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.

Read Less
Total records: 144
Export More Data
Select More Columns:
Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery 30 years 13.4 28 Black Male 2001 01-18-2018
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder 45 years 19.7 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Armstrong, Craig Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Sex Offender Registration 1 year 0.2 40 Black Male 2005 09-22-2019
Armstrong, Craig Illinois DuPage 2012 2016 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.2 46 Black Male 2013 09-22-2019
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8.3 25 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Beaman, Alan W. Illinois McLean 1995 2009 Murder 50 years 13.8 20 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Berry, Wilder Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Sexual Assault 35 years 7.5 20 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1.1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0.5 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse 22 years 8.5 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse 60 years 10.5 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Burrell, Frank Illinois Cook 2002 2024 Murder 32 years 17.2 24 Black Male 2019 04-04-2024
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0.1 19 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary 12 years 4.7 38 Hispanic Male 2019 02-15-2023
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse 40 years 11.6 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Cameron, Darrell Illinois Cook 1991 1992 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Campbell, Teshome Illinois Champaign 1998 2016 Murder 55 years 17.3 21 Black Male 2016 02-09-2016
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 26 years 10.6 28 White Male 2002 01-10-2017
Carter, Brad Illinois Williamson 2013 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0.3 38 White Male 2013 02-09-2015
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder 26 years 2.5 19 White Male 2015 04-12-2016
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder 35 years 5.0 30 Black Male 1995 03-10-2014
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder 45 years 20.4 20 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019
Cobb, Perry Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 37 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Crivens, Algie III Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Murder 20 years 7.3 18 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31.5 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012
Davis, Lavelle Illinois Kane 1997 2009 Murder 45 years 9.1 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Day, Lee Antione Illinois Cook 1992 2002 Murder 60 years 9.5 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Del Prete, Jennifer Illinois Will 2005 2022 Murder 20 years 9.2 31 White Female 2014 10-13-2022
Dick, Steven Illinois Cook 1983 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 18 White Male 1984 03-21-2013
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1972 1974 Murder 25 to 60 years 1.8 18 Black Male 1974 05-29-2020
Dixon, James Illinois Cook 1976 1976 Assault 1 year 0.1 22 Black Male 1976 05-29-2020
Dotson, Gary Illinois Cook 1979 1989 Sexual Assault 25 to 50 years 6.0 20 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Dowaliby, David Illinois Cook 1990 1992 Murder 45 years 1.5 31 White Male 1991 02-25-2012
Eardley, James Illinois McLean 1990 1991 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 23 White Male 1990 10-28-2014
Eason, Corey Illinois McLean 2005 2005 Sex Offender Registration Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Eaton, Roy Illinois Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery 1 year to life 15.8 34 White Male 1956 03-13-2018
Ellis, Bernard Illinois Cook 1996 2001 Murder 55 years 5.7 26 Black Male 2001 08-24-2014
Evans, Will Illinois Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Life 20.3 Black Male 1932 03-13-2018
Ezell, LaShawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Robbery 20 years 6.6 15 Black Male 2005 03-01-2017
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0.2 21 White Male 1942 03-13-2018
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery 10 years to life 1.1 24 White Male 1926 03-13-2018
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 11.8 19 Black Male 1948 03-13-2018
Garcia, Jesus Illinois Kankakee 2020 2025 Manslaughter 8 years 2.4 68 Hispanic Male 2023 07-10-2025
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder 20 to 40 years 5.4 21 Black Male 1975 03-13-2018
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2.2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Gillard, Larry Illinois Cook 1982 2009 Sexual Assault 24 years 27.3 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gold-Smith, Robert Illinois Will 2016 2023 Other Violent Felony 30 years 3.8 50 White Male 2019 05-01-2023
Gray, David A. Illinois Madison 1978 1999 Attempted Murder 60 years 20.3 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter 3 to 9 years 1.9 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
Harper, Lafayette Illinois Vermilion 2014 2019 Murder 65 years 4.3 35 Black Male 2019 02-14-2019
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20.1 24 White Male 1949 03-13-2018
Harris, Warren Illinois Cook 1977 1990 Murder 50 to Life 12.2 29 Black Male 1990 07-05-2014
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder 45 years 18.4 22 Black Male 2019 06-11-2019
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder 70 years 5.4 36 Black Male 2017 05-24-2022
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1997 2003 Sexual Assault 90 years 0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder 28 years 8.2 25 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 21.9 17 Black Male 2017 10-09-2017
Houston, Elton Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder 35 years 5.1 27 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery 1 year to life 1.9 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Jackson, Donta Illinois Kankakee 2007 2024 Attempted Murder 32 years 17.2 26 Black Male 2024 05-05-2025
Jackson, Ieliot Illinois Cook 2010 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 13 years 7.6 26 Black Male 2018 10-10-2019
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder 50 years 14.5 13 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2011
Johnson, Anthony Illinois Cook 2016 2021 Murder Life without parole 4.4 26 Black Male 2021 07-14-2025
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault 36 years 3.0 25 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Jordan, Sam Illinois Cook 2013 2019 Theft 6 months 0 57 Black Male 2013 09-26-2019
Kayer, Brian Illinois Livingston 2011 2015 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 1.7 34 Asian Male 2013 10-15-2017
Kitterman, Shane Illinois St. Clair 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 34 Black Male 2013 03-18-2019
Lane, Lionel Illinois Kane 1995 1995 Murder 60 years 0.3 33 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6.2 23 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Lee, Sheyanah Illinois Peoria 2020 2025 Murder 50 years 5.8 31 Black Female 2025 01-11-2026
Lenoir, Thomas Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Theft 8 years and 6 months 3.3 55 Black Male 2021 12-12-2022
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 1.5 33 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder 65 years 14.2 22 White Male 2018 04-20-2019
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder 40 to 80 years 3.5 17 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder 40 years 3.4 26 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery 1 to Life 0.3 22 White Male 1934 03-13-2018
Lucas, Jesse Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22.4 23 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Lucas, Margaret Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 1909 03-13-2018
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Life 11.8 24 White Male 1945 03-13-2018
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Life 16.3 25 White Male 1950 03-13-2018
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery 12 years 2.7 25 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder 55 years 18.2 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2017
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.0 31 White Male 1973 03-13-2018
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery 1 to 5 years 0.2 25 White Male 1942 03-13-2018
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10.3 29 White Male 1967 03-13-2018
Mims, Bernard Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Murder 95 years 10.5 20 Black Male 2016 11-01-2016
Montgomery, Carl Illinois Moultrie 1984 1989 Burglary 7 years 3.5 44 White Male 1987 07-16-2014
Montgomery, James Illinois Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 25.6 30 Black Male 1949 03-13-2018
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder 45 years 9.3 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-19-2013
Murphy, Cortez Illinois Macon 2013 2015 Burglary 6 years 2.3 26 Black Male 2015 10-16-2017
Napue, Henry Illinois Cook 1940 1960 Murder Life 19.5 23 Black Male 1960 03-13-2018
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder 80 years 15.6 20 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Nelson, Terry Lee Illinois St. Clair 1989 1994 Murder 40 years 0 37 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Olson, Henry Illinois Winnebago 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 26 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Palmer, Charles Illinois Macon 2000 2016 Murder Life without parole 16.6 43 Black Male 2016 12-04-2016
Perez, Victor Illinois Kane 1996 2001 Murder 20 years 3.7 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-21-2020
Porter, Anthony Illinois Cook 1983 1999 Murder Death 15.4 27 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16.4 19 Black Male 1953 03-13-2018