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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 03-13-2018
Aviles, Anselmo Massachusetts Worcester 1989 1997 Sexual Assault 16 to 18 years 8.2 22 Hispanic Male 09-04-2012
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21.4 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Caldwell, Clifton Massachusetts Plymouth 2002 2023 Child Sex Abuse 27 to 35 years 17.4 34 White Male 05-30-2023
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault 12 to 16 years 12.2 52 White Male 12-02-2015
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35.2 17 White Male 07-21-2023
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 17.3 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 8.9 17 Asian Female 10-11-2020
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 34.9 23 White Male 01-08-2020
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 3.6 32 White Male 03-13-2018
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony 20 years 6.8 28 Black Male 02-12-2022
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault 12 to 20 years 13.9 26 White Male 11-29-2017
Craig, Andrew Massachusetts Worcester 2005 2006 Assault 2 years and 6 months 0.5 24 Black Male 10-06-2016
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14.1 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5.1 21 White Female 02-23-2014
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse 7 to 10 years 6.4 27 Black Male 10-07-2018
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault 3 to 5 years 0.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault 59 days 0.1 52 White Male 02-21-2023
Hamilton, Tilfor Massachusetts Suffolk 2012 2016 Assault 5 years 4.0 32 Hispanic Male 04-09-2018
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault 1 year 0.4 28 Black Male 01-07-2025
Jones, Milton Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2022 Murder Life 14.1 23 Black Male 01-03-2023
Lacy, Leonard Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2025 Murder Life without parole 35.1 28 Black Male 09-23-2025
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 18.8 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault 26 to 45 years 9.4 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Mitchell, Marvin Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1997 Child Sex Abuse 9 to 25 years 7.2 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder 35 to 50 years 7.3 35 White Male 09-02-2020
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse 4 to 6 years 3.8 19 White Male 12-29-2016
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29.2 17 White Male 11-03-2017
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 15.7 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault 12 to 20 years 11.5 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 10.1 33 Black Male 03-30-2014
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2.3 26 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Rosa, Thomas Jr. Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2026 Murder Life without parole 32.9 24 Hispanic Male 03-30-2026
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31.3 24 Hispanic Male 09-18-2017
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault 10 to 15 years 7.6 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 25.9 21 Black Male 10-16-2013
Stewart, C. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 25 years 0 30 White Male 04-01-2026
Stewart, T. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 7 to 15 years 0 26 White Female 04-01-2026
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1.5 30 White Male 08-29-2011
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault 12 to 18 years 12.7 22 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Wainwright, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1905 1911 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 5.7 Don't Know Male 10-06-2025
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft 5 years 0.8 20 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 0.4 20 White Male 11-17-2017
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 17.8 25 White Male 08-29-2011
Wright, Edward Massachusetts Hampden 1985 2025 Murder Life without parole 40.3 22 Black Male 09-08-2025