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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Total records: 121
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Alexander, Brian Michigan Ingham 2015 2017 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 10-25-2017
Armstrong, Richard Michigan Otsego 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse 14 to 30 years 5.6 25 White Male 04-12-2012
Avery, Chamar Michigan Wayne 2000 2010 Murder 20 to 50 years 8.0 18 Black Male 01-15-2012
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0.4 25 Don't Know Male 09-30-2019
Baugh, Jimmie Michigan Wayne 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 0 35 Black Male 01-16-2024
Baumer, Julie Michigan Macomb 2005 2010 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 4.2 27 White Female 08-29-2011
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 02-08-2021
Brim, Dominique Michigan Wayne 2002 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 14 Black Female 08-29-2011
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 06-06-2025
Burns, Joshua Michigan Livingston 2015 2024 Child Abuse 1 year 1.0 37 White Male 12-30-2024
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 06-19-2016
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8.1 18 Black Male 03-13-2018
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson 9 to 40 years 4.1 33 White Male 01-22-2014
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7.1 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35.3 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Carver, Michael Michigan Kalamazoo 2015 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 3.2 50 Black Male 05-27-2021
Cash, Tazell Michigan Wayne 2017 2019 Robbery 10 to 20 years 2.0 18 Black Male 06-12-2019
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse 2 to 15 years 3.8 33 White Male 10-15-2021
Chancellor, Darell Michigan Wayne 2012 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 14 1/4 to 30 years 7.4 29 Black Male 05-18-2020
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30.3 39 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, Paul Jr. Michigan Wayne 1987 2024 Murder Life without parole 36.5 19 Black Male 08-07-2024
Cleary, Mark Michigan Macomb 1989 2005 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 30 years 15.9 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Cristini, Michael Michigan Macomb 1991 2004 Sexual Assault 44 to 60 years 12.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Dabb, Wayne Michigan Dickinson 2005 2008 Child Sex Abuse 4 3/4 to 15 years 2.6 56 White Male 08-29-2011
Dale, Nathaniel Michigan Berrien 2006 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 20 years 3.0 26 Black Male 09-13-2022
DeJesus, George Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24.3 18 Hispanic Male 04-01-2022
DeJesus, Melvin Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life 24.3 21 Hispanic Male 04-01-2022
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder 7 1/2 to 15 years 9.4 51 White Female 02-13-2017
Dickerson, James Michigan Wayne 1992 1998 Sexual Assault 2 to 15 years 0.5 39 Black Male 05-18-2020
Farnsworth, Robert Jr. Michigan Jackson 1999 2000 Theft Probation 0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 1.7 40 White Male 01-17-2013
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1.0 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gaines, Lynie Michigan Wayne 1990 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 30 years 7.0 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26.2 26 White Male 06-07-2012
Grissom, James Michigan St. Clair 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 15 to 35 years 9.2 43 White Male 11-19-2012
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16.1 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 0.7 19 White Male 10-22-2020
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 32 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hansen, Lisa Michigan Kent 2006 2006 Theft Community Service 0 25 White Female 08-29-2011
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29.4 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 29 White Male 05-01-2018
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration 1 1/3 to 2 years 1.5 30 White Male 05-01-2018
Hatchett, Nathaniel Michigan Macomb 1998 2008 Sexual Assault 25 to 40 years 10.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder 3 to 5 years 2.0 29 White Male 01-19-2012
Highers, Raymond Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24.4 20 White Male 09-25-2013
Highers, Thomas Michigan Wayne 1988 2013 Murder Life without parole 24.4 21 White Male 09-25-2013
Howell, Mack Michigan Macomb 2016 2023 Robbery 25 to 50 years 6.6 53 Black Male 03-28-2023
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9.0 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Johnson, Justly Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18.9 24 Black Male 12-03-2018
Johnson, Ronnell Michigan Washtenaw 2008 2022 Robbery 15 to 25 years 14.2 20 Black Male 06-08-2022
