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
Beridon, Cheryl Louisiana Terrebonne 1979 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 21.4 23 Black Female 08-29-2011
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 15.6 35 White Female 07-12-2013
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0.3 43 White Female 08-29-2011
Bumpass, Angel Tennessee Hamilton 2019 2023 Murder Life 3.1 13 Black Female 10-09-2023
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0.2 Black Female 03-13-2018
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 02-13-2017
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 45 White Female 05-12-2019
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 16.6 27 Black Female 04-29-2019
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 17.6 24 Native American Female 01-27-2012
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11.3 32 Black Female 03-07-2019
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 10.7 23 Black Female 05-25-2021
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 50 White Female 08-29-2011
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.4 41 White Female 07-15-2012
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5.1 21 White Female 02-23-2014
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 3.7 27 Black Female 03-13-2018
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 26 White Female 08-29-2011
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 5.6 33 Black Female 07-31-2020
Hockersmith, Letha Jean Oklahoma Tulsa 1994 1999 Murder Life 2.5 31 White Female 04-08-2013
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 10.7 30 White Female 08-29-2011
Hughes, Elicia Mississippi Hinds 2007 2007 Murder Life 0.1 32 Black Female 07-19-2013
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15.4 20 Hispanic Female 08-22-2023
Jimerson, Tina Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26.2 23 Black Female 10-08-2020
LaBatte, Beth Wisconsin Kewaunee 1997 2006 Murder Life 8.1 24 White Female 08-29-2011
Leath, Raynella Dossett Tennessee Knox 2010 2017 Murder Life 6.3 54 White Female 06-02-2017
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 20.7 37 White Female 08-29-2011
Linehan, Mechele Alaska Anchorage 2007 2012 Murder Life 2.6 23 White Female 01-10-2013
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 31 White Female 08-29-2011
Lucas, Margaret Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 03-13-2018
Mejia, Carmen Texas Travis 2005 2026 Murder Life 20.4 31 Hispanic Female 03-18-2026
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 25 White Female 08-29-2011
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 8.9 39 White Female 08-29-2011
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.0 34 White Female 01-31-2020
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 29 White Female 08-29-2011
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 15.7 24 Black Female 08-29-2011
Reser, Pamela Sue Oregon Yamhill 1999 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.8 29 White Female 08-29-2011
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1.2 28 White Female 08-29-2011
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0.5 24 White Female 08-29-2011
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 03-13-2018
Turner, Laronda Tennessee Shelby 2019 2024 Murder Life 4.8 23 Black Female 04-19-2024
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14.2 48 White Female 11-27-2017
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1.0 30 Black Female 10-11-2011
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27.2 39 Black Female 01-24-2022
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 19 White Female 05-12-2019
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 20 White Female 08-29-2011
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.7 22 White Female 08-29-2011
Winfrey, Megan Texas San Jacinto 2008 2013 Murder Life 4.5 16 White Female 04-18-2013