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 Date of Release Posting Date
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 1911 03-13-2018
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Anderson, Robert Michigan Kent 1970 1973 Theft 4 years 2.1 Black Male 1973 03-04-2021
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 1914 03-13-2018
Arroyo, Miguel New York Kings 1965 1966 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 1.2 42 Hispanic Male 1966 03-13-2018
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder 15 years to life 14.6 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery 7 years to life 0.3 29 Hispanic Male 1957 03-13-2018
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery 3 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 1932 03-13-2018
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder 15 Years 0.7 22 White Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0.4 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931 03-13-2018
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 22 White Male 1947 03-13-2018
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 1979 03-13-2018
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter 35 Years 3.4 38 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 03-13-2018
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 1940 03-13-2018
Bess, Ben South Carolina Florence 1915 1929 Assault 30 years 14.4 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery 15 years 2.5 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Biddings, Darrell Fed-IL 1975 1976 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0.6 21 Black Male 1976 03-13-2018
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23.1 23 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6.0 Don't Know Male 1980 03-13-2018
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault 2 to 4 years 2.8 Don't Know Male 1929 03-13-2018
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 25 to life 1.6 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 0.7 Black Male 1925 03-13-2018
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 4.6 23 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder 10 to 25 years 4.7 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7.0 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years 0.2 Black Male 1900 03-13-2018
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 2.6 26 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Brown, Bradford District of Columbia 1975 1979 Murder 18 years to life 3.6 27 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 1913 03-13-2018
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 31 Black Male 1988 03-13-2018
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0.1 19 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8.1 18 Black Male 1953 03-13-2018
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery 5 to 10 years 3.4 51 White Male 1941 03-13-2018
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 0.6 34 Don't Know Male 1982 03-13-2018
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2.3 26 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Carroll, Francis M. Maine Oxford 1938 1950 Murder Life 12.1 42 White Male 1950 03-13-2018
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 25 White Male 1974 01-09-2023
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery 12 years 2.1 29 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder 25 years to life 1.6 30 Black Male 1984 03-13-2018
Carter, Rubin New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder 30 years to life 18.8 29 Black Male 1986 08-04-2020
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery 10 to 20 years 0.5 24 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0.2 21 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2.4 Black Male 1973 03-13-2018
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 11.7 31 Don't Know Male 1911 03-13-2018
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 1978 03-13-2018
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30.3 39 Black Male 1968 03-13-2018
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 35 White Male 1961 03-13-2018
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery 5 years 1.6 White Male 1927 03-13-2018
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder 20 years to life 2.0 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault 5 to 15 years 2.3 28 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 1.8 White Male 1890 03-13-2018
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 3.7 21 White Male 1933 03-13-2018
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault 10 years 1.6 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
Comer, Willie Pennsylvania Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery 2 to 4 years 0.3 20 Don't Know Male 1962 03-13-2018
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 3.6 32 White Male 1985 03-13-2018
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder 15 years to life 5.3 17 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Cooper, C.D. South Carolina Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 4.7 33 White Male 1926 03-13-2018
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault 56 to 200 years 1.8 20 White Male 1982 03-13-2018
Craig, Alvin Missouri Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder 10 years 1.4 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 2.6 41 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Cromwell, Oliver Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 12.8 White Male 1900 03-13-2018
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder 20 years to life 3.9 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery 30 years 1.1 26 Don't Know Male 1940 03-13-2018
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1.0 31 White Male 1927 03-13-2018
Daniels, Charles New York Queens 1979 1982 Attempted Murder 6 to 18 years 3.0 34 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.7 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Davis, Glenn Alabama Fayette 1933 1940 Robbery 25 years 7.0 24 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 1.9 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
de los Santos, Jorge New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 7.8 30 Hispanic Male 1983 03-13-2018
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter 18 years 0.2 28 White Male 1968 03-13-2018
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.2 38 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0.4 43 White Male 1934 03-13-2018
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery 15 Years 5.6 30 White Male 1974 03-13-2018
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder 25 to 60 years 1.8 18 Black Male 1974 05-29-2020
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault 1 year 0.1 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020