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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 Any known recanters OM Tags DNA
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV OF, WH, NW, WT
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, WH
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI, SA OF, WH, NW, WT
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979 Perjury or False Accusation
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO, SA
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, H, IO, NC, SBS
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 20 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, WH
Dixon, Marvell Ohio Franklin 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 18 Black Male 2016 2015 04-12-2022 Perjury or False Accusation CV, H
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID CV, H, IO, SA
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, WH
Hairston, Kim Ohio Franklin 1993 1995 Murder Life 2 32 Black Male 1995 1995 07-27-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, PL
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, JV OF, NW, INT
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984 Perjury or False Accusation
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CV, F, H, NC, SBS
Houston, Darrell Ohio Cuyahoga 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 19 23 Black Male 2003 2010 07-06-2012 Perjury or False Accusation H
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39 18 Black Male 2013 2014 11-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PL
Jamison, Derrick Ohio Hamilton 1985 2005 Murder Death 19 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, WH, NW
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Jones, Dewey Ohio Summit 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 30 White Male 2013 02-03-2014 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI PR, WH
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence CIU, H, IO, SA
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 12 24 Black Male DK 2009 03-07-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 21 37 White Female 2010 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct F, H, NC FA, WH, NW, PJ
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP
McClain, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1995 2006 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 11 35 Black Male 2006 09-05-2013 Official Misconduct CV, H OF, WH
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923 Mistaken Witness ID
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011 Official Misconduct H, P PR, WH
Pettit, L. Lynn Ohio Vinton 1999 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 2 27 White Female 2001 06-22-2013 Inadequate Legal Defense, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence F, H, NC
Resh, Randy Ohio Portage 1990 2007 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 24 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H, SA
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 24 White Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Rucker, Herman Ray Ohio Wayne 1982 1983 Murder Life 1 26 White Male 1983 Perjury or False Accusation
Sailor, Ru-El Ohio Cuyahoga 2003 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 22 Black Male 2017 2018 04-06-2018 Mistaken Witness ID CIU, H, IO
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 13 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI OF, WH, NW, PJ
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 13 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO FA, WH, NW, PJ
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4 30 White Male 1980 Mistaken Witness ID
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Thomas, Teresa Ohio Athens 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 4 29 Black Female 1997 03-21-2013 Official Misconduct F, H, NC PR, WH
Thrower, Allen Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Life 5 23 Black Male 1978 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015 False Confession, Official Misconduct H, P, IO PR, WH
Ury, George Ohio Wyandot 1901 1913 Murder Life 12 48 White Male 1913 08-29-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 31 16 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 01-14-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JV, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 17 Hispanic Male 2016 2015 01-14-2025 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JV, P PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929 Perjury or False Accusation
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV PR, WH