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: 221
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14.2 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 30.5 40 White Male 1911 03-13-2018
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 1989 10-28-2014
Adams, Laurence Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 2004 Murder Death 30.1 19 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Aldrich, Robert Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 2005 2006 Theft 5 to 7 1/2 years 1.2 41 Black Male 2006 12-31-2016
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1.2 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder 43 3/4 to 54 years 11.0 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Alvarez, Carlos Jr. Massachusetts Worcester 2017 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 2.9 38 Hispanic Male 2019 12-31-2024
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 1914 03-13-2018
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 16.9 38 Black Male 2012 03-19-2013
Aviles, Anselmo Massachusetts Worcester 1989 1997 Sexual Assault 16 to 18 years 8.2 22 Hispanic Male 1997 09-04-2012
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21.4 18 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17.3 22 Black Male 2015 12-17-2024
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault 15 years 1.5 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 31.6 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2.3 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 24.7 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Brown, Albert Massachusetts Suffolk 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.0 32 Black Male 2022 05-01-2023
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault 35 years 4.0 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecombe 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse 5 to 6 3/4 years 3.7 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 29.9 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Caldwell, Clifton Massachusetts Plymouth 2002 2023 Child Sex Abuse 27 to 35 years 17.4 34 White Male 2020 05-30-2023
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault 12 to 16 years 12.2 52 White Male 2015 12-02-2015
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1.1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery 14 to 40 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8.2 39 White Male 2019 08-23-2022
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35.2 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 2.9 21 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter 5 to 7 years 4.7 51 Black Male 2013 09-21-2016
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40.5 23 White Male 2020 07-30-2020
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 11.7 31 Don't Know Male 1911 03-13-2018
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.4 24 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Charles, Ulysses Rodriguez Massachusetts Suffolk 1984 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 17.3 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Chavis, Benjamin Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 34 years 8.3 23 Black Male 1981 11-17-2016
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault 2 years and 6 months 1.2 48 White Male 2007 09-30-2016
Choy, Frances Massachusetts Plymouth 2011 2020 Murder Life without parole 8.9 17 Asian Female 2020 10-11-2020
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 34.9 23 White Male 2019 01-08-2020
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2.0 37 White Male 1998 09-14-2015
Clay, Frederick Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 36.0 16 Black Male 2017 08-15-2017
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928 03-13-2018
Conley, Kenneth Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2005 Perjury 2 years and 10 months 0 27 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Connor, Myles Jr. Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 3.6 32 White Male 1985 03-13-2018
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony 20 years 6.8 28 Black Male 2021 02-12-2022
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault 12 to 20 years 13.9 26 White Male 2016 11-29-2017
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10.4 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder 30 to 45 years 5.6 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Craig, Andrew Massachusetts Worcester 2005 2006 Assault 2 years and 6 months 0.5 24 Black Male 2006 10-06-2016
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024
Czubryt, Robert Massachusetts Berkshire 2010 2016 Sexual Assault 2 months 0.1 50 White Male 2010 04-30-2018
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18.4 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Daniels, Erick North Carolina Durham 2001 2008 Robbery 10 to 14 years 6.8 14 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Dove, Frank North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Dove, Fred North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14.1 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary 4 to 6 years 1.2 White Male 1912 03-13-2018
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.9 34 Black Male 2016 05-18-2016
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5.1 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014
Echavarria, Angel Massachusetts Essex 1996 2015 Murder Life without parole 19.3 27 Hispanic Male 2015 06-20-2015
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 19.7 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 3.7 27 Black Female 1978 03-13-2018
Emory, Malcolm Massachusetts Suffolk 1970 1990 Assault Probation 0 19 Native American Male 1970 04-08-2013
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse 7 to 10 years 6.4 27 Black Male 2013 10-07-2018
Epps, Reginald North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 28 years 7.9 17 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder 45 years 13.3 18 Black Male 2022 03-07-2024
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary 2.5 years 0.6 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.5 35 Black Male 2012 10-04-2016
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.9 38 Black Male 2019 06-24-2019
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault 3 to 5 years 0.5 22 White Male 1904 03-13-2018
Fortune, Michael Massachusetts Suffolk 2015 2025 Burglary 2 years 1.5 58 Black Male 2016 11-29-2025
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.4 19 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26.4 23 Black Male 2018 03-01-2021
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property 2 years and 6 months 1.5 20 White Male 2006 03-19-2018
Gaines, Raymond Massachusetts Suffolk 1976 2025 Murder Life without parole 44.9 20 Black Male 2021 10-24-2025
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder 32 to 43 years 4.1 16 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6.0 20 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Grace, Frank "Parky" Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11.0 29 Black Male 1985 03-13-2018
Graham, Chris Massachusetts Hampden 2018 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.5 29 Black Male 2019 01-07-2025
Grant, Israel North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2019 Robbery 18 1/2 to 23 7/8 years 8.4 19 Black Male 2016 02-04-2019
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27.4 47 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 23.9 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault 59 days 0.1 52 White Male 2010 02-21-2023
Gutierrez, Erasmo Massachusetts Essex 2004 2022 Arson 1 to 2 years 1.8 39 Hispanic Male 2006 05-05-2023
Guzman, Humberto Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 1997 Drug Possession or Sale 18 to 20 years 5.2 40 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Haley, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 2008 Murder Life without parole 35.9 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Hamilton, Tilfor Massachusetts Suffolk 2012 2016 Assault 5 years 4.0 32 Hispanic Male 2016 04-09-2018
Harding, Christopher Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 1998 Assault 10 to 12 years 5.4 36 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder 15 years 0.3 White Male 1921 03-13-2018
Hernandez, Angel Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2021 Murder Life without parole 10.5 42 Hispanic Male 2021 06-21-2021
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 3.8 18 Black Male 1999 09-10-2012
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11.1 41 Black Male 2007 08-31-2011
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery 15 years 2.3 20 White Male 1935 03-13-2018
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder 80 years 21.4 29 Black Male 2016 09-06-2016
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 17.6 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder 3 years 3.9 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 18 Black Male 1980 11-17-2016
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson 6 months 1.1 38 White Male 1985 04-05-2022