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
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 19.5 29 White Male 10-12-2015
Deakle, Evan Lee Jr. Alabama Mobile 2015 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 59 White Male 12-15-2015
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 5.7 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Ellis, Andre Alabama Pike 2013 2014 Sexual Assault 85 years 1.8 35 Black Male 12-10-2014
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder 35 years 1.5 22 White Male 07-05-2016
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 28.5 29 Black Male 04-09-2015
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 10.6 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 10.1 33 White Male 12-30-2015
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault 35 years 11.4 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11.4 36 White Male 08-29-2011
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 4.5 45 Black Male 08-29-2011
Montgomery, Olen Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 17 Black Male 03-13-2018
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5.4 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13.2 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5.5 40 White Male 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24.0 17 White Male 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 08-01-2023
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 03-13-2018
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 5.6 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Roberson, Willie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 03-13-2018
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 04-26-2013
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6.4 Black Male 03-13-2018
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2.3 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 15 Black Male 03-13-2018
Wilson, William Alabama Blount 1914 1918 Murder Life 4.4 38 White Male 03-13-2018