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: 1759
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Vargas, Anastacio Texas Bexar 1926 1929 Murder Life 3.6 33 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Vasquez, David Virginia Arlington 1985 1989 Murder 35 years 3.9 37 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder 15 to life 30.7 16 Hispanic Male 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder 15 to life 21.3 17 Hispanic Male 01-14-2025
Vasquez, William New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 30.7 34 Black Male 12-18-2015
Veal, Robert Illinois Cook 1994 2011 Murder 20 years 8.0 14 Black Male 01-15-2012
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
Vega, Damaso New Jersey Monmouth 1982 1989 Murder Life 7.5 37 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Velasquez, Neftali Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2023 Murder Life without parole 7.5 27 Black Male 08-14-2023
Velasquez, Ronald Jr. California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder 50 to Life 22.4 18 Hispanic Male 03-27-2024
Velazquez, Jon-Adrian New York New York 2000 2024 Murder 25 to life 21.5 22 Hispanic Male 10-22-2024
Velez, John Illinois Cook 2002 2017 Murder 55 years 15.2 18 Hispanic Male 12-22-2017
Vent, Eugene Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder 38 years 16.4 17 Native American Male 12-24-2015
Veres, Rose Michigan Wayne 1931 1945 Murder Life 14.2 48 White Female 11-27-2017
Vickers, John North Carolina Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder 26 years 10.1 40 White Male 03-13-2018
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 5.6 23 Hispanic Male 10-16-2024
Villalobos, Abraham California Los Angeles 2001 2024 Murder 15 to Life 13.9 21 Hispanic Male 03-27-2024
Villalobos, Amaury New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder 25 to life 30.7 30 Hispanic Male 12-18-2015
Villegas, Daniel Texas El Paso 1995 2018 Murder Life 18.4 16 Hispanic Male 10-15-2018
Vindiola, Bernard California Fresno 1977 1979 Murder 5 years to life 2.7 21 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Virgil, William Kentucky Campbell 1988 2017 Murder 70 years 27.2 35 Black Male 01-26-2017
Voss, Krystal Colorado Alamosa 2004 2017 Murder 20 years 8.6 28 White Female 09-20-2017
Walker, Jabar New York New York 1998 2023 Murder 50 to Life 25.7 22 Black Male 12-04-2023
Walker, James New York Kings 1971 1990 Murder 20 to Life 18.7 30 Black Male 05-16-2013
Walker, John New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder 17 to Life 20.8 16 Black Male 10-13-2021
Walker, Keith Illinois Cook 1994 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.7 23 Black Male 08-26-2020
Walker, Lee Dell Michigan Wayne 1954 1972 Murder Life 18.5 41 Black Male 03-13-2018
Walker, Lon Tennessee Putnam 1997 2012 Murder 20 years 15.1 43 White Male 11-30-2015
Walker, Quedillis Ricardo California Santa Clara 1991 2003 Murder 26 to Life 11.5 34 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Walker, Xavier Illinois Cook 2004 2019 Murder 35 years 15.5 19 Black Male 01-02-2020
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7.3 29 Black Male 03-13-2018
Wallace, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 10.3 51 Black Male 11-12-2025
Walpole, Merla California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 26 Hispanic Female 03-13-2018
Ward, Bernard Maryland Anne Arundel 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.6 28 White Male 06-22-2013
Ward, Ramon Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Life without parole 25.1 18 Black Male 03-23-2020
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1.0 30 Black Female 10-11-2011
Warner, Colin New York Kings 1982 2001 Murder 15 to Life 18.6 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Warney, Douglas New York Monroe 1997 2006 Murder 25 to Life 9.3 34 White Male 08-29-2011
Warren, Cedric Kansas Wyandotte 2010 2024 Murder 50 to Life 14.2 18 Black Male 01-23-2025
Warren, David New York New York 1987 2024 Murder 15 to Life 20.4 16 Black Male 02-12-2024
Warrior, Kevin Oklahoma Tulsa 2016 2019 Murder Life 3.6 23 Black Male 11-25-2019
Warthen, Marando Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2023 Murder Life 38.4 22 Black Male 08-20-2025
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 13.6 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Washington, Earl Jr. Virginia Culpeper 1984 2000 Murder Death 16.7 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 31.6 25 Black Male 02-16-2019
