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 Posting Date
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery 1.17 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Awe, Joseph Wisconsin Marquette 2007 2013 Arson 3 years 5.3 36 White Male 05-08-2013
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson 2 months 0.2 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery 2 to 14 years 1.1 27 White Female 03-13-2018
Burreson, Daniel Michigan Berrien 1998 2001 Arson Probation 0 43 White Male 06-19-2016
Caminata, Victor Michigan Wexford 2009 2014 Arson 9 to 40 years 4.1 33 White Male 01-22-2014
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery 5 to 10 years 3.4 51 White Male 03-13-2018
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7.1 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Castellano, Alfred Texas Bexar 1985 1993 Arson Probation 0 42 Hispanic Male 08-08-2018
Correia, Humberto Fed-MA 2002 2004 Arson Not Sentenced 0 47 Other Male 02-12-2012
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 5.2 20 White Male 08-29-2011
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson 10 to 25 years 7.0 33 White Male 02-12-2016
Dixon, Malvester Jr. Virginia Martinsville City 2005 2006 Accessory to Murder Not Sentenced 0 51 Black Male 08-18-2018
Donnelly, Terrence New York Kings 1878 1878 Forgery 2.5 years 0.4 Don't Know Male 09-02-2022
Faulkner, Roland Florida St. Lucie 1996 1997 Arson Not Sentenced 0 53 White Male 08-31-2015
Gainer, Donald Pennsylvania Allegheny 1985 1992 Arson 22 to 45 years 7.6 31 White Male 10-14-2014
Gonzalez, Kathleen Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 4.8 24 Hispanic Female 08-29-2011
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery 7.5 years 0.3 White Male 03-13-2018
Gutierrez, Erasmo Massachusetts Essex 2004 2022 Arson 1 to 2 years 1.8 39 Hispanic Male 05-05-2023
Hall, Jennifer Missouri Cass 2001 2005 Arson 3 years 3.4 20 White Female 08-29-2011
Handley, Zachary Pennsylvania Northampton 2008 2015 Arson 6 to 12 months 1.0 13 White Male 05-15-2015
Haughey, William New York Putnam 2008 2016 Arson 10 years 8.2 35 White Male 05-31-2016
Hebshie, James Fed-MA 2006 2011 Arson 15 years 4.4 55 White Male 02-12-2012
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder 3 to 5 years 2.0 29 White Male 01-19-2012
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder 3 years 3.9 35 Black Male 10-11-2015
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson 6 months 1.1 38 White Male 04-05-2022
Johnson, Robert New York Westchester 1980 1992 Forgery 2 1/2 years to 5 years 1.7 Don't Know Male 02-08-2021
Jones, Brenda Wisconsin Adams 2016 2018 Arson 9 months 0 49 White Female 11-15-2018
Julian, Billy Indiana Madison 2003 2010 Arson 15 years 3.1 20 White Male 08-21-2015
Kinge, Shirley New York Tompkins 1990 1992 Arson 18 to 44 years 1.7 54 Black Female 08-29-2011
LaFratta, Joseph Massachusetts Essex 2009 2010 Forgery 2 years 1.1 33 White Male 02-15-2018
Landry, Herbert Utah Utah 2006 2017 Arson 5 to life 7.5 46 Black Male 01-30-2017
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 46 White Female 03-13-2018
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson 8 to 10 years 5.1 47 White Male 08-04-2016
Mardlin, Frederick Michigan St. Clair 2007 2013 Arson 3 to 20 years 4.5 31 White Male 02-25-2013
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson 2 years 1.0 48 White Male 05-31-2016
Saraceno, David Connecticut Middlesex 1998 1999 Arson Not Sentenced 0.9 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder 10 years 5.2 26 White Female 08-29-2011
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2.3 51 Black Male 11-28-2016
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery 0.75 years 1.0 49 White Male 03-13-2018
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery 4 years 1.5 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Tucker, Eugene Michigan Macomb 1956 1958 Forgery 4 to 14 years 2.0 24 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Veltmann, Carl Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 4.5 62 White Male 05-28-2013
Veltmann, Christopher Fed-FL (Middle) 1992 1996 Arson Life 4.5 35 White Male 05-28-2013
Whateley, William Michigan Wayne 2017 2026 Arson 18 to 30 years 8.8 51 White Male 08-28-2026
Wilson, Carol Jean Michigan Wayne 2011 2013 Forgery Probation 0 57 Black Female 12-30-2013
Winslow, Thomas Nebraska Gage 1990 2009 Accessory to Murder 50 years 17.9 19 White Male 08-29-2011
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery 6 years 3.4 White Male 03-13-2018