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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 Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Recantation OM Tags DNA
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022 Mistaken Witness ID
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 43 3/4 to 54 years 11 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, P, SA, SBS PR, NW
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 23 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, JI, NC FA, WH, NW, PJ
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JI OF, WH
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 32 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019 False Confession H, P
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022 Perjury or False Accusation
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, JV, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO PR, FA, WH, NW, PJ
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male DK 2008 08-31-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2 37 White Male 1998 1998 09-14-2015 Perjury or False Accusation H
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, JI
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928 Perjury or False Accusation
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928 Perjury or False Accusation
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 18 Black Male 2020 2022 03-07-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, IO
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 38 Black Male 2002 2019 06-24-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PL
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 White Male 1921 Mistaken Witness ID
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11 41 Black Male 2006 2007 08-31-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct A, CV, H, IO, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PL
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 18 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, SA PR, WH, WT
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H OF, WH
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Kendall, Hamp North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 30 years 10 30 White Male 1917 Perjury or False Accusation
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20 36 Black Male 2007 2013 08-15-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, IO OF, WH
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934 Perjury or False Accusation
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, P PR, WH
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, INT
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 18 to 22 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012 Inadequate Legal Defense H, P, IO
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1 27 Don't Know Male 1948 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Rivera, Alfred North Carolina Forsyth 1997 1999 Murder Death 2 25 Hispanic Male 1999 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, NW
Roberts, Clarence North Carolina Robeson 2017 2025 Murder Term of Years 25 to 31 years 8 37 Black Male 2025 05-05-2025 Mistaken Witness ID H
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 18 Black Male 1995 2019 09-12-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO PR, OF, WH
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI, SA PR, WH, NW, WT
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2012 2016 09-15-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975 Perjury or False Accusation
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 1998 2010 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO, JI PR, FA, WH, NW
Vickers, John North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 26 years 10 40 White Male 1917 Perjury or False Accusation
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9 21 Black Male 2011 10-12-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928 Perjury or False Accusation
Williams, Larry Jr. North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2015 Murder Term of Years 10 years 7 16 Black Male 2009 10-11-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, JI, P, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Womble, Willie North Carolina Granville 1976 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 38 21 Black Male 2014 10-17-2014 False Confession, Official Misconduct H OF, NW, INT