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
Kelly, Thomas Illinois Cook 2001 2024 Murder 25 years 22.4 17 Hispanic Male 02-05-2024
Key, George Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 41 Black Male 05-10-2022
King, Joshua Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0.5 18 Black Male 10-04-2022
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 18.8 22 Black Male 08-29-2011
Kitterman, Shane Illinois St. Clair 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 34 Black Male 03-18-2019
Kittler, Eric Illinois Cook 1999 2002 Murder 35 years 2.7 15 Black Male 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 22.9 18 White Male 05-31-2012
Kruger, David Illinois Cook 1989 2024 Murder 25 years 11.6 21 Black Male 12-02-2024
Kwil, Richard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 30 years 23.1 19 Native American Male 04-24-2023
Lane, Lionel Illinois Kane 1995 1995 Murder 60 years 0.3 33 Black Male 08-29-2011
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6.2 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Leaks, Marie Illinois Cook 2007 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.9 44 Black Female 02-14-2022
Lee, Sheyanah Illinois Peoria 2020 2025 Murder 50 years 5.8 31 Black Female 01-11-2026
Lenoir, Thomas Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Theft 8 years and 6 months 3.3 55 Black Male 12-12-2022
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 1.5 33 White Male 03-13-2018
Lewis, Derrick Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years and 6 months 2.0 25 Black Male 02-22-2019
Lewis, Earl Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.3 22 Black Male 04-27-2022
Lewis, Jamar Illinois Cook 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 3.6 22 Black Male 11-28-2018
Lewis, Sherman Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year and 6 months 0.6 23 Black Male 02-14-2022
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder 65 years 14.2 22 White Male 04-20-2019
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder 40 to 80 years 3.5 17 Black Male 03-13-2018
Lindsey, Robert Illinois Cook 2010 2019 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.1 30 Black Male 02-22-2019
Linscott, Steven Illinois Cook 1982 1992 Murder 40 years 3.4 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Lipscomb, Russ Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 2.2 40 Black Male 02-14-2022
Lockett, Jesse Illinois Cook 2005 2019 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Black Male 01-19-2021
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 25.8 28 Black Male 08-29-2011
Logan, Leonard Illinois Cook 2000 2023 Murder 45 years 19.0 24 Black Male 10-26-2023
Lomax, Larry Illinois Cook 2003 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery 1 to Life 0.3 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Lucas, Jesse Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22.4 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Lucas, Margaret Illinois Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 03-13-2018
Lyons, Marcus Illinois DuPage 1988 2007 Sexual Assault 6 years 2.4 29 Black Male 08-29-2011
Madison, Lonnell Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 21 Black Male 02-14-2022
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Life 11.8 24 White Male 03-13-2018
Mannava, Venkata Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Probation 0 44 Asian Male 06-01-2017
Mapp, Derrick Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.8 33 Black Male 01-19-2021
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Life 16.3 25 White Male 03-13-2018
Marshall, James Illinois Cook 1991 2024 Murder 60 years 28.1 32 Black Male 08-28-2024
Martin, Darnell Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 02-14-2022
Martin, Willie Illinois Cook 2007 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 6 months 1.4 24 Black Male 12-09-2018
Martinez, John Illinois Cook 2001 2023 Murder 25 years 21.5 18 Hispanic Male 03-03-2023
Masterson, Kerry Illinois Cook 2011 2017 Murder 58 years 6.0 23 Hispanic Female 11-10-2017
Matthews, Brent Fed-MD 2011 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years and 10 months 2.3 36 Black Male 06-06-2019
Maxson, Mark Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Life without parole 22.5 31 Black Male 10-02-2016
Mayberry, David Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.4 35 Black Male 04-13-2020
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years and 6 months 1.3 24 Black Male 02-26-2020
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2003 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.2 20 Black Male 02-13-2022
Mays, Anthony Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.9 22 Black Male 05-10-2022
Maysonet, Jose Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22.3 22 Hispanic Male 11-20-2017
McCarty, Desmond Illinois Cook 2001 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.6 17 Black Male 08-07-2024
