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
Anderson, Robert Michigan Kent 1970 1973 Theft 4 years 2.1 Black Male 03-04-2021
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0.4 25 Don't Know Male 09-30-2019
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 03-13-2018
Calloway, Willie Michigan Wayne 1945 1953 Murder Life 8.1 18 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, Charles Lee Michigan Wayne 1938 1968 Murder Life 30.3 39 Black Male 03-13-2018
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 1.8 White Male 03-13-2018
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16.1 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 0.7 19 White Male 10-22-2020
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 32 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29.4 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery 10 to 25 years 4.6 26 Don't Know Male 04-14-2021
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9.0 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery 6 to 11 years 0.7 27 Don't Know Male 05-18-2021
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13.4 28 White Male 03-13-2018
MacGregor, Robert Michigan Huron 1912 1916 Murder Life 4.2 34 White Male 08-19-2021
Magee, William Jr. Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery 3 to 6 years 0.7 23 Don't Know Male 05-18-2021
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery 7 to 20 years 1.1 28 Don't Know Male 04-07-2020
Nelson, Melvin Indiana Lake 1975 1978 Other Nonviolent Felony Life 2.8 33 Black Male 04-14-2021
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder 15 to 20 years 5.6 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Prevost, Lloyd Michigan Macomb 1920 1930 Murder Life 10.6 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 18.8 27 White Male 03-13-2018
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 2.6 25 White Male 03-03-2023
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery 5 to 15 years 0.5 23 Black Male 03-13-2018
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery 10 years 3.7 39 White Male 03-13-2018
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 4.4 33 White Male 02-07-2020
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 6.9 22 Black Male 05-15-2020
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery 4 to 14 years 2.0 24 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14.2 48 White Female 11-27-2017
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18.5 41 Black Male 03-13-2018