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
Dedge, Wilton Florida Brevard 1982 2004 Sexual Assault Life 22.3 20 White Male 08-29-2011
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 31 White Male 07-12-2013
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault 36 years 16.7 27 Black Male 02-18-2017
Godschalk, Bruce Pennsylvania Montgomery 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 14.7 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Holton, Billy Florida Duval 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25.0 19 White Male 11-07-2024
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault 65 years 25.0 37 Black Male 04-28-2016
Saecker, Frederic Wisconsin Buffalo 1990 1996 Sexual Assault 15 years 6.8 38 White Male 08-29-2011
Sawyer, Thomas Michigan Hillsdale 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 22 to 32 years 0.4 49 White Male 12-04-2012
Westly, William New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault 20 to Life 1.9 47 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wyniemko, Kenneth Michigan Macomb 1994 2003 Sexual Assault 40 to 60 years 8.6 42 White Male 08-29-2011