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: 680
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Reser, Pamela Sue Oregon Yamhill 1999 2002 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.8 29 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4.0 24 White Male 1983 03-13-2018
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Life 15.0 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021
Richardson, Harvill Sr. Mississippi Harrison 2011 2017 Murder Life 3.4 66 White Male 2014 04-05-2017
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7.1 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 18.8 27 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Rivera, Jonathan Puerto Rico San Juan 2007 2008 Murder Life 0.9 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Rivera, Juan Illinois Lake 1993 2012 Murder Life 18.1 19 Hispanic Male 2012 02-07-2012
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8.2 25 Hispanic Male 1983 03-13-2018
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17.5 23 White Male 2016 08-23-2016
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 0.6 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Roberts, Jason South Carolina Laurens 1995 2005 Murder Life 8.3 16 White Male 2004 09-20-2016
Robinson, Eric California Los Angeles 1994 2007 Murder Life 12.9 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2.4 22 Black Male 1983 03-13-2018
Rockette, Xavier Wisconsin Racine 2003 2013 Murder Life 0 19 Black Male 2003 07-10-2014
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2.3 26 Hispanic Male 1957 03-13-2018
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 5.6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2.4 19 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31.3 24 Hispanic Male 2014 09-18-2017
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6.2 39 White Male 1993 10-28-2014
Rucker, Herman Ray Ohio Wayne 1982 1983 Murder Life 1.0 26 White Male 1983 03-13-2018
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2.1 25 White Male 1975 03-13-2018
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20.4 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Larry Mississippi Forrest 1980 2011 Murder Life 21.6 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Ruiz, Nelson Puerto Rico Aguadilla 1994 2016 Murder Life 21.5 20 Hispanic Male 2016 10-13-2016
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 28.5 31 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Sanchez, Santos Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2021 Murder Life 24.4 46 Hispanic Male 2021 05-22-2021
Santaliz Acosta, Luis Puerto Rico Mayaguez 2000 2009 Murder Life 9.3 34 Hispanic Male 2009 10-10-2012
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 24.8 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 2.6 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Schweitzer, Albert Ian Hawaii Hawaii 2000 2023 Murder Life 22.9 20 Other Male 2023 02-15-2023
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 20.5 17 Black Male 2016 11-28-2016
Scott, Michael Texas Travis 2002 2009 Murder Life 6.8 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6.0 21 Black Male 1979 03-13-2018
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.1 18 Black Male 2019 09-12-2019
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6.3 26 White Male 1966 03-13-2018
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12.1 23 White Male 1951 03-13-2018
Shelman, Eron Michigan Wayne 1992 2025 Murder Life 30.2 19 Black Male 2023 02-04-2025
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 9.6 30 White Male 1964 03-13-2018
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 26.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019
Showers, Kurtis DeAngelo Michigan Wayne 1994 1998 Robbery Life 4.3 28 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 9.6 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12.0 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Eric Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 24 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Simmons, Lawrence New Jersey Passaic 1977 2000 Murder Life 22.6 19 Black Male 2000 06-07-2013
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 4.8 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Simmons, Vincent Louisiana Avoyelles 1977 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 44.6 24 Black Male 2022 02-22-2022
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.1 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Slater, Willie Lee Florida Orange 1999 2009 Assault Life 10.4 20 Black Male 2009 05-01-2013
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36.4 34 Black Male 2015 01-23-2015
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27.3 15 White Male 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19.4 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Demetrius Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2012 Murder Life 2.5 25 Black Male 2012 03-12-2013
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 17.9 18 Black Male 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 13.7 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4.4 30 White Male 1980 03-13-2018
Smith, Sylvester North Carolina Brunswick 1984 2004 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.2 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18.2 24 White Male 1996 12-04-2012
Sommer, Cynthia California San Diego 2007 2008 Murder Life 1.2 28 White Female 2008 08-29-2011
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 22.7 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Sosnovske, John Oregon Multnomah 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.7 39 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 17 Black Male 2020 05-22-2020
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Stain, David Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 12.8 White Male 1900 03-13-2018
Stallings, Patricia Missouri Jefferson 1991 1991 Murder Life 0.5 24 White Female 1991 08-29-2011
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6.4 Black Male 1927 03-13-2018
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 30.9 32 White Male 2017 09-20-2021
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8.3 26 Black Male 2015 05-05-2016
Stinson, Robert Lee Wisconsin Milwaukee 1985 2009 Murder Life 23.1 20 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 26.6 40 White Female 1949 03-13-2018
Strickland, Kevin Missouri Jackson 1979 2021 Murder Life 42.6 18 Black Male 2021 12-06-2021
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 6.9 22 Black Male 1982 05-15-2020
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 4.6 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Taffner, Chris Arkansas Washington 2016 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 2.8 53 White Male 2019 05-13-2022
Talamantez, Jesse Texas Harris 1999 2004 Murder Life 5.1 20 Hispanic Male 2004 07-05-2013
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39.3 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19.0 20 White Male 2017 08-01-2019
Taylor, Andrew Florida Miami-Dade 1991 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24.5 25 Black Male 2015 02-02-2017
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 32.5 21 Black Male 2019 05-26-2022
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 16.8 29 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Taylor, Patrick Illinois Cook 2011 2023 Murder Life 12.3 37 Black Male 2023 10-30-2023
Terry, Paul Illinois Cook 1977 2003 Murder Life 26.1 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2.1 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 5.7 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Thomas, Maverick Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Murder Life 0.9 31 Black Male 2006 08-18-2018
Thomas, Rickey Dale Texas Hopkins 1991 1992 Robbery Life 0.5 25 Black Male 1992 07-30-2012
Thomas, Victor Larue Texas Ellis 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Life 15.0 26 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Thompson, John Ohio Cuyahoga 2001 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.7 30 Black Male 2023 10-10-2023
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9.3 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9.0 33 White Male 1931 03-13-2018
Thrower, Allen Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Life 5.1 23 Black Male 1978 03-13-2018
Tidwell, Charner Fed-OK U.S. Territorial Court 1899 1922 Murder Life 22.6 17 Native American Male 1922 03-13-2018
Tillman, Michael Illinois Cook 1986 2010 Murder Life 23.1 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13.3 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011