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
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence No No
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 30 White Male 1978 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct 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
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 14 25 White Male 1987 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 21 28 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, NC, SBS No No
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, P No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct A, CV, H, IO, NC No PR, WH No
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H No PR, NW, PL No
Mason, Lucius Jr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 4 18 White Male 1988 Perjury or False Accusation No No
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
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 9 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JV, SA No PR, WH Yes
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 2 years 1 13 White Male 2011 06-12-2019 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA, JV No No
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017 Official Misconduct NC No PR, NW No
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Mawson, Kimberly Rhode Island Kent 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 35 years 3 32 White Female 2010 08-21-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CDC, CV, F, H No No
Mazur, Andre Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Male 2012 12-09-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, M, NC, P No No
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H Yes PR, WH No
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 29 29 White Male 2015 05-18-2015 Mistaken Witness ID IO, SA No No
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019 Perjury or False Accusation NC, P, SA No No
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 10 months 5 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, SA No PR, OF, WH No
McAnally, Tamara California San Diego 2004 2011 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Female 2004 06-21-2012 F, NC, P No No
McCabe, Travis Fed-LA (Eastern) 2010 2014 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 39 White Male 2010 02-20-2014 Perjury or False Accusation FED, NC No No
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 3 28 White Male 2009 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation IO, NC, SA Yes Yes
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 1 White Male 1994 1993 07-26-2021 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA Yes No
McCann, Raymond II Michigan St. Joseph 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 8 months 1 45 White Male 2015 12-11-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, P, IO, SA No OF, NW, PJ No
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI, SA No FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
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
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL No
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H No Yes
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, WH, NW, WT No
McCuan, Alvin California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
McCuan, Deborah California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 25 White Female 1991 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, WH, NW, WT No
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC No No
McCullough, Robert Wayne Texas Montgomery 2000 2011 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2011 2000 05-12-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA Yes No
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 3 years 1 23 White Male 1999 2000 02-10-2016 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA Yes No
McDermott, Michael Idaho Bonner 2019 2023 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 47 White Male 2022 09-05-2023 H, NC No No
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Term of Years 100 to 150 years 2 31 White Male 1973 No No
McDowell, John Jack New Mexico Sandoval 2014 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to Life 5 54 White Male 2019 02-10-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H No PR, NW No
McGuffin, Nicholas Oregon Coos 2011 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 8 18 White Male 2019 01-20-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO No PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ Yes
McIntyre, Richard North Dakota Burleigh 1991 1992 Assault Term of Years 60 days 0 31 White Male 1991 02-16-2014 NC No No
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CDC, H, IO, JV Yes PR, WH Yes
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923 Mistaken Witness ID No No
McLaughlin, Bruce Virginia Loudoun 1998 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 45 White Male 2002 09-27-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
McLaughlin, Mark Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1998 1996 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 18 White Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
McLaughlin, Russell Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 1998 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 3 36 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct FED Yes PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
McMahan, David Maine Knox 2000 2001 Assault Probation 0 40 White Male 2000 06-09-2014 Perjury or False Accusation M, NC No No
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
McNenney, Edward New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Male 2008 06-25-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC No PR, WH No
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, SA No Yes
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16 42 White Female 2014 10-10-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, IO No PR, OF, WH 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
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, JI, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ No
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 18 White Female 2014 01-14-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, F, NC, P No No
Mengloi, Mary Florida Palm Beach 1990 1993 Theft Probation 0 30 White Female 1990 10-26-2014 Perjury or False Accusation F, NC No No
Mercer, Ellen New Mexico Dona Ana 2002 2006 Fraud Probation 0 46 White Female 2002 11-11-2019 F, NC No No
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H No PR, WH, NW, WT No
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 to 24 years 2 23 White Male 2012 05-27-2017 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No CW, NW, WT 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
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, F, NC, SA No CW, NW, WT No
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, F, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Miller, Benjamin Connecticut Fairfield 1973 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 16 42 White Male 1989 12-21-2012 False Confession, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT No
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 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, NW, WT No
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902 No No
Miller, Joel Fed-CA (Central) 2012 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 35 White Male 2013 12-19-2014 Perjury or False Accusation FED No No
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, NC No PR, WH Yes
Miller, Lawrence J. Jr. Connecticut Fairfield 1983 1997 Assault Term of Years 32 years 12 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, SA No OF, WH No
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Miller, Thomas 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
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to 30 years 18 18 White Female 2020 2021 09-20-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, IO, NC, SBS Yes No
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, SA No Yes
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, FED, NC No PR, WH, NW, KP No
Minton, Samuel Scott Tennessee Bradley 1994 2025 Sexual Assault Term of Years 76 years 31 20 White Male 2024 05-01-2025 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, NC, IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, WT Yes
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ Yes
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 29 White Male 1987 1999 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 to 90 years 11 20 White Male DK 2002 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, SA Yes FA, WH, NW, WT No
Molen, Michael Scott Idaho Boise 2007 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 7 44 White Male 2014 09-22-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No PR, FA, WH, NW, WT No
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder Term of Years 22 years 9 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, H, NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT No
Montgomery, Carl Illinois Moultrie 1984 1989 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 7 years 4 44 White Male 1987 07-16-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC No No
Montgomery, Johnathan Virginia Hampton City 2008 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 7 years and 6 months 4 14 White Male 2012 2012 12-20-2013 Perjury or False Accusation CV, IO, JV, NC, SA Yes No
Montgomery, Patrick Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 22 31 White Male 2008 2009 10-19-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, SA Yes No
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 16 26 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence SA No Yes
Mooney, John Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2014 Murder Life 4 19 White Male 2014 03-19-2014 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, H, IO No No
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, SA No PR, WH, NW, PL No
Moore, Joanna California Alameda 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 1 14 White Female 1994 10-24-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, H, JV, NC, SA 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
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, P No PR, WH No
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Morales, Melissa Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 37 White Female 2019 04-04-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, NC, P No OF, WH, NW 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
Moran, Nakiya Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Attempted Murder Term of Years 62 years 7 17 White Male 2017 06-06-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CV, JV No PR, OF, WH No
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929 False Confession No No
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, JV Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 2014 06-11-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense M, NC No OF, NW, PJ No
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 0 61 White Male 2013 2013 11-16-2015 NC, SA Yes No
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO No PR, WH Yes