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: 227
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault Term of Years 10 to 12 years 5 36 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Heins, Chad Florida Duval 1996 2007 Murder Life 11 18 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Black Male 1911
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10 42 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2021
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 4 18 Black Male 1999 09-10-2012
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Life 400 years 34 22 Black Male 2023 03-16-2023
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 19 White Male 2012 11-07-2024
Holton, Rudolph Florida Hillsborough 1986 2003 Murder Death 16 33 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hopps, Tony Florida Hillsborough 1990 2021 Robbery Life 31 24 Black Male 2021 09-08-2021
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson Term of Years 6 months 1 38 White Male 1985 04-05-2022
James, Thomas Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 31 22 Black Male 2022 05-06-2022
Jean-Gilles, Peter Florida Miami-Dade 2012 2019 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-26-2022
Jenkins, Shaun Massachusetts Suffolk 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 16 23 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 1995 01-07-2025
Johnson, Donnell Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Term of Years 18 to 20 years 4 16 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Jones, Darrell Massachusetts Plymouth 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 31 18 Black Male 2017 06-20-2019
Jones, Milton Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2022 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 1990 01-03-2023
Joseph, Malenne Florida Orange 2010 2010 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 27 Black Female 2010 08-29-2011
Kamara, Barry Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2023 Murder Life 17 17 Black Male 2009 03-30-2023
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery Term of Years 2 years 1 33 White Male 2010 02-15-2018
Larry, Harleme Florida Pasco 2013 2019 Murder Life 6 14 Black Male 2019 10-14-2019
Lawrence, Darrian Mark Florida Miami-Dade 2000 2005 Murder Life 5 20 Black Male 2005 05-12-2013
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 28 Black Male 1975
Letemps, Jules Florida Orange 1989 2016 Sexual Assault Life 27 26 Black Male 2016 10-26-2016
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32 31 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Loftus, John Massachusetts Berkshire 1886 1888 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 19 White Male 1888
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson Term of Years 8 to 10 years 5 47 White Male 2016 08-04-2016
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-31-2011
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 2020 06-13-2021
McGee, Leroy Florida Broward 1991 1995 Robbery Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 3 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 2018 02-14-2019
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912
Melendez, Juan Roberto Florida Polk 1984 2002 Murder Death 17 32 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Mengloi, Mary Florida Palm Beach 1990 1993 Theft Probation 0 30 White Female 1990 10-26-2014
Miller, Jesse Jr. Florida Palm Beach 2009 2014 Murder Life 5 17 Black Male 2014 10-06-2014
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 to 45 years 9 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 01-29-2014
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 to 25 years 7 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Montilla, Carlos Massachusetts Suffolk 1988 1990 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 to 5 years 1 22 Hispanic Male 1990 10-06-2016
Morales, Melissa Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 37 White Female 2019 04-04-2019
Myers, Hubert Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Life 43 18 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Neely, Todd Florida Martin 1987 1989 Attempted Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 18 White Male 1987 12-29-2012
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 20 years 13 49 White Male 2005 11-27-2012
O'Dell, Karen Florida Manatee 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Community Service 0 37 White Female 1998 07-15-2012
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to 50 years 7 35 White Male 2009 09-02-2020
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 6 years 4 19 White Male 1986 12-29-2016
Odom, Teresa Florida Jackson 2018 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 52 White Female 2018 03-05-2021
Paey, Richard Florida Pasco 2004 2007 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 3 38 Hispanic Male 2007 08-31-2011
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 2 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Penalver, Seth Florida Broward 1999 2012 Murder Death 13 21 White Male 2012 12-28-2012
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Persad, Vishnu Florida Palm Beach 2001 2007 Assault Term of Years 43 years 4 23 Other Male 2006 09-03-2012
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35 30 Black Male 2021 11-09-2022
Porter, Michael Florida Pasco 1988 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 11 23 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Pryor, A.L. Florida Pinellas 2022 2022 Assault Probation 0 42 Black Female 2022 11-14-2023
Purvis, John Florida Broward 1985 1993 Murder Life 8 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 26 20 Black Male 2019 09-21-2020
Radillo, Sergio Jr. Florida Miami-Dade 1995 2005 Attempted Murder Life 10 24 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 3 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4 24 Hispanic Male 1987
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 21 31 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Robinson, Derrick Florida Miami-Dade 1989 1991 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 30 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2 26 Hispanic Male 1957
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2013 10-16-2013
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 1 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14 37 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Smith, Sarah Florida Manatee 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 month 0 19 White Female 1998 07-10-2012
Snowden, Harold Grant Florida Miami-Dade 1986 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 to Life 12 37 White Male 1998 02-23-2012
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Stewart, Ronald Florida Broward 1985 2019 Murder Term of Years 50 years 24 23 White Male 2008 03-24-2019
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17 63 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Tatum, Maxwell Florida Martin 2018 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 18 months 0 26 White Male 2019 07-17-2023
Taylor, Andrew Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 25 Black Male 2015 02-02-2017
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 33 21 Black Male 2019 05-26-2022