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: 479
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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
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Spates, Jamie Illinois Winnebago 2018 2021 Murder Not Sentenced 0 41 Black Male 2018 09-08-2021
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1990 12-23-2019
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23 20 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder Term of Years 7 to 14 years 7 41 White Female 1990 03-11-2013
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 24 to Life 2 34 White Male 2020 06-22-2022
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901
Talamantez, Jesse Texas Harris 1999 2004 Murder Life 99 years 5 20 Hispanic Male 2004 07-05-2013
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Thomas, Adrian New York Rensselaer 2009 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 5 26 Black Male 2014 06-21-2014
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Thomas, Teresa Ohio Athens 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 4 29 Black Female 1997 03-21-2013
Thompson, Franklin Illinois Will 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 24 years 5 45 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015
Titus, Jeff Michigan Kalamazoo 2002 2023 Murder Life without parole 21 38 White Male 2020 2023 06-30-2023
Tobias, Art California Los Angeles 2013 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 years 2 13 Hispanic Male 2015 05-07-2020
Tomaino, John New York Niagara 1996 1999 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 41 White Male 1998 05-12-2013
Torres, Alexander California Los Angeles 2001 2021 Murder Term of Years 40 to Life 20 20 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2022
Torres, Cesar Illinois Cook 2018 2023 Murder Term of Years 71 years 4 22 Hispanic Male 2022 12-13-2024
Torres, Pedro Texas Harris 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 37 Hispanic Male 1985
Toth, Andrew Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Life without parole 20 41 White Male 1911
Towns, Parrish Michigan Wayne 1983 2007 Murder Life without parole 20 20 Black Male 2003 04-13-2020
Townsend, Jerry Florida Broward 1980 2001 Murder Life 2 27 Black Male 1982 08-29-2011
Townsend, Jerry Florida Miami-Dade 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 27 Black Male 2001 05-30-2024
Trulove, Jamal California San Francisco 2010 2015 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 5 25 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Truman, Conrad Utah Utah 2014 2017 Murder Term of Years 16 to life 2 30 White Male 2015 2017 03-18-2017
Turner, Kenneth California Sacramento 1995 1995 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1995 12-08-2014
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Varela, Joaquin Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 22 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Vargas, Anastacio Texas Bexar 1926 1929 Murder Life 4 33 Hispanic Male 1929
Vasquez, David Virginia Arlington 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 4 37 Hispanic Male 1989 08-29-2011
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 27 Black Male 2023 08-14-2023
Vindiola, Bernard Fresno 1977 1979 Murder Term of Years 5 years to life 3 21 Hispanic Male 1979
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18 41 Black Male 1972
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987
Walpole, Merla San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 1975
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1994 1994 06-22-2013
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011
Warney, Douglas New York Monroe 1997 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 34 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Warrior, Kevin Oklahoma Tulsa 2016 2019 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2019 11-25-2019
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 17 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 19 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35 30 White Male 2022 11-14-2022
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 15 19 Black Male 2009 2020 11-30-2020
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2 65 White Male 1996 03-16-2013
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2 36 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Wilber, Danny Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2022 Murder Life 17 24 Native American Male 2021 07-04-2022
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 6 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 4 21 Don't Know Male 1984
Williams, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1977 1996 Murder Life 15 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Williams, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williams, Dwayne Louisiana Orleans 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 22 Black Male 2022 11-21-2023
Williams, Richard California Sacramento 1998 2015 Murder Life without parole 17 18 Black Male 2015 01-26-2016
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 9 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Willis, Patrick California Alameda 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 8 28 Black Male 2021 06-18-2021
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Winfrey, Megan Texas San Jacinto 2008 2013 Murder Life 5 16 White Female 2013 04-18-2013
Wirkkala, Luke Oregon Deschutes 2014 2021 Murder Life 7 32 White Male 2021 04-28-2021
Witt, Drayton Arizona Maricopa 2002 2012 Murder Term of Years 20 years 10 18 White Male 2012 2012 11-01-2012
Woidtke, Rodney Illinois St. Clair 1989 2001 Murder Term of Years 45 years 12 27 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Womble, Willie North Carolina Granville 1976 2014 Murder Term of Years 80 years 38 21 Black Male 2014 10-17-2014
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 26 Black Male DK 2008 08-29-2011
Woods, Cathy Nevada Washoe 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 26 White Female 2014 03-09-2015
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
Woodworth, Mark Missouri Livingston 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 16 White Male 2014 07-23-2014
Yanez, Jose Illinois Rock Island 2020 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 years 2 28 Hispanic Male 2022 12-05-2024
Zimmerman, Evan Wisconsin Eau Claire 2001 2005 Murder Life 3 53 White Male 2004 08-29-2011