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: 1431
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Mai, Hien Juan Texas Harris 2012 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.3 34 White Male 2012 03-07-2014
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Life 11.8 24 White Male 1945 03-13-2018
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3.0 26 White Male 1946 03-13-2018
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder 15 years 1.2 31 White Male 1985 03-13-2018
Manfredi, John New York Kings 1989 1994 Bribery 2 to 6 years 3.8 48 White Male 1993 09-26-2014
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20.2 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8.1 28 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Mansfield, Troy Texas Williamson 1993 2016 Child Sex Abuse 3 months 0 25 White Male 1993 01-30-2018
Maples, David Michigan Macomb 1995 2006 Drug Possession or Sale 10 to 20 years 10.3 25 White Male 2006 04-30-2020
Marble, Cody Montana Missoula 2002 2017 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 13.4 17 White Male 2016 01-08-2017
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Life 16.3 25 White Male 1950 03-13-2018
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson 8 to 10 years 5.1 47 White Male 2016 08-04-2016
Marcum, Chad Indiana Madison 1997 2011 Murder 71 years 13.3 20 White Male 2011 06-21-2024
Marden, Jonathan New Hampshire Hillsborough 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0.3 20 White Male 2017 02-10-2020
Mardlin, Frederick Michigan St. Clair 2007 2013 Arson 3 to 20 years 4.5 31 White Male 2011 02-25-2013
Marino, Richard J. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.6 32 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887 03-13-2018
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder 25 years to life 1.2 30 White Male 1978 03-13-2018
Marsh, Floyd Jr. Oregon Clackamas 2017 2024 Robbery 6 years and 10 months 4.6 54 White Male 2022 01-26-2024
Marsh, Guy Gordon Maryland Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 13.8 25 White Male 1987 03-13-2018
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder 15 to Life 20.7 28 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5.4 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 24.9 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Martorano, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1984 1999 Murder Life without parole 15.3 53 White Male 1999 11-17-2014
Mason, Lucius Jr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder 20 to Life 4.3 18 White Male 1988 03-13-2018
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery 15 years 1.9 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 8.8 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mata, Michael Kansas Clay 2011 2011 Child Sex Abuse 2 years 0.6 13 White Male 2011 06-12-2019
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 0.5 33 White Male 1937 03-13-2018
Mawson, Kimberly Rhode Island Kent 2007 2012 Murder 35 years 2.7 32 White Female 2010 08-21-2013
Mazur, Andre Oregon Multnomah 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 White Male 2012 12-09-2016
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47.2 25 White Male 2020 06-13-2021
McAlister, Michael Virginia Richmond City 1986 2015 Sexual Assault 35 years 28.6 29 White Male 2015 05-18-2015
McAllister, Norman Vermont Franklin 2017 2019 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 63 White Male 2017 11-18-2019
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault 20 years and 10 months 5.2 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
McAnally, Tamara California San Diego 2004 2011 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Female 2004 06-21-2012
McCabe, Travis Fed-LA (Eastern) 2010 2014 Perjury Not Sentenced 0 39 White Male 2010 02-20-2014
McCaffrey, William New York New York 2006 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 2.9 28 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
McCallum, Ronald Wisconsin Brown 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse 6 months 0.5 White Male 1993 07-26-2021
McCann, Raymond II Michigan St. Joseph 2015 2017 Perjury 1 year and 8 months 0.8 45 White Male 2015 12-11-2017
McCarn, Herschel Alabama Fayette 1934 1940 Robbery 25 years 6.7 26 White Male 1940 12-07-2025
McCarty, Curtis Oklahoma Oklahoma 1986 2007 Murder Death 21.1 20 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery 12 years 2.7 25 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2.2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McCormick, Michael Lee Tennessee Jefferson 1987 2007 Murder Death 16.0 32 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3.2 18 White Male 1987 05-01-2013
McCuan, Alvin California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McCuan, Deborah California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12.2 25 White Female 1996 08-29-2011
