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
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2.5 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 3.7 34 White Male 03-13-2018
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3.5 45 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gwynn, Daniel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1995 2024 Murder Death 28.3 24 Black Male 03-14-2024
Johnson, Kareem Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2020 Murder Death 0 18 Black Male 06-02-2020
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23.0 20 Black Male 01-11-2021
Kimbell, Thomas Pennsylvania Lawrence 1998 2002 Murder Death 4.0 32 White Male 08-29-2011
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 03-13-2018
Montalvo, Noel Pennsylvania York 2003 2023 Murder Death 20.8 33 Hispanic Male 01-18-2024
Nieves, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2000 Murder Death 6.3 26 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ogrod, Walter Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1996 2020 Murder Death 23.7 23 White Male 06-25-2020
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 18.9 29 Black Male 04-20-2022
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 6.7 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6.4 50 White Male 08-29-2011
Toth, Andrew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Death 19.9 41 White Male 03-13-2018
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 10.7 26 Black Male 11-26-2019
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 02-03-2020
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16.1 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21.2 20 White Male 08-29-2011