1992 12-04-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct JI, SA No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 4 33 White Male 1988 02-07-2020 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to 60 years 13 26 White Male 1999 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH No
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, NC, SBS No No
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949 No No
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 7 36 White Female 2002 2009 05-24-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, IO, JI, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Thain, Leeann Michigan Berrien 2011 2014 Theft Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Female 2011 02-17-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense F, NC No No
Thompson, Troy Michigan Calhoun 2014 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 40 White Male 2017 04-10-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No OF, CW, NW, WT No
Thorn, Michael Michigan Branch 1995 1999 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 4 46 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense No 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
Tomasik, Dennis Michigan Kent 2007 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 to 50 years 8 34 White Male 2015 02-24-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Trakhtenberg, Jacob Michigan Oakland 2006 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 7 67 White Male 2012 10-15-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No OF, NW, WT No
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14 48 White Female 1945 11-27-2017 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Walden, Derrick Michigan Berrien 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 75 years 2 36 White Male 2017 01-25-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, SA 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
Wright, Louis Michigan Calhoun 1988 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 35 29 White Male 2023 12-06-2023 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, IO, P, SA No OF, NW, PJ Yes
Wyniemko, Kenneth Michigan Macomb 1994 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 to 60 years 9 42 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO, JI, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT Yes