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
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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
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 6 months 17 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Davis, Patrice Texas Harris 2014 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 25 Black Female 2014 06-09-2017
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Day, Lee Antione Illinois Cook 1992 2002 Murder Term of Years 60 years 9 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Daye, Frederick Renee California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 25 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
DeForge, Paul Florida Palm Beach 1989 1989 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 1989 07-09-2017
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Demings, Barry Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2008 08-02-2015
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 9 51 White Female 2012 02-13-2017
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 5 24 White Male 1982 03-15-2013
Diaz, Luis Florida Miami-Dade 1980 2005 Sexual Assault Life 25 40 Hispanic Male 1993 2005 08-29-2011
Diaz, Luis California Santa Clara 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 8 20 Hispanic Male 2011 1993 04-06-2014
Diaz, Marcia Minaya Fed-NY (Eastern) 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 50 Hispanic Female 2015 10-01-2015
Diaz, Victor Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2011 12-26-2014
Dickerson, James Michigan Wayne 1992 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 to 15 years 1 39 Black Male 1993 05-18-2020
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dixon, Isaac Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 26 Black Male 2014 07-15-2015
Dixon, John New Jersey Essex 1991 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 10 27 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dombrowski, Peter New York Erie 1985 1990 Robbery Term of Years 9 to 18 years 5 37 White Male 1990 03-10-2014
Domenech, Alfredo Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 18 23 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Dominguez, Alejandro Illinois Lake 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 years 4 16 Hispanic Male 1993 08-29-2011
Donald, Willie Indiana Lake 1992 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 24 23 Black Male 2013 2016 02-09-2016
Doss, Carl Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 1997 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 to 10 years 1 33 Black Male 1996 10-18-2018
Doswell, Thomas Pennsylvania Allegheny 1986 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 13 to 26 years 19 24 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Dowaliby, David Illinois Cook 1990 1992 Murder Term of Years 45 years 2 31 White Male 1991 02-25-2012
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 6 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dubbs, Charles T. Pennsylvania Lancaster 2002 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 40 years 5 36 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
Dudley, Ronald New York Queens 2000 2001 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 19 Black Male 2001 12-06-2013
Duke, Timmy Texas Dallas 1992 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 25 years 26 24 White Male 2018 08-02-2018
Dukes, Jerry Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 54 White Male 2008 09-11-2015
Duncan, Cornelia Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 33 Black Female 2013 05-08-2015
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder Term of Years 58 years 12 46 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Dunn, Elisa Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Female 2010 05-20-2016
Dunn, Larry Jr. Wisconsin Racine 2012 2022 Murder Term of Years 10 years 8 32 White Male 2020 01-27-2022
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery Term of Years 75 years 30 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Durall, Willie Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2015 06-16-2016
Durham, Timothy Oklahoma Tulsa 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 28 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Dyer, Anthony Michigan Wayne 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 11 24 Black Male 2002 02-25-2020
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1931
Ealy, Marcus Michigan Wayne 2018 2020 Robbery Term of Years 48 to 82 years 2 26 Black Male 2020 02-01-2021
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014
Earnest, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Eason, Corey Illinois McLean 2005 2005 Sex Offender Registration Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Eaton, Roy Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Hispanic Male 2015 06-20-2015
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 6 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder Term of Years 18 years 11 34 White Female DK 2008 08-29-2011
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Eldridge, Yvonne California Contra Costa 1996 2003 Child Abuse Term of Years 3 years and 4 months 0 41 White Female 1996 09-28-2012
Elk, Cassandra Black North Dakota Burleigh 2022 2023 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 26 Native American Female 2023 11-08-2023
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Emerson, Tommy Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Emery, Arthur King 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 20 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1954
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 1 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Engesser, Oakley South Dakota Meade 2001 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 25 years 12 41 White Male 2013 01-13-2015
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Epps, Cory New York Erie 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 20 25 Black Male 2017 12-07-2017
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse Term of Years 7 to 10 years 6 27 Black Male 2013 10-07-2018
Erby, Lonnie Missouri St. Louis City 1986 2003 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Escalera, Robert New York Kings 1976 1990 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 12 21 Hispanic Male 1988 07-16-2013
Escamilla, Richard Texas Dallas 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 35 Hispanic Male 2023 02-04-2025
Escobar, Jose Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 21 days 0 20 Hispanic Male 2015 10-28-2015
Evans, Desheen New York Bronx 2017 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 2 years and 8 months to 4 years 1 35 White Female 2018 07-23-2024
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Evans, Will Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 20 Black Male 1932
Faulkner, Roland Florida St. Lucie 1996 1997 Arson Not Sentenced 0 53 White Male 1996 08-31-2015
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Fergeson, Latanya Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 29 Black Female 2009 08-07-2015
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2.5 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
Figueroa, Luis Connecticut New Haven 1996 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 11 20 Hispanic Male 2007 02-18-2021
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Flores, Douglas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2014 10-26-2015
Flores, Ernesto Jr. Texas Hidalgo 2004 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 1 23 Hispanic Male 2005 03-05-2015
Flores, Johnny Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Term of Years 40 years 28 18 Hispanic Male 2018 09-06-2022
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016
Foley, Kenneth Wayne California Santa Clara 1995 2007 Robbery Term of Years 25 to Life 11 26 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 2 40 White Male 2011 01-17-2013
Forbes, Douglas Tennessee Washington 1975 1980 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 5 34 White Male 1980