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: 555
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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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
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
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, P, JV No OF, NW, INT 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
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL No
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 6 22 White Male DK 1995 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CV, H Yes No
Allen, Billy Frederick Texas Dallas 1983 2011 Murder Life 26 37 White Male 2009 04-06-2012 Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
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
Ambler, Peter Wisconsin Rock 1987 1989 Murder Life 2 24 White Male 1989 11-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation H No No
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016 Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, JI No No
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, H, IO, NC No No
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 19 White Male 2007 08-15-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO No OF, WH, NW, PJ, INT 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
Arledge, Randolph Texas Navarro 1984 2013 Murder Life 99 years 29 26 White Male 2012 2013 05-10-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, SA Yes Yes
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, SA No PR, OF, NW, WT Yes
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder Term of Years 9 years 9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH No
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3 21 White Male 2000 2000 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, H Yes 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, Steven New York Oneida 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 19 19 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, JI, IO, SA No Yes
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, P Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, P Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, WH 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
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 0 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018 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
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
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
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH, NW, WT 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
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No 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
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
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
Blake, Bryan New York New York 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 3 22 White Male 1989 11-02-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PL 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
Boots, Christopher Oregon Lane 1987 1995 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 8 19 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI No Yes
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 19 17 White Male 2004 2015 07-02-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JI, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ 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
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 5 23 White Male 1920 No No
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, P No OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 15 29 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, H, IO, JI No PR, WH Yes
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, F, H, NC No No
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years and 3 months 3 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC No No
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
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011 H, 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
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No 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
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO Yes OF, NW, WT 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
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, IO, NC, SBS No No
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 99 years 6 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, F, H, IO, NC No FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 years 21 23 White Male 2012 2022 08-25-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ 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
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
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
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, JV, SA No OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation 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
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct A, H, NC No PR, WH, NW No
Carroll, Francis M. Maine Oxford 1938 1950 Murder Life 12 42 White Male 1950 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO Yes PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 years 2 19 White Male 2014 2015 04-12-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CV, H Yes No
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CV, H, IO, JV No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC Yes No
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No PR, WH, NW, KP, 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
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
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, CIU, H, IO Yes PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL Yes
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, JI No PR, WH, NW, KP, PL No
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013 False Confession, Inadequate Legal Defense H No 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
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2 37 White Male 1998 1998 09-14-2015 Perjury or False Accusation H Yes No
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, NC, IO, JV Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ 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
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, IO No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ, PL Yes
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 11 21 White Male 1986 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H Yes No
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933 No No