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: 301
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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
Fappiano, Scott New York Kings 1985 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 5/6 years to 50 years 21 21 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Fisher, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 15 49 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Flowers, Curtis Arkansas Columbia 2004 2010 Murder Life without parole 7 21 Black Male 2010 06-03-2017
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11 33 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Fuller, Larry Texas Dallas 1981 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 18 31 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 27 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 17 27 Black Male 2009 02-18-2017
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Gonzalez, Kathleen Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 24 Hispanic Female 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Gray, David A. Illinois Madison 1978 1999 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 20 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 70 years 7 42 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Halsey, Byron New Jersey Union 1988 2007 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Halstead, Dennis New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 30 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Harrell, Dion New Jersey Monmouth 1992 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 5 22 Black Male 1997 08-06-2016
Harris, William West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 17 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 to 40 years 10 17 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Heins, Chad Florida Duval 1996 2007 Murder Life 11 18 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Henning, Shawn Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 years 29 17 White Male 2008 2018 07-28-2020
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 11 19 Hispanic Male 1995 1995 08-29-2011
Hicks, Anthony Wisconsin Dane 1991 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 5 26 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Hill, Harold Illinois Cook 1994 2005 Murder Life without parole 10 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Hobbs, Gregory New Mexico Chaves 2013 2023 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 2014 09-22-2023
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 60 years 15 27 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16 33 Black Male DK 2003 08-29-2011
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
House, Paul G. Tennessee Union 1986 2009 Murder Death 22 23 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 27 38 Black Male 2011 2020 02-25-2021
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 32 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 18 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ireland, Kenneth Connecticut New Haven 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 20 16 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Jackson, Dwayne Nevada Clark 2003 2011 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 3 18 Black Male 2006 03-30-2012
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 17 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Jardine, Alvin Hawaii Maui 1992 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 19 20 Other Male 2011 09-08-2011
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10 25 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Jones, Ronald Illinois Cook 1989 1999 Murder Death 10 34 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Karage, Entre Nax Texas Dallas 1997 2005 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 2005 08-29-2011
Kezer, Joshua Missouri Scott 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 17 White Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
Kogut, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 21 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Kordonowy, Paul D. Montana Richland 1990 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 0 24 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Krivak, Andrew New York Putnam 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 17 White Male 2005 2020 03-10-2023
Krone, Ray Arizona Maricopa 1992 2002 Murder Death 10 34 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Kussmaul, Richard Texas Mclennan 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 25 21 White Male 1995 2019 11-06-2019
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 15 24 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Lavernia, Carlos Marcos Texas Travis 1985 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16 29 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Leadon, Bruce Texas Harris 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 3 23 Black Male 2011 01-30-2023
Lewis, Carlton New York Onondaga 1990 2023 Murder Term of Years 20 years to Life 31 23 Black Male 2021 10-10-2023
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder Term of Years 40 years 3 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery Term of Years 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 3 15 Hispanic Male 2010 1993 08-08-2022
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 31 White Female 1993 08-29-2011
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to Life 9 22 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 39 Black Female 2005 2022 01-16-2024
Mack, Leonard New York Westchester 1976 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 1/2 to 15 years 7 23 Black Male 1982 09-14-2023
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 22 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11 26 White Male 1997 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
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
McClendon, Robert Ohio Franklin 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 17 34 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 6 15 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
McGuffin, Nicholas Oregon Coos 2011 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 8 18 White Male 2019 01-20-2020
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 10 27 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 11 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 to 25 years 7 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 20 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Hispanic Male 2014 06-19-2014
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 16 26 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Moore, Sedrick Georgia Colquitt 2002 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 21 17 Black Male 2023 10-13-2023
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 19 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020
Nesmith, Willie James Pennsylvania Cumberland 1982 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 25 years 18 20 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15 43 White Male 2017 10-30-2017
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018
O'Donnell, James New York Richmond 1998 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 1/2 to 7 years 2 32 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery Term of Years 2 years 1 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Odom, Kirk District of Columbia 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 66 years 22 18 Black Male 2003 08-30-2012
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 24 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 14 14 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Palmer, Charles Illinois Macon 2000 2016 Murder Life without parole 17 43 Black Male 2016 12-04-2016