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
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
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, P No PR, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 35 White Male 1988 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 False Confession H, IO No Yes
Stevens, Clifford Oregon Lane 1990 1995 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 months 0 55 White Male 1991 02-24-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, M, NC, SA No No
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 1/2 to 10 years 3 23 White Female 2019 02-01-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, NC, SBS No No
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT No
Stevens, Ted Fed-DC 2008 2009 Official Misconduct Not Sentenced 0 83 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct FED No PR, WH No
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2014 01-14-2015 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing Term of Years 45 days 0 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC No OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014 Perjury or False Accusation H Yes No
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2010 08-30-2012 FED, NC, SA No No
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation H, JI, PH, P, SA No Yes
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 3 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI No OF, WH Yes
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P No No
Stoll, John California Kern 1985 2004 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 19 41 White Male 1986 2004 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, IO, NC, SA Yes OF, CW, NW, WT No
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013 Inadequate Legal Defense F, H, NC No No
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949 No No
Street, John Fed-MO (Western) 2006 2009 Murder Life without parole 0 36 White Male 2008 2006 08-24-2014 Perjury or False Accusation FED, H, JI Yes No
Strong, Jason Illinois Lake 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 46 years 15 24 White Male 2010 2015 05-30-2015 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO Yes OF, NW, INT No
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 days 0 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, M, NC, SA No OF, CW, NW, WT No
Stubbs, Leigh Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault Term of Years 44 years 11 20 White Female 2011 2012 10-25-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct BM, F, IO, NC, SA Yes PR, WH No
Sturgeon, Michael Wisconsin Walworth 1997 2000 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 120 days 0 16 White Male 1997 07-15-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, JV, P No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Sullivan, Bryan Fed-Military 2016 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 1 31 White Male 2017 09-26-2017 Perjury or False Accusation FED, NC, SA No No
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1987 1990 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Sullivan, Melvin Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 27 White Male 1987 12-07-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, IO No Yes
Surritt, Andrew Jr. Ohio Fayette 1992 1996 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 29 White Male 1993 12-10-2018 NC No No
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 50 years 7 36 White Female 2002 2009 05-24-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, F, IO, JI, NC, SA Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 39 White Male 2011 10-18-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC No OF, WH, NW, WT No
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 24 to Life 2 34 White Male 2020 06-22-2022 H No No
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901 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
Taffner, Chris Arkansas Washington 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 140 years 3 53 White Male 2019 05-13-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, NC, SA No PR, WH, NW No
Taggart, Moonshadow California Kern 2016 2019 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 7 years and 8 months 2 34 White Female 2018 01-28-2020 F, NC No No
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17 63 White Male 1970 1985 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, PH Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Tankleff, Martin New York Suffolk 1990 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JV No PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ No
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19 20 White Male 2017 2017 08-01-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, SA Yes OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ Yes
Tatum, Maxwell Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 months 0 26 White Male 2019 07-17-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct NC, P No OF, WH, NW No
Taylor, Ada JoAnn Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 21 White Female 2008 2008 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, F, H, P, SA Yes OF, NW, WT Yes
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 1998 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI Yes PR, FA, WH, NW Yes
Taylor, Homer III Washington Grays Harbor 2010 2011 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 2 51 White Male 2011 01-27-2017 Inadequate Legal Defense NC No No
Taylor, Ruth California Kern 1985 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 years 3 31 White Female DK 1988 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CSH, CV, F, NC, P, SA Yes PR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJ No
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 1992 1993 05-31-2013 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, SA Yes No
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct No No
Thain, Leeann Michigan Berrien 2011 2014 Theft Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Female 2011 02-17-2014 Inadequate Legal Defense F, NC No No
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW, INT Yes
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, SA No PR, OF, WH, NW No
Thompson, Michael Utah Salt Lake 2008 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 6 32 White Male 2014 09-19-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, IO, NC, SA No PR, NW No
Thompson, Stephen Texas Dallas 1991 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 11 24 White Male 2003 2002 11-06-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, NC, SA Yes No
Thompson, Troy Michigan Calhoun 2014 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 40 White Male 2017 04-10-2017 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No OF, CW, NW, WT No
Thorn, Michael Michigan Branch 1995 1999 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 4 46 White Male 1999 08-29-2011 Inadequate Legal Defense No No
