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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.2 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 16.9 38 Black Male 2012 03-19-2013
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 24.7 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecombe 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 5 to 6 3/4 years 3.7 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Chavis, Benjamin Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 34 years 8.3 23 Black Male 1981 11-17-2016
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2.0 37 White Male 1998 09-14-2015
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10.4 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.4 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Epps, Reginald North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 28 years 7.9 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder 45 years 13.3 18 Black Male 2022 03-07-2024
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 19 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder 32 to 43 years 4.1 16 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6.0 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 23.9 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder 15 years 0.3 White Male 1921 03-13-2018
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11.1 41 Black Male 2007 08-31-2011
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.3 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder 80 years 21.4 29 Black Male 2016 09-06-2016
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 17.6 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8.6 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Johnson, Kevin North Carolina Durham 2010 2023 Attempted Murder 24 2/3 to 30 5/12 years 12.8 24 Black Male 2023 07-20-2023
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3.4 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Kendall, Hamp North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder 30 years 10.1 30 White Male 1917 03-13-2018
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 1.9 31 White Male 1934 03-13-2018
Logan, Curtis North Carolina Wake 2020 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2020 06-29-2022
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 43.9 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Massey, Shawn Giovanni North Carolina Mecklenburg 1999 2010 Kidnapping 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years 10.6 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder 20 years 6.9 20 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McEachern, Toney North Carolina Robeson 1993 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 34 Black Male 1998 09-02-2015
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1.0 27 Don't Know Male 1948 03-13-2018
Patrick, Marvin North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 8.1 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.0 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Rasheed, Abdul North Carolina Durham 1999 2021 Robbery 14 7/12 to 19 years 0 21 Black Male 1999 02-22-2022
Rivera, Alfred North Carolina Forsyth 1997 1999 Murder Death 2.1 25 Hispanic Male 1999 08-29-2011
Roberts, Clarence North Carolina Robeson 2017 2025 Murder 25 to 31 years 7.9 37 Black Male 2025 05-05-2025
Sandy, Barshiri North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery 21 years 1.7 32 Black Male 2016 08-06-2016
Sawyer, Lonnie North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping 28 to 32 years 1.5 18 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Sawyer, Sandy North Carolina Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping 32 to 40 years 1.5 21 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Shepard, Ann North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Other Violent Felony 15 years 5.3 33 White Female 1978 11-17-2016
Shreve, Thomas North Carolina Onslow 1988 1989 Threats Probation 0 31 White Male 1988 04-14-2015
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36.4 34 Black Male 2015 01-23-2015
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27.3 15 White Male 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Surpris, Henry North Carolina Wake 2014 2016 Robbery 10 years 1.7 34 Black Male 2016 08-10-2016
Tindall, Connie North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 31 years 8.2 21 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Vereen, Willie North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.8 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Vickers, John North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder 26 years 10.1 40 White Male 1917 03-13-2018
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21.0 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Weaver, David North Carolina Wake 2020 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months 2.1 40 Black Male 2022 06-27-2022
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1.0 36 Black Male 1943 03-13-2018
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.7 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Womble, Willie North Carolina Granville 1976 2014 Murder 80 years 38.3 21 Black Male 2014 10-17-2014
Wright, William Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016