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: 3311
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Washington, Vonaire Wisconsin Milwaukee 1991 2001 Robbery 22 years 9.5 24 Black Male 2001 07-09-2014
Washington-Riley, Alexander Illinois Cook 2014 2019 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 2014 03-13-2020
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 17.8 25 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21.0 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Watkins, Jacob Oregon Marion 2011 2023 Sexual Assault 12 years and 6 months 12.1 23 White Male 2023 06-26-2024
Watkins, Jerry Indiana Hancock 1986 2000 Murder 60 years 13.9 26 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault 14 years 6.9 19 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 21.5 19 White Male 2023 10-17-2023
Watkins, Kimberly Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.2 31 Black Female 2007 03-01-2022
Watson, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1981 2020 Murder Life without parole 38.7 20 Black Male 2020 11-25-2020
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery 10 years 0.3 24 White Male 1965 03-13-2018
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent 6 years 2.9 20 Black Male 2018 02-16-2021
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 12.8 19 Black Male 2004 12-08-2015
Weakley, Eric Virginia Culpeper 2001 2022 Murder 6 years and 8 months 5.2 16 White Male 2006 01-26-2022
Weatherly, Harold Oklahoma Oklahoma 1984 2007 Attempted Murder 40 years 14.6 25 White Male 1998 08-01-2019
Weathers, Nathaniel Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 21 Black Male 2015 10-04-2016
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 19 White Female 2014 05-12-2019
Weaver, David North Carolina Wake 2020 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 11 months to 4 years and 3 months 2.1 40 Black Male 2022 06-27-2022
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2.0 33 Black Male 1929 03-13-2018
Weaver, Mary Iowa Marshall 1994 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 41 White Female 1996 07-29-2012
Weaver, Ricky Idaho Elmore 2020 2024 Solicitation 15 years 4.2 34 White Male 2024 09-26-2024
Webb, Kenneth Michigan Washtenaw 1987 2022 Murder Life without parole 35.2 30 White Male 2022 11-14-2022
Webb, Mark Texas Tarrant 1987 2002 Sexual Assault 30 years 14.6 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Webb, Ricky Tennessee Gibson 1978 2024 Murder Life without parole 45.9 21 Black Male 2024 11-12-2024
Webb, Thomas III Oklahoma Cleveland 1983 1996 Sexual Assault 60 years 12.9 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webb, Troy Virginia Virginia Beach 1989 1996 Sexual Assault 47 years 7.7 20 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault 30 years 19.7 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Weekly, Isaac Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2007 12-10-2018
Weekly, London Illinois Cook 2005 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 15 Black Male 2005 06-21-2024
Weichel, Fred Massachusetts Norfolk 1981 2017 Murder Life without parole 35.7 28 White Male 2017 08-10-2017
Weimer, Crystal Pennsylvania Fayette 2006 2016 Murder 15 to 30 years 9.5 23 White Female 2015 06-29-2016
Weimer, Howard California Kern 1985 2005 Child Sex Abuse 42 years 12.8 57 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Weiner, Mark Virginia Albemarle 2013 2015 Kidnapping 8 years 2.1 52 White Male 2015 07-16-2015
Weiner, Murray California San Diego 1994 1996 Murder Not Sentenced 2.5 65 White Male 1996 03-16-2013
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault 51 years 1.1 22 White Male 1987 01-09-2020
Weitzel, Robert Utah Davis 2000 2002 Manslaughter 1 to 15 years 0.5 39 White Male 2001 06-27-2014
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder 25 years to life 7.7 20 Black Male 1977 03-30-2021
Weldon, Kyle Iowa Polk 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 31 days 0.1 21 White Male 2015 01-27-2017
Wellmon, William North Carolina Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1.0 36 Black Male 1943 03-13-2018
Wells, Harold Michigan Wayne 1992 1993 Possession of Stolen Property 1 1/2 to 5 years 1.0 24 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Wenger, Braden California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 25 days 0 30 White Male 2015 02-07-2017
Werkheiser, Julie New York Tioga 2015 2024 Child Sex Abuse 11 to Life 7.8 31 White Female 2023 02-08-2024
West, Antonio Fed-IL (Northern) 2013 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 years 2.7 47 Black Male 2016 04-15-2016
West, Mark Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0 47 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Westbrooks, Lashane New York Kings 2007 2007 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 0.1 29 Black Male 2007 09-03-2013
Westmoreland, Donte Kansas Riley 2017 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years and 8 months. 3.7 23 Black Male 2020 05-04-2021
Wheeler, Michael Washington Thurston 2000 2015 Sex Offender Registration 20 days 0.1 51 White Male 2000 01-27-2017
Wheeler, Michael Washington Pierce 2011 2013 Sex Offender Registration 1 year and 5 months 0.9 61 White Male 2011 01-27-2017
Whitaker, Mark Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2003 2019 Murder Life without parole 15.5 29 Black Male 2019 06-12-2019