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 3.6 18 White Male 2016 05-02-2016
McCullough, Robert Indiana LaPorte 1990 1998 Child Abuse 20 years 8.1 24 White Male 1998 01-16-2018
McCullough, Robert Wayne Texas Montgomery 2000 2011 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2000 05-12-2013
McDermott, Christopher Maryland Carroll 1999 2000 Child Sex Abuse 3 years 1.2 23 White Male 2000 02-10-2016
McDermott, Michael Idaho Bonner 2019 2023 Murder 10 to 25 years 2.5 47 White Male 2022 09-05-2023
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.0 31 White Male 1973 03-13-2018
McDowell, John "Jack" New Mexico Sandoval 2014 2019 Murder 30 to Life 5.0 54 White Male 2019 02-10-2020
McGuffin, Nicholas Oregon Coos 2011 2019 Manslaughter 10 years 8.4 18 White Male 2019 01-20-2020
McIntyre, Richard North Dakota Burleigh 1991 1992 Assault 60 days 0.2 31 White Male 1991 02-16-2014
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 29.6 16 White Male 2018 02-14-2019
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 0.5 White Male 1923 03-13-2018
McLaughlin, Bruce Virginia Loudoun 1998 2002 Child Sex Abuse 13 years 4.1 45 White Male 2002 09-27-2013
McLaughlin, Mark Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder 15 to life 5.6 18 White Male 1986 03-13-2018
McLaughlin, Russell Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 1998 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 2.7 36 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
McMahan, David Maine Knox 2000 2001 Assault Probation 0 40 White Male 2000 06-09-2014
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 9.7 28 White Male 1965 03-13-2018
McNenney, Edward New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud 90 days 0 40 White Male 2008 06-25-2013
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 13.2 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Meier, Scott Washington King 2023 2024 Child Sex Abuse 9 years and 2 months 1.4 33 White Male 2024 05-30-2025
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16.4 42 White Female 2014 10-10-2014
Mellory, Jesse California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0.4 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Mellory, Sumner California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0.4 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 2023 01-02-2025
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0 18 White Female 2014 01-14-2015
Mengloi, Mary Florida Palm Beach 1990 1993 Theft Probation 0 30 White Female 1990 10-26-2014
Mercer, Ellen New Mexico Dona Ana 2002 2006 Fraud Probation 0 46 White Female 2002 11-11-2019
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.3 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Mersereau, Adam Wyoming Converse 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse 18 to 24 years 1.8 23 White Male 2012 05-27-2017
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery 1 to 5 years 0.2 25 White Male 1942 03-13-2018
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse 47 years 5.0 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Milke, Debra Arizona Maricopa 1990 2015 Murder Death 22.9 25 White Female 2013 03-19-2015
Miller, Benjamin Connecticut Fairfield 1973 1989 Murder 25 years 16.3 42 White Male 1989 12-21-2012
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 25 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14.0 35 White Male 1902 03-13-2018
Miller, Joel Fed-CA (Central) 2012 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years 1.5 35 White Male 2013 12-19-2014
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4.1 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Miller, Lawrence J. Jr. Connecticut Fairfield 1983 1997 Assault 32 years 12.4 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10.3 29 White Male 1967 03-13-2018
Miller, Ryan Oregon Deschutes 2013 2025 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Fine 0 34 White Male 2013 11-12-2025
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 01-29-2014
Miller, Tonia Michigan Calhoun 2003 2021 Murder 20 to 30 years 18.0 18 White Female 2021 09-20-2021
Mills, Randall Tennessee Marshall 2000 2014 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 11.3 43 White Male 2011 04-08-2014
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Minton, Samuel Scott Tennessee Bradley 1994 2025 Sexual Assault 76 years 30.7 20 White Male 2024 05-01-2025
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder 20 years to life 26.4 16 White Male 2020 12-08-2024
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 12.8 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Moldowan, Jeffrey Michigan Macomb 1991 2003 Sexual Assault 60 to 90 years 11.1 20 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Molen, Michael Scott Idaho Boise 2007 2014 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 7.0 44 White Male 2014 09-22-2018
Monroe, Beverly Virginia Powhatan 1992 2003 Murder 22 years 9.4 54 White Female 2002 08-29-2011