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
Mayes, Larry Indiana Lake 1982 2001 Sexual Assault 80 years 19.5 30 Black Male 08-29-2011
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47.2 25 White Male 06-13-2021
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault 35 years 28.6 29 White Male 05-18-2015
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 11-18-2019
McCallum, David New York Kings 1986 2014 Murder 25 to life 28.0 16 Black Male 10-16-2014
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 White Male 07-26-2021
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 08-29-2011
McCastle, Michael Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 28.9 27 Black Male 07-23-2025
McClendon, Myrickki Arkansas Pulaski 2011 2018 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 2.3 32 Black Male 12-13-2018
McCollum, Claude Michigan Ingham 2006 2007 Murder Life 1.7 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCord, Todd New York Queens 1987 1994 Murder 25 to life 6.3 21 Black Male 03-11-2015
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16.0 32 White Male 08-29-2011
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder 55 years 18.2 17 Black Male 03-01-2017
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3.2 18 White Male 05-01-2013
McCray, Antron New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault 5 to 10 years 5.9 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
McCuan, Alvin California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 28 White Male 08-29-2011
McCuan, Deborah California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 25 White Female 08-29-2011
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 3.6 18 White Male 05-02-2016
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse 20 years 8.1 24 White Male 01-16-2018
McCullough, Robert Wayne Texas Montgomery 2000 2011 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 05-12-2013
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.2 23 White Male 02-10-2016
McDermott, Michael Idaho Bonner 2019 2023 Murder 10 to 25 years 2.5 47 White Male 09-05-2023
McGee, Arvin Oklahoma Tulsa 1989 2002 Sexual Assault Life 12.7 25 Black Male 08-29-2011
McGhee, Curtis Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2011 Murder Life 25.4 17 Black Male 05-29-2013
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22.4 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
McGuffin, Nicholas Oregon Coos 2011 2019 Manslaughter 10 years 8.4 18 White Male 01-20-2020
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 27 Black Male 08-15-2015
McIntyre, Richard North Dakota Burleigh 1991 1992 Assault 60 days 0.2 31 White Male 02-16-2014
McKay, Cornell Missouri St. Louis City 2013 2015 Robbery 12 years 1.4 22 Black Male 05-11-2015
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 18.6 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 17 Black Male 11-17-2016
McLaughlin, Bruce Virginia Loudoun 1998 2002 Child Sex Abuse 13 years 4.1 45 White Male 09-27-2013
McMahan, David Maine Knox 2000 2001 Assault Probation 0 40 White Male 06-09-2014
McMillan, Clark Jerome Tennessee Shelby 1980 2002 Sexual Assault Life 22.0 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 4.5 45 Black Male 08-29-2011
McNary, Willie Earl California San Diego 1984 1996 Assault 11 years and 8 months 5.6 26 Black Male 03-11-2013
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 13.2 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Meier, Scott Washington King 2023 2024 Child Sex Abuse 9 years and 2 months 1.4 33 White Male 05-30-2025
Melendez, Juan Roberto Florida Polk 1984 2002 Murder Death 17.3 32 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16.4 42 White Female 10-10-2014
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 01-02-2025
Mercer, Michael New York New York 1992 2003 Sexual Assault 21 to 41 years 10.8 40 Black Male 08-29-2011
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.3 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 18 to 24 years 1.8 23 White Male 05-27-2017
Mikes, Melvin California Los Angeles 1985 1992 Murder 25 to Life 7.3 19 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miles, Guy California Orange 1999 2026 Robbery 75 years 18.0 32 Black Male 08-28-2026
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 22.9 25 White Female 03-19-2015
Miller, Anthony New York Monroe 2014 2020 Robbery 10 years 6.0 21 Black Male 12-15-2021
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault 40 years 16.4 24 Black Male 06-29-2018
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 25 White Female 08-29-2011
Miller, Harry Utah Salt Lake 2004 2007 Robbery 5 to Life 3.4 45 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Jerry Illinois Cook 1982 2007 Sexual Assault 45 years 23.5 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Jesse Jr. Florida Palm Beach 2009 2014 Murder Life 4.9 17 Black Male 10-06-2014
