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
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault 70 years 3.8 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 80 years 24.2 35 White Male 05-14-2017
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 12.3 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 1.5 38 White Male 05-25-2018
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 33 White Male 05-27-2018
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 2.0 27 White Male 11-06-2017
Girts, Jason Kentucky Bullitt 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 1.8 22 White Male 12-31-2012
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault 36 years 16.7 27 Black Male 02-18-2017
Gonzales-Barboza, Juan Carlos Kentucky Henderson 1996 2017 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 0.9 23 Hispanic Male 12-06-2017
Graham, Norman Kentucky Todd 2008 2019 Murder 40 years 10.0 33 White Male 01-21-2020
Gregory, William Kentucky Jefferson 1993 2000 Sexual Assault 70 years 6.9 44 Black Male 08-29-2011
Hill, James Indiana Lake 1982 2009 Sexual Assault 35 years 16.3 17 Black Male 12-30-2013
Hurt, Paul Kentucky Jefferson 2001 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 17.9 25 White Male 12-09-2019
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder 34 years 5.6 14 White Male 08-29-2011
Kindred, Jerry Indiana Greene 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 2.8 64 White Male 06-27-2024
Kiper, Ben Kentucky Butler 2000 2007 Child Sex Abuse 55 years 5.8 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 19.5 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 8.4 33 White Male 02-11-2015
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault 65 years 25.0 37 Black Male 04-28-2016
Plotnick, Samuel Kentucky Whitley 2001 2008 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 28 White Male 12-29-2012
Schoettle, Micah Kentucky Kenton 2018 2019 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 1.3 35 White Male 04-06-2020
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Smith, Timothy Kentucky Kenton 2001 2006 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 4.6 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder 70 years 27.2 35 Black Male 01-26-2017
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault 35 years 11.0 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder 60 years 13.9 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Wood, Danny Indiana Bartholomew 1987 1990 Child Sex Abuse 12 years 3.5 26 White Male 06-16-2020
Zawacki, Richard Indiana Huntington 2000 2001 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 1.1 38 White Male 08-08-2017