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
Baker, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 2002 Murder Life 25.2 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Bennett, Hassan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2019 Murder Life without parole 10.4 23 Black Male 05-22-2019
Berry, Johnny Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.9 16 Black Male 06-27-2019
Coulston, Troy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 7.4 20 Black Male 12-17-2021
Daidone, Albert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15.3 38 White Male 11-17-2014
Davis, Faheem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9.2 22 Black Male 11-15-2023
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33.5 24 White Male 09-16-2015
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson 22 to 45 years 7.6 31 White Male 10-14-2014
Gladden, David Pennsylvania Dauphin 1995 2007 Murder Life 11.7 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 22.5 24 White Male 09-03-2019
Holden, Gregory Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2024 Murder Life without parole 40.7 19 Black Male 04-22-2024
Hollman, Chester III Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 26.2 21 Black Male 08-01-2019
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23.0 20 Black Male 01-11-2021
Johnson, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2023 Murder 30 to 60 years 14.0 24 Black Male 06-15-2023
Joseph, Eric Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2026 Murder Life 41.4 19 Black Male 03-17-2026
Kauffman, Carl Joe Jr. Pennsylvania Bedford 2001 2004 Robbery 5 to 15 years 2.9 21 White Male 08-30-2013
Loach, Jerome Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2011 2021 Other Nonviolent Felony 25 to 50 years 9.2 42 Black Male 09-01-2021
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0.1 23 Hispanic Male 08-01-2019
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15.3 53 White Male 11-17-2014
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 2.6 20 Black Male 05-22-2019
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 24.8 25 White Male 06-14-2013
Murray, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1983 2023 Murder Life without parole 40.3 20 Black Male 11-13-2023
Nelson, Bruce Pennsylvania Allegheny 1982 1991 Murder Life 9.2 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 25.9 18 Hispanic Male 12-11-2023
Reese, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40.2 33 Black Male 07-07-2025
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 11.8 35 Black Male 09-22-2019
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 02-17-2023
Thomas, Clayton "Mustafa" Jr. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 24.4 23 Black Male 06-06-2019
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.4 16 Black Male 06-20-2017
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 06-29-2016
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 15.5 29 Black Male 06-12-2019
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 29.0 29 Black Male 02-24-2021
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 02-03-2020
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26.5 17 Black Male 02-03-2020