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: 138
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Darryl Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 25 years 21.9 25 Black Male 2014 02-18-2017
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder 1 year 0.7 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 2007 03-19-2015
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 36 years 7.4 19 White Male 2016 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 9.5 22 White Male 2018 10-25-2021
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.9 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1993 07-30-2018
Bradford, Marcellius Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Kidnapping 12 years 5.8 17 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Braseel, Adam Tennessee Grundy 2007 2021 Murder Life 10.8 22 White Male 2018 12-13-2021
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.6 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023
Brock, Corey Michigan Oakland 2000 2025 Sexual Assault 7 to 32 years 25.1 18 Black Male 2025 06-06-2025
Brooks, Elvis Louisiana Orleans 1977 2022 Murder Life without parole 42.1 19 Black Male 2019 01-17-2023
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Bullock, Keith Minnesota Hennepin 1992 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Byars, Barry Texas Jefferson 2004 2005 Child Abuse 10 years 1.5 24 White Male 2005 05-08-2013
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 10.7 41 White Male 2008 06-22-2016
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 26.2 27 Black Male 2013 08-06-2024
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38.4 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19.4 21 White Male 1997 08-29-2024
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse 82 years 5.9 47 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 4.6 46 White Male 1999 02-12-2012
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter 1 year 1.0 19 White Female 2004 07-03-2024
Dallas, Peter Florida Broward 1991 1992 Murder Not Sentenced 1.0 23 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder 23 years 11.7 18 White Male 2015 12-29-2016
Day, Tyrone Texas Dallas 1990 2023 Sexual Assault 40 years 24.9 19 Black Male 2015 06-14-2023
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 5.2 20 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
DeForge, Paul Florida Palm Beach 1989 1989 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 0 45 White Male 1989 07-09-2017
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.3 20 White Male 2009 12-22-2016
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 29.8 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 19.2 42 White Male 2011 02-16-2012
Duncan, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1985 2021 Murder Life without parole 25.9 18 Black Male 2011 01-31-2023
Dziubak, Richard Paul Minnesota Ramsey 1987 1989 Manslaughter 6 years and 9 months 1.5 34 White Male 1988 08-29-2011
Easley, Edward California Shasta 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.6 35 White Male 1999 09-10-2017
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Eubanks, Ronald Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 10 years 10.7 25 Black Male 2003 02-18-2017
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse 4 years and 8 months 3.8 41 White Female 1998 02-12-2012
Faust, Benjamin Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault 1 year 0.8 17 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder 22 years 13.4 36 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Figueroa, Luis Connecticut New Haven 1996 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 10.8 20 Hispanic Male 2007 02-18-2021
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault 6 to 16 years 0.9 18 White Male 2019 06-11-2019
Flores, Carlos Texas Bexar 2010 2015 Assault 3 years 4.9 44 Hispanic Male 2015 10-26-2015
Flores, Ernesto Jr. Texas Hidalgo 2004 2015 Burglary 2 years 1.2 23 Hispanic Male 2005 03-05-2015
Frazier, Patience Nevada Humboldt 2019 2025 Manslaughter 2 years and 6 months to 8 years 2.3 26 White Female 2021 10-14-2025
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder 30 to life 9.2 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016
Gomez, Fernando Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Burglary 4 years 0 19 Hispanic Male 1989 07-23-2025
Gonzales-Barboza, Juan Carlos Kentucky Henderson 1996 2017 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 0.9 23 Hispanic Male 1997 12-06-2017
Gonzalez, Gonzalo Texas McLennan 2020 2022 Assault 5 years 2.7 44 Hispanic Male 2022 12-22-2022
Gonzalez, Kathleen Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 4.8 24 Hispanic Female 1994 08-29-2011
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7.3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder 50 years 6.7 17 Black Female 1985 08-29-2011
Gregory, Wassillie Alaska Bethel 2014 2015 Harassment Probation 0 48 Native American Male 2014 05-26-2015
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44.1 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault 59 days 0.1 52 White Male 2010 02-21-2023
Hadaway, Sammy Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2018 Attempt, Violent 5 years 3.5 20 Black Male 1999 10-09-2018
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.7 19 White Male 2003 12-12-2022
Hayes, Reginald Nevada Clark 1985 1999 Murder Life without parole 12.9 14 Black Male 1998 08-07-2015
Heineman, Alex Wisconsin St. Croix 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 16 White Male 2017 11-12-2020
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder 3 to 5 years 2.0 29 White Male 1991 01-19-2012
Hemme, Sandra Missouri Buchanan 1981 2024 Murder Life without parole 43.3 20 White Female 2024 12-17-2024
Higgins-Bey, Lowell Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Burglary 4 years 0 18 Black Male 1989 07-23-2025
Hostetler, Daniel Kentucky Hart 2013 2019 Manslaughter 13 years 6.3 18 White Male 2019 01-02-2020
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 31.7 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder 8 years 2.0 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder 34 years 5.6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Jefferson-Dust, Joseph Montana Yellowstone 2016 2024 Other Violent Felony 4 years and 353 days 3.0 31 Native American Male 2019 06-28-2024
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.0 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29.0 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Jones, Charles III Missouri St. Charles 2016 2018 Sexual Assault 1 year 0.8 16 Black Male 2017 08-27-2018
Kelly, William M. Jr. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1990 1993 Murder 10 to 20 years 2.5 28 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
King, Susan Kentucky Spencer 2008 2014 Manslaughter 10 years 4.1 38 White Female 2012 10-11-2014
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 1991 12-17-2012
Leap, Earnest Missouri Jackson 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 31 White Male 1992 08-22-2016
Lehmer, Joel Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 32 White Male 1998 07-29-2012
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.1 21 White Male 2014 11-06-2019
Lopez, Steven New York New York 1991 2022 Robbery 1 1/2 years to 4 1/2 years 2.5 15 Hispanic Male 1993 08-08-2022
Lozoya, Clarence Jr. Minnesota Carlton 2017 2019 Assault 4 years 2.1 25 Native American Male 2019 03-21-2019
Luera, Michael Jr. Texas Henderson 2005 2023 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 8.2 16 Hispanic Male 2013 03-17-2023
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse 3 months 0 25 White Male 1993 01-30-2018
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder 20 years 6.9 20 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 White Male 1993 07-26-2021
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder 55 years 18.2 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.2 23 White Male 2000 02-10-2016
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25.4 17 Black Male 2003 05-29-2013
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder 15 to Life 9.3 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 3 years 3.0 23 Hispanic Male 1999 09-20-2021
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 227 days 0.6 27 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Nguyen, Chuong California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 60 days 0.1 42 Asian Male 2013 02-06-2017
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 11.7 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Padilla, Fidel New York Rockland 2012 2014 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 53 Hispanic Male 2012 06-14-2015
Palmer, John Texas Bexar 1985 2020 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.6 28 White Male 1995 02-18-2020
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Peterson, Kevin Utah Weber 1990 2012 Child Sex Abuse 1 to 15 years 16.9 32 White Male 2007 01-28-2013
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 11.9 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Pihota, Tina Texas Bexar 2009 2016 Assault Probation 0 41 White Female 2009 01-08-2017
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.0 20 White Male 2014 11-06-2019
Poulos, Michelle California Los Angeles 2001 2017 Threats 2 years 2.1 33 White Female 2003 02-28-2017