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
Burrowes, Christopher Wisconsin Milwaukee 2007 2009 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 2.4 21 Black Male 11-06-2012
Dake, Jeffrey Wisconsin Langlade 1998 2007 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 9.3 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 27 Black Male 11-02-2022
Edmunds, Audrey Wisconsin Dane 1996 2008 Murder 18 years 11.2 34 White Female 08-29-2011
Gavin, Willie Wisconsin Kenosha 1997 2014 Child Sex Abuse 8 years 4.8 35 Black Male 06-16-2015
Hadaway, Sammy Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2018 Attempt, Violent 5 years 3.5 20 Black Male 10-09-2018
Heineman, Alex Wisconsin St. Croix 2017 2019 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 16 White Male 11-12-2020
Hemauer, Francis P. Wisconsin Milwaukee 1972 1981 Attempted Murder 60 years 8.5 45 White Male 03-13-2018
Isham, Rommain Wisconsin Douglas 1990 2010 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.9 31 Native American Male 11-06-2012
Kondos, Victor Wisconsin Brown 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 9 years 2.4 37 White Male 06-14-2017
Lee, Martel Wisconsin Kenosha 2024 2025 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 02-05-2025
Luster, Albert Wisconsin Milwaukee 1990 1992 Child Sex Abuse Unknown 1.6 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 White Male 07-26-2021
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 12.9 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Robinson, Davonn Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 4.4 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Sanders, David Wisconsin Milwaukee 2006 2007 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 0.5 39 White Male 08-29-2011
St. George, Bradley Wisconsin Ashland 1999 2003 Sexual Assault 20 years 2.9 28 White Male 07-30-2021
Stroik, Shane Wisconsin Portage 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse 5 years and 8 months 4.0 29 White Male 05-21-2026
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter 20 years 2.1 27 White Male 05-31-2013
Vasquez, Mario Wisconsin Brown 1998 2015 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 16.6 34 Hispanic Male 02-12-2015
Willett, Jeffery Wisconsin Washington 2007 2010 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 2.6 29 White Male 06-26-2012
Williams, Victor Wisconsin Jackson 2012 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 1.7 32 Black Male 11-12-2016
Yang, Justin Wisconsin Milwaukee 2004 2006 Child Sex Abuse 7 years 2.1 34 Asian Male 08-09-2021