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: 155
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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
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Arroyo, Miguel New York Kings 1965 1966 Manslaughter Not Sentenced 1 42 Hispanic Male 1966
Awbrey, William Fed-OK 1931 1932 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1932
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980
Bailey, Garner Michigan Wayne 1977 1977 Robbery Unknown 0 25 Don't Know Male 1977 09-30-2019
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Barbera, Anthony New York Kings 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 25 Don't Know Male 1931
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Biddings, Darrell Fed-IL 1975 1976 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 1 21 Black Male 1976
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Campbell, Bertram New York New York 1938 1945 Forgery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 3 51 White Male 1941
Cartee, Frank Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 29 White Male 1939
Caruso, Philip New York Kings 1939 1939 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 1 24 White Male 1939
Chalk, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1936 1936 Assault Not Sentenced 0 21 Don't Know Male 1936
Chambers, Leon Mississippi Wilkinson 1970 1973 Murder Life 2 Black Male 1973
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 12 31 Don't Know Male 1911
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Coakley, Marion New York Bronx 1985 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 2 28 Black Male 1987
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928
Comer, Willie Dauphin 1961 1962 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 20 Don't Know Male 1962
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Craig, Alvin Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930
Curbow, Samuel Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 1 26 Don't Know Male 1940
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934
Dyer, William California Los Angeles 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1931
Eaton, Roy Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956
Emery, Arthur King 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 20 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1954
Evans, Will Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 20 Black Male 1932
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
Forbes, Douglas Tennessee Washington 1975 1980 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 5 34 White Male 1980
Fossum, Steven Texas Harris 1984 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 12 years 2 23 White Male 1986
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Gilbert, John F. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1957
Gotti, Carmine J. New York Kings 1957 1957 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 21 White Male 1957
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10 35 Black Male 1957
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery Term of Years 7.5 years 0 White Male 1924
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 1 19 White Male 1932 10-22-2020
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3 16 Hispanic Male 1982
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 40 White Male 1954
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1987 05-18-2020
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 White Male 1921
Hemauer, Francis P. Wisconsin Milwaukee 1972 1981 Attempted Murder Term of Years 60 years 9 45 White Male 1981
Hernandez, Jose California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to Life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Hess, Walter Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault Term of Years 15 years 6 26 White Male 1952
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 White Male 1930
Howell, Frank West Virginia Marshall 1929 1931 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 1 28 White Male 1931
Hughes, George Minnesota Chisago 1921 1931 Robbery Life 10 White Male 1931
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Jackson, Shea Missouri Jackson 1981 1982 Murder Life 1 25 Black Male 1982 05-26-2020
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982
Jacobs, Elmer California Los Angeles 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 15 to Life 0 Don't Know Male 1928
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Keaton, Dave Roby Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Death 2 18 Black Male 1973
Keith, Thomas Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 6 to 11 years 1 27 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021
Kerr, Milo C. California Los Angeles 1934 1938 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 3 39 White Male 1937
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 47 White Male 1927
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 40 years 3 White Male 1931
Labrizetta, Anthony Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 32 White Male 1937
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Lee, Hugh C. Fed-GA 1924 1925 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 35 Don't Know Male 1925
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
Loftus, John Berkshire 1886 1888 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 19 White Male 1888
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery Term of Years 1 to Life 0 22 White Male 1934
Lytle, Alvernon L. Nebraska Kearney 1929 1932 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 15 years 2 White Male 1932
Magee, William Jr. Michigan Oakland 1959 1959 Robbery Term of Years 3 to 6 years 1 23 Don't Know Male 1959 05-18-2021
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder Term of Years 15 years 1 31 White Male 1985
Massey, Kenneth Texas El Paso 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 25 White Male 1954 03-15-2021
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923
Mellory, Jesse California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932
Mellory, Sumner California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932
Mendival, Salvador California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 20 Hispanic Male 1924
Mosley, Howard Texas Galveston 1982 1982 Attempted Murder Life 0 25 Black Male 1982 01-06-2021
Nasir, Louis Michigan Macomb 1966 1967 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 20 years 1 28 Don't Know Male 1967 04-07-2020
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 4 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024
Nedza, Joseph New York Onondaga 1931 1931 Robbery Term of Years 35 years 0 24 White Male 1931
Nelson, Melvin Indiana Lake 1975 1978 Other Nonviolent Felony Life 3 33 Black Male 1978 04-14-2021
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019
Oliver, Thomas New York New York 1946 1947 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 15 years 1 18 Don't Know Male 1947 06-29-2021
Olson, Henry Illinois Winnebago 1928 1928 Murder Term of Years Life 0 26 Don't Know Male 1928
Owens, Aaron California Alameda 1973 1981 Murder Life 8 29 Black Male 1981
Persico, Charles California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 years 3 37 Hispanic Male 1984