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
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 22.7 21 Black Male 12-21-2012
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 06-07-2021
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 21.5 20 Black Male 08-31-2011
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31.5 19 Black Male 07-06-2012
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 26.9 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Evans, Will Illinois Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Life 20.3 Black Male 03-13-2018
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22.4 22 Black Male 12-21-2012
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0.2 21 White Male 03-13-2018
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 11.8 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 1.7 33 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20.1 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 22.9 18 White Male 05-31-2012
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 25.8 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lucas, Jesse Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22.4 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Lucas, Margaret Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 03-13-2018
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Life 11.8 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Life 16.3 25 White Male 03-13-2018
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 3.6 18 White Male 05-02-2016
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.0 31 White Male 03-13-2018
Montgomery, James Illinois Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 25.6 30 Black Male 03-13-2018
Napue, Henry Illinois Cook 1940 1960 Murder Life 19.5 23 Black Male 03-13-2018
Newsome, James Illinois Cook 1980 1995 Murder Life 14.2 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13.5 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Olson, Henry Illinois Winnebago 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 26 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16.4 19 Black Male 03-13-2018
Rainge, Willie Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Life 17.7 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Rivera, Juan Illinois Lake 1993 2012 Murder Life 18.1 19 Hispanic Male 02-07-2012
Taylor, Patrick Illinois Cook 2011 2023 Murder Life 12.3 37 Black Male 10-30-2023
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26.1 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23.1 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 5.6 23 Hispanic Male 10-16-2024
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 20.6 39 White Male 08-29-2011
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6.0 42 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 30.6 28 Black Male 12-12-2013