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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 1911 03-13-2018
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 1960 03-13-2018
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 5.9 23 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 1929 03-13-2018
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3.3 22 White Male 1979 03-13-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851 03-13-2018
Bernstein, Charles District of Columbia 1933 1945 Murder Death 7.2 37 White Male 1940 03-13-2018
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 1819 03-13-2018
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6.4 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 2.6 26 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 11.9 Black Male 1913 03-13-2018
Brown, Joseph "Shabaka" Green Florida Hillsborough 1974 1987 Murder Death 12.7 24 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 31 Black Male 1988 03-13-2018
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1.0 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1.0 19 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 1978 03-13-2018
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 2.6 41 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Davis, Charlie Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.7 21 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.7 26 White Male 1938 03-13-2018
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 3.7 34 White Male 1986 03-13-2018
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 22 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 1905 03-13-2018
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 1931 03-13-2018
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 1949 03-13-2018
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 7.8 44 White Male 1969 03-13-2018
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5.4 Black Male 1968 03-13-2018
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10.4 20 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Jones, Tom Kentucky Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.6 20 White Male 1938 03-13-2018
Jordan, Theodore Oregon Klamath 1932 1965 Murder Death 32.5 27 Black Male 1965 03-05-2021
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 1.5 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2.2 18 Black Male 1973 03-13-2018
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 26 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 1.7 31 White Male 1962 03-13-2018
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 1.9 31 White Male 1934 03-13-2018
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 7.9 24 White Male 1933 03-13-2018
Lee, Wilbert Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12.1 28 Black Male 1975 03-13-2018
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 1.5 33 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6.0 50 White Male 1956 03-13-2018
Linder, Michael South Carolina Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2.0 24 White Male 1981 03-13-2018
MacFarland, Allison New Jersey Essex 1912 1912 Murder Death 0.7 33 White Male 1912 10-06-2025
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3.0 26 White Male 1946 03-13-2018
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887 03-13-2018
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 11.5 Black Male 1915 03-13-2018
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14.0 35 White Male 1902 03-13-2018
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10.3 29 White Male 1967 03-13-2018
Montgomery, Olen Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 17 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22.0 24 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Morales, Joe Arizona Maricopa 1976 1981 Murder Death 4.9 28 Hispanic Male 1981 09-05-2023
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13.2 19 Black Male 1944 03-13-2018
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1.0 27 Don't Know Male 1948 03-13-2018
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 8.7 19 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 6.8 32 White Male 1920 03-13-2018
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 30.6 22 Black Male 1930 03-13-2018
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12.1 19 Black Male 1975 03-13-2018
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5.4 19 White Male 1898 03-13-2018
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 1975 01-25-2021
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4.1 24 Hispanic Male 1987 03-13-2018
Roberson, Willie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Rogers, Silas Virginia City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9.3 21 Black Male 1952 03-13-2018
Ross, Johnny Louisiana Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6.4 16 Black Male 1981 03-13-2018
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 2.9 27 White Male 1946 03-13-2018
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 6.7 20 White Male 1897 03-13-2018
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4.1 White Male 1895 03-13-2018
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3.5 Black Male 1911 03-13-2018
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 2.7 36 White Male 1918 03-13-2018
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1.3 55 White Male 1901 03-13-2018
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 7.6 34 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Tillis, Darby Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 36 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 Black Male 1988 03-13-2018
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 10.7 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7.3 29 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2.0 33 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1.0 36 Black Male 1943 03-13-2018
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 15 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.8 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 37 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0.4 20 White Male 1889 03-13-2018
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.8 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021