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: 92
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder Term of Years 30 years 8 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Aguirre-Jarquin, Clemente Florida Seminole 2006 2018 Murder Death 13 24 Hispanic Male 2018 11-11-2018
Arrington, Jermaine Maryland Montgomery 1995 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 years 15 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 27 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder Term of Years 60 years 5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male 1987
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Brown, Tony Florida Miami-Dade 2010 2018 Murder Life 8 33 Black Male 2018 10-22-2018
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder Term of Years 50 years 10 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 11 21 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Corner, Damon Florida Palm Beach 2002 2012 Murder Life 10 23 Black Male 2012 02-05-2013
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Dallas, Peter Florida Broward 1991 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 1 23 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 09-23-2020
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 20 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Golden, Andrew Florida Polk 1991 1994 Murder Death 2 45 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Green, Joseph Florida Bradford 1993 2000 Murder Death 6 36 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Hall, A.G. Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 years 25 28 Black Male 2017 05-09-2023
Harmon, Skylor Maryland Worcester 2011 2021 Murder Life 10 17 Black Male 2021 11-14-2022
Heins, Chad Florida Duval 1996 2007 Murder Life 11 18 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16 33 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
James, Thomas Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 31 22 Black Male 2022 05-06-2022
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29 20 Black Male 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 30 years 19 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Jones, Tyrone Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2010 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Larry, Harleme Florida Pasco 2013 2019 Murder Life 6 14 Black Male 2019 10-14-2019
Lawrence, Darrian Mark Florida Miami-Dade 2000 2005 Murder Life 5 20 Black Male 2005 05-12-2013
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Little, Devon Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2019 Murder Life 2 26 Black Male 2019 05-06-2021
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38 20 Black Male 2006 04-07-2014
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 30 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 14 25 White Male 1987
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-31-2011
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 2018 02-14-2019
McPherson, Kenneth Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 20 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Melendez, Juan Roberto Florida Polk 1984 2002 Murder Death 17 32 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Miller, Jesse Jr. Florida Palm Beach 2009 2014 Murder Life 5 17 Black Male 2014 10-06-2014
Mooney, John Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2014 Murder Life 4 19 White Male 2014 03-19-2014
Morris, David Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 16 19 Black Male 2021 11-15-2021
Myers, Hubert Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987
Penalver, Seth Florida Broward 1999 2012 Murder Death 13 21 White Male 2012 12-28-2012
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2 23 Black Male 1997 12-28-2012
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Purvis, John Florida Broward 1985 1993 Murder Life 8 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4 24 Hispanic Male 1987
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Roberts, Henry Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 5 62 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Derrick Florida Miami-Dade 1989 1991 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 30 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 3 25 Black Male 2012 03-12-2013
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14 37 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 8 34 Black Male 1982
Townsend, Jerry Florida Broward 1980 2001 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1988
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 06-22-2013
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 2019 02-16-2019
Washington, Terrance Florida Leon 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 3 16 Black Male 2000 10-02-2022
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Williams, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Wilson, David Florida Miami-Dade 1967 1971 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1971
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021