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: 126
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Addison, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2005 Murder 30 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Alexander, Richard Indiana St. Joseph 1998 2001 Sexual Assault 70 years 3.8 29 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Allen, Christopher Indiana St. Joseph 2002 2006 Murder Life 2.4 27 Black Male 2004 09-09-2016
Allen, Dwight Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2003 Assault Probation 0 28 Black Male 2000 10-26-2016
Arrington, Jermaine Maryland Montgomery 1995 2010 Murder 25 years 15.3 19 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Austin, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 1975 2002 Murder Life 26.8 25 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Barnhouse, William Indiana Delaware 1992 2017 Sexual Assault 80 years 24.2 35 White Male 2017 05-14-2017
Beaty, Kara Indiana St. Joseph 2023 2025 Manslaughter 3 years 0.8 18 White Female 2024 05-01-2025
Bedolla, Anthony Indiana Marion 2010 2024 Murder 45 years 14.5 25 Hispanic Male 2024 09-15-2024
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder 60 years 23.7 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Billinger, Willie Maryland Baltimore City 2018 2024 Murder 60 years 5.5 39 Black Male 2024 06-06-2024
Bloodsworth, Kirk Maryland Baltimore 1985 1993 Murder Death 8.3 23 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 1935 03-13-2018
Brooks, Riley Maryland Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7.0 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.5 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
Brown, Rodney Maryland Baltimore City 2006 2021 Assault 45 years 11.3 24 Black Male 2017 12-08-2022
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 16.8 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Bunch, Kristine Indiana Decatur 1996 2012 Murder 60 years 16.5 21 White Female 2012 12-31-2012
Buntin, Harold Indiana Marion 1986 2007 Sexual Assault 50 years 21.0 15 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Burgess, Sabein Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2014 Murder Life 18.7 24 Black Male 2014 02-21-2014
Burley, Umar Maryland Baltimore City 2011 2018 Manslaughter 15 years 6.1 39 Black Male 2017 06-06-2019
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 11.6 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder 55 years 7.2 43 White Female 2012 11-06-2012
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0.2 21 Don't Know Male 1936 03-13-2018
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 2019 12-09-2019
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 1.8 White Male 1890 03-13-2018
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery 40 years 8.6 29 Black Male 2006 02-18-2017
Cornish, Ronald Maryland Baltimore City 2016 2024 Murder Life without parole 0 26 Black Male 2016 07-01-2024
Craig, Sandra Maryland Howard 1987 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 4.3 37 Black Female 1991 02-21-2012
Davis, Keith Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2023 Murder 50 years 5.2 23 Black Male 2023 02-15-2023
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 1.5 38 White Male 1991 05-25-2018
Dillard, Reginald Indiana Elkhart 2000 2026 Murder 65 years 26.1 30 Black Male 2026 03-05-2026
Donald, Willie Indiana Lake 1992 2016 Murder 60 years 23.6 23 Black Male 2016 02-09-2016
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder 58 years 11.7 46 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder 20 years 4.4 15 Black Male 1983 03-13-2018
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 19.8 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder 40 years 5.2 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 2.0 27 White Male 2012 11-06-2017
Giles, James Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 20 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Giles, John Maryland Montgomery 1961 1967 Sexual Assault Death 5.9 22 Black Male 1967 03-13-2018
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault 36 years 16.7 27 Black Male 2009 02-18-2017
Goods, Darron Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2006 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 1.0 19 Black Male 2006 07-23-2013
Goudy, Walter Indiana Madison 1995 2012 Murder Life 14.7 25 Black Male 2010 10-10-2012
Gray, Anthony Maryland Calvert 1991 1999 Murder Life 7.3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Hall, A.G. Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2023 Murder 50 years 24.9 28 Black Male 2017 05-09-2023
Harmon, Skylor Maryland Worcester 2011 2021 Murder Life 9.6 17 Black Male 2021 11-14-2022
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery 90 years 10.1 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Haynie, Douglass Maryland Worcester 1993 2025 Murder Life without parole 31.5 29 Black Male 2025 06-21-2025
