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: 260
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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
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Sawyer, Lonnie North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 28 to 32 years 2 18 White Male 1977
Sawyer, Sandy North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 32 to 40 years 2 21 White Male 1977
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 1 23 Black Male 1961
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 1935
Sisson, Robert District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 0 Don't Know Male 1922
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931
Smith, Alfred District of Columbia 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Smith, Devon New York Westchester 1983 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16.7 to 50 years 3 18 Black Male 1987 08-07-2020
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4 30 White Male 1980
Starks, Ronnie Illinois Lake 1982 1985 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 White Male 1985
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Sullivan, Maurice District of Columbia 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery Term of Years 4 years 1 Don't Know Male 1898
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901
Taff, Maurice Missouri St. Louis 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 1 19 White Male 1932
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927
Thornton, Lonzo Ohio Butler 1927 1928 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 1 Black Male 1928
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931
Titus, Steve Washington King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 1981
Torres, Pedro Texas Harris 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 37 Hispanic Male 1985
Toth, Andrew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Life without parole 20 41 White Male 1911
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery Term of Years 4 to 14 years 2 24 Don't Know Male 1958
Uchansky, Max New York New York 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 30 years 1 19 White Male 1940
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904
Vargas, Anastacio Texas Bexar 1926 1929 Murder Life 4 33 Hispanic Male 1929
Vass, Leslie Maryland Baltimore City 1975 1986 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 11 17 Black Male 1986
Vindiola, Bernard California Fresno 1977 1979 Murder Term of Years 5 years to life 3 21 Hispanic Male 1979
Walden, Oscar Jr. Illinois Cook 1952 1978 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 13 20 Black Male 1965 03-30-2020
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10 32 Black Male 1986
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987
Walpole, Merla California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 1975
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 51 years 1 22 White Male 1987 01-09-2020
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 4 21 Don't Know Male 1984
Williams, Clarence Von Texas Orange 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 0 40 White Male 1981
Williams, Maurice Missouri St. Louis 1984 1984 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 0 30 Black Male 1984 11-23-2020
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Willis, James California Sacramento 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 27 Don't Know Male 1927
Wood, Sidney California Los Angeles 1924 1925 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 1 White Male 1925
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0 20 White Male 1889
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021