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 Date of Release Posting Date
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.2 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder 43 3/4 to 54 years 11.0 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecombe 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 5 to 6 3/4 years 3.7 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.4 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.9 34 Black Male 2016 05-18-2016
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder 80 years 21.4 29 Black Male 2016 09-06-2016
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3.4 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Massey, Shawn Giovanni North Carolina Mecklenburg 1999 2010 Kidnapping 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years 10.6 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McEachern, Toney North Carolina Robeson 1993 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 34 Black Male 1998 09-02-2015
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.6 35 White Male 2014 08-25-2014
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.0 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.1 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.7 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011