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 ANY of those words. 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 Using the Registry for Research, 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. Read Less
Total records: 130
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Randall Dale Texas Dallas 1977 1989 Murder Death 12 28 White Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 to life 25 22 White Male 2004 2012 05-31-2016
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Antusas, Wayne Illinois Cook 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 23 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-19-2021
Baillie, Nissa Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 20 White Female 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Bennett, Gary South Carolina Horry 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18 36 White Male 2018 2020 11-23-2020
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011
Birch, Ralph Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 55 years 30 18 White Male 2008 2019 07-15-2020
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 29 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Burrell, Albert Louisiana Union 1987 2001 Murder Death 13 30 White Male 1987 2001 08-29-2011
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020
Canen, Lana Indiana Elkhart 2005 2012 Murder Term of Years 55 years 7 43 White Female 2010 2012 11-06-2012
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Champagne, Raymond Massachusetts Norfolk 1979 2020 Murder Life without parole 40 23 White Male 1980 2020 07-30-2020
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Cole, Christopher Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Comstock, Stephen Nevada Washoe 2004 2015 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 10 to 25 years 10 43 White Male 2004 2013 08-02-2015
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 82 years 6 47 White Male DK 1991 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 5 17 White Female DK 1990 08-29-2011
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Devlin, Dennis Florida Volusia 1995 2002 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 10 months 1 38 White Male 2001 1996 07-05-2016
Dexter, Clarence Richard Jr. Missouri Clay 1991 1999 Murder Death 8 49 White Male 1998 1999 08-29-2011
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dority, Ricky Oklahoma Sequoyah 2015 2023 Murder Life without parole 7 39 White Male 2022 2022 01-23-2024
DuBoise, Robert Florida Hillsborough 1985 2020 Murder Death 35 18 White Male 2020 2020 09-23-2020
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Fenenbock, Robert California Trinity 1994 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 38 White Male 2019 2019 03-01-2021
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 28 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11 33 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Gaby, Michael Indiana Tippecanoe 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 2012 2012 11-06-2017
Gecht, David Illinois Cook 2000 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 18 White Male 2011 2022 08-04-2022
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Godesky, Scott Pennsylvania Allegheny 1997 2019 Murder Life without parole 23 24 White Male 2008 2019 09-03-2019
Goldstein, Thomas Lee California Los Angeles 1980 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 30 White Male 2000 2004 08-29-2011
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 1987 2000 08-29-2011
Gray, Adam Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 14 White Male 2006 2017 05-12-2017
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27 47 White Male 1970 1995 08-29-2011
Harvey, John Michael Texas Tarrant 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 12 24 White Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11 15 White Male 2011 2012 08-29-2012
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015
Heistand, Donald Michigan Otsego 1989 2002 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 29 White Male 1995 1991 01-19-2012
Helmig, Dale Missouri Osage 1996 2011 Murder Life without parole 15 37 White Male 2010 2010 01-17-2012
Henning, Shawn Connecticut Litchfield 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 50 years 29 17 White Male 2008 2018 07-28-2020
Kauffman, Carl Joe Jr. Pennsylvania Bedford 2001 2004 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 3 21 White Male 2002 2004 08-30-2013
Kezer, Joshua Missouri Scott 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 60 years 15 17 White Male 2007 2009 08-29-2011
Killian, Gloria California Sacramento 1986 2002 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 16 35 White Female 2000 2002 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Kniffen, Brenda California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 29 White Female 1991 1996 08-29-2011
Kniffen, Scott California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011
Kondos, Victor Wisconsin Brown 2010 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 9 years 2 37 White Male 2011 2012 06-14-2017
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Leka, Sami New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 20 years 12 33 White Male 1991 2002 08-29-2011
Long, James Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 21 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Mazza, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 1973 2021 Murder Life without parole 47 25 White Male 1977 2020 06-13-2021
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
McLaughlin, Mark Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 2000 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 30 White Male 1998 1996 08-29-2011
McLaughlin, Russell Fed-PA (Eastern) 1996 1998 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 3 36 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, Thomas Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 years 0 19 White Male 1997 1997 01-29-2014
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 29 White Male 1987 1999 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 1992 2011 06-14-2013
Nash, Donald Missouri Dent 2009 2020 Murder Life without parole 11 39 White Male 2017 2020 10-28-2020
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 18 White Male 1998 1993 10-18-2018
Norton, Roger Massachusetts Hampden 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to 20 years 13 49 White Male 1996 2005 11-27-2012
O'Connell, Frank California Los Angeles 1985 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 27 25 White Male DK 2012 06-13-2012
O'Hara, John New York Kings 1997 2017 Fraud Probation 0 32 White Male 2016 1997 01-26-2017
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Perry, Charles Jr. Michigan Oakland 1990 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 40 years 4 29 White Male 1991 1995 04-29-2020
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 20 20 White Male 1995 2014 11-06-2019
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Plotnick, Samuel Kentucky Whitley 2001 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 7 28 White Male 2006 2008 12-29-2012
Ranta, David New York Kings 1991 2013 Murder Term of Years 37 1/2 to Life 22 35 White Male 2011 2013 03-21-2013
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 24 White Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 9 37 White Male 2004 2004 08-29-2011
Royer, Andrew Indiana Elkhart 2005 2021 Murder Term of Years 55 years 15 27 White Male 2010 2020 08-02-2021
Russell, Stephen Lynn Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 26 White Male 1985 1990 08-29-2011