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Official Misconduct No No
Thurman, Joe Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 White Male 2014 12-30-2014 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P No No
Tice, Derek Virginia Norfolk City 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 9 27 White Male 2005 2009 10-17-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, SA Yes OF, NW, WT, INT No
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence NC, P No No
Timofeyev, Mikhail Texas Bexar 2010 2021 Assault Term of Years 54 days 0 34 White Male 2016 2010 04-04-2021 Perjury or False Accusation CIU, NC, P Yes No
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015 False Confession, Official Misconduct H, P, IO No PR, WH No
Titus, Jeff Michigan Kalamazoo 2002 2023 Murder Life without parole 21 38 White Male 2020 2023 06-30-2023 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO Yes OF, WH, NW No
Titus, Steve Washington King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 1981 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct No No
Tomaino, John New York Niagara 1996 1999 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 41 White Male 1998 05-12-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC No PR, NW No
Tomasik, Dennis Michigan Kent 2007 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 to 50 years 8 34 White Male 2015 02-24-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No No
Toney, Michael Texas Tarrant 1999 2009 Murder Death 10 19 White Male 2001 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, JI Yes PR, OF, WH, NW, WT No
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 2003 1984 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H Yes OF, WH, NW, WT No
Toth, Andrew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Life without parole 20 41 White Male 1911 Mistaken Witness ID No No
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 6 36 White Male 2000 02-18-2012 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CSH, CV, IO, NC, P, SA No OF, CW, NW, WT, INT No
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 37 White Male 1992 1992 08-01-2019 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA Yes PR, CW, WT No
Trakhtenberg, Jacob Michigan Oakland 2006 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 7 67 White Male 2012 10-15-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, NC, SA No OF, NW, WT No
Traudt, Scott New Hampshire Grafton 2008 2023 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 1 to 3 years 1 41 White Male 2009 03-25-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense NC No PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ No
Treadway, Clinton Florida Polk 2006 2012 Theft Term of Years 10 years 6 21 White Male 2012 09-24-2012 No No
Treadwell, Kenneth Fed-FL (Southern) 1995 1995 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 35 White Male 1995 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct CDC, FED No PR, WH No
Trujillo, Nicolas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 12-26-2014 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Truman, Conrad Utah Utah 2014 2017 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 2 30 White Male 2015 2017 03-18-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC Yes No
Tuley, Wesley Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 6 27 White Male 2001 2003 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation CV, NC, P, SA Yes No
Tullos, Nancy Fed-CA (Southern) 2008 2010 Obstruction of Justice Not Sentenced 0 56 White Female 2008 06-30-2012 Official Misconduct FED, F, NC, P No PR, NW No
Turley, Dorothea Arizona Apache 1934 1936 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 2 38 White Female 1936 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Turner, Kenneth California Sacramento 1995 1995 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1995 12-08-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H No No
Turnpaugh, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2013 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Term of Years 60 days 0 43 White Male 2006 10-29-2019 NC No No
Tuttle, Amber Nevada Clark 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Female 2012 06-30-2020 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, F, M, NC, P 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
Upchurch, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 20 White Female 2016 05-31-2016 CIU, F, M, NC, P No No
Ury, George Ohio Wyandot 1901 1913 Murder Life 12 48 White Male 1913 08-29-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation No No
Vailette, John Fed-CT 2015 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 2015 11-15-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, FED, H No PR, OF, WH 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
Vance, Tammy Mississippi Lincoln 2001 2013 Assault Term of Years 44 years 12 31 White Female 2011 2013 10-25-2018 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct BM, F, IO, NC, SA Yes PR, WH No
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, NC, SA No No
Vasquez, Gerardo Texas Harris 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2008 01-14-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P No No
Vasquez, Rogelio Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2014 01-15-2015 CIU, M, NC, P No No
Veltmann, Carl Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 5 62 White Male 1996 05-28-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, FED, JI No No
Veltmann, Christopher Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 5 35 White Male 1996 05-28-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence A, FED, JI No No
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14 48 White Female 1945 11-27-2017 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Verkuilen, Maxwell Wisconsin Outagamie 2003 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 25 White Male 2007 01-05-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense NC, SA No No
Vickers, John North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 26 years 10 40 White Male 1917 Perjury or False Accusation No No
Vinsonhaler, Gary Jr. Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 White Male 2012 12-09-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, NC, P No No
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 24 White Male 1994 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct IO, SA No OF, NW, WT No
Voss, Krystal Colorado Alamosa 2004 2017 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 28 White Female 2013 09-20-2017 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CV, F, H, NC, SBS No PR, WH No
Walden, Derrick Michigan Berrien 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 75 years 2 36 White Male 2017 01-25-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, SA No No
Walker, Lon Tennessee Putnam 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 15 43 White Male 2011 2012 11-30-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, NC Yes PR, NW No