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: 293
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Pope, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2022 Murder Life 35.4 30 Black Male 11-09-2022
Powell, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2004 Sexual Assault 12 to 20 years 11.5 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Powell, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2026 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 18.0 17 Black Male 02-05-2026
Purtell, Daniel Pennsylvania Centre 2002 2004 Sexual Assault 3 1/2 to 6 years 2.2 21 White Male 08-29-2011
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 25.9 20 Black Male 09-21-2020
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter 10 to 15 years 2.8 18 White Male 10-25-2014
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 25.9 18 Hispanic Male 12-11-2023
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 10.1 33 Black Male 03-30-2014
Randolph, Samuel IV Pennsylvania Dauphin 2003 2022 Murder Death 18.9 29 Black Male 04-20-2022
Reese, Bruce Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2024 Murder Life without parole 40.2 33 Black Male 07-07-2025
Regustors, Donta Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 11.4 21 Black Male 09-05-2023
Reid, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 0.6 21 Black Male 05-16-2023
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 9.9 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Rice, Charles Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Attempted Murder 30 to 60 years 10.9 17 Black Male 04-07-2024
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8.2 25 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Roberts, Larry Trent Pennsylvania Dauphin 2007 2019 Murder Life without parole 11.8 35 Black Male 09-22-2019
Rodriguez, Santos Massachusetts Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2.3 26 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Rollins, Donte Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2016 Attempted Murder 62 1/2 to 125 years 9.0 18 Black Male 01-06-2017
Rosa, Thomas Jr. Massachusetts Suffolk 1986 2026 Murder Life without parole 32.9 24 Hispanic Male 03-30-2026
Rosario, Victor Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2017 Murder Life 31.3 24 Hispanic Male 09-18-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson 2 years 1.0 48 White Male 05-31-2016
Ruby, Donald Pennsylvania Perry 1987 1993 Murder Life 6.2 39 White Male 10-28-2014
Rusnak, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 6.7 20 White Male 03-13-2018
Sabol, Michael Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4.1 White Male 03-13-2018
Salley, MarQuise Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2019 Murder Life without parole 8.6 22 Black Male 09-29-2019
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 28.5 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3.0 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault 10 to 15 years 7.6 23 White Male 08-29-2011
Schaaf, David Pennsylvania Bucks 2003 2006 Attempted Murder 14 to 28 years 2.7 40 White Male 07-11-2013
Schand, Mark Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2013 Murder Life without parole 25.9 21 Black Male 10-16-2013
Serrano, Ivan Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2005 Murder Life 17.6 17 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault 5 years 0.5 21 White Male 10-07-2012
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12.1 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Shuler, Jermel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2026 Murder Life 27.5 18 Black Male 06-10-2026
Siehl, Kevin Pennsylvania Cambria 1992 2016 Murder Life without parole 24.4 35 White Male 10-29-2016
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4.2 28 Hispanic Male 10-06-2013
Simmons, Jamaal Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2018 Murder 15 to 30 years 6.9 26 Black Male 02-22-2019
Slaughter, Mumin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2024 Murder 25 to 50 years 16.7 23 Black Male 07-22-2024
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 1.4 37 White Female 11-06-2017
Smith, Jay C. Pennsylvania Dauphin 1986 1992 Murder Death 6.4 50 White Male 08-29-2011
Sparks, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2008 2023 Murder Life without parole 15.5 16 Black Male 11-27-2023
Spellman, India Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2023 Murder 30 to Life 10.0 17 Black Female 02-17-2023
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 17 Black Male 05-22-2020
Staten, Harold Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1986 2024 Murder Life without parole 37.3 31 Black Male 02-14-2024
Stewart, C. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 15 to 25 years 0 30 White Male 04-01-2026
Stewart, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2007 2015 Murder Life 8.3 26 Black Male 05-05-2016
Stewart, T. Massachusetts Middlesex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 7 to 15 years 0 26 White Female 04-01-2026
Stokes, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 2022 Murder Life without parole 37.4 20 Black Male 02-11-2022
Stonehouse, Carol Pennsylvania Allegheny 1983 1990 Murder 7 to 14 years 6.5 41 White Female 03-11-2013
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 4.6 31 White Male 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 25.8 25 White Male 03-07-2019
Swainson, Andrew Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2020 Murder Life without parole 31.2 22 Black Male 07-13-2020
Swift, Rubin Pennsylvania Erie 2009 2012 Child Sex Abuse 28 to 60 3/4 years 2.4 32 Black Male 06-18-2012
Tameleo, Henry Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 17.0 63 White Male 08-29-2011
Taylor, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Robbery 11 to 30 years 22.1 32 Black Male 11-11-2024
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery 4 to 7 years 0.1 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Thomas, Clayton "Mustafa" Jr. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2019 Murder Life without parole 24.4 23 Black Male 06-06-2019
Thomas, Shaurn Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1994 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.4 16 Black Male 06-20-2017
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9.3 25 Black Male 05-16-2019
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1.5 30 White Male 08-29-2011
Toth, Andrew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1891 1911 Murder Death 19.9 41 White Male 03-13-2018
Turner, Aaron Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1946 1957 Murder Death 10.7 26 Black Male 11-26-2019
Turner, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2025 Murder Life without parole 37.7 29 Black Male 12-23-2025
Turner, Rasheed Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2026 Murder Life 27.5 19 Black Male 06-10-2026
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary 3 to 5 years 2.0 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Valderrama, Paul Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1975 1979 Murder Life 4.7 20 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Vargas-Cintron, Johnny Massachusetts Middlesex 2011 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 2.1 34 Hispanic Male 11-08-2013
Veasy, Willie Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 26.6 26 Black Male 10-17-2019
Vedam, Subramanyam Pennsylvania Centre 1983 2025 Murder Life 40.5 19 Asian Male 10-15-2025
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault 12 to 18 years 12.7 22 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7.5 27 Black Male 08-14-2023
Wainwright, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1905 1911 Child Abuse 10 to 15 years 5.7 Don't Know Male 10-06-2025
Wallace, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 10.3 51 Black Male 11-12-2025
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 7.6 39 Black Male 08-30-2012
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft 5 years 0.8 20 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse 4 years 0.4 20 White Male 11-17-2017
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 17.8 25 White Male 08-29-2011
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 38.7 20 Black Male 11-25-2020
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 35.7 28 White Male 08-10-2017
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 06-29-2016
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 15.5 29 Black Male 06-12-2019
Whitley, Drew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1989 2006 Murder Life 16.9 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2.1 25 Black Male 02-04-2013
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1.1 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Death 0 29 Black Male 02-03-2020
Williams, Christopher Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2021 Murder Life without parole 29.0 29 Black Male 02-24-2021
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 17.9 25 Black Male 05-22-2020
Williams, Terrance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1985 2020 Murder 13 1/2 to 27 years 0.9 17 Black Male 03-25-2020
Wilson, Harold C. Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1989 2005 Murder Death 16.1 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Wilson, Theophalis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2020 Murder Life without parole 26.5 17 Black Male 02-03-2020
Wright, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2016 Murder Life without parole 23.2 20 Black Male 08-26-2016
Wright, Edward Massachusetts Hampden 1985 2025 Murder Life without parole 40.3 22 Black Male 09-08-2025
Yarris, Nicholas Pennsylvania Delaware 1982 2003 Murder Death 21.2 20 White Male 08-29-2011