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: 139
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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
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 4 29 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 24 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Beaty, Kara Indiana St. Joseph 2023 2025 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 years 1 18 White Female 2024 05-01-2025
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 15 25 Hispanic Male 2017 2024 09-15-2024
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 15 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935
Bradford, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 years and 9 months 1 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 1 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 40 years 13 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 16 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder Term of Years 55 years 7 43 White Female 2010 2012 11-06-2012
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 33 White Male 2010 06-04-2019
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 9 29 Black Male 2004 2006 02-18-2017
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 20 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Culbertson, Aaron Jr. Ohio Stark 2018 2022 Robbery Term of Years 8 years 4 16 Black Male 2022 01-12-2023
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 38 White Male 1991 05-25-2018
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Dixon, Marvell Ohio Franklin 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 18 Black Male 2016 2015 04-12-2022
Donald, Willie Indiana Lake 1992 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 23 Black Male 2013 2016 02-09-2016
Doss, Carl Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 1997 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 to 10 years 1 33 Black Male 1996 10-18-2018
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder Term of Years 58 years 12 46 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 2012 2012 11-06-2017
Gillispie, Roger Dean Ohio Montgomery 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 56 years 21 23 White Male 2011 08-07-2017
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 17 27 Black Male 2009 02-18-2017
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Gondor, Robert Ohio Portage 1990 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 25 years 16 24 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Graves, Albert Ohio Lorain 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years 4 20 Black Male 2011 05-06-2019
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery Term of Years 90 years 10 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Heard, Carlton Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 years 2 24 Black Male 2018 02-13-2023
Henly, Brock Ohio Hamilton 2003 2007 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 3 44 Black Male 2006 03-30-2015
Hickingbottom, Michael Indiana Miami 2018 2019 Assault Term of Years 6 years 0 38 Black Male 2018 08-01-2019
Hill, Dartangnan Ohio Franklin 2001 2005 Kidnapping Term of Years 24 years 4 25 Black Male 2005 12-29-2012
Hill, James Indiana Lake 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 16 17 Black Male 1998 12-30-2013
Hill, James Indiana Lake 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 47 years 3 17 Black Male 2021 05-23-2022
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Holdsworth, Larry Ohio Portage 1988 1994 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 35 White Male 1992 12-12-2018
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery Term of Years 23 years 16 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023
Houston, Darrell Ohio Cuyahoga 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 19 23 Black Male 2003 2010 07-06-2012
Hunter, Tyeona Ohio Hamilton 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to 25 years 4 20 Black Female 1998 10-25-2018
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 8 years 2 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder Term of Years 34 years 6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Johnson, Shayla Ohio Cuyahoga 2012 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 25 Black Female 2013 06-06-2019
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson Term of Years 15 years 3 20 White Male 2004 2006 08-21-2015
Kindred, Jerry Indiana Greene 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 years 3 64 White Male 2013 06-27-2024
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 12 24 Black Male DK 2009 03-07-2023
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 26 White Male 2001 07-13-2016
Laudig, Jessie Indiana Marion 2018 2022 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 8 months and 10 days 1 36 White Male 2019 06-28-2022
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Lewis, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1986 1995 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 9 33 Black Male 1995 10-25-2018
Lewis, Nathaniel Ohio Summit 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 5 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder Term of Years 71 years 13 20 White Male DK 2011 06-21-2024
Massingill, Jamille Ohio Cuyahoga 2020 2023 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 38 Black Male 2021 01-04-2024
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 19 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
McClain, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1995 2006 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 11 35 Black Male 2006 09-05-2013
McClendon, Robert Ohio Franklin 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 17 34 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse Term of Years 20 years 8 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Miller, Morgan Ohio Lucas 1984 1992 Robbery Term of Years 20 to 40 years 8 27 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Mueller, William Ohio Warren 1986 1989 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 White Male 1987 12-11-2018
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 18 White Male 1998 1993 10-18-2018
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 8 33 White Male 2011 02-11-2015
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 8 21 Black Male 2004 2006 08-29-2011
Pettit, L. Lynn Ohio Vinton 1999 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 2 27 White Female 2001 06-22-2013
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 92 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 65 years 25 37 Black Male 2016 04-28-2016
Piszczek, Brian Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 3 22 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Reed, Pamela Indiana Hendricks 1997 1998 Theft Term of Years 4 days 0 36 White Female 1997 03-29-2018