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
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.3 35 White Male 08-31-2016
Copeland, Nicole Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud 24 days 0 32 White Female 05-20-2016
Cox, Terry Sr. Iowa Woodbury 1997 2001 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 3.9 27 White Male 07-19-2012
Cvijanovich, Daniel Fed-ND 2007 2011 Threats 1 year and 7 months 1.0 26 White Male 01-10-2013
Davis, Anthony Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 20 Black Male 10-22-2014
DeAngelo, Angel M. Fed-NY (Eastern) 2003 2004 Murder Life 0.9 26 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault 15 years 6.5 45 White Male 12-30-2013
Dunn, Elisa Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Female 05-20-2016
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 24 White Female 07-29-2012
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3.2 33 White Male 07-18-2013
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 11-12-2013
Ghysels, David Jr. Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2014 Fraud Probation 0 45 White Male 03-28-2016
Hall, James Iowa Johnson 1974 1984 Murder 50 years 11.0 Black Male 03-13-2018
Hannon, Donald Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 18 Black Male 10-22-2014
Harrington, Terry Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2003 Murder Life 24.7 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Imafidon, Julius Iowa Polk 2000 2002 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 34 Black Male 04-17-2019
Krueger, Oscar Fed-NY 1911 1912 Other Nonviolent Felony 1.5 years 1.0 32 White Male 03-13-2018
Leckington, Mark Iowa Scott 2004 2008 Other Nonviolent Felony 20 years 0.9 38 White Male 11-07-2022
Lehmer, Joel Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 32 White Male 07-29-2012
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 01-25-2017
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 2 years 0 47 White Male 04-28-2018
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 4 years 0 38 White Male 06-14-2018
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25.4 17 Black Male 05-29-2013
Minaya Diaz, Marcia Fed-NY (Eastern) 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 50 Hispanic Female 10-01-2015
Murray, Patrick Fed-NY (Eastern) 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.8 34 White Male 07-31-2014
Nolan, Ralph Fed-NY (Southern) 2015 2021 Attempt, Violent 10 years 5.0 25 White Male 05-27-2021
Nwaigwe, Linus Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2015 Fraud 1 year and 1 day 0 45 Black Male 03-28-2016
O'Connell, Timothy Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2013 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Male 03-28-2016
Paracha, Uzair Fed-NY (Southern) 2005 2020 Supporting Terrorism 30 years 14.3 23 Asian Male 04-02-2020
Parse, David Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2016 Tax Evasion/Fraud 3 years and 6 months 0 42 White Male 12-07-2016
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration 4 3/4 years 3.9 27 Hispanic Male 09-11-2012
Rhoades, Nick Iowa Black Hawk 2009 2014 Other Violent Felony 25 years 0.4 33 White Male 10-09-2014
Rivas, Edgar Fed-NY (Southern) 2003 2004 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years and 1 month 1.6 37 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 07-30-2020
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 12-06-2017
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud 6 months 0 53 White Male 08-29-2011
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse 10 years 4.3 32 White Female 01-23-2014
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault 10 years 2.3 37 White Male 08-01-2019
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud 6 years 0 50 White Male 03-29-2013
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 41 White Female 07-29-2012
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 31 days 0.1 21 White Male 01-27-2017