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 ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

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.

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Total records: 161
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Abernathy, Christopher Illinois Cook 1987 2015 Murder Life without parole 28.1 17 White Male 02-13-2015
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder 1 year 0.7 12 White Male 08-29-2011
Adams, Reginald Louisiana Orleans 1983 2014 Murder Life without parole 30.7 26 Black Male 05-13-2014
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13.1 18 White Male 12-10-2015
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder 95 years 29.3 25 Black Male 01-18-2013
Almanza, Fernando Arizona Pinal 2013 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life 9.8 49 Hispanic Male 10-02-2024
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 02-23-2018
Andersen, Daniel Illinois Cook 1982 2015 Murder 55 years 25.1 19 White Male 08-15-2015
Ballard, Jarvis Louisiana St. Bernard 1999 2021 Sexual Assault Life without parole 22.0 18 Black Male 08-21-2021
Bargery, Joshua Tennessee Lake 2015 2022 Murder Life without parole 7.0 20 White Male 02-01-2023
Baylor, Ronnie California Riverside 1987 1996 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.6 25 Black Male 02-26-2014
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 04-01-2021
Bintz, David Wisconsin Brown 2000 2024 Murder Life without parole 24.4 32 White Male 10-11-2024
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 10.1 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping 12 years 5.8 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault 10 years 9.2 22 Native American Male 08-29-2011
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 12-03-2017
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 06-06-2025
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25.1 15 White Male 08-29-2011
Causey, Allen Texas Travis 1992 2025 Murder 50 years 30.3 26 Black Male 09-02-2025
Chatman, Carl Illinois Cook 2004 2013 Sexual Assault 30 years 9.6 47 Black Male 09-10-2013
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 02-22-2012
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4.3 52 White Male 06-25-2013
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38.4 33 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault 56 to 200 years 1.8 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Cruz, Rolando Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 4.6 46 White Male 02-12-2012
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter 1 year 1.0 19 White Female 07-03-2024
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder 23 years 11.7 18 White Male 12-29-2016
Days, Selwyn New York Westchester 2004 2017 Murder 50 to life 13.4 32 Black Male 09-25-2017
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 5.2 20 White Male 08-29-2011
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter 18 years 0.2 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.3 20 White Male 12-22-2016
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.8 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Eskew, Jasmine Montana Cascade 2014 2017 Child Abuse 5 years 3.0 21 White Female 01-25-2018
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse 4 years and 8 months 3.8 41 White Female 02-12-2012
Gardner, Lewis Illinois Cook 1995 2014 Murder 30 years 12.3 15 Black Male 06-24-2014
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3.0 41 White Male 08-29-2011
Godschalk, Bruce Pennsylvania Montgomery 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 14.7 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Angel Illinois Lake 1995 2015 Sexual Assault 55 years 19.7 20 Hispanic Male 03-12-2015
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.0 14 White Male 05-12-2017
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7.3 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder 50 years 6.7 17 Black Female 08-29-2011
Hadaway, Sammy Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2018 Attempt, Violent 5 years 3.5 20 Black Male 10-09-2018
Handley, Zachary Pennsylvania Northampton 2008 2015 Arson 6 to 12 months 1.0 13 White Male 05-15-2015
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 22 White Male 03-01-2018
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder 7 years 1.2 12 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 03-13-2018
Harris, Lee Illinois Cook 1992 2023 Murder 90 years 31.0 34 Black Male 04-08-2023
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault 25 to 40 years 10.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.7 19 White Male 12-12-2022
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.1 33 White Male 08-02-2015
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 14.8 37 White Male 01-17-2012
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43.3 20 White Female 12-17-2024
Hernandez, Alejandro Illinois DuPage 1985 1995 Murder Death 10.7 19 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Hester, Lee Arthur Illinois Cook 1961 2019 Murder 55 years 10.8 14 Black Male 01-23-2020
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.9 17 Black Male 10-09-2017
Housler, David Jr. Tennessee Montgomery 1997 2014 Murder Life without parole 12.9 19 White Male 12-03-2014
Howard, Eddie Lee Jr. Mississippi Lowndes 1994 2021 Murder Death 26.6 38 Black Male 02-25-2021
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder 34 years 5.6 14 White Male 08-29-2011
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder 10 to 20 years 2.5 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Kogut, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder 33 years and 4 months 17.0 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Krause, Jason Arizona Yavapai 1996 2017 Manslaughter 10 years and 6 months 10.3 39 White Male 05-16-2017
Krivak, Andrew New York Putnam 1997 2023 Murder 25 to life 23.5 17 White Male 03-10-2023
LaBatte, Beth Wisconsin Kewaunee 1997 2006 Murder Life 8.1 24 White Female 08-29-2011
Lackey, Dan New York Madison 2004 2007 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.1 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Lapointe, Richard Connecticut Tolland 1992 2015 Murder Life without parole 22.8 41 White Male 10-10-2015
Laughman, Barry Pennsylvania Adams 1988 2004 Murder Life 14.9 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Lawrence, Freddie Joe Montana Lewis and Clark 1995 2018 Murder Life 23.1 31 White Male 06-13-2018
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 1.5 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6.0 50 White Male 03-13-2018
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder 40 years 3.4 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.1 21 White Male 11-06-2019
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault 11 to Life 9.8 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Luera, Michael Jr. Texas Henderson 2005 2023 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 8.2 16 Hispanic Male 03-17-2023
Lynch, Renay New York Erie 1998 2024 Murder 25 to life 23.9 39 Black Female 01-16-2024
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.2 17 White Male 09-19-2023
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse 3 months 0 25 White Male 01-30-2018
Marden, Jonathan New Hampshire Hillsborough 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.3 20 White Male 02-10-2020
Martinez, Stephen Colorado Denver 2000 2026 Murder Life without parole 26.3 30 Hispanic Male 05-11-2026
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 1.7 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 5.9 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 27 Black Male 08-15-2015
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 01-02-2025
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10.3 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 9.7 27 Black Male 05-19-2017
Minton, Samuel Scott Tennessee Bradley 1994 2025 Sexual Assault 76 years 30.7 20 White Male 05-01-2025
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 13.6 14 Hispanic Male 06-19-2014
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3.1 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11.1 25 White Male 03-13-2018
Newman, Rickey Arkansas Crawford 2002 2017 Murder Death 15.3 43 White Male 10-30-2017
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 11.7 22 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 23.7 23 White Male 06-25-2020
Ollins, Calvin Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life without parole 13.8 14 Black Male 08-29-2011
Onyiah, Obina Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2021 Murder Life without parole 1.7 27 Black Male 05-22-2021
Pacek, Jerry Pennsylvania Allegheny 1959 1991 Murder 10 to 20 years 9.6 13 White Male 08-29-2011