Washington, Jabbar New York Kings 1997 2017 Murder 25 to Life 20.3 21 Black Male 07-17-2017
Washington, Sean New Jersey Camden 1996 2020 Murder 60 to life 23.5 23 Black Male 02-28-2020
Washington, Terrance Florida Leon 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 2.5 16 Black Male 10-02-2022
Washington, Wayne Illinois Cook 1996 2015 Murder 25 years 10.6 20 Black Male 02-12-2015
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 17.8 25 White Male 08-29-2011
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder 25 to life 15.1 27 Black Female 12-13-2012
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder 60 years 13.9 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 21.5 19 White Male 10-17-2023
Watkins, Joyce Tennessee Davidson 1988 2022 Murder Life 27.2 39 Black Female 01-24-2022
Watkins, Ledura Michigan Wayne 1976 2017 Murder Life without parole 41.2 19 Black Male 06-29-2017
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35.5 16 Black Male 12-09-2019
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 38.7 20 Black Male 11-25-2020
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 12.8 19 Black Male 12-08-2015
Weakley, Eric Virginia Culpeper 2001 2022 Murder 6 years and 8 months 5.2 16 White Male 01-26-2022
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 19 White Female 05-12-2019
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2.0 33 Black Male 03-13-2018
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 41 White Female 07-29-2012
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.2 30 White Male 11-14-2022
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 45.9 21 Black Male 11-12-2024
Webster, Joseph Tennessee Davidson 2006 2020 Murder Life 14.7 19 Black Male 11-30-2020
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder 27 1/2 to Life 24.6 20 Black Male 10-09-2019
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
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2.5 65 White Male 03-16-2013
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder 25 years to life 7.7 20 Black Male 03-30-2021
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 3.7 19 Black Male 01-20-2020
Weston, Demond Illinois Cook 1992 2019 Murder 75 years 27.7 17 Black Male 01-09-2020
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder 18 to life 19.2 17 Black Male 08-17-2016
Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan New York Kings 1997 2009 Murder 25 to Life 0.1 16 Black Male 08-29-2011
Whirl, Shawn Illinois Cook 1991 2015 Murder 60 years 24.0 20 Black Male 10-22-2015
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 15.5 29 Black Male 06-12-2019
White, Curtis Virginia Loudoun 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 31 Black Male 03-11-2013
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2.3 36 White Male 08-29-2011
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 18.9 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Whitley, Drew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1989 2006 Murder Life 16.9 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 20.6 39 White Male 08-29-2011
Wilber, Danny Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2022 Murder Life 16.8 24 Native American Male 07-04-2022
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9.1 21 Black Male 10-12-2011
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2.1 25 Black Male 02-04-2013
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 5.9 30 White Male 08-29-2011
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1.1 26 White Male 03-13-2018
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 3.8 21 Don't Know Male 03-13-2018
Williams, Barry California Los Angeles 1986 2021 Murder Death 0 19 Black Male 04-22-2021
Williams, Bernard Illinois Cook 1998 2023 Murder 80 years 20.6 17 Black Male 10-02-2023
Williams, Calvin Louisiana Orleans 1977 1996 Murder Life 15.0 Black Male 08-29-2011
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, Clifford Jr. Florida Duval 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.6 33 Black Male 04-04-2019
Williams, Cordell Illinois Cook 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 27.3 19 Black Male 12-20-2022
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.5 25 White Male 12-22-2016
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 17.7 21 Black Male 08-29-2011
Williams, Duane Michigan Wayne 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 10.8 42 Black Male 11-01-2024
Williams, Dwayne Louisiana Orleans 1995 2022 Murder Life without parole 26.9 22 Black Male 11-21-2023