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
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0.4 43 White Male 03-13-2018
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery 15 Years 5.6 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder 25 to 60 years 1.8 18 Black Male 05-29-2020
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault 1 year 0.1 22 Black Male 05-29-2020
Donaldson, Elwin Wisconsin Dane 1982 1982 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 27 Black Male 11-02-2022
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery 2.5 years 0.4 Don't Know Male 09-02-2022
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
Draper, Ayliff Arkansas Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 2.7 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary 4 to 6 years 1.2 White Male 03-13-2018
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3.3 25 White Male 03-13-2018
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery 5 years to life 2.3 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Eaton, Roy Illinois Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery 1 year to life 15.8 34 White Male 03-13-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 3.7 27 Black Female 03-13-2018
Emery, Arthur Washington King 1953 1954 Robbery 5 to 20 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2.5 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony 2 to 10 years 0.2 29 White Male 04-27-2021
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder 20 years 4.4 15 Black Male 03-13-2018
Evans, Walter E. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery 1 to 14 years 1.2 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Evans, Will Illinois Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Life 20.3 Black Male 03-13-2018
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder 20 to Life 4.6 25 White Male 11-04-2024
Favor, Jack Louisiana Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7.0 52 White Male 03-13-2018
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2.2 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder 25 years to life 0.5 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Feinberg, David New York New York 1936 1944 Possession of Stolen Property 20 to 40 years 6.8 48 Don't Know Male 07-06-2021
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 3.7 34 White Male 03-13-2018
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder 15 years to life 12.5 18 Hispanic Male 06-12-2020
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary 2.5 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 01-18-2019
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0.2 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter 15 to 30 years 25.1 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault 3 to 5 years 0.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery 10 years to life 1.1 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Forbes, Douglas Tennessee Washington 1975 1980 Sexual Assault 50 years 5.0 34 White Male 03-13-2018
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault 5 to 12 years 2.3 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 03-13-2018
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 12.9 33 White Male 08-29-2022
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 11.8 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.2 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder 20 years to life 3.9 40 Black Male 05-07-2020
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 0.5 51 Black Male 03-13-2018
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to life 1.7 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder 20 to 40 years 5.4 21 Black Male 03-13-2018
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2.4 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Geeslin, Mark Alabama Madison 1985 1988 Sexual Assault Life 2.9 23 White Male 07-17-2025
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1.2 25 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gideon, Clarence Earl Florida Bay 1961 1963 Burglary 5 years 2.0 50 White Male 03-13-2018
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.1 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gingello, Salvatore New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.2 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Goodwin, Paul Oklahoma Seminole 1936 1969 Murder Life 32.4 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.1 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Grace, Frank "Parky" Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11.0 29 Black Male 03-13-2018
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 03-13-2018
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 2.7 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10.0 35 Black Male 03-13-2018
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery 4 to 25 years 2.6 26 Don't Know Male 05-01-2019
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery 7.5 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder 15 years to life 1.6 39 Don't Know Male 09-15-2020
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16.1 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Grover, Robert Washington King 1981 1982 Robbery 10 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 05-21-2025
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 0.7 19 White Male 10-22-2020
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery 10 years 2.5 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2.1 27 White Male 03-13-2018
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3.5 16 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Hall, James Iowa Johnson 1974 1984 Murder 50 years 11.0 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 0.8 32 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6.4 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery 5 years to life 0.2 40 White Male 03-13-2018
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20.1 36 White Male 03-13-2018
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29.4 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter 3 to 9 years 1.9 31 White Male 04-19-2021
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 03-13-2018
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20.1 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Harris, L.D. South Carolina Aiken 1947 1949 Murder Death 2.6 25 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hart, Keith California Alameda 1978 1980 Sexual Assault 10 years 2.3 34 Black Male 03-16-2026
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 0.4 45 Don't Know Male 10-21-2019
Hathaway, Bill Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 10 years 6.7 26 White Male 12-07-2025
Hayden, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 02-11-2023
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.5 29 Black Male 05-18-2020
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder 15 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Hemauer, Francis P. Wisconsin Milwaukee 1972 1981 Attempted Murder 60 years 8.5 45 White Male 03-13-2018
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault 5 years 1.7 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hernandez, Jose California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 year to Life 1.7 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Hess, Walter Missouri Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder 10 years 1.4 White Male 03-13-2018
Hicks, Edward L. Fed-MO 1921 1924 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years 3.3 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hocevar, Josef Montana Musselshell 1919 1921 Other Nonviolent Felony 6 to 12 years 2.0 52 White Male 04-22-2020
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault 15 years 5.7 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Hoffman, Abbie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 29 White Male 02-11-2023
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder 20 years to life 5.0 32 White Male 03-13-2018
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 11.8 28 White 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
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 1.7 19 White Male 03-13-2018
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder 3 years 2.9 51 Black Male 02-28-2020
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 23.7 41 Black Male 03-13-2018