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 42 White Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Lawrence J. Jr. Connecticut Fairfield 1983 1997 Assault 32 years 12.4 36 White Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Maurice Ladon Oklahoma Oklahoma 2005 2007 Murder Life 1.9 18 Black Male 12-22-2013
Miller, Neil Massachusetts Suffolk 1990 2000 Sexual Assault 26 to 45 years 9.4 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Robert Lee Jr. Oklahoma Oklahoma 1988 2017 Murder Death 9.7 27 Black Male 05-19-2017
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter 15 years 0 19 White Male 01-29-2014
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder 20 to 30 years 18.0 18 White Female 09-20-2021
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 11.3 43 White Male 04-08-2014
Minton, Samuel Scott Tennessee Bradley 1994 2025 Sexual Assault 76 years 30.7 20 White Male 05-01-2025
Mitchell, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder 31 years 12.5 17 Black Male 06-17-2020
Mitchell, Perry South Carolina Lexington 1984 1998 Sexual Assault 30 years 14.5 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 12.8 29 White Male 08-29-2011
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault 60 to 90 years 11.1 20 White Male 08-29-2011
Molen, Michael Scott Idaho Boise 2007 2014 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 44 White Male 09-22-2018
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder 22 years 9.4 54 White Female 08-29-2011
Montgomery, Johnathan Virginia Hampton City 2008 2013 Child Sex Abuse 7 years and 6 months 4.4 14 White Male 12-20-2013
Montgomery, Patrick Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 22.0 31 White Male 10-19-2012
Montoya, Lorenzo Colorado Denver 2000 2014 Murder Life without parole 13.6 14 Hispanic Male 06-19-2014
Moon, Brandon Texas El Paso 1988 2005 Sexual Assault 75 years 16.9 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Anthony New York New York 1996 1998 Murder 25 to Life 2.3 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Clarence New Jersey Atlantic 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 14.4 36 Black Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3.1 32 Black Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Daniel Wade Alabama Morgan 2002 2009 Murder Death 5.4 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Joanna California Alameda 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 14 White Female 10-24-2023
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder 15 to Life 9.3 45 White Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter 7 to 15 years 3.4 33 White Male 04-23-2016
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7.3 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault 29 years 7.9 18 Black Male 11-17-2016
Moran, Christopher Rhode Island Providence 1994 2022 Robbery 68 years 2.6 22 White Male 01-13-2023
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.5 17 White Male 02-08-2021
Morris, Arthur Kansas Shawnee 2014 2014 Assault Not Sentenced 0 34 White Male 06-11-2015
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 16.7 33 Black Male 08-29-2011
Morse, Barney Montana Deer Lodge 2013 2015 Sexual Assault 5 years 0 61 White Male 11-16-2015
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 24.6 32 White Male 01-17-2012
Moto, Vincent Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1987 1996 Sexual Assault 12 to 24 years 9.5 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Moustakis, Teddy New York Queens 1992 1996 Threats Probation 0 28 White Male 04-13-2020
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 8.9 39 White Female 08-29-2011
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 24.8 25 White Male 06-14-2013
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 3 years 3.0 23 Hispanic Male 09-20-2021
Murphy, Michelle Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2014 Murder Life without parole 18.5 17 Native American Female 09-20-2014
Murphy, Thomas Wisconsin Wood 1999 2001 Sexual Assault 20 years 1.6 40 White Male 08-29-2011
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 6.9 21 White Male 08-25-2022
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 10.7 39 White Male 10-28-2020
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 227 days 0.6 27 Hispanic Male 09-20-2021
Neely, Todd Florida Martin 1987 1989 Attempted Murder 15 years 0.2 18 White Male 12-29-2012
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse 1 year and 6 months 0.3 18 White Male 10-18-2018
Neirynck, Brian Indiana St. Joseph 2003 2012 Child Sex Abuse 30 years 8.4 33 White Male 02-11-2015