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: 78
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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
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018 Perjury or False Accusation Yes No
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Bolduc, Frank Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery Term of Years 48 years and 4 months 9 42 White Male 1999 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct FED No OF, WH No
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 9 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018 Mistaken Witness ID IO No No
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 29 White Male 1939 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 1 24 White Male 1939 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Childers, Brad Texas Collin 2004 2018 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 14 20 White Male 2018 07-01-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No OF, WH No
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 30 White Male 2020 08-12-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, FED No OF, NW, WT No
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Cobb, Travis Texas Bexar 2019 2025 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 39 Caucasian Male 2022 05-15-2025 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Courteau, Paul Rhode Island Providence 1981 1999 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 13 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No PR, WH No
Davis, Cody Florida Palm Beach 2006 2007 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 0 21 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID No Yes
Deckinga, Shaun Fed-MN 1993 1993 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 26 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation FED, JI No No
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Dombrowski, Peter New York Erie 1985 1990 Robbery Term of Years 9 to 18 years 5 37 White Male 1990 03-10-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Duty, Dustin Florida Duval 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 8 28 White Male 2018 2021 11-08-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense IO Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Eaton, Roy Illinois Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 11 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, IO No PR, NW No
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 26 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, IO No No
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1957 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 21 White Male 1957 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 40 White Male 1954 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Hammons, Robert Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 6 31 White Male 1992 12-14-2018 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Holdsworth, Larry Ohio Portage 1988 1994 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 35 White Male 1992 12-12-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 White Male 1930 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 1 28 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 10 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Iannacone, Dominic New York New York 2015 2018 Robbery Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 3 30 White Male 2017 03-15-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, NC No No
Kauffman, Carl Joe Jr. Pennsylvania Bedford 2001 2004 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 3 21 White Male 2002 2004 08-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Kerr, Milo C. California Los Angeles 1934 1938 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 3 39 White Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 47 White Male 1927 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Kimsey, Martin Texas Dallas 1985 1990 Robbery Life 4 45 White Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Kirkwood, Justin Pennsylvania Lawrence 2003 2006 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 22 White Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO No PR, NW No
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 40 years 3 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Labrizetta, Anthony Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 32 White Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Larkin, Francis Fed-WI (Eastern) 1991 1999 Robbery Term of Years 32 years and 6 months 9 55 White Male 1999 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct FED No OF, WH No
Larson, Robert E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 4 27 White Male 2013 07-26-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, IO No No
Loftus, John Massachusetts Berkshire 1886 1888 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 19 White Male 1888 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13 28 White Male 1959 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery Term of Years 1 to Life 0 22 White Male 1934 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Lytle, Alvernon L. Nebraska Kearney 1929 1932 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 15 years 2 White Male 1932 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Marsh, Floyd Jr. Oregon Clackamas 2017 2024 Robbery Term of Years 6 years and 10 months 5 54 White Male 2022 01-26-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No Yes
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021 Mistaken Witness ID No No
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 3 25 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Mellory, Jesse California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Mellory, Sumner California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 5 years 0 25 White Male 1942 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Moore, Joshua California Orange 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 19 White Male 2001 08-03-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Moran, Christopher Rhode Island Providence 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 68 years 3 22 White Male 1997 01-13-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Nedza, Joseph New York Onondaga 1931 1931 Robbery Term of Years 35 years 0 24 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Pezzulich, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 33 White Male 1920 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Prentice, Mark New York Tompkins 1989 1995 Robbery Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 6 27 White Male 1992 1995 10-31-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct P Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Prisament, Martin Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 21 White Male 1939 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Reichert, Joseph Washington King 2001 2003 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 20 White Male 2003 09-05-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Roberts, John New York Queens 1877 1878 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 32 White Male 1878 09-12-2022 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Russell, Stephen Lynn Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 26 White Male 1985 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO No No
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926 No No
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 1935 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Smith, Codey Missouri Barton 2008 2012 Robbery Term of Years 16 years 4 21 White Male 2010 2012 06-02-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense JI Yes No
Starks, Ronnie Illinois Lake 1982 1985 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 White Male 1985 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 42 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, IO No No
Taff, Maurice Missouri St. Louis 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 1 19 White Male 1932 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession No No
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Uchansky, Max New York New York 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 30 years 1 19 White Male 1940 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Vamvakas, Evangelo New York Queens 1994 1996 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 10 years 2 43 White Male 1996 12-03-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Wood, Sidney California Los Angeles 1924 1925 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 1 White Male 1925 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Woten, Michael Anthony Texas Dallas 1982 1990 Robbery Term of Years 55 years 8 19 White Male 1990 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID No No