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
Amador, Rudolph New Mexico Union 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 2.9 45 Hispanic Male 06-18-2024
Ballinger, Gene Curtis New Mexico Grant 1981 1993 Murder 9 years 8.9 45 White Male 12-12-2012
Burkheimer, Bonita New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.6 43 White Female 12-05-2025
Campbell, MacArthur New Mexico Bernalillo 2003 2008 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 1.3 40 Black Male 12-15-2016
Carr, Johnetta Kentucky Jefferson 2008 2019 Manslaughter 20 years 1.5 17 Black Female 04-22-2020
Chavez, Matthew New Mexico Bernalillo 2018 2024 Murder 23 years and 6 months 5.6 26 Hispanic Male 06-12-2024
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 21 White Male 03-01-2018
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1.0 31 White Male 03-13-2018
Earnest, Ralph New Mexico Eddy 1983 2006 Murder Life 23.0 34 White Male 10-04-2018
Girts, Jason Kentucky Bullitt 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 1.8 22 White Male 12-31-2012
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Gonzales-Barboza, Juan Carlos Kentucky Henderson 1996 2017 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 0.9 23 Hispanic Male 12-06-2017
Graham, Norman Kentucky Todd 2008 2019 Murder 40 years 10.0 33 White Male 01-21-2020
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault 70 years 6.9 44 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21.4 22 White Male 03-01-2018
Hobbs, Gregory New Mexico Chaves 2013 2023 Manslaughter 7 years 1.5 22 Hispanic Male 09-22-2023
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter 13 years 6.3 18 White Male 01-02-2020
Hurt, Paul Kentucky Jefferson 2001 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 17.9 25 White Male 12-09-2019
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.6 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 26 White Male 03-13-2018
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter 10 years 4.1 38 White Female 10-11-2014
Kiper, Ben Kentucky Butler 2000 2007 Child Sex Abuse 55 years 5.8 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Knee, Eric New Mexico Santa Fe 2017 2020 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1.5 69 White Male 03-23-2020
Lamotte, John Kentucky Franklin 2019 2025 Assault 11 years 6.5 24 Black Male 10-28-2025
Maestas, Charles New Mexico Rio Arriba 2003 2007 Sexual Assault 3 years 2.7 39 Hispanic Male 08-25-2016
Martinez, Benny New Mexico Eddy 1998 2001 Murder 20 years 3.0 42 Hispanic Male 02-28-2017
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2.2 18 White Male 07-02-2014
McDowell, John "Jack" New Mexico Sandoval 2014 2019 Murder 30 to Life 5.0 54 White Male 02-10-2020
Mercer, Ellen New Mexico Dona Ana 2002 2006 Fraud Probation 0 46 White Female 11-11-2019
Osborne, Larry Kentucky Whitley 1999 2002 Murder Death 3.5 17 White Male 07-05-2013
Partin, Delmar Kentucky Knox 1994 2019 Murder Life 25.3 37 White Male 04-03-2020
Peña, Anthony New Mexico Rio Arriba 2022 2025 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 2.7 53 Hispanic Male 12-05-2025
Plotnick, Samuel Kentucky Whitley 2001 2008 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 28 White Male 12-29-2012
Porter, Kerry Kentucky Jefferson 1998 2011 Murder 60 years 13.5 34 Black Male 01-14-2012
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2.4 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Sanchez, Jason New Mexico Eddy 2019 2023 Stalking Probation 0 35 Hispanic Male 09-26-2024
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 1.3 35 White Male 04-06-2020
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6.0 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 4.6 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18.2 24 White Male 12-04-2012
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder 70 years 27.2 35 Black Male 01-26-2017
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault 35 years 11.0 24 White Male 08-29-2011
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 3.7 19 Black Male 01-20-2020
Yell, Robert Kentucky Logan 2006 2019 Manslaughter 52 years 10.9 27 White Male 03-27-2019