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: 1398
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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
Chlupsa, Henry New York New York 2019 2020 Bribery Probation 0 73 White Male 2019 06-26-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, NC No PR, WH, NW, KP, PL No
Chretien, Roland New Hampshire Rockingham 2004 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 12 years 4 44 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA No No
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, IO, JV, NC, P, SA No OF, NW, INT 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
Church, Ollie Washington Grays Harbor 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 1 44 White Male 2012 01-27-2017 Inadequate Legal Defense NC 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, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 6 35 White Male 2015 2016 08-31-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes 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
Clark, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA No No
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 11 41 White Male 2004 2008 06-22-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA Yes 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
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927 Mistaken Witness ID No No
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
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
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Cole, Christopher Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC Yes PR, WH, NW, WT No
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933 No No
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
Colton, Murray Connecticut New Haven 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 50 years 2 20 White Male 1993 08-27-2013 Perjury or False Accusation H No No
Comstock, Stephen Nevada Washoe 2004 2015 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 10 to 25 years 10 43 White Male 2004 2013 08-02-2015 Official Misconduct NC Yes PR, WH No
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, NC, SBS No No
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No PR, WH No
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 4 32 White Male 1985 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, P, IO, SA Yes PR, WH Yes
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 12 50 White Male 2020 12-07-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO, JI, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Cooper, Anthony Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 2 24 White Male 1996 09-22-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA No No
Cooper, C.D. South Carolina Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 5 33 White Male 1926 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Copeland, Nicole Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Term of Years 24 days 0 32 White Female 2010 05-20-2016 Official Misconduct FED, F No PR, NW No
Copithorne, Michael California Napa 2012 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 36 White Male 2014 06-30-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No No
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 14 26 White Male 2016 11-29-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA No No
Coulter, Phillip Oklahoma Kingfisher 2000 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 2 38 White Male 2002 10-31-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CV, SA No No
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
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2013 06-24-2013 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, CV, IO, SA No Yes
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession No No
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years 2 43 White Male 2001 01-26-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC No PR, NW, PL No
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CSH, CV, NC, P, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, JI, JV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Cox, Terry Sr. Iowa Woodbury 1997 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 4 27 White Male 1999 2001 07-19-2012 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 10 32 White Male 2008 2001 01-22-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT No
Craig, Alvin Missouri Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Crawford, Bradley Oklahoma Oklahoma 2003 2004 Stalking Term of Years 6 months 1 47 White Male 2003 11-04-2013 Perjury or False Accusation M, NC No No
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 10 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, SA No Yes
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
Crittle, Yvonne Virginia Newport News City 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 24 White Female 1996 1990 02-18-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, NC, SA Yes No
Cromwell, Oliver Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 13 White Male 1900 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Crosby, Daniel Montana Missoula 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 5 31 White Male 2002 2000 08-24-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
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
Crum, Paul Jr. Virginia Dickenson 2015 2022 Obstruction of Justice Term of Years 10 years 4 54 White Male 2020 12-21-2022 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 21 White Male 1997 1997 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes No
Cullipher, Ricky Virginia Hampton City 1997 2001 Assault Term of Years 9 years 4 15 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, JV No PR, OF, NW, INT, PL No
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SA Yes OF, NW, WT No
Cunningham, Dean Texas Cherokee 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 2 53 White Male 2015 10-09-2015 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 46 White Male 1996 1999 02-12-2012 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CSH, CV, IO, NC, P, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Cvijanovich, Daniel Fed-ND 2007 2011 Threats Term of Years 1 year and 7 months 1 26 White Male 2008 01-10-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, JI, NC No PR, WH No
Czubryt, Robert Massachusetts Berkshire 2010 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 months 0 50 White Male 2010 04-30-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense IO, SA No No
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, WH 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
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1 31 White Male 1927 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 1 19 White Female 2004 07-03-2024 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct F, H, PH, P No OF, NW, INT 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
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, IO, JV, SA No Yes
Dake, Jeffrey Wisconsin Langlade 1998 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 9 27 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, IO, SA No PR, WH No
Dallas, Peter Florida Broward 1991 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 1 23 White Male 1992 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct H, P No OF, WH, NW, INT No
Damien, Michael District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 27 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, PH No PR, WH No
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI Yes PR, NW, KP No
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, IO, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Dauer, Christopher Texas Jones 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 1 35 White Male 2014 04-18-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Davenport-Fritsche, Donna Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 30 White Female 2012 05-17-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P No 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
Davis, Dennis Texas Travis 2011 2018 Murder Term of Years 36 years 3 35 White Male 2014 06-19-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, SA No FA, NW, PJ Yes
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, SA No FA, NW, PJ Yes
Davis, Jeramie Washington Spokane 2008 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 36 White Male 2013 04-15-2013 H, IO No Yes
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 6 months 17 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No Yes
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023 Official Misconduct No No
Davis, Ricky California El Dorado 2005 2020 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 14 20 White Male 2020 03-05-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI No OF, NW, WT Yes
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder Term of Years 23 years 12 18 White Male 2006 2015 12-29-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, CV, H, IO, P Yes No
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Daws, Kelly Texas Jefferson 2019 2022 Conspiracy Term of Years 12 years 0 44 White Female 2019 10-25-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, F, NC No PR, WH No
Day, Calvin Texas Bexar 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Probation 0 59 White Male 2013 01-25-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA No PR, WH, NW No
Deakle, Evan Lee Jr. Alabama Mobile 2015 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 59 White Male 2015 12-15-2015 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA No No
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 20 White Male 2008 1994 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, P, SA Yes OF, NW, INT 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
Dedge, Wilton Florida Brevard 1982 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 22 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO, JI, SA No PR, WH Yes
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968 False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
DeForge, Paul Florida Palm Beach 1989 1989 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 1989 07-09-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC, P No No
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
DeJac, Lynn New York Erie 1994 2008 Murder Term of Years 25 years 14 30 White Female 2007 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, H, JI, NC Yes Yes
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023 Official Misconduct No No
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession 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
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A No OF, WH 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
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