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: 102
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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
Adams, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 26 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
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
Alvarez, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 2 27 Black Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
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
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 32 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 6 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 16 Black Female DK 2009 04-22-2020
Charles, Lambert New York Queens 1993 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 30 years 5 16 Black Male 1997 1998 08-29-2011
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 1 19 White Female 2004 07-03-2024
Dallas, Peter Florida Broward 1991 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 1 23 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Davalos, Luis California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 16 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder Term of Years 23 years 12 18 White Male 2006 2015 12-29-2016
DeForge, Paul Florida Palm Beach 1989 1989 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 1989 07-09-2017
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10 20 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Dziubak, Richard Paul Minnesota Ramsey 1987 1989 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 years and 9 months 1 34 White Male 1988 08-29-2011
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Garrett, Paul Shane Tennessee Davidson 2003 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 26 White Male 2011 09-08-2021
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 9 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 7 17 Black Female 1994 1985 08-29-2011
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Hayes, Reginald Nevada Clark 1985 1999 Murder Life without parole 13 14 Black Male 1998 08-07-2015
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 6 18 White Male 2019 01-02-2020
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 8 years 2 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder Term of Years 34 years 6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Johnson, Bobby Connecticut New Haven 2007 2015 Murder Term of Years 38 years 8 16 Black Male 2015 09-06-2015
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 28 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 4 38 White Female 2012 10-11-2014
Lehmer, Joel Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1 32 White Male 1998 07-29-2012
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martin, Kevin District of Columbia 1984 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to Life 25 17 Black Male 2009 07-21-2014
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 55 years 18 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McDowell, Emel New York Kings 1992 2023 Murder Term of Years 22 to Life 18 17 Black Male 2009 05-01-2023
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male 1991 2003 05-29-2013
Mendoza, Madeline Illinois Cook 1993 2023 Murder Term of Years 35 years 16 16 Hispanic Female 2017 2009 01-10-2023
Menendez, Ceaser California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 08-29-2011
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 18 to 22 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 27 21 Hispanic Female 2017 2020 08-22-2022
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Josue New York Erie 2006 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 8 22 Hispanic Male 2014 02-04-2015
Ortiz, Luis Illinois Cook 2000 2003 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 18 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 2 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2 23 Black Male 1995 1997 12-28-2012
Pitman, Perman New Jersey Camden 2007 2010 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 2 34 Black Male 2010 02-12-2016
Reed, Carl Illinois Cook 2005 2023 Murder Term of Years 27 years 14 41 Black Male 2020 06-15-2023
Roberts, Keith New York Kings 1987 2024 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 7 29 Black Male 1994 1994 10-22-2024
Roberts, Lisa Oregon Multnomah 2004 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 9 37 Black Female 2014 06-09-2014
Robinson, Derrick Florida Miami-Dade 1989 1991 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 30 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Sanders, Derrick Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2018 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 25 21 Black Male 1996 2018 09-03-2019
Sanford, Davontae Michigan Wayne 2008 2016 Murder Term of Years 39 to 90 years 8 14 Black Male 2016 07-19-2016
Santos, Edar Duarte Illinois Cook 2002 2003 Murder Term of Years 12 years 0 26 Hispanic Male 2002 2002 08-29-2011
Schweitzer, Shawn Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 year 0 16 Other Male 2000 11-01-2023
Sharp, Shainne Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8 16 Black Male 2010 2002 01-23-2012
Silva, Juan Sr. Wisconsin Milwaukee 2014 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 years 1 43 Hispanic Male 2015 08-20-2015
Simon, Alstory Illinois Cook 1999 2014 Murder Term of Years 37 years 15 32 Black Male 2005 2014 10-31-2014
Smith, Christopher C. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder Term of Years 38 years 2 32 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Sosnovske, John Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder Life 5 39 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Steese, Fred Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 18 28 White Male 2013 12-01-2017
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019
Taylor, Ada JoAnn Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 40 years 19 21 White Female 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Thames, Vincent Illinois Cook 1998 2012 Murder Term of Years 30 years 13 17 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015
Toca, George Jr. Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 30 17 Black Male 2004 2015 02-15-2023
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Townsend, Jerry Florida Broward 1980 2001 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Vasquez, David Virginia Arlington 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 4 37 Hispanic Male 1989 08-29-2011
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 31 16 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 17 Hispanic Male 2016 2015 01-14-2025
Veal, Robert Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder Term of Years 20 years 8 14 Black Male 2010 2002 01-15-2012
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 11 20 Black Male 2008 2007 02-12-2015
Weakley, Eric Virginia Culpeper 2001 2022 Murder Term of Years 6 years and 8 months 5 16 White Male 2006 01-26-2022
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 20 Black Male 2015 10-22-2015
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
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 11 25 White Male 2005 2009 12-22-2016
Williams, Hayes Louisiana Orleans 1968 1997 Murder Life 29 19 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011