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
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27.3 17 Black Male 2003 11-21-2014
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 24 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.9 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary 5 years 1.1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder 15 to Life 6.8 33 Black Male 2003 02-17-2015
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter 20 years 1.8 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37.3 20 Black Male 2012 11-21-2014
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34.4 21 Black Male 2023 10-05-2023
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder 18 to Life 19.6 24 White Male 2022 08-14-2023
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter 28 years 10.3 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Celestino, Juan Ohio Sandusky 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 41 Hispanic Male 1993 03-11-2013
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder 15 to life 26.8 20 Hispanic Male 2020 01-14-2025
Curtiss, Teaven Ohio Montgomery 2020 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 48 Black Male 2022 01-20-2026
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.6 31 Black Male 1991 12-11-2018
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault 6 years 1.2 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Gillispie, Roger Dean Ohio Montgomery 1991 2017 Sexual Assault 22 to 56 years 20.9 23 White Male 2011 08-07-2017
Graves, Albert Ohio Lorain 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 11 years 3.6 20 Black Male 2011 05-06-2019
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault 20 to 50 years 13.0 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Hairston, Kim Ohio Franklin 1993 1995 Murder Life 1.9 32 Black Male 1995 07-27-2015
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder 7 years 1.2 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery 23 years 15.9 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26.0 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder 30 to life 26.9 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39.3 18 Black Male 2014 11-21-2014
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26.3 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jamison, Derrick Ohio Hamilton 1985 2005 Murder Death 19.4 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder 18 to life 19.2 17 Black Male 2015 08-17-2016
Jones, Elwood Jr. Ohio Hamilton 1996 2025 Murder Death 26.1 42 Black Male 2023 12-24-2025
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder 18 to Life 12.5 24 Black Male 2009 03-07-2023
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16.5 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 20.7 37 White Female 2010 08-29-2011
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder 21 to life 17.2 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.4 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder 20 years to life 26.4 16 White Male 2020 12-08-2024
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 92 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder 15 to life 26.8 24 White Male 2020 01-14-2025
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 12.7 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder 30 to life 12.7 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Sims, Jerry Jr. Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2025 Murder 40 years and six months to life 5.5 29 Black Male 2025 05-20-2025
Smith, Nancy Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse 30 to 90 years 14.5 35 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping 67 years 20.9 24 Black Male 2021 10-14-2021
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder 46 years 13.9 18 Black Male 2021 10-10-2022
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 1.3 39 White Male 2011 10-18-2018
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder 15 to life 30.7 16 Hispanic Male 2024 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder 15 to life 21.3 17 Hispanic Male 2015 01-14-2025
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 20 White Female 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0.3 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 9.8 20 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Zimmer, Walter Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Manslaughter 50 years 12.7 40 White Male 2011 10-04-2013