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 ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

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.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 1911 03-13-2018
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 11.9 28 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 12.7 24 Hispanic Male 2018 11-11-2018
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 2003 11-21-2014
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.7 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 1979 03-13-2018
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 2018 04-29-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 03-13-2018
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 1940 03-13-2018
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Blair, Michael Texas Collin 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.9 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Brewer, Kennedy Mississippi Noxubee 1995 2008 Murder Death 12.4 21 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 2012 11-21-2014
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8.0 35 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 9.7 21 Black Male 2015 06-10-2015
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 2.6 26 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 1913 03-13-2018
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Brown, Sherwood Mississippi DeSoto 1995 2021 Murder Death 26.4 24 Black Male 2021 10-04-2021
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 31 Black Male 1988 03-13-2018
Browning, Paul Nevada Clark 1986 2020 Murder Death 32.7 29 Black Male 2019 04-30-2020
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 30 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 1995 08-29-2011
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.4 24 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 1978 03-13-2018
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 1987 08-29-2011
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19.4 21 White Male 1997 08-29-2024
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3.4 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 2.6 41 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 11.0 23 Native American Male 1990 08-29-2011
Cruz, Robert Arizona Maricopa 1981 1995 Murder Death 13.5 33 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20.2 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.7 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Deeb, Muneer Texas McLennan 1985 1993 Murder Death 7.5 23 Other Male 1993 08-29-2011
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 7.7 49 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Douglas, Yancy Oklahoma Cleveland 1995 2009 Murder Death 14.0 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.7 26 White Male 1938 03-13-2018
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 5.7 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35.5 18 White Male 2020 09-23-2020
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 17.8 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 3.7 34 White Male 1986 03-13-2018
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 16.6 29 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.9 38 Black Male 2019 06-24-2019
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22.2 26 Black Male 2019 09-25-2020
Ford, Glenn Louisiana Caddo 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.3 34 Black Male 2014 03-12-2014
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3.0 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6.0 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2.2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 22 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Golden, Andrew Florida Polk 1991 1994 Murder Death 2.1 45 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 13.6 23 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5.2 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16.0 26 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 1905 03-13-2018
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27.4 47 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Green, Joseph Florida Bradford 1993 2000 Murder Death 6.0 36 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Griffin, Reginald Missouri Randolph 1988 2013 Murder Death 24.9 22 Black Male 2012 10-29-2013
Gwynn, Daniel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2024 Murder Death 28.3 24 Black Male 2024 03-14-2024
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 1931 03-13-2018
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 12.6 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 1949 03-13-2018
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 28.5 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Hobley, Madison Illinois Cook 1990 2003 Murder Death 12.4 26 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11.1 41 Black Male 2007 08-31-2011
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.1 33 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22.4 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 26.6 38 Black Male 2020 02-25-2021
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 15.7 21 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26.0 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011