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: 150
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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
Perry, VanDyke New York New York 1992 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 to 14 years 10 21 Black Male 2017 2001 05-10-2018
Pezzulich, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 33 White Male 1920
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Pierre, Charles New York Monroe 2003 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 12 36 Black Male 2015 08-20-2015
Polonia, Diomedes New York Bronx 1998 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 18 years 4 26 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter Term of Years 8.3 to 25 years 3 Don't Know Male 1984
Ramchair, Racky New York Queens 1997 2010 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 13 22 Other Male 2010 07-02-2014
Reed, Gregory New York New York 1979 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 22 Black Male 1985 07-31-2021
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 Don't Know Female 1975
Reyes, Miguel New York Kings 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1985 10-29-2020
Roberts, John New York Queens 1877 1878 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 32 White Male 1878 09-12-2022
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 12 Don't Know Male 1988 10-05-2020
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Don't Know Male 1946
Salce, Lydia New York Saratoga 2012 2015 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 3 50 White Female 2015 05-19-2015
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2023 2012 10-14-2024
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Smith, Frank Jr. New York Kings 1989 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 to life 14 20 White Male 2003 06-15-2020
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 24 to Life 2 34 White Male 2020 06-22-2022
Thomas, Donnell New York Suffolk 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 4 22 Black Male 2011 11-22-2013
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 months 0 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023
Trasco, Frank New York Nassau 1935 1936 Theft Term of Years 1.25 years 1 33 Don't Know Male 1936
Tuckett, Ali New York Monroe 2011 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 4 36 Black Male 2014 2015 01-08-2017
Uchansky, Max New York New York 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 30 years 1 19 White Male 1940
Vamvakas, Evangelo New York Queens 1994 1996 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 10 years 2 43 White Male 1996 12-03-2013
Vasquez, Michael New York New York 1997 2012 Robbery Term of Years 20 to life 15 40 Hispanic Male 2012 12-06-2013
Vasquez, William New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 34 Black Male 2014 2012 12-18-2015
Vera, John New York Kings 1995 2000 Robbery Term of Years 6 to 18 years 5 20 Hispanic Male 2000 07-12-2012
Villalobos, Amaury New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 30 Hispanic Male 2014 2012 12-18-2015
Waithe, Michael New York Kings 1987 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 1/2 to 4 years 2 22 Black Male 2014 1988 02-06-2015
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 27 Black Female 1997 2012 12-13-2012
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 20 Black Male 2018 02-16-2021
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder Term of Years 27 1/2 to Life 25 20 Black Male 2018 2019 10-09-2019
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 8 20 Black Male 1977 03-30-2021
Werkheiser, Julie New York Tioga 2015 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 11 to Life 8 31 White Female 2019 2023 02-08-2024
Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan New York Kings 1997 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 0 16 Black Male 2007 1997 08-29-2011
White, Michael New York Erie 2006 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 5 35 Native American Male 2011 05-20-2015
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
Williams, Darryl New York Queens 2014 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 9 49 Black Male 2022 12-16-2022
Williams, Lawrence New York Kings 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 32 Black Male 2012 10-26-2012
Wills, Ruben New York Queens 2017 2021 Fraud Term of Years 2 to 6 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 05-25-2021
Woodley, Collin New York Suffolk 1990 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 30 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Woolson, Skippy New York Oswego 2013 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 34 White Male 2015 2016 03-18-2017
Wosu, Joy New York Erie 1993 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 16 33 Black Female 2009 12-18-2013