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
Grotton, April Texas Montgomery 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 37 White Female 2014 02-03-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P 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
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault Term of Years 59 days 0 52 White Male 2017 2010 02-21-2023 Perjury or False Accusation NC, P Yes No
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 years 2 22 White Male 2002 2002 07-05-2016 Mistaken Witness ID A Yes No
Haas, Michael Virginia Powhatan 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 38 White Male 1997 2017 04-27-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CIU, CV, NC, IO, SA Yes No
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Hadley, Clint Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 29 White Male 2014 05-20-2016 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Haischer, Heidi Fed-NV 2012 2016 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 38 White Female 2012 03-21-2016 FED, F No No
Hales, Warren Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 1 25 White Male 2005 07-29-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, NC, SBS No PR, NW, PL No
Hall, Erin Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud Term of Years 2 months 0 35 White Male 2011 02-03-2014 FED, NC No No
Hall, Jennifer Missouri Cass 2001 2005 Arson Term of Years 3 years 3 20 White Female 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, F, NC 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
Hall, Paula Missouri Christian 2009 2013 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 36 White Female 2013 10-14-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CDC, F, H, JI No PR, WH No
Hall, Tony Texas Angelina 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 15 25 White Male 2010 2008 10-18-2012 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Halstead, Dennis New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 30 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA Yes OF, NW, WT Yes
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 months to life 2 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024 Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No PR, WH No
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1946 Perjury or False Accusation 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
Hancock, Troy Jon Utah Juab 1993 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 3 25 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation SA No Yes
Handley, Zachary Pennsylvania Northampton 2008 2015 Arson Term of Years 6 to 12 months 1 13 White Male 2009 05-15-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CV, JV No OF, NW, INT No
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO No PR, WH Yes
Hansen, Lisa Michigan Kent 2006 2006 Theft Community Service 0 25 White Female 2006 08-29-2011 F, NC, P No No
Hansen, Michael Minnesota Douglas 2006 2011 Murder Term of Years 14 years and 6 months 6 27 White Male 2011 05-31-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, IO, JI, NC No No
Hanzlik, Kimberly New York Bronx 2011 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 14 34 White Female 2024 12-13-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, F, H No PR, WH, NW, KP, PL No
Harbin, Phillip Texas Denton 2001 2009 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 8 36 White Male 2009 10-03-2017 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, IO No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ, PL Yes
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29 30 White Male 1953 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021 No No
Harmon, Ricky Dale Texas Dallas 1994 2004 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 10 35 White Male 2002 2003 10-19-2012 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 28 White Male 1989 04-20-2020 NC No No
Harper, James Tennessee Knox 1985 2005 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 45 White Male 1987 11-14-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct PH No PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJ No
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20 24 White Male 1949 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Harra, Robert Jr. Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 61 White Male 2018 07-16-2021 FED, NC No No
Harris, Calvin New York Tioga 2007 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 5 40 White Male 2012 06-02-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No No
Harris, Lynnette Fed-WI (Eastern) 1990 1991 Tax Evasion/Fraud Term of Years 10 months 0 33 White Female 1990 10-18-2014 FED, F, NC No No
Harris, Patrick Louisiana Bossier 2019 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 39 years 2 39 White Male 2021 04-26-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, NC 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
Hart, James Thomas California Napa 1990 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 9 43 White Male 1999 01-25-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Harvey, John Michael Texas Tarrant 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 12 24 White Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA Yes PR, WH, NW No
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, H, IO, SA No PR, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJ Yes
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11 15 White Male 2011 2012 08-29-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL No
Haughey, William New York Putnam 2008 2016 Arson Term of Years 10 years 8 35 White Male 2016 05-31-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, CIU, IO, NC No PR, WH No
Hawkins, David Utah Salt Lake 2007 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 2 to 30 years 7 45 White Male 2010 2015 09-11-2019 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, NC, P, SA Yes PR, WH No
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 2 24 White Female 2018 01-30-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct F, H, NC No PR, WH No
Hayden, Thomas 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
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Hazelwood, Mark Fed-TN (Eastern) 2018 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 12 years and 6 months 0 54 White Male 2018 08-18-2021 Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, FED No No
Hebrard, Alexander Texas Harris 2011 2013 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 years 2 25 White Male 2013 07-25-2013 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Hebshie, James Fed-MA 2006 2011 Arson Term of Years 15 years 4 55 White Male 2010 02-12-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense A, FED, NC No No
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 30 days 0 25 White Male 2016 04-06-2018 Official Misconduct M, NC No PR, NW, PL No
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 White Male 1921 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Heineman, Alex Wisconsin St. Croix 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 16 White Male 2019 2017 11-12-2020 Perjury or False Accusation CV, JV, NC, P, SA Yes No
Heins, Chad Florida Duval 1996 2007 Murder Life 11 18 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation H, IO, JI, SA No Yes
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
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 15 37 White Male 2010 2010 01-17-2012 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Hemauer, Francis P. Wisconsin Milwaukee 1972 1981 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 9 45 White Male 1981 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, P, IO No PR, OF, WH No
Henning, Shawn Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 years 29 17 White Male 2008 2018 07-28-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Herskovic, Mayer New York Kings 2016 2018 Assault Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2016 11-26-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Hess, Walter Missouri Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930 Mistaken Witness ID No 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
Hill, Benjamin Minnesota Ramsey 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 30 White Male 2016 03-30-2022 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Hintz, Marcia Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 44 White Female 2013 04-08-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Hobson, Forrest Texas Bowie 2019 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2021 05-06-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P No No
Hocevar, Josef Montana Musselshell 1919 1921 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 to 12 years 2 52 White Male 1921 04-22-2020 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Hockersmith, Letha Jean Oklahoma Tulsa 1994 1999 Murder Life 3 31 White Female 1996 04-08-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, SBS No No
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault Term of Years 15 years 6 26 White Male 1952 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Hoehmann, Joseph New York Rockland 1996 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year 0 35 White Male 1998 1996 12-30-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Hoffman, Abbie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 29 White Male 1970 02-11-2023 Official Misconduct No No
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 5 32 White Male 1929 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct No No
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Holbrook, Bradley Oregon Yamhill 2002 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years and 3 months 6 32 White Male 2008 06-28-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA No PR, NW, PL No
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984 Perjury or False Accusation 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
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 60 years 15 27 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
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
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID SA No Yes
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 9 years 7 41 White Male 2012 09-02-2015 Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P No No
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Female 2023 04-15-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P No No
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 10 33 White Male 1998 12-30-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 19 White Male 2012 11-07-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, IO, JI, SA No OF, NW, WT Yes
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct IO, SA No PR, WH Yes
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, NC, SBS Yes No
Hopkins, Gregory Pennsylvania Beaver 2013 2022 Murder Term of Years 8 to 16 years 7 33 White Male 2020 05-26-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, SA No No
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935 Official Misconduct No No
Horner, Joshua Oregon Deschutes 2017 2018 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 1 37 White Male 2018 09-17-2018 Perjury or False Accusation CV, IO, NC, SA No No
Hornoff, Jeffrey Scott Rhode Island Kent 1996 2003 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011 H No No
Horton, Alice Texas Angelina 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 20 White Female 2013 04-26-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, NC, P No No
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 6 18 White Male 2019 01-02-2020 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, NC, P No PR, WH No
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H, SA No Yes
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 13 19 White Male 2010 12-03-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI 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
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 30 White Female DK 1995 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, NC, SA Yes OF, NW, WT No
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P No FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes