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: 48
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 10.5 35 White Male 03-13-2018
Barnett, Nathaniel West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 36 years 7.4 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Barnett, Phillip West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 9.5 22 White Male 10-25-2021
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 2.8 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Beard, Jacob West Virginia Pocahontas 1993 2000 Murder Life without parole 5.6 34 White Male 07-30-2012
Becerra, Jeanie Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 White Female 06-11-2015
Black, Justin West Virginia Cabell 2008 2021 Murder 40 years 10.1 19 White Male 10-25-2021
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 15.6 23 White Male 12-14-2015
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Bowers, Anthony Kansas Jackson 2016 2021 Child Sex Abuse 75 to Life 2.8 47 White Male 06-16-2025
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 0.7 Black Male 03-13-2018
Buchhorn, Carrody Kansas Douglas 2018 2022 Murder 10 years and 3 months 3.1 42 White Female 01-25-2023
Coones, Olin Kansas Wyandotte 2009 2020 Murder 50 to life 11.8 50 White Male 12-07-2020
Davis, Dewey West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1994 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 7.0 55 White Male 08-29-2011
Davis, Gerald West Virginia Kanawha 1986 1995 Sexual Assault 14 to 35 years 9.4 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Dunn, Lisa Kansas Thomas 1985 1992 Murder Life without parole 7.2 18 White Female 12-07-2023
Ellison, Jason Kansas Douglas 2006 2011 Sexual Assault 23 years 4.9 23 White Male 01-16-2012
Gardner, Jimmie West Virginia Kanawha 1990 2016 Sexual Assault 33 to life 26.2 20 Black Male 09-15-2016
Garza, Merardo Jr. Kansas Sedgwick 2008 2021 Child Sex Abuse 25 to Life 13.0 37 Hispanic Male 02-08-2022
Grega, John Vermont Windham 1995 2013 Murder Life without parole 17.1 32 White Male 08-22-2013
Harper, Bobby Kansas Sedgwick 1987 2020 Burglary 3 1/2 to 7 years 1.9 28 White Male 04-20-2020
Harris, William O'Dell West Virginia Kanawha 1987 1995 Sexual Assault 10 to 20 years 8.0 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Heffernan, Tyler Vermont Chittenden 2016 2018 Assault 30 days 0.1 25 White Male 04-06-2018
Holdren, Larry West Virginia Kanawha 1984 2000 Sexual Assault 30 to 60 years 14.9 27 White Male 08-29-2011
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery 15 years 1.2 28 White Male 03-13-2018
Humiston, Chad Kansas Seward 2001 2004 Murder 16 years and 11 months 3.4 19 White Male 11-06-2017
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7.2 33 White Male 12-07-2023
Hurt, Davie West Virginia Mercer 1998 2014 Murder Life 12.9 17 Black Male 08-24-2014
Jones, Joe C. Kansas Shawnee 1986 1992 Sexual Assault Life 6.4 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Jones, Richard Kansas Johnson 2001 2017 Robbery 19 years 16.1 23 Black Male 06-21-2017
Lively, Charles Jason West Virginia McDowell 2006 2020 Murder Life 13.8 27 White Male 10-12-2020
Lowery, Eddie Kansas Riley 1982 2003 Sexual Assault 11 to Life 9.8 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 7.8 29 White Male 08-25-2023
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse 2 years 0.6 13 White Male 06-12-2019
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 11-18-2019
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23.0 17 Black Male 10-16-2017
Moore, Domonique Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 24 Black Male 01-23-2025
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 06-11-2015
Reynolds, Stanley Jr. Vermont Lamoille 2012 2021 Sexual Assault 5 to Life 8.5 61 White Male 07-07-2025
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7.1 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Swenson, Nathaniel Kansas Sedgwick 2000 2013 Attempted Murder 16 years and 11 months 10.2 21 Black Male 12-11-2013
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 5.7 20 White Male 04-10-2013
Vaz, David Vermont Orleans 2022 2023 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0.7 27 Black Male 09-19-2023
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 18 Black Male 01-23-2025
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years and 8 months. 3.7 23 Black Male 05-04-2021
Wilson, Albert Kansas Douglas 2019 2021 Sexual Assault 12 years and 3 months 2.2 20 Black Male 03-21-2022
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4.0 28 White Male 08-29-2011