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
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 7 45 White Male 2012 12-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Deskovic, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1990 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 16 16 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JV, SA No OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Devlin, Dennis Florida Volusia 1995 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 10 months 1 38 White Male 2001 1996 07-05-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012 H, IO, SA No Yes
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, NW No
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 5 24 White Male 1982 03-15-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Diaz, Tony California San Diego 2016 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Fine 0 56 White Male 2016 09-18-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct M, NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Dick, Steven Illinois Cook 1983 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 18 White Male 1984 03-21-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No PR, WH No
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, JI, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI Yes OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H No PR, WH, NW, PL No
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct A, CV, H, NC No PR, OF, WH No
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, WH No
DiPippo, Anthony New York Putnam 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 18 White Male 2005 2016 11-05-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 36 White Female 1996 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT No
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 35 White Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, IO, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT 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
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO Yes PR, OF, NW, KP, WT No
Dorotik, Jane California San Diego 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 53 White Female 2020 07-04-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO No PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ, PL Yes
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 50 years 6 20 White Male 1985 1985 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, NC, SA No PR, NW, WT No
Dowaliby, David Illinois Cook 1990 1992 Murder Term of Years 45 years 2 31 White Male 1991 02-25-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H No No
Doyle, Robert E. Alabama Montgomery 1992 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 44 White Male 2000 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No PR, WH No
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Draper-Roberts, Dawn Utah Salt Lake 2014 2017 Theft Probation 0 50 White Female 2014 06-19-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, M, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No PR, NW No
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Dubbs, Charles T. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2002 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 40 years 5 36 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA No No
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 2020 09-23-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PL Yes
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912 No No
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, NC, P, SA Yes PR, WH No
Duke, Timmy Texas Dallas 1992 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 25 years 26 24 White Male 2018 08-02-2018 Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, IO, P No No
Dukes, Jerry Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 54 White Male 2008 09-11-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P No No
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Dunn, Elisa Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Female 2010 05-20-2016 Official Misconduct FED, F No PR, NW No
Dunn, Larry Jr. Wisconsin Racine 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years 8 32 White Male 2020 01-27-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No No
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023 F, H No No
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, IO, SA No FA, WH Yes
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
Dziubak, Richard Paul Minnesota Ramsey 1987 1989 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 years and 9 months 1 34 White Male 1988 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation H, NC, P No No
Eardley, James Illinois McLean 1990 1991 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 23 White Male 1990 10-28-2014 Perjury or False Accusation CDC No No
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H No No
Earnest, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 White Male 2014 01-14-2015 CIU, NC, P No No
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23 34 White Male 2006 2006 10-04-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H Yes No
Easley, Edward California Shasta 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 35 White Male 1996 1999 09-10-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, IO, P, SA Yes No
Eastridge, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 30 28 White Male 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, WH 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
Edmonds, Tyler Mississippi Oktibbeha 2004 2008 Murder Life 3 13 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation H, JV No No
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder Term of Years 18 years 11 34 White Female DK 2008 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, NC, SBS Yes No
Ehrlick, Casey Montana Yellowstone 2015 2016 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 White Male 2015 2016 06-23-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, SA Yes No
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct NC No PR, WH No
Eldridge, Yvonne California Contra Costa 1996 2003 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 0 41 White Female 1996 09-28-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, NC No No
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, H, IO, SA Yes Yes
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012 Official Misconduct H No PR, WH, NW No
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years 5 23 White Male 2008 2011 01-16-2012 Perjury or False Accusation NC, SA Yes No
Elsayed, Jessica Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-23-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC, P No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, NC, P, SBS No No
Engel, Gary Missouri Clay 1991 2010 Kidnapping Term of Years 90 years 19 33 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct JI No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Engesser, Oakley South Dakota Meade 2001 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 12 41 White Male 2013 01-13-2015 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No OF, WH No
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, SA No PR, WH No
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021 No No
Eskew, Jasmine Montana Cascade 2014 2017 Child Abuse Term of Years 5 years 3 21 White Female 2017 01-25-2018 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, F, SBS No OF, NW, INT No
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No No
Evans, Desheen New York Bronx 2017 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 8 months to 4 years 1 35 White Female 2018 07-23-2024 CV, F, P No No
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 65 White Male 1996 1998 02-12-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, IO, NC, P, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT No
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 4 41 White Female 1996 1998 02-12-2012 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, IO, NC, P, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT, INT 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
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 18 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI, SA No PR, WH, NW, WT Yes
Faircloth, Billy Texas Travis 2012 2023 Assault Term of Years 60 years 11 44 White Male 2022 05-04-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ Yes
Fappiano, Scott New York Kings 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 5/6 years to 50 years 21 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Faria, Russell Missouri Lincoln 2013 2015 Murder Life without parole 2 41 White Male 2015 11-16-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Farnbaugh, William Florida Pasco 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Life 7 25 White Male 2004 06-25-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA No No
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession NC No No
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 20 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI No PR, OF, WH No
Faulkner, Kenneth California Kern 2000 2003 Kidnapping Term of Years 30 to Life 3 39 White Male 2000 2003 01-20-2014 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Faulkner, Roland Florida St. Lucie 1996 1997 Arson Not Sentenced 0 53 White Male 1996 08-31-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, NC No No
Favor, Jack Louisiana Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Fenenbock, Robert California Trinity 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 38 White Male 2019 2019 03-01-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO Yes PR, OF, FA, CW, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL No
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED, H, P Yes PR, WH No
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 2011 11-12-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CDC, FED No No
Filler, Vladek Maine Hancock 2009 2015 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 37 White Male 2009 05-26-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, SA No PR, WH, NW No
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, NC No No
Fisher, James Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 2 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED, NC No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 1 18 White Male 2019 2019 06-11-2019 Perjury or False Accusation NC, P, SA Yes No
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 to 5 years 0 22 White Male 1904 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Fitzgerald, John Fed-CA (Southern) 2007 2009 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 40 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED No PR, WH, NW, KP 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
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ Yes
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
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