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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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 03-13-2018
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 11.9 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 11-21-2014
Aldape Guerra, Ricardo Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 14.5 20 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 07-13-2022
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 03-13-2018
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 03-13-2018
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 09-30-2022
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 11-21-2014
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 04-03-2023
Bright, Dan L. Louisiana Orleans 1996 2004 Murder Death 8.0 35 Black Male 08-29-2011
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 9.7 21 Black Male 06-10-2015
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 2.6 26 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 09-02-2014
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 31 Black Male 03-13-2018
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 10-05-2021
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.4 24 Black Male 08-31-2011
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clemmons, Eric Missouri Cole 1987 2000 Murder Death 0 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 03-13-2018
Cousin, Shareef Louisiana Orleans 1996 1999 Murder Death 0 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 2.6 41 White Male 03-13-2018
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 18.6 23 Native American Male 08-29-2011
Cruz, Robert Arizona Maricopa 1981 1995 Murder Death 13.5 33 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.7 21 Black Male 02-11-2021
Douglas, Yancy Oklahoma Cleveland 1995 2009 Murder Death 14.0 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.7 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 3.7 34 White Male 03-13-2018
Fields, Nathson Edgar Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Death 16.6 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3.0 41 White Male 08-29-2011
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2.2 30 Black Male 08-31-2011
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Golden, Andrew Florida Polk 1991 1994 Murder Death 2.1 45 White Male 08-29-2011
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 13.6 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5.2 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 03-13-2018
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27.4 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Green, Joseph Florida Bradford 1993 2000 Murder Death 6.0 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Gwynn, Daniel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2024 Murder Death 28.3 24 Black Male 03-14-2024
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 12.6 37 Black Male 08-29-2011
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11.1 41 Black Male 08-31-2011
Howard, Stanley Illinois Cook 1987 2003 Murder Death 15.7 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hudson, Larry Louisiana Orleans 1967 1993 Murder Death 25.5 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 7.8 44 White Male 03-13-2018
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39.3 18 Black Male 11-21-2014
Johnson, Jesse Oregon Marion 2004 2023 Murder Death 19.5 37 Black Male 10-05-2023
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10.4 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23.0 20 Black Male 01-11-2021
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14.5 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.6 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14.4 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 32.5 27 Black Male 03-05-2021
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 1.5 17 White Male 07-09-2020
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2.2 18 Black Male 03-13-2018
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4.0 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 18.8 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 1.9 31 White Male 03-13-2018
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 7.9 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 27.5 25 White Male 01-18-2016
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12.1 28 Black Male 03-13-2018
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
Limone, Peter Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 32.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
MacFarland, Allison New Jersey Essex 1912 1912 Murder Death 0.7 33 White Male 10-06-2025
Macias, Federico Texas El Paso 1984 1993 Murder Death 9.0 31 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3.0 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Manning, Willie Mississippi Oktibbeha 1996 2015 Murder Death 18.7 24 Black Male 04-29-2015
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4.1 23 Hispanic Male 08-31-2011
Matthews, Ryan Louisiana Jefferson 1999 2004 Murder Death 5.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 19 Black Male 09-02-2014
McCoy, Isaiah Delaware Kent 2012 2017 Murder Death 4.6 22 Black Male 02-03-2017
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 11.5 Black Male 03-13-2018