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
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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
Baba-Ali, Amine New York Queens 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 8 1/3 to 25 years 3 31 Other Male 1992 08-31-2011
Eze, Louis New York Erie 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 35 2/3 to life 9 31 Black Male 2003 12-18-2013
Gersten, Ben New York Nassau 1999 2006 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 37 1/2 to 75 years 6 48 White Male 2005 12-16-2015
Knupp, Richard New York Ontario 1989 1992 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 to 39 years 3 40 White Male 1992 1992 11-16-2013
Lindstadt, George New York Suffolk 1989 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 12 42 White Male 2001 12-17-2013
Okongwu, Dominic New York Erie 1993 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 50 years 18 41 Black Male 2011 2011 12-18-2013
Pavel, Kenneth New York Onondaga 1989 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 8 to 24 years 12 41 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Werkheiser, Julie New York Tioga 2015 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 11 to Life 8 31 White Female 2019 2023 02-08-2024
Woolson, Skippy New York Oswego 2013 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 34 White Male 2015 2016 03-18-2017
Wosu, Joy New York Erie 1993 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 16 33 Black Female 2009 12-18-2013