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
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 2014 06-11-2015
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 15.6 23 White Male 2015 12-14-2015
Bowers, Anthony Kansas Jackson 2016 2021 Child Sex Abuse 75 to Life 2.8 47 White Male 2019 06-16-2025
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 2021 01-25-2023
Clark, Donald Iowa Johnson 2010 2016 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.3 35 White Male 2016 08-31-2016
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder 50 to life 11.8 50 White Male 2020 12-07-2020
Cox, Terry Sr. Iowa Woodbury 1997 2001 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 3.9 27 White Male 2001 07-19-2012
Davis, Anthony Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 20 Black Male 1990 10-22-2014
DeSimone, David Iowa Clinton 2005 2012 Sexual Assault 15 years 6.5 45 White Male 2012 12-30-2013
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7.2 18 White Female 1992 12-07-2023
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault 23 years 4.9 23 White Male 2011 01-16-2012
Engberg-Lehmer, Teresa Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 24 White Female 1998 07-29-2012
Esse, Eric Iowa Cerro Gordo 2003 2006 Murder Life without parole 3.2 33 White Male 2006 07-18-2013
Garza, Merardo Jr. Kansas Sedgwick 2008 2021 Child Sex Abuse 25 to Life 13.0 37 Hispanic Male 2020 02-08-2022
Hall, James Iowa Johnson 1974 1984 Murder 50 years 11.0 Black Male 1985 03-13-2018
Hannon, Donald Iowa Pottawattamie 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.1 18 Black Male 1990 10-22-2014
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary 3 1/2 to 7 years 1.9 28 White Male 1989 04-20-2020
Harrington, Terry Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2003 Murder Life 24.7 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Humiston, Chad Kansas Seward 2001 2004 Murder 16 years and 11 months 3.4 19 White Male 2004 11-06-2017
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7.2 33 White Male 1992 12-07-2023
Imafidon, Julius Iowa Polk 2000 2002 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 34 Black Male 2000 04-17-2019
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6.4 23 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery 19 years 16.1 23 Black Male 2017 06-21-2017
Leckington, Mark Iowa Scott 2004 2008 Other Nonviolent Felony 20 years 0.9 38 White Male 2005 11-07-2022
Lehmer, Joel Iowa Pottawattamie 1997 1998 Manslaughter 15 years 1.0 32 White Male 1998 07-29-2012
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault 11 to Life 9.8 22 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 7.8 29 White Male 2023 08-25-2023
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse 2 years 0.6 13 White Male 2011 06-12-2019
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25.4 17 Black Male 2003 05-29-2013
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23.0 17 Black Male 2017 10-16-2017
Moore, Domonique Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 24 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 2014 06-11-2015
Rhoades, Nick Iowa Black Hawk 2009 2014 Other Violent Felony 25 years 0.4 33 White Male 2009 10-09-2014
Smith, Tammy Iowa Humboldt 2007 2011 Child Abuse 10 years 4.3 32 White Female 2011 01-23-2014
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder 16 years and 11 months 10.2 21 Black Male 2010 12-11-2013
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault 10 years 2.3 37 White Male 1992 08-01-2019
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 18 Black Male 2024 01-23-2025
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 41 White Female 1996 07-29-2012
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 31 days 0.1 21 White Male 2015 01-27-2017
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years and 8 months. 3.7 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
Wilson, Albert Kansas Douglas 2019 2021 Sexual Assault 12 years and 3 months 2.2 20 Black Male 2021 03-21-2022