White, Antoine Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 2003 05-16-2022
White, George Alabama Coffee 1987 1992 Murder Life 2.3 36 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 18.9 22 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
White, Kareem Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 60 years 2.8 22 Black Male 2003 06-09-2022
White, Kizzie Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 3.2 21 Black Female 2003 06-09-2022
White, Lionel Jr. Illinois Cook 2006 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 2006 11-28-2018
White, Lionel Sr. Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.3 33 Black Male 2008 12-20-2016
White, Michael New York Erie 2006 2015 Sexual Assault 5 years 5.3 35 Native American Male 2011 05-20-2015
White, Theodore Jr. Missouri Jackson 1999 2005 Child Sex Abuse 50 years 5.6 35 White Male 2005 08-29-2011
Whitehead, Ronnie Texas Harris 2004 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.6 31 White Male 2004 01-14-2015
Whitfield, Arthur Lee Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2009 Sexual Assault 63 years 22.6 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Whitley, Drew Pennsylvania Allegheny 1989 2006 Murder Life 16.9 32 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Whitley, Harold New Jersey Camden 2008 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2008 08-29-2022
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 20.6 39 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 7.1 20 Black Male 1973 03-13-2018
Wickham, Christopher Utah Salt Lake 1997 2019 Sexual Assault 20 to life 14.3 27 White Male 2011 10-02-2019
Wigfall, Carlton New York New York 2011 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 2.3 46 Black Male 2013 12-04-2016
Wiggins, David Lee Texas Tarrant 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.2 24 White Male 2012 11-06-2012
Wilber, Danny Wisconsin Milwaukee 2005 2022 Murder Life 16.8 24 Native American Male 2021 07-04-2022
Wilbourn, Kim Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 27 Black Male 2007 02-26-2019
Wilbourn, Vondell Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years and 6 months 1.0 29 Black Male 2006 12-09-2018
Wilbur, Raymond Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony 15 years 4.2 28 Don't Know Male 1974 01-09-2023
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11.2 20 White Female 1996 08-29-2011
Wiley, Kelvin California San Diego 1990 1992 Assault 4 years 1.1 29 Black Male 1992 09-07-2012
Wilhite, Charles Massachusetts Hampden 2010 2013 Murder Life without parole 2.1 25 Black Male 2013 02-04-2013
Wilhoit, Gregory Oklahoma Osage 1987 1993 Murder Death 5.9 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Wilkerson, Mike Missouri Jasper 2000 2017 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 16.7 39 White Male 2017 07-05-2017
Wilkins, Geary Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 40 Black Male 2013 05-28-2014
Wilkins, Theodore Illinois Cook 2008 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 8 years 3.1 27 Black Male 2011 03-13-2022
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1.1 26 White Male 1977 03-13-2018
Wilks, Calvin Mississippi Hinds 1981 1984 Murder Life 3.8 21 Don't Know Male 1984 03-13-2018
Willett, Jeffery Wisconsin Washington 2007 2010 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 2.6 29 White Male 2010 06-26-2012
Williams, Alberta Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 3.5 48 Black Female 2003 06-10-2022
Williams, Alfred Texas Harris 1987 1989 Drug Possession or Sale 30 years 1.8 53 Black Male 1989 07-05-2013
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.4 35 Black Male 2011 11-06-2012
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 35.9 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019
Williams, Arthur Texas Harris 2005 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.3 34 Black Male 2005 11-05-2016
Williams, Charles Connecticut Hartford 2014 2024 Other Violent Felony 10 years 8.8 40 Black Male 2023 04-10-2024
Williams, Danial Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.5 25 White Male 2009 12-22-2016
Williams, Darrell Oklahoma Payne 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Probation 0.2 21 Black Male 2012 06-26-2014
Williams, Darryl New York Queens 2014 2022 Robbery 15 years 8.7 49 Black Male 2022 12-16-2022
Williams, Demarko Illinois Cook 2018 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony 10 years 5.0 38 Black Male 2023 08-13-2024
Williams, Dennis Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Death 17.7 21 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Derrick Raphel Florida Manatee 1993 2011 Sexual Assault Life 18.0 29 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0.3 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Eugene Alabama Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6.3 15 Black Male 1937 03-13-2018
Williams, George North Carolina Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5.4 Black Male 1928 03-13-2018
Williams, Gregory Texas Lubbock 2018 2023 Sex Offender Registration 2 years 4.0 55 Black Male 2022 04-19-2024
Williams, Hayes Louisiana Orleans 1968 1997 Murder Life 28.9 19 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Williams, Herman Illinois Lake 1994 2022 Murder Life without parole 28.5 29 White Male 2022 09-26-2022
Williams, Hubert Maryland Baltimore 1998 2009 Attempted Murder Life 11.3 46 White Male 2009 04-17-2019