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
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13.1 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015
Allen, Ryan Washington Thurston 2008 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 1.4 30 White Male 2009 07-31-2017
Anderson, James S. Washington Pierce 2005 2009 Robbery 17 years 3.6 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Apolo-Albino, Ezequiel Washington King 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 6 3/4 to Life 6.9 55 Hispanic Male 2016 11-05-2016
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson 2 months 0.2 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Banks, Medell Alabama Choctaw 2001 2003 Manslaughter 15 years 1.7 27 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Beamon, Melvin Todd Alabama Montgomery 1989 1990 Murder 25 years 0.1 24 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault 10 years 9.2 22 Native American Male 2005 08-29-2011
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.4 35 Black Male 2014 02-17-2015
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0.2 Black Female 1928 03-13-2018
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Church, Ollie Washington Grays Harbor 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration 3 years and 7 months 0.8 44 White Male 2012 01-27-2017
Clark, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.4 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cook, Quinton Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.6 20 Black Male 2014 01-06-2023
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse 46 years and 6 months 2.7 43 White Female 1997 02-12-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 4.6 46 White Male 1999 02-12-2012
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 19.5 29 White Male 2015 10-12-2015
Davis, Glenn Alabama Fayette 1933 1940 Robbery 25 years 7.0 24 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Davis, Jeramie Washington Spokane 2008 2013 Murder 40 years 5.2 36 White Male 2013 04-15-2013
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault 20 years and 6 months 16.6 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Deakle, Evan Lee Jr. Alabama Mobile 2015 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 59 White Male 2015 12-15-2015
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 10 years and 10 months 3.1 36 White Female 1998 08-29-2011
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 10 years and 10 months 3.1 35 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Doyle, Robert E. Alabama Montgomery 1992 2001 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.6 44 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Drinkard, Gary Alabama Morgan 1995 2001 Murder Death 5.7 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ellis, Andre Alabama Pike 2013 2014 Sexual Assault 85 years 1.8 35 Black Male 2014 12-10-2014
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder 20 years 4.0 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Emery, Arthur Washington King 1953 1954 Robbery 5 to 20 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 1954 03-13-2018
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 3.8 65 White Male 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse 4 years and 8 months 3.8 41 White Female 1998 02-12-2012
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder 30 years 10.7 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 26 years 3.8 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Gausvik, Ralph Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 23 years and 4 months 4.6 39 White Male 2000 02-15-2012
Geeslin, Mark Alabama Madison 1985 1988 Sexual Assault Life 2.9 23 White Male 1988 07-17-2025
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 4.5 34 White Female 1999 02-17-2012
Grimes, Don Alabama Henry 1987 1996 Robbery Life without parole 9.3 30 Black Male 1996 10-03-2018
Grover, Robert Washington King 1981 1982 Robbery 10 years 1.1 Don't Know Male 1982 05-21-2025
Gurley, Timothy Alabama Madison 2000 2002 Attempted Murder 35 years 1.5 22 White Male 2002 07-05-2016
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse 18 months to life 1.6 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 12.6 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Hathaway, Bill Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 10 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
Hinton, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1986 2015 Murder Death 28.5 29 Black Male 2015 04-09-2015
Holemon, Jeffrey Alabama Tuscaloosa 1988 1999 Sexual Assault Life 10.6 23 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Holsomback, John Alabama Shelby 1988 2000 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 10.1 33 White Male 1998 12-30-2015
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 23.7 41 Black Male 1959 03-13-2018
Hunt, H. Guy Alabama Montgomery 1993 1998 Official Misconduct Probation 0 54 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jackson, John Washington Grant 1996 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years and 4 months 5.5 59 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder 43 years 2.6 23 Other Female 2005 09-24-2013
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016
Jones, Lydia Diane Alabama Jefferson 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Life without parole 5.8 40 Black Female 2006 08-24-2014
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder 25 years 0.8 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Kennedy, Thomas Washington Cowlitz 2002 2012 Child Sex Abuse 15 years 9.7 32 White Male 2012 05-11-2012
Kunze, David Washington Clark 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 3.8 44 White Male 2001 04-26-2014
Larson, Robert E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 20 years 3.9 27 White Male 2013 07-26-2013
Mahan, Dale Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault 35 years 11.4 22 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Mahan, Ronnie Alabama Jefferson 1986 1998 Sexual Assault Life without parole 11.4 36 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault 20 years and 10 months 5.2 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
McCarn, Herschel Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 25 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 4.5 45 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Meadows, Frank Jr. Alabama Jefferson 1993 2022 Sexual Assault 20 years 21.4 18 Black Male 2015 01-06-2023
Meier, Scott Washington King 2023 2024 Child Sex Abuse 9 years and 2 months 1.4 33 White Male 2024 05-30-2025
Montgomery, Olen Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 17 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5.4 24 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.9 21 White Male 1988 08-25-2022
Norris, Clarence Alabama Jackson 1931 1976 Sexual Assault Death 13.2 19 Black Male 1944 03-13-2018
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault 23 years and 6 months 16.8 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Olebar, Brandon Washington King 2003 2013 Robbery 16 years and 6 months 10.1 19 Native American Male 2013 12-27-2013
Padgett, Larry Randal Alabama Marshall 1992 1997 Murder Death 5.5 40 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24.0 17 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1995 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7.5 41 Black Male 2018 06-19-2019
Powell, Ozie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Quick, Wesley Alabama Jefferson 1997 2003 Murder Death 5.6 18 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Reichert, Joseph Washington King 2001 2003 Robbery Not Sentenced 1.7 20 White Male 2003 09-05-2017
Roberson, Willie Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 16 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Rodriguez, Manual Hidalgo Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 5 years and 6 months 4.5 36 Hispanic Male 2000 02-22-2012
Rose, Michael Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse 23 years 5.7 25 White Male 2000 02-20-2012
Salas, Evaristo III Washington Yakima 1996 2023 Murder 32 years and 9 months 26.7 14 Hispanic Male 2023 09-11-2023
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.4 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Sealie, Frank Alabama Jefferson 2014 2015 Murder Life without parole 0.8 23 Black Male 2015 03-17-2015
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault 10 years 2.0 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder 46 years and 8 months 22.9 16 White Male 2019 04-08-2019
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 1 day 1.0 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Smith, Zachary Noah Alabama Jefferson 2006 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 White Male 2006 04-26-2013
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 7.1 44 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 19.6 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6.4 Black Male 1927 03-13-2018
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery 42 years 3.8 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery 6 months 0.3 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter 1 to 10 years 1.5 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Taylor, Homer III Washington Grays Harbor 2010 2011 Sex Offender Registration 3 years and 7 months 1.6 51 White Male 2011 01-27-2017
Titus, Steve Washington King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 1981 03-13-2018
Town, Meredith Washington Chelan 1994 2000 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 5.9 36 White Male 2000 02-18-2012
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0.1 23 Black Male 2020 08-21-2023
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter 10 years 1.4 21 Black Male 1977 03-13-2018
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary 1 year 0.1 16 White Male 2006 08-08-2017
Wheeler, Michael Washington Thurston 2000 2015 Sex Offender Registration 20 days 0.1 51 White Male 2000 01-27-2017
Wheeler, Michael Washington Pierce 2011 2013 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 5 months 0.9 61 White Male 2011 01-27-2017