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: 136
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Almendarez, Arthur Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 19 Hispanic Male 08-08-2022
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 05-19-2024
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 02-23-2018
Banks, Gregory Illinois Cook 1985 1990 Murder 50 years 5.1 20 Black Male 07-11-2019
Bates, David Illinois Cook 1985 1995 Murder 20 years 8.7 18 Black Male 01-30-2015
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 04-29-2018
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder 20 years 2.4 45 White Male 04-05-2014
Brown, Jacquez Pennsylvania York 2013 2022 Murder 50 to Life 8.2 15 Black Male 02-18-2022
Brown, LeeVester Mississippi Coahoma 2006 2018 Murder Life without parole 8.7 33 Black Male 07-26-2021
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0.3 43 White Female 08-29-2011
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 12-31-2012
Burgess, Wayne Tennessee Giles 1999 2023 Murder Life 24.5 34 Black Male 08-16-2023
Butler, Sabrina Mississippi Lowndes 1990 1995 Murder Death 5.8 18 Black Female 08-29-2011
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder 15 to life 19.7 21 White Male 02-21-2024
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 02-13-2017
Carnevale, Daniel Pennsylvania Allegheny 2007 2020 Murder Life without parole 12.5 29 White Male 03-25-2020
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 3.6 57 White Male 07-03-2012
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 45 White Female 05-12-2019
Cash, Jacob Florida Hillsborough 1998 2008 Murder 50 years 9.7 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Charriez, Louis New York Kings 1997 2023 Murder 25 to Life 23.2 33 Hispanic Male 03-13-2023
Chavez, Matthew New Mexico Bernalillo 2018 2024 Murder 23 years and 6 months 5.6 26 Hispanic Male 06-12-2024
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 24.9 17 White Male 01-11-2023
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder 50 to life 11.8 50 White Male 12-07-2020
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3.4 22 Black Male 04-18-2017
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 17.6 24 Native American Female 01-27-2012
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 18.6 23 Native American Male 08-29-2011
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11.3 32 Black Female 03-07-2019
Debelbot, Albert Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 10.7 22 Other Male 05-25-2021
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 10.7 23 Black Female 05-25-2021
Deering, Juwan Michigan Oakland 2006 2021 Murder Life without parole 15.2 29 Black Male 10-15-2021
DeJac, Lynn New York Erie 1994 2008 Murder 25 years 13.6 30 White Female 08-29-2011
Del Prete, Jennifer Illinois Will 2005 2022 Murder 20 years 9.2 31 White Female 10-13-2022
Dendel, Katherine Michigan Jackson 2003 2017 Murder 7 1/2 to 15 years 9.4 51 White Female 02-13-2017
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3.3 29 White Male 07-15-2012
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 2.9 36 White Male 12-26-2013
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder 58 years 11.7 46 Black Male 01-03-2023
Dunn, Larry Jr. Wisconsin Racine 2012 2022 Murder 10 years 7.9 32 White Male 01-27-2022
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder 18 years 11.2 34 White Female 08-29-2011
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder 10 years 3.1 57 White Male 09-17-2013
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder 40 years 5.2 37 White Male 08-12-2017
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33.1 18 Hispanic Male 08-08-2022
Garrett, Claude Tennessee Davidson 1993 2022 Murder Life without parole 28.7 35 White Male 06-21-2022
Gavitt, David Lee Michigan Ionia 1986 2012 Murder Life without parole 26.2 26 White Male 06-07-2012
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 8.6 36 White Male 08-31-2011
Golden, Andrew Florida Polk 1991 1994 Murder Death 2.1 45 White Male 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Ernesto Nevada Washoe 2013 2020 Murder Life 6.5 53 Hispanic Male 04-06-2020
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.0 14 White Male 05-12-2017
Griffin, Michael Michigan Genesee 2010 2023 Murder Life 12.8 19 Black Male 09-22-2023
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44.1 20 White Male 07-05-2024
Gurley, Larry New York Kings 1972 1994 Murder 20 to life 19.4 20 Black Male 12-12-2013
