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: 42
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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
Barnes, Jepheth South Carolina Spartanburg 1996 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 7 51 Black Male 2003 09-03-2016
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault Term of Years 30 years 14 Black Male 1929
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 16 35 White Female 2011 07-12-2013
Cerdes, Julius Jr. Fed-LA (Eastern) 2006 2024 Conspiracy Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 40 Hispanic Male 2007 03-07-2024
Clemmons, Artis Fed-LA (Western) 1994 1995 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1995 07-02-2014
Colomb, Edward Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Colomb, Mary Ann Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 50 Black Female 2006 08-29-2011
Credell, Cory South Carolina Orangeburg 2001 2012 Murder Life 11 27 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Davis, Danny Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 25 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Davis, Sammy Jr. Fed-LA (Western) 2006 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 1 32 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
Draper-Roberts, Dawn Utah Salt Lake 2014 2017 Theft Probation 0 50 White Female 2014 06-19-2017
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 5 32 White Male 2009 2013 06-02-2015
Galli, Aaron Utah Salt Lake 1993 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to life 0 22 White Male 1993 1993 11-10-2014
Goodman, Bruce Dallas Utah Beaver 1986 2004 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 19 34 White Male 2004 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
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, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 3 25 Black Male 1949
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
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Jamison, Demetrius South Carolina Orangeburg 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 53 days 0 26 Black Male 2018 12-20-2019
Landry, Herbert Utah Utah 2006 2017 Arson Term of Years 5 to life 8 46 Black Male 2014 01-30-2017
McCabe, Travis Fed-LA (Eastern) 2010 2014 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 39 White Male 2010 02-20-2014
McNair, Daniel South Carolina Lancaster 1986 2000 Murder Life 14 35 Black Male 1999 2000 06-30-2013
Miller, Harry Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Robbery Term of Years 5 to Life 3 45 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 20 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
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
Peterson, Winfred J. South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Petrossi, Ted Utah Utah 1996 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to life 1 40 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Roberts, Jason South Carolina Laurens 1995 2005 Murder Life 8 16 White Male 2004 09-20-2016
Sheffield, Paul Utah Cache 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to life 2 47 White Male 1990 1989 09-24-2015
Stewart, Dail Utah Salt Lake 1984 1992 Murder Term of Years 5 to life 7 22 White Male 1990 1992 10-14-2014
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
Truman, Conrad Utah Utah 2014 2017 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 2 30 White Male 2015 2017 03-18-2017
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 11 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014
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