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: 137
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
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
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 18 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault 10 years 4.2 22 Black Male 1982 06-27-2012
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18.4 20 Black Male 2022 01-27-2022
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
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Benson, Leon Indiana Marion 1999 2023 Murder 60 years 23.7 22 Black Male 2023 03-21-2023
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 1935 03-13-2018
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22.1 19 White Male 2013 09-24-2013
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.5 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
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
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 8.1 26 White Male 1987 08-29-2011
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery 12 years 9.1 56 White Male 2016 05-30-2018
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
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26.4 Black Male 2016 08-24-2021
Carter, William Douglas Virginia Loudoun 1988 1992 Assault 14 years 3.9 55 White Male 1992 03-11-2013
Chaplin, Michael T. Virginia Augusta 2008 2009 Child Sex Abuse 1 year 0.2 24 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 1.8 White Male 1890 03-13-2018
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 1 year and 5 months 1.5 15 Black Male 2009 03-03-2014
Conteh, Maligie Virginia Fairfax 2010 2013 Robbery 1 year and 11 months 1.5 19 Black Male 2011 04-23-2013
Cooper, Keith Indiana Elkhart 1997 2017 Robbery 40 years 8.6 29 Black Male 2006 02-18-2017
Copeland, Darrell A. Virginia Chesapeake City 2007 2008 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 1.3 18 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 10.7 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Crittle, Yvonne Virginia Newport News City 1988 1997 Sexual Assault 7 years 1.9 24 White Female 1990 02-18-2016
Crum, Paul Jr. Virginia Dickenson 2015 2022 Obstruction of Justice 10 years 4.2 54 White Male 2020 12-21-2022
Cullipher, Ricky Virginia Hampton City 1997 2001 Assault 9 years 4.3 15 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Calvin Wayne Virginia Newport News City 1981 2011 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.1 26 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Davidson, Willie Virginia Norfolk City 1981 2005 Sexual Assault 20 years 11.1 24 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder 23 years 11.7 18 White Male 2015 12-29-2016
DeMotte, William Indiana Vermillion 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 1.5 38 White Male 1991 05-25-2018
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault 15 years 5.4 24 White Male 1982 03-15-2013
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.3 20 White Male 2009 12-22-2016
Dillard, Reginald Indiana Elkhart 2000 2026 Murder 65 years 26.1 30 Black Male 2026 03-05-2026
Dixon, Malvester Jr. Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Accessory to Murder Not Sentenced 0 51 Black Male 2005 08-18-2018
Donald, Willie Indiana Lake 1992 2016 Murder 60 years 23.6 23 Black Male 2016 02-09-2016
Duffy, Keshawn Virginia Hampton City 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 5.1 34 Black Male 2024 09-15-2024
Dunn, Dewayne Indiana Elkhart 2011 2022 Murder 58 years 11.7 46 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 1.7 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
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
Glenn, Roosevelt Indiana Lake 1993 2017 Sexual Assault 36 years 16.7 27 Black Male 2009 02-18-2017
Goudy, Walter Indiana Madison 1995 2012 Murder Life 14.7 25 Black Male 2010 10-10-2012
Gray, Russell Leroy Virginia Richmond City 1987 1990 Murder 52 years 3.2 20 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44.1 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Haas, Michael Virginia Powhatan 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.4 38 White Male 2017 04-27-2022
Harper, William Virginia Norfolk 1931 1931 Sexual Assault Death 0.1 22 Black Male 1931 03-13-2018
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32.4 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11.1 15 White Male 2012 08-29-2012
Hatcher, Gerald Indiana Marion 1978 1989 Robbery 90 years 10.1 24 Black Male 1989 05-01-2023
Haynesworth, Thomas Virginia Richmond City 1984 2011 Sexual Assault 74 years 26.7 18 Black Male 2011 02-24-2012
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
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 9.7 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Hopkins, Troy Virginia Richmond City 1990 2005 Murder 28 years 10.2 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
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
Johnson, Joshua Virginia Alexandria City 2021 2023 Sexual Assault 3 years and 6 months 0.3 29 Black Male 2021 10-05-2023
Johnson, Messiah Virginia Norfolk City 1998 2021 Robbery Life 19.5 23 Black Male 2018 01-12-2026
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson 15 years 3.1 20 White Male 2006 08-21-2015
Kindred, Jerry Indiana Greene 2010 2013 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 2.8 64 White Male 2013 06-27-2024
Kingrea, David Virginia Montgomery 2014 2022 Child Sex Abuse 1 year 1.0 35 White Male 2015 06-29-2022
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
Lawton, Steven Virginia Newport News City 1990 1997 Sexual Assault 72 years 6.4 37 Black Male 1997 02-18-2016
Lewis, Catherine Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 35 White Female 2019 04-06-2021
Lewis, Gloria Virginia Appomattox 2019 2021 Fraud Not Sentenced 0 64 White Female 2019 04-06-2021
Lyons, Ernest Virginia Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder 18 years 3.2 Black Male 1912 03-13-2018
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder 71 years 13.3 20 White Male 2011 06-21-2024
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 19.5 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault 35 years 28.6 29 White Male 2015 05-18-2015
McCray, Brian Virginia Norfolk City 1993 1994 Murder 43 years 0.8 24 Black Male 1994 10-12-2011
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse 20 years 8.1 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018
McLaughlin, Bruce Virginia Loudoun 1998 2002 Child Sex Abuse 13 years 4.1 45 White Male 2002 09-27-2013
McLean, Keyiede Virginia Arlington 2023 2025 Theft Fine 0 45 Black Female 2023 02-07-2025
Merritt, Gilbert III Virginia Norfolk City 2001 2024 Murder 30 years 20.2 22 Black Male 2022 04-04-2024
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder 22 years 9.4 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011
Montgomery, Johnathan Virginia Hampton City 2008 2013 Child Sex Abuse 7 years and 6 months 4.4 14 White Male 2012 12-20-2013
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3.1 32 Black Male 1981 08-29-2011
Morman, Bobbie Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1993 2021 Attempt, Violent 48 years 22.4 18 Black Male 2016 08-16-2021
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
Parish, Christopher Indiana Elkhart 1998 2006 Attempted Murder 30 years 8.0 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 30.6 22 Black Male 1930 03-13-2018
Pinkins, Darryl Indiana Lake 1991 2016 Sexual Assault 65 years 25.0 37 Black Male 2016 04-28-2016
Prince, Christopher E. Virginia Culpeper 1994 1995 Burglary 6 to 12 years 1.2 18 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Reed, Pamela Indiana Hendricks 1997 1998 Theft 4 days 0.1 36 White Female 1997 03-29-2018
Reedy, Davey Virginia Roanoke 1988 2015 Murder Life 21.2 32 White Male 2009 12-31-2015
Rogers, Silas Virginia City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9.3 21 Black Male 1952 03-13-2018
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder 55 years 14.6 27 White Male 2020 08-02-2021
Rozdilski, Austin Virginia Lynchburg City 2019 2021 Assault Not Sentenced 0 17 White Male 2019 05-22-2021
Ruffin, Julius Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 20.4 28 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011