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
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18.4 20 Black Male 2022 01-27-2022
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22.1 19 White Male 2013 09-24-2013
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26.4 Black Male 2016 08-24-2021
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 10.7 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder 23 years 11.7 18 White Male 2015 12-29-2016
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.3 20 White Male 2009 12-22-2016
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
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
Hopkins, Troy Virginia Richmond City 1990 2005 Murder 28 years 10.2 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Lyons, Ernest Virginia Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder 18 years 3.2 Black Male 1912 03-13-2018
McCray, Brian Virginia Norfolk City 1993 1994 Murder 43 years 0.8 24 Black Male 1994 10-12-2011
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
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3.1 32 Black Male 1981 08-29-2011
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 30.6 22 Black Male 1930 03-13-2018
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
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 30.9 32 White Male 2017 09-20-2021
Thomas, Maverick Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Murder Life 0.9 31 Black Male 2006 08-18-2018
Tice, Derek Virginia Norfolk City 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 9.5 27 White Male 2009 10-17-2011
Vasquez, David Virginia Arlington 1985 1989 Murder 35 years 3.9 37 Hispanic Male 1989 08-29-2011
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 16.7 22 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Weakley, Eric Virginia Culpeper 2001 2022 Murder 6 years and 8 months 5.2 16 White Male 2006 01-26-2022
White, Curtis Virginia Loudoun 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 31 Black Male 1994 03-11-2013
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.5 25 White Male 2009 12-22-2016