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
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson Term of Years 2 months 0 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 10 23 Native American Male 2006 08-29-2011
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Clark, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012
Davis, Jeramie Washington Spokane 2008 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 36 White Male 2013 04-15-2013
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 6 months 17 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 36 White Female 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 35 White Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 65 White Male 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 4 41 White Female 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Gausvik, Ralph Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years and 4 months 5 39 White Male 1996 2000 02-15-2012
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 34 White Female 1999 02-17-2012
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 months to life 2 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016
Kennedy, Thomas Washington Cowlitz 2002 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 10 32 White Male 2012 2012 05-11-2012
Kunze, David Washington Clark 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 4 44 White Male 2001 04-26-2014
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 21 White Male 1995 1988 08-25-2022
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 17 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Olebar, Brandon Washington King 2003 2013 Robbery Term of Years 16 years and 6 months 10 19 Native American Male 2013 12-27-2013
Parlton, Edward Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 22 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Rose, Michael Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 6 25 White Male 1996 2000 02-20-2012
Salas, Evaristo Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 32 years and 9 months 27 14 Hispanic Male 2017 2023 09-11-2023
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 46 years and 8 months 23 16 White Male 2019 04-08-2019
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 1 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Sisson, Robert Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Smith, Alfred Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 7 44 White Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2006 2004 08-29-2011
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Maurice Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 6 36 White Male 2000 02-18-2012
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 23 Black Male 2020 08-21-2023
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year 0 16 White Male 2006 08-08-2017
Wright, Harold Jr. Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 months 0 32 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Zamora, Joseph Washington Grant 2019 2023 Assault Term of Years 38 months 2 35 Hispanic Male 2021 06-06-2024