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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Total records: 80
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Beranek, Richard Wisconsin Dane 1990 2018 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 28 White Male 2017 05-23-2018
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 24.7 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Butler, A.B. Jr. Texas Smith 1983 2000 Sexual Assault Life 16.1 28 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Butler, Robert Tennessee Knox 1977 1995 Sexual Assault Life 15.8 34 Black Male 1993 12-08-2014
Byrd, Kevin Texas Harris 1985 1997 Sexual Assault Life 12.0 23 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Carter, Edward Michigan Wayne 1975 2010 Sexual Assault Life 35.3 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Chaparro, Anthony New Jersey Union 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Life 11.3 48 Hispanic Male 2014 12-05-2014
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14.0 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17.5 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26.4 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 23.5 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 8.9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Coleman, Charles Jr. Connecticut New Haven 1987 2024 Sexual Assault Life 26.2 27 Black Male 2013 08-06-2024
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10.4 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7.3 25 White Male 2013 06-24-2013
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 6.1 21 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Crotzer, Alan Florida Hillsborough 1982 2006 Sexual Assault Life 23.8 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11.1 18 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Daye, Frederick Rene California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10.3 26 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Dedge, Wilton Florida Brevard 1982 2004 Sexual Assault Life 22.3 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Diaz, Luis Florida Miami-Dade 1980 2005 Sexual Assault Life 25.2 40 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22.3 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Evans, Will Illinois Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Life 20.3 Black Male 1932 03-13-2018
Farnbaugh, William Florida Pasco 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Life 7.2 25 White Male 2004 06-25-2013
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Geeslin, Mark Alabama Madison 1985 1988 Sexual Assault Life 2.9 23 White Male 1988 07-17-2025
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11.5 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 23.9 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17.2 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 10.6 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Holloway, Daryl Wisconsin Milwaukee 1993 2016 Sexual Assault Life 23.2 24 Black Male 2016 10-28-2016
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 9.7 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Jackson, Raymond Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 26.4 38 Black Male 2010 07-23-2012
Jacobsen, Ronald Georgia Newton 1990 2021 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 29 White Male 2020 09-14-2021
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8.6 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.0 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Andrew Wyoming Laramie 1989 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.6 39 Black Male 2013 07-19-2013
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 15.6 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 17.9 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6.4 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 44.8 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Lavernia, Carlos Marcos Texas Travis 1985 2000 Sexual Assault Life 15.9 32 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Letemps, Jules Florida Orange 1989 2016 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 26 Black Male 2016 10-26-2016
Lindsey, Johnnie Texas Dallas 1983 2009 Sexual Assault Life 25.5 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 43.9 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Lott, Perry Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 2023 Sexual Assault Life 30.3 25 Black Male 2018 10-22-2023
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 18.8 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 0.5 33 White Male 1937 03-13-2018
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 12.7 25 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22.4 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
McKinney, Lawrence Tennessee Shelby 1978 2009 Sexual Assault Life 31.2 22 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McMillan, Clark Jerome Tennessee Shelby 1980 2002 Sexual Assault Life 22.0 22 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Miller, Billy Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2006 Sexual Assault Life 22.3 31 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Montgomery, James Illinois Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 25.6 30 Black Male 1949 03-13-2018
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14.4 36 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29.2 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19.1 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Porter, Michael Florida Pasco 1988 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.4 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20.4 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39.3 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Thomas, Victor Larue Texas Ellis 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Life 15.0 26 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13.3 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Torres Rivera, José Armando Puerto Rico Carolina 1991 2020 Sexual Assault Life 27.6 17 Hispanic Male 2019 08-13-2025
Vanderhorst, Zachary California San Francisco 1974 2021 Sexual Assault Life 0 19 Black Male 1974 11-08-2021
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10.5 32 Black Male 1986 03-13-2018
Wanzer, Terry Lee Georgia Clayton 1973 1991 Sexual Assault Life 7.9 20 White Male 1981 08-29-2011
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21.0 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 27.5 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Williams, Derrick Raphel Florida Manatee 1993 2011 Sexual Assault Life 18.0 29 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Williams, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 27.4 25 Black Male 2011 07-16-2012
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6.0 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4.0 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 30.6 28 Black Male 2013 12-12-2013
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Life 30.4 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012