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
Ghysels, David Jr. Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2014 Fraud Probation 0 45 White Male 2009 03-28-2016
Goldstein, Thomas Lee California Los Angeles 1980 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 30 White Male 2000 2004 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Goudy, Walter Indiana Madison 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 110 years 15 25 Black Male 2010 10-10-2012
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 1987 2000 08-29-2011
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011
Gray, Paula Illinois Cook 1978 2002 Murder Term of Years 50 years 7 17 Black Female 1994 1985 08-29-2011
Greco, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Death 27 47 White Male 1970 1995 08-29-2011
Griffin, Reginald Missouri Randolph 1988 2013 Murder Death 25 22 Black Male 2007 2012 10-29-2013
Guandique, Ingmar District of Columbia 2010 2016 Murder Term of Years 60 years 6 19 Hispanic Male 2016 2016 08-02-2016
Guerra, Ricardo Aldape Texas Harris 1982 1997 Murder Death 15 20 Hispanic Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Hamilton, Lacino Michigan Wayne 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 52 to 82 years 25 19 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Hannan, Ahmed Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 32 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Hanzlik, Kimberly New York Bronx 2011 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 14 34 White Female 2024 12-13-2024
Harris, Darien Illinois Cook 2014 2023 Murder Term of Years 76 years 10 18 Black Male 2023 01-03-2024
Harris, Leroy Connecticut New Haven 1989 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 80 years 29 22 Black Male 2017 12-21-2022
Hash, Michael Virginia Culpeper 2001 2012 Murder Life without parole 11 15 White Male 2011 2012 08-29-2012
Hatchett, Andre New York Kings 1992 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 24 Black Male 2016 03-17-2016
Haynes, Terrence Illinois Kankakee 2000 2019 Murder Term of Years 45 years 18 22 Black Male 2009 2019 06-11-2019
Henry, Darcus Connecticut New Haven 1999 2013 Murder Life 14 21 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Hill, Michael Massachusetts Hampden 1996 2002 Murder Life without parole 4 18 Black Male 1999 09-10-2012
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11 41 Black Male 2006 2007 08-31-2011
Hollman, Chester III Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1993 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2001 2019 08-01-2019
Horton, John Illinois Winnebago 1995 2017 Murder Life without parole 22 17 Black Male 1998 2017 10-09-2017
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Humiston, Chad Kansas Seward 2001 2004 Murder Term of Years 16 years and 11 months 3 19 White Male 2004 11-06-2017
Hussein, Abdiaziz Maine Androscoggin 2018 2019 Other Violent Misdemeanor Term of Years 10 days 0 20 White Male 2018 12-23-2019
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, Christopher Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 years 3 27 Black Male 2003 05-23-2022
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jimenez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 25 18 Hispanic Male 2018 2020 08-20-2020
Jimerson, Tina Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 23 Black Female 2016 2018 10-08-2020
Jimerson, Verneal Illinois Cook 1985 1996 Murder Death 10 25 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Johnson, Gary New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 22 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021
Johnson, Johnny Connecticut New Haven 2001 2013 Murder Term of Years 75 years 12 18 Black Male 2013 08-26-2013
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2003 2023 03-01-2023
Johnson, LaShawn Fed-MT 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 35 years 8 28 Black Male 2015 02-19-2015
Johnson, Michael Maryland Baltimore City 2013 2018 Murder Not Sentenced 2 26 Black Male 2015 04-21-2018
Johnson, Roderick Pennsylvania Berks 1997 2020 Murder Death 23 20 Black Male 2020 01-11-2021
Jones, Lonnie New York Kings 2002 2007 Murder Term of Years 37 years 4 34 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Jordan, Tracy Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2006 2024 Murder Life without parole 18 39 Black Male 2024 11-15-2024
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
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
Kayachith, Andrew Fed-TN (Middle) 2012 2016 Other Violent Felony Not Sentenced 4 19 Asian Male 2016 03-18-2016
Killian, Gloria California Sacramento 1986 2002 Murder Term of Years 32 to Life 16 35 White Female 2000 2002 08-29-2011
Kingwood, Curtis Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2014 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 22 Black Male 2023 11-15-2023
Kitchen, Ronald Illinois Cook 1990 2009 Murder Death 19 22 Black Male 2002 2009 08-29-2011
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Koubriti, Karim Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Supporting Terrorism Term of Years 5 years 1 22 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Kyles, Anthony Michigan Oakland 1997 2022 Murder Life without parole 25 27 Black Male 2011 2022 10-29-2022
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Lantigua, Milton New York Bronx 1993 1996 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 3 19 Hispanic Male 1993 1996 08-29-2011
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
Lawrence, Shawn New York Suffolk 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 75 to life 3 37 Black Male 2017 02-19-2018
Lee, Lawrence William Jr. Georgia Wayne 1987 2015 Murder Death 28 25 White Male DK 2015 01-18-2016
Legion, Anthony Michigan Wayne 2001 2020 Murder Life without parole 19 27 Black Male 2010 2020 10-26-2020
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 2009 01-25-2017
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder Term of Years 16 to Life 24 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Lopez, William New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 22 30 Hispanic Male 1990 2013 04-02-2014
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 361 years 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Lucien, James Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2021 Murder Life without parole 26 21 Black Male 2021 12-22-2021
Lynn, Eric Maryland Montgomery 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 25 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Lyons, Antonino Fed-FL (Middle) 2001 2004 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 40 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Madison, Paul Maryland Baltimore City 1991 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 years 30 29 Black Male 2021 01-15-2022
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 47 White Male 2009 04-28-2018
Maisonet, Orlando Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2005 Murder Life without parole 0 23 Hispanic Male 1992 08-01-2019
Majors, Robert New York Queens 2000 2020 Attempted Murder Term of Years 90 1/2 to life 21 31 Black Male 2020 11-05-2020
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martinez, Joaquin Jose Florida Hillsborough 1997 2001 Murder Death 4 23 Hispanic Male 1999 2001 08-31-2011
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McCoy, Sherman Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2016 2019 Murder Life without parole 3 20 Black Male 2019 05-22-2019
McCrimmon, Christopher Arizona Pima 1993 1997 Murder Death 0 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23 17 Black Male 1995 2017 10-16-2017
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 17 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
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
McMillian, Walter Alabama Monroe 1988 1993 Murder Death 5 45 Black Male 1991 1993 08-29-2011
Melock, Robert Illinois Lake 1989 2024 Murder Death 35 22 White Male 2024 01-02-2025
Miles, Richard Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 60 years 14 19 Black Male 2010 2009 05-19-2012
Minnitt, Andre Arizona Pima 1993 2002 Murder Death 0 21 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Mitchell, Anthony Illinois Cook 2006 2019 Murder Term of Years 31 years 12 17 Black Male 2019 06-17-2020
Mitchell, Keith District of Columbia 1994 2015 Murder Term of Years 36 to life 21 18 Black Male 2011 2015 04-21-2015
Montalvo, Ruben New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 16 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Montanez, Jose Illinois Cook 1994 2016 Murder Term of Years 55 years 22 25 Hispanic Male 1999 2016 07-23-2016
Moore, Joe Texas Swisher 1999 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 years 4 55 Black Male 2003 05-18-2022
Moore, Laurie Michigan Otsego 1987 1991 Manslaughter Term of Years 7 to 15 years 3 33 White Male 1991 04-23-2016
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Morales, Jose New York Bronx 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 17 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Morfin, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1997 2021 Murder Life without parole 24 17 White Male 2000 2021 02-08-2021