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: 818
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Mora, Raymond New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 8.0 25 Hispanic Male 1989 12-18-2015
Moran, Nakiya Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Attempted Murder 62 years 7.5 17 White Male 2017 06-06-2018
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11.1 25 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Moreno, Marshall Texas Travis 2003 2025 Child Sex Abuse 36 years 22.4 36 Hispanic Male 2025 01-12-2026
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.5 17 White Male 2021 02-08-2021
Morgan, Jerome Louisiana Orleans 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 19.4 17 Black Male 2014 06-01-2016
Morings, Claude Jr. Fed-Military 2002 2009 Child Abuse 6 months 0.4 24 Black Male 2003 08-14-2024
Moses, Sundhe New York Kings 1997 2018 Murder 24 1/3 to life 16.6 19 Black Male 2013 02-23-2018
Mosley, Sheldon Texas Nueces 1996 2013 Child Sex Abuse 60 years 17.6 29 Black Male 2013 10-18-2013
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 19.5 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 18.5 17 Native American Female 2014 09-20-2014
Murray, Lacresha Texas Travis 1996 2001 Murder 20 years 2.7 11 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Myles, Roosevelt Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 24.5 29 Black Male 2020 01-05-2023
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.9 21 White Male 1988 08-25-2022
Nash, A. Jabir New Jersey Essex 2002 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 10.3 39 Black Male 2012 04-23-2014
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse 1 year and 6 months 0.3 18 White Male 1993 10-18-2018
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 8.4 33 White Male 2011 02-11-2015
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11.4 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse 55 years 20.7 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022
Nixon, Kenneth Michigan Wayne 2005 2021 Murder Life without parole 15.4 19 Black Male 2021 03-19-2021
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.0 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13.2 19 Black Male 1944 03-13-2018
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 20 years 12.7 49 White Male 2005 11-27-2012
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse 4 to 6 years 3.8 19 White Male 1986 12-29-2016
Ochoa, Daniel Alberto Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Murder 90 years 14.6 20 Hispanic Male 2019 12-17-2021
Odiase, Steven New York Bronx 2013 2017 Murder 25 to life 3.9 23 Black Male 2017 11-03-2017
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 23.7 23 White Male 2020 06-25-2020
Okongwu, Dominic New York Erie 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 18.1 41 Black Male 2011 12-18-2013
Oladapo, Ayodeji New Jersey Union 2004 2009 Child Sex Abuse 18 years 4.6 27 Black Male 2009 05-16-2018
Olsen, Roger Minnesota Houston 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse 24 years 2.0 37 White Male 2008 03-08-2016
Orange, Leroy Illinois Cook 1985 2003 Murder Death 17.6 32 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Victor New York Orange 1984 1996 Sexual Assault 12 1/2 to 25 years 12.8 24 Hispanic Male 1996 08-29-2011
Oscar, Edward Missouri Jackson 1948 1953 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.7 60 Black Male 1953 03-13-2018
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 12.9 21 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7.3 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Owens, Phillip New York Monroe 2013 2018 Attempt, Violent 11 to 13 years 4.7 26 Black Male 2018 09-20-2022
Pacheco, Justin California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 18 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Palmer, Dale Sr. Ohio Medina 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.9 37 White Male 1997 01-07-2015
Palmer, John Texas Bexar 1985 2020 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.6 28 White Male 1995 02-18-2020
Palomo, Tim California Kern 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse 14 years 3.8 28 White Male 1989 08-31-2011
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder 30 years 8.0 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Parker, Matthew Oklahoma Tulsa 1997 2015 Child Sex Abuse Life 17.2 26 White Male 2014 05-09-2016
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.6 35 White Male 2014 08-25-2014
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7.5 41 Black Male 2018 06-19-2019
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 2.5 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder 50 to life 16.6 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Pavel, Kenneth New York Onondaga 1989 2001 Child Sex Abuse 8 to 24 years 11.8 41 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Payne, Dana Minnesota Hennepin 1989 1991 Other Violent Felony 1 year 0.5 28 White Male 1989 10-25-2014
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 14.3 28 Black Male 2005 01-29-2018
Pease, Kevin Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder 60 years 16.3 19 Native American Male 2015 12-24-2015