Jose, Terrence Michigan Oakland 2010 2014 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 40 years 4.1 32 Hispanic Male 07-18-2014
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery 6 to 11 years 0.7 27 Don't Know Male 05-18-2021
Kiel, Archie Michigan Kalkaska 2010 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 5 months 0.3 48 White Male 07-14-2015
Klages, Kathie Michigan Ingham 2020 2022 Obstruction of Justice 90 days 0.7 62 White Female 04-06-2023
Krukowski, Dane Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse 3 to 10 years 3.3 24 White Male 02-01-2021
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Lally, Zachary Michigan Livingston 2020 2025 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1.0 20 White Male 08-12-2025
Likine, Selesa Michigan Oakland 2008 2012 Failure to Pay Child Support 48 days 0 42 Black Female 12-05-2012
Little, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2009 2013 Failure to Pay Child Support Probation 0 43 Black Male 07-14-2015
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13.4 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16.0 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
MacGregor, Robert Michigan Huron 1912 1916 Murder Life 4.2 34 White Male 08-19-2021
Magee, William Jr. Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery 3 to 6 years 0.7 23 Don't Know Male 05-18-2021
Manzo-Diaz, Antonio Michigan Wayne 2016 2025 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 40 years 8.1 46 Hispanic Male 05-01-2025
Maples, David Michigan Macomb 1995 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 20 years 10.3 25 White Male 04-30-2020
Mardlin, Frederick Michigan St. Clair 2007 2013 Arson 3 to 20 years 4.5 31 White Male 02-25-2013
McCann, Raymond II Michigan St. Joseph 2015 2017 Perjury 1 year and 8 months 0.8 45 White Male 12-11-2017
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 1.7 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder 20 to 30 years 18.0 18 White Female 09-20-2021
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault 60 to 90 years 11.1 20 White Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Christopher Michigan Berrien 2006 2011 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0.4 Black Male 09-13-2022
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter 7 to 15 years 3.4 33 White Male 04-23-2016
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7.3 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery 7 to 20 years 1.1 28 Don't Know Male 04-07-2020
Nolen, Kelvin Michigan Wayne 2016 2022 Murder Life without parole 6.8 26 Black Male 01-12-2023
Palazzolo, John Michigan Wayne 2006 2012 Sexual Assault 6 to 15 years 5.3 48 White Male 06-29-2015
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder 15 to 20 years 5.6 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault 20 to 40 years 4.2 29 White Male 04-29-2020
Perry, James Norman Michigan Oakland 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.4 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Peterson, Jamie Lee Michigan Kalkaska 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 15.7 21 White Male 09-09-2014
Phillips, Richard Michigan Oakland 1971 2022 Robbery 7 to 22 1/2 years 0 25 Black Male 10-04-2022
Poole, Gilbert Jr. Michigan Oakland 1989 2021 Murder Life without parole 32.0 23 White Male 06-18-2021
Prevost, Lloyd Michigan Macomb 1920 1930 Murder Life 10.6 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Redick, Neal Michigan Genesee 1992 2007 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 30 years 15.9 28 White Male 06-23-2014
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 18.8 27 White Male 03-13-2018
Romeo, Joe Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 55 White Male 08-02-2021
Sadowski, Jason Michigan Marquette 2014 2017 Other Violent Felony 40 to 80 years 3.0 43 White Male 04-03-2017
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 2.6 25 White Male 03-03-2023
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 22 to 32 years 0.4 49 White Male 12-04-2012
Scott, Kendrick Michigan Wayne 2000 2018 Murder Life without parole 18.5 20 Black Male 12-03-2018
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery 5 to 15 years 0.5 23 Black Male 03-13-2018
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4.3 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 4.4 33 White Male 02-07-2020
Smith, Richard Michigan Berrien 2007 2008 Drug Possession or Sale 2 to 8 years 1.6 Black Male 09-19-2022
Souter, Larry Pat Michigan Newaygo 1992 2005 Murder 20 to 60 years 13.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Stevens, Codie Lynn Michigan Saginaw 2016 2020 Child Abuse 1 1/2 to 10 years 3.3 23 White Female 02-01-2021
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 03-13-2018
Swain, Lorinda Michigan Calhoun 2002 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 50 years 7.0 36 White Female 05-24-2016
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault 30 to 55 years 25.5 21 Black Male 08-29-2011