McCastle, Michael Illinois Cook 1989 2025 Murder 55 years 28.9 27 Black Male 07-23-2025
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery 12 years 2.7 25 White Male 08-29-2011
McClendon, Sean Illinois Cook 2016 2024 Weapon Possession or Sale 8 years 5.9 26 Black Male 06-03-2025
McCoy, Troshawn Illinois Cook 1998 2017 Murder 55 years 18.2 17 Black Male 03-01-2017
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 3.6 18 White Male 05-02-2016
McDaniels, Anthony Illinois Cook 2011 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 12 years 7.3 40 Black Male 11-28-2018
McDonald, Octayvia Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Female 12-09-2018
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Life 2.0 31 White Male 03-13-2018
McDowell, Antonio Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder 88 years 21.2 21 Black Male 06-16-2025
McDowell, Antonio Illinois Cook 1999 2025 Robbery 15 years 0 21 Black Male 06-16-2025
McIntosh, Norman Illinois Cook 2003 2016 Murder 45 years 12.8 23 Black Male 10-26-2016
McNairy, Andre Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 6.1 44 Black Male 11-28-2018
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2023 Murder Death 34.1 22 White Male 01-02-2025
Mendoza, Madeline Illinois Cook 1993 2023 Murder 35 years 15.9 16 Hispanic Female 01-10-2023
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery 1 to 5 years 0.2 25 White Male 03-13-2018
Miller, Jerry Illinois Cook 1982 2007 Sexual Assault 45 years 23.5 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Illinois Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10.3 29 White Male 03-13-2018
Mims, Bernard Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Murder 95 years 10.5 20 Black Male 11-01-2016
Mitchell, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder 31 years 12.5 17 Black Male 06-17-2020
Mitchell, Keith Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder 30 years 12.6 15 Black Male 06-11-2017
Molette, Gregory Illinois Cook 2006 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.8 28 Black Male 04-27-2023
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder 55 years 21.7 25 Hispanic Male 07-23-2016
Montgomery, Carl Illinois Moultrie 1984 1989 Burglary 7 years 3.5 44 White Male 07-16-2014
Montgomery, James Illinois Lake 1924 1949 Sexual Assault Life 25.6 30 Black Male 03-13-2018
Moore, Elgen Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 05-10-2022
Moore, James Illinois Cook 2006 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.2 45 Black Male 12-09-2018
Moore, Jonathan Illinois Kane 2002 2012 Murder 76 years 9.6 18 Black Male 06-18-2012
Moore, Omar Illinois Cook 2009 2018 Murder 34 years 8.7 37 Black Male 08-29-2024
Morales, Miguel Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder 45 years 21.4 19 Hispanic Male 11-14-2023
Moran, Nakiya Illinois Cook 2009 2017 Attempted Murder 62 years 7.5 17 White Male 06-06-2018
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 23.5 17 White Male 02-08-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.9 24 Black Male 01-19-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2006 2021 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.1 26 Black Male 03-02-2021
Morris, Jermaine Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0 24 Black Male 05-10-2022
Moye, Terrence Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 1.9 33 Black Male 04-13-2020
Mulero, Marilyn Illinois Cook 1993 2022 Murder Death 26.5 21 Hispanic Female 08-22-2022
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder 45 years 9.3 21 Hispanic Male 08-19-2013
Munoz, Reynaldo Illinois Cook 1986 2022 Murder 60 years 29.8 16 Hispanic Male 03-09-2022
Murphy, Cortez Illinois Macon 2013 2015 Burglary 6 years 2.3 26 Black Male 10-16-2017
Myles, Roosevelt Illinois Cook 1996 2022 Murder 60 years 24.5 29 Black Male 01-05-2023
Nanez, Francisco Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Life without parole 32.5 21 Hispanic Male 08-08-2022
Napue, Henry Illinois Cook 1940 1960 Murder Life 19.5 23 Black Male 03-13-2018
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder 80 years 15.6 20 Black Male 08-30-2012
Nash, Thomas Illinois Cook 2004 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Black Male 05-10-2022
Negron, William Illinois Cook 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 0 17 Hispanic Male 04-26-2017
Nelson, Terry Lee Illinois St. Clair 1989 1994 Murder 40 years 0 37 White Male 08-29-2011
Newell, Lolita Illinois Cook 2005 2022 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.7 24 Black Female 05-18-2022
Newman, Lloyd Illinois Cook 2007 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 03-02-2021
Newsome, James Illinois Cook 1980 1995 Murder Life 14.2 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Nile, JaJuan Illinois Cook 2008 2020 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.4 20 Black Male 04-13-2020