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: 62
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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
Ashby, Caroline Utah Utah 2012 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to Life 7 32 White Female 2019 2020 11-21-2024
Ausby, John District of Columbia 1972 2020 Murder Life 17 20 Black Male 1989 07-12-2023
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 36 years 7 19 White Male 2018 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 22 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 6 34 White Male 1999 07-30-2012
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2018 10-25-2021
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Bragdon, Anthony District of Columbia 1992 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Burner, Troy District of Columbia 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 24 17 Black Male 2009 2018 09-17-2020
Butler, Dennis District of Columbia 1971 2020 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 21 19 Black Male 1992 08-14-2020
Damien, Michael District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 27 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 53 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 35 years 9 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Dewitt, Steven District of Columbia 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 20 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Draper-Roberts, Dawn Utah Salt Lake 2014 2017 Theft Probation 0 50 White Female 2014 06-19-2017
Eastridge, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 30 28 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Galli, Aaron Utah Salt Lake 1993 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to life 0 22 White Male 1993 1993 11-10-2014
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 33 to life 26 20 Black Male 2016 09-15-2016
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gathers, Gary District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 17 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Goodman, Bruce Dallas Utah Beaver 1986 2004 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 19 34 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Grandson, Dwight District of Columbia 2006 2011 Murder Term of Years 42 years and 8 months 4 17 Black Male 2010 2010 09-13-2013
Green, Edward District of Columbia 1989 1990 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Gressman, Jed Allen Utah Juab 1993 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 3 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Guandique, Ingmar District of Columbia 2010 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2016 2016 08-02-2016
Hales, Warren Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 1 25 White Male 2005 07-29-2012
Hancock, Troy Jon Utah Juab 1993 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 3 25 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Harris, William West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 0 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019
Hawkins, David Utah Salt Lake 2007 2019 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 2 to 30 years 7 45 White Male 2010 2015 09-11-2019
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 60 years 15 27 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 1 28 White Male 1931
Hurt, Davie West Virginia Mercer 1998 2014 Murder Life 13 17 Black Male 1998 2011 08-24-2014
Jones, Michael District of Columbia 1996 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 30 years 22 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Landry, Herbert Utah Utah 2006 2017 Arson Term of Years 5 to life 8 46 Black Male 2014 01-30-2017
Lively, Charles Jason West Virginia McDowell 2006 2020 Murder Life 14 27 White Male 2020 10-12-2020
Longus, Michael District of Columbia 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 years 8 26 Black Male 2013 04-23-2014
Martin, Kevin District of Columbia 1984 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to Life 25 17 Black Male 2009 07-21-2014
Miller, Harry Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Robbery Term of Years 5 to Life 3 45 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Keith District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 18 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Morton, Carl District of Columbia 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 5 years and 2 months 0 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Nelson, Derrie District of Columbia 1986 2022 Murder Term of Years 42 to Life 32 Black Male 2018 07-24-2022
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
Peterson, Kevin Utah Weber 1990 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 to 15 years 17 32 White Male 1995 2007 01-28-2013
Petrossi, Ted Utah Utah 1996 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to life 1 40 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Roland, S.J. District of Columbia 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 25 days 2 25 Black Male 2015 05-26-2022
Sheffield, Paul Utah Cache 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to life 2 47 White Male 1990 1989 09-24-2015
Sousa, Joseph District of Columbia 1975 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 20 26 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Thompson, Michael Utah Salt Lake 2008 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 6 32 White Male 2014 09-19-2022
Tiscareno, Abigail Utah Summit 2004 2005 Child Abuse Not Sentenced 0 40 Hispanic Female 2004 04-18-2014
Tribble, Santae District of Columbia 1980 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 23 17 Black Male 2003 07-03-2012
Truman, Conrad Utah Utah 2014 2017 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 2 30 White Male 2015 2017 03-18-2017
Weitzel, Robert Utah Davis 2000 2002 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 15 years 1 39 White Male 2001 06-27-2014
Wickham, Christopher Utah Salt Lake 1997 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to life 14 27 White Male 2011 10-02-2019
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Wright, Cleveland District of Columbia 1979 2014 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 20 Black Male 2007 02-03-2014