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
Abramowski, Jeffrey Florida Brevard 2006 2025 Murder Life 18.8 40 White Male 07-17-2025
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 09-16-2019
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 10-28-2014
Albritton, Amy Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0.1 43 White Female 07-22-2016
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 04-30-2020
Alexander, John Randall Mississippi Panola 1989 2010 Murder Life 5.7 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Allen, Ryan Washington Thurston 2008 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 1.4 30 White Male 07-31-2017
Ambler, Peter Wisconsin Rock 1987 1989 Murder Life 1.7 24 White Male 11-13-2012
Anderson, Candice Texas Van Zandt 2007 2014 Manslaughter Probation 0 21 White Female 03-19-2015
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery 10 to 25 years 3.1 21 White Male 12-10-2018
Ash, Steven Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 54 White Male 12-09-2016
Ashby, Caroline Utah Utah 2012 2023 Child Sex Abuse 10 to Life 7.4 32 White Female 11-21-2024
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder 15 Years 0.7 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary 5 years 1.1 40 White Male 05-20-2020
Baldwin, Christopher Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.7 30 White Male 06-17-2020
Barber, Jason Texas Upshur 1997 2000 Murder 35 years 3.1 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Barnes, Larita Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.2 White Female 03-18-2022
Barnes, Larry Fed-OK (Northern) 2008 2009 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years and 6 months 1.2 56 White Male 03-18-2022
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 days 0 28 White Male 03-18-2017
Bartlett, Ronnie Georgia Peach 2018 2025 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 years 0.1 71 White Male 04-17-2026
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Baumer, Julie Michigan Macomb 2005 2010 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 4.2 27 White Female 08-29-2011
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 06-11-2015
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Bemboom, Bryan Minnesota Pine 2016 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 8 months 1.7 37 White Male 07-08-2022
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter 35 Years 3.4 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 03-13-2018
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 27 White Female 01-13-2015
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 03-13-2018
Berry, Gregory Michigan Wayne 2004 2020 Murder Life without parole 16.2 20 White Male 02-08-2021
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter 10 to 15 years 2.1 53 White Female 03-13-2018
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery 15 years 2.5 21 White Male 03-15-2021
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Billings, Riley Oregon Deschutes 2014 2025 Burglary 10 days 0 31 White Male 11-08-2025
Bjerklie, Donna North Dakota Burleigh 2005 2006 Theft Probation 0 42 White Female 02-16-2014
Blake, Bryan New York New York 1985 1989 Murder 25 to life 3.2 22 White Male 11-02-2013
Bolander, Patsy Texas Harris 1992 1996 Theft Probation 0 53 White Female 09-15-2015
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Boots, Christopher Oregon Lane 1987 1995 Murder 20 to Life 7.7 19 White Male 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 03-13-2018
Bouto, Robert Illinois Cook 1996 2018 Murder 45 years 19.2 17 White Male 07-02-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 09-30-2022
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder 20 years 2.4 45 White Male 04-05-2014
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 4.6 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Brett, Scott Fed-WA (Eastern) 2017 2018 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 55 White Male 12-09-2018
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Briggs, Brandy Texas Harris 2000 2006 Child Abuse 17 years 5.2 19 White Female 10-11-2011
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 04-03-2023
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder 10 to 25 years 4.7 White Male 03-13-2018
Brown, Debra Utah Cache 1995 2013 Murder Life 15.6 35 White Female 07-12-2013
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.5 45 White Male 10-04-2022
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 12-31-2012
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Burge, Gerald Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Murder Life without parole 6.0 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15.3 22 White Male 01-07-2018
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 10-23-2015
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 06-19-2016
Burrows, Joseph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Death 5.3 35 White Male 08-29-2011
Busby, William Tennessee Lewis 2003 2019 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 15.6 28 White Male 12-13-2019
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder 15 to life 19.7 21 White Male 02-21-2024
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Life 5.7 44 White Female 02-13-2017
Cadle, Taylor Florida Polk 2017 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 12 White Female 07-14-2025
Cadogan, Donovan Wisconsin La Crosse 2013 2017 Other Nonviolent Felony Life without parole 4.6 29 White Male 09-24-2017
Cain, Jeremiah Illinois Cook 2001 2022 Murder 25 years 20.9 23 White Male 08-25-2022
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson 9 to 40 years 4.1 33 White Male 01-22-2014
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery 5 to 10 years 3.4 51 White Male 03-13-2018
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 1.8 47 White Male 08-23-2021
Cardwell, M. Donald Fed-CT 2000 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 02-20-2013
Carlson, David New York Orange 2016 2020 Manslaughter 5 years 0.1 42 White Male 02-13-2020
Carnes, Linda Texas Wharton 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 0.4 26 White Female 11-14-2014
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 25 White Male 01-09-2023
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery 10 to 20 years 0.5 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder 26 years 2.5 19 White Male 04-12-2016
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 45 White Female 05-12-2019
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Ceasor, Terry Michigan St. Clair 2005 2021 Child Abuse 2 to 15 years 3.8 33 White Male 10-15-2021
Cerami, Sean Illinois Cook 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.4 47 White Male 06-08-2016
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Chappelle, Nicholas Oregon Columbia 2022 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony 1 year and 6 months 0.9 White Male 12-13-2023
Chavez, China Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0.1 22 White Female 01-13-2015
Chavez, Moses Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0 22 White Male 01-14-2015
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.2 33 White Male 06-04-2019
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault 2 years and 6 months 1.2 48 White Male 09-30-2016
Chinnici, John Fed-VT 2018 2020 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.5 30 White Male 08-12-2024
Church, Ollie Washington Grays Harbor 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration 3 years and 7 months 0.8 44 White Male 01-27-2017
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2.0 37 White Male 09-14-2015
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 24.9 17 White Male 01-11-2023
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.3 35 White Male 08-31-2016
Clary, Dahn Jr. Texas Bowie 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 10.7 41 White Male 06-22-2016
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery 5 years 1.6 White Male 03-13-2018
Clugston, Christopher Florida Broward 1983 2001 Murder Life 10.7 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 1.8 White Male 03-13-2018
Cooper, Anthony Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 1.6 24 White Male 09-22-2015
Cooper, C.D. South Carolina Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 4.7 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 9.9 32 White Male 01-22-2018
Craig, Alvin Missouri Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder 10 years 1.4 White Male 03-13-2018