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
Allen, George Jr. Missouri Cole 1983 2013 Murder 95 years 29.3 25 Black Male 2012 01-18-2013
Amick, Michael Missouri Oregon 2011 2016 Murder Life 5.4 32 White Male 2016 12-10-2016
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 16.7 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15.1 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5.5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Burton, Darryl Missouri Cole 1985 2008 Murder Life 23.5 22 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24.2 19 White Male 2020 07-06-2020
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 7.7 49 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 15.9 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Dunn, Christopher Missouri St. Louis City 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 33.0 18 Black Male 2024 08-07-2024
Engel, Gary Missouri Clay 1991 2010 Kidnapping 90 years 18.7 33 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Faria, Russell Missouri Lincoln 2013 2015 Murder Life without parole 1.6 41 White Male 2015 11-16-2015
Faust, Benjamin Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault 1 year 0.8 17 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder 40 years 7.9 17 White Male 2013 11-14-2013
Griffin, Reginald Missouri Randolph 1988 2013 Murder Death 24.9 22 Black Male 2012 10-29-2013
Hall, Jennifer Missouri Cass 2001 2005 Arson 3 years 3.4 20 White Female 2005 08-29-2011
Hall, Paula Missouri Christian 2009 2013 Murder 20 years 4.3 36 White Female 2013 10-14-2013
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 14.8 37 White Male 2010 01-17-2012
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43.3 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024
Jennings, Brad Missouri Dallas 2009 2018 Murder 25 years 8.5 50 White Male 2018 07-17-2018
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 27.6 20 Black Male 2023 03-01-2023
Jones, Charles III Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault 1 year 0.8 16 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Leap, Earnest Missouri Jackson 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 31 White Male 1992 08-22-2016
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 10.7 39 White Male 2020 10-28-2020
Oscar, Edward Missouri Jackson 1948 1953 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.7 60 Black Male 1953 03-13-2018
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 15.7 24 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Revelle, George Missouri Christian 1996 1998 Murder Life without parole 2.8 36 White Male 1998 04-01-2013
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4.0 24 White Male 1983 03-13-2018
Robinson, David Missouri Scott 2001 2018 Murder Life without parole 16.7 32 Black Male 2018 05-30-2018
Smith, Codey Missouri Barton 2008 2012 Robbery 16 years 3.8 21 White Male 2012 06-02-2017
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 13.7 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0.5 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Stewart, Zackary Lee Missouri Greene 2008 2010 Murder Life without parole 2.7 18 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse 30 days 0.1 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Terry, Antoine Missouri Cole 2008 2010 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 2.1 17 Black Male 2010 12-14-2015
Villasana, Armand Missouri Greene 1999 2000 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.6 44 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
White, Theodore Jr. Missouri Jackson 1999 2005 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 5.6 35 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Wilson, Johnny Lee Missouri Lawrence 1987 1995 Murder Life without parole 8.4 20 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Woodworth, Mark Missouri Livingston 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.9 16 White Male 2014 07-23-2014