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
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 6.7 20 White Male 1897 03-13-2018
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4.1 White Male 1895 03-13-2018
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3.5 Black Male 1911 03-13-2018
Simmons, Glynn Oklahoma Oklahoma 1975 2023 Murder Death 48.1 22 Black Male 2023 10-01-2023
Smith, Charles Indiana Allen 1983 1991 Murder Death 7.6 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 1.5 29 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Smith, Frank Lee Florida Broward 1986 2000 Murder Death 14.0 37 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6.4 50 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Smith, Steven Illinois Cook 1986 1999 Murder Death 12.5 37 Black Male 1999 09-03-2012
Solache, Gabriel Illinois Cook 2000 2017 Murder Death 17.5 23 Hispanic Male 2017 01-03-2018
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1.4 24 Don't Know Male 1975 03-13-2018
Springsteen, Robert Texas Travis 2001 2009 Murder Death 8.1 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Steidl, Gordon Illinois Edgar 1987 2004 Murder Death 16.9 35 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 2.7 36 White Male 1918 03-13-2018
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1.3 55 White Male 1901 03-13-2018
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17.0 63 White Male 1985 08-29-2011
Thibodeaux, Damon Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2012 Murder Death 15.0 21 White Male 2012 09-28-2012
Thompson, John Louisiana Orleans 1985 2003 Murder Death 18.0 22 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 24 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Tibbs, Delbert Florida Lee 1974 1982 Murder Death 7.6 34 Black Male 1982 03-13-2018
Tillis, Darby Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Death 7.3 36 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Toney, Michael Texas Tarrant 1999 2009 Murder Death 10.3 19 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Troy, Larry Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 4.7 Black Male 1988 03-13-2018
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 10.7 26 Black Male 1957 11-26-2019
Vann, Gussie Tennessee McMinn 1994 2011 Murder Death 0 40 White Male 1994 03-13-2012
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7.3 29 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 16.7 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2.0 33 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1.0 36 Black Male 1943 03-13-2018
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 5.9 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 1986 04-22-2021
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 1993 02-03-2020
Williams, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.6 33 Black Male 2019 04-04-2019
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 17.7 21 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 15 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Williamson, Jack Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.8 19 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Williamson, Ronald Keith Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Death 11.0 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Willis, Ernest Ray Texas Pecos 1987 2004 Murder Death 17.2 39 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16.1 30 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 2.9 37 Black Male 1951 03-13-2018
Woods, William Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1889 Murder Death 0.4 20 White Male 1889 03-13-2018
Woodward, Walter Florida Broward 1933 1942 Murder Death 8.8 32 Black Male 1942 02-11-2021
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21.2 20 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9.5 39 White Male 1917 03-13-2018
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 23.8 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019