Hickingbottom, Michael Indiana Miami 2018 2019 Assault 6 years 0 38 Black Male 2018 08-01-2019
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2.3 19 Black Male 1980 03-13-2018
Hill, James Indiana Lake 1982 2009 Sexual Assault 35 years 16.3 17 Black Male 1998 12-30-2013
Hill, James Indiana Lake 2018 2022 Murder 47 years 2.7 17 Black Male 2021 05-23-2022
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery 10 to 25 years 4.6 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Huffington, John Maryland Harford 1981 2023 Murder Death 31.7 18 White Male 2013 02-09-2023
Hugee, Larry Lane Maryland Wicomico 2004 2013 Robbery 25 years 8.3 48 Black Male 2012 05-16-2013
Hunt, Ronnie Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2022 Murder Life 30.4 23 Black Male 2022 07-07-2025
Jacobs, Ralph A. Jr. Indiana Henry 1991 1993 Murder 8 years 2.0 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Jeffers, John Indiana Knox 1977 2003 Murder 34 years 5.6 14 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Jenkins, Jerry Lee Maryland Charles 1987 2013 Sexual Assault Life 23.0 25 White Male 2010 06-07-2013
Johnson, Jerome Maryland Baltimore City 1989 2018 Murder Life 29.3 20 Black Male 2018 07-04-2018
Johnson, Joseph Maryland Anne Arundel 1962 1968 Sexual Assault Death 5.4 Black Male 1968 03-13-2018
Johnson, Lamar Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2017 Murder Life 12.0 20 Black Male 2017 09-24-2017
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2.0 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018
Jones, Clarence III Maryland Baltimore 1999 2021 Murder 30 years 18.6 36 Black Male 2017 09-08-2021
Jones, Grant Maryland Wicomico 1993 2023 Sexual Assault 7 years 4.0 34 Black Male 1997 09-06-2023
Jones, Tyrone Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2010 Murder Life 10.5 21 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson 15 years 3.1 20 White Male 2006 08-21-2015
Karibi-Ikiriko, Abere Maryland Prince George's 2005 2007 Murder 15 years 2.3 27 Black Female 2007 07-11-2013
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.2 47 White Male 1927 03-13-2018
Kindred, Jerry Indiana Greene 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 2.8 64 White Male 2013 06-27-2024
Langhorne, James Maryland Baltimore City 1998 2025 Murder Life 27.0 20 Black Male 2025 07-30-2025
Latta, Jacqueline Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.2 27 White Female 2001 07-13-2016
Latta, Roger Indiana LaPorte 1990 2002 Murder 50 years 11.4 26 White Male 2001 07-13-2016
Laudig, Jessie Indiana Marion 2018 2022 Sex Offender Registration 8 months and 10 days 0.7 36 White Male 2019 06-28-2022
Little, Devon Maryland Baltimore City 2017 2019 Murder Life 2.3 26 Black Male 2019 05-06-2021
Lomax, Walter Maryland Baltimore City 1968 2014 Murder Life 38.2 20 Black Male 2006 04-07-2014
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13.0 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder 50 years 30.3 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder 71 years 13.3 20 White Male 2011 06-21-2024
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 13.8 25 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 19.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse 20 years 8.1 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.2 23 White Male 2000 02-10-2016
McPherson, Kenneth Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.0 20 Black Male 2019 05-07-2019
Mooney, John Maryland Baltimore City 2010 2014 Murder Life 3.8 19 White Male 2014 03-19-2014
Morris, David Maryland Baltimore City 2005 2021 Murder 50 years 16.2 19 Black Male 2021 11-15-2021
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 8.4 33 White Male 2011 02-11-2015
Nelson, Melvin Indiana Lake 1975 1978 Other Nonviolent Felony Life 2.8 33 Black Male 1978 04-14-2021
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20.3 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder 30 years 8.0 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Parks, Garreth Maryland Baltimore City 2000 2015 Murder 80 years 15.7 16 Black Male 2015 10-25-2018
Pettiford, Antoine Maryland Baltimore City 1995 2000 Murder Life 2.2 23 Black Male 1997 12-28-2012
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault 65 years 25.0 37 Black Male 2016 04-28-2016
Reed, Pamela Indiana Hendricks 1997 1998 Theft 4 days 0.1 36 White Female 1997 03-29-2018
Roberts, Henry Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2002 Murder 50 years 4.9 62 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder 55 years 14.6 27 White Male 2020 08-02-2021
Sailors, Gerald Indiana Huntington 1991 1993 Manslaughter 22 years 1.4 46 White Male 1992 07-28-2017
Scruggs, Dwayne Indiana Marion 1986 1993 Sexual Assault 40 years 7.6 32 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 26.5 20 Black Male 2018 01-16-2019