Hales, Warren Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Murder 5 to Life 1.0 25 White Male 07-29-2012
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 5.6 33 Black Female 07-31-2020
Hansen, Michael Minnesota Douglas 2006 2011 Murder 14 years and 6 months 5.5 27 White Male 05-31-2012
Harris, Nicole Illinois Cook 2005 2013 Murder 30 years 7.3 23 Black Female 06-17-2013
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder 40 years 2.2 24 White Female 01-30-2018
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder 45 years 18.4 22 Black Male 06-11-2019
Holbrook, Matthew Michigan Wayne 2006 2009 Murder 17 to 27 years 2.8 35 White Male 07-05-2017
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder 15 to life 18.0 38 White Female 11-05-2021
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder 25 to Life 7.9 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jamison, Reinaldo Michigan Macomb 2019 2025 Murder 23 to 50 years 3.7 24 Black Male 01-28-2026
Jennings, Brad Missouri Dallas 2009 2018 Murder 25 years 8.5 50 White Male 07-17-2018
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15.4 20 Hispanic Female 08-22-2023
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery 2 1/2 years to 5 years 1.7 Don't Know Male 02-08-2021
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder 25 to life 15.0 18 Black Male 01-22-2018
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder 30 years 18.6 36 Black Male 09-08-2021
Kaiser, Robert Minnesota Stearns 2016 2025 Murder 20 years 5.5 31 White Male 05-30-2025
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder 15 years 2.3 27 Black Female 07-11-2013
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 22.9 18 White Male 05-31-2012
Kyles, Anthony Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life without parole 25.0 27 Black Male 10-29-2022
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery 2 years 1.1 33 White Male 02-15-2018
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.2 27 White Female 07-13-2016
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.4 26 White Male 07-13-2016
Leath, Raynella Dossett Tennessee Knox 2010 2017 Murder Life 6.3 54 White Female 06-02-2017
Lee, Han Tak Pennsylvania Monroe 1990 2015 Murder Life without parole 23.9 54 Asian Male 12-28-2015
Lee, Sheyanah Illinois Peoria 2020 2025 Murder 50 years 5.8 31 Black Female 01-11-2026
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 20.7 37 White Female 08-29-2011
Lively, Charles Jason West Virginia McDowell 2006 2020 Murder Life 13.8 27 White Male 10-12-2020
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 31 White Female 08-29-2011
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 7.8 29 White Male 08-25-2023
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder 71 years 13.3 20 White Male 06-21-2024
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder 15 to Life 20.7 28 White Male 08-29-2011
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 24.9 35 White Male 09-11-2024
Martinez, Stephen Colorado Denver 2000 2026 Murder Life without parole 26.3 30 Hispanic Male 05-11-2026
McDermott, Michael Idaho Bonner 2019 2023 Murder 10 to 25 years 2.5 47 White Male 09-05-2023
McNair, Daniel South Carolina Lancaster 1986 2000 Murder Life 14.0 35 Black Male 06-30-2013
Mejia, Carmen Texas Travis 2005 2026 Murder Life 20.4 31 Hispanic Female 03-18-2026
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 42 White Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder 20 to 30 years 18.0 18 White Female 09-20-2021
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder 22 years 9.4 54 White Female 08-29-2011
Moore, Joanna California Alameda 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 14 White Female 10-24-2023
Mora, Raymond New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 8.0 25 Hispanic Male 12-18-2015
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 8.9 39 White Female 08-29-2011
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder 45 years 9.3 21 Hispanic Male 08-19-2013
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 21 Hispanic Male 08-08-2022
Onsrud, Nathaniel Illinois Rock Island 2008 2026 Murder 60 years 11.7 20 White 08-17-2026
Ortiz, Sandra New Jersey Passaic 2001 2003 Murder Not Sentenced 0 30 Hispanic Female 06-25-2013
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7.3 29 White Female 04-10-2015
Pack, Phillip Tennessee Campbell 2010 2013 Murder 25 years 3.5 23 White Male 02-25-2014
Pettit, L. Lynn Ohio Vinton 1999 2001 Murder 15 to life 2.4 27 White Female 06-22-2013