Peel, John Florida Pinellas 2000 2002 Manslaughter 10 years 1.8 18 White Male 2002 10-11-2011
Pejcinovic, Adam New York Bronx 1988 1993 Assault 3 to 9 years 2.7 19 White Male 1991 06-30-2014
Pejcinovic, Frank New York Bronx 1989 1993 Assault 1 to 3 years 0.2 17 White Male 1990 06-30-2014
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 6.8 32 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Perez, Jose California Ventura 2012 2019 Robbery 13 years 7.4 19 Hispanic Male 2019 10-29-2019
Perry, James Norman Michigan Oakland 2006 2008 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.4 31 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
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
Phillips, Richard Michigan Oakland 1971 2022 Robbery 7 to 22 1/2 years 0.9 25 Black Male 1972 10-04-2022
Phillips, Stacey Oregon Marion 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.3 29 White Male 1992 09-06-2018
Pickett, Daniel California Butte 2004 2004 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2004 09-03-2012
Pierpoint, Jonathan Scott North Carolina Madison 1992 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.0 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 26.6 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.0 20 White Male 2014 11-06-2019
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 29 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Plotnick, Samuel Kentucky Whitley 2001 2008 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 28 White Male 2008 12-29-2012
Pohlschneider, Larry California Tehama 2001 2015 Child Sex Abuse 24 years 14.7 33 White Male 2015 10-13-2015
Powell, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2026 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 18.0 17 Black Male 2025 02-05-2026
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Powell, Paris Oklahoma Cleveland 1997 2009 Murder Death 12.4 19 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Prince, Christopher E. Virginia Culpeper 1994 1995 Burglary 6 to 12 years 1.2 18 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Purvis, John Florida Broward 1985 1993 Murder Life 7.7 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Quattrocchi, John III Rhode Island Providence 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 2.1 39 White Male 1996 08-02-2012
Quindt, David California Sacramento 1999 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 0.5 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Quinney, Melvin Jr. Texas Bexar 1991 2023 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 8.0 41 White Male 1999 05-31-2023
Quintero, Juan Texas Harris 2013 2019 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 4.4 29 Hispanic Male 2017 02-28-2019
Rachell, Ricardo Texas Harris 2003 2011 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 5.5 45 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Radillo, Sergio Jr. Florida Miami-Dade 1995 2005 Attempted Murder Life 9.9 24 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter 10 to 15 years 2.8 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Ramirez, Elizabeth Texas Bexar 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse 37 1/2 years 14.8 20 Hispanic Female 2012 12-31-2016
Ramos, Alberto New York Bronx 1985 1994 Child Sex Abuse 8 1/3 to 25 years 7.0 21 Hispanic Male 1992 02-26-2012
Ramos, Jesse Texas Potter 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 Hispanic Male 1993 02-04-2015
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 10.1 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 18.9 29 Black Male 2022 04-20-2022
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 18 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Rea, Julie Illinois Lawrence 2002 2006 Murder 65 years 2.4 28 White Female 2004 08-29-2011
Redd, Derrick New York Queens 2011 2018 Murder 25 to life 6.4 35 Black Male 2018 04-23-2018
Redick, Neal Michigan Genesee 1992 2007 Child Sex Abuse 16 to 30 years 15.9 28 White Male 2007 06-23-2014
Reed, Calvin Texas Harris 2008 2023 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 11.3 19 Black Male 2019 05-06-2025
Reedy, Davey Virginia Roanoke 1988 2015 Murder Life 21.2 32 White Male 2009 12-31-2015
Reeves, Johnny Ohio Hamilton 1989 1999 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 50 years 10.0 41 White Male 1999 02-09-2016
Reeves, Marvin Illinois Cook 1991 2009 Murder Life without parole 18.1 29 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Reid, Gordon New Hampshire Hillsborough 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1.4 26 Don't Know Male 1988 03-13-2018
Reser, Pamela Sue Oregon Yamhill 1999 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.8 29 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Restivo, John New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder 33 years and 4 months 16.5 26 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4.0 24 White Male 1983 03-13-2018
Rice, Charles Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Attempted Murder 30 to 60 years 10.9 17 Black Male 2023 04-07-2024
Richardson, James Joseph Florida DeSoto 1968 1989 Murder Death 20.9 31 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011