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
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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
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder Term of Years 9 years 9 45 White Male 1990 12-12-2012
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23 34 White Male 2006 2006 10-04-2018
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Knee, Eric New Mexico Santa Fe 2017 2020 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 2 69 White Male 2018 03-23-2020
Krause, Jason Arizona Yavapai 1996 2017 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years and 6 months 10 39 White Male 2006 05-16-2017
Krone, Ray Arizona Maricopa 1992 2002 Murder Death 10 34 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Lewis, Brandon Arizona Gila 2013 2014 Assault Probation 0 23 White Male 2013 06-25-2014
Lukezic, Joyce Arizona Maricopa 1982 1985 Murder Not Sentenced 3 35 White Female 1985 11-11-2022
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McDowell, John Jack New Mexico Sandoval 2014 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to Life 5 54 White Male 2019 02-10-2020
Mercer, Ellen New Mexico Dona Ana 2002 2006 Fraud Probation 0 46 White Female 2002 11-11-2019
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 23 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Peak, Carolyn June Arizona Pima 2000 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 3 39 White Female 2003 08-29-2011
Prion, Lemuel Arizona Pima 1999 2003 Murder Death 4 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Robison, James Albert Arizona Maricopa 1977 1993 Murder Death 3 53 White Male 1980 08-29-2011
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 24 White Male 1983 1996 12-04-2012
Turley, Dorothea Arizona Apache 1934 1936 Attempted Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 2 38 White Female 1936
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 7 19 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Witt, Drayton Arizona Maricopa 2002 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 10 18 White Male 2012 2012 11-01-2012