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
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
Oscar, Edward Missouri Jackson 1948 1953 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 99 years 5 60 Black Male 1953
Owens, Aaron California Alameda 1973 1981 Murder Life 8 29 Black Male 1981
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Parlton, Edward Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 22 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Parrott, Lemuel North Carolina Lenoir 1947 1948 Murder Death 1 27 Don't Know Male 1948
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder Term of Years 15 to 20 years 6 35 White Male 1960
Peek, Anthony Ray Florida Polk 1978 1987 Murder Death 9 19 Black Male 1987
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 7 32 White Male 1920
Persico, Charles California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 years 3 37 Hispanic Male 1984
Peterson, Winfred J. South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Pezzulich, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 33 White Male 1920
Pfeffer, Paul A. New York Queens 1954 1956 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 22 White Male 1954
Phillips, Richard Virginia City of Hampton 1900 1930 Murder Death 31 Black Male 1930
Pianezzi, Peter California Los Angeles 1940 1966 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 1953
Piano, Anthony Allegheny 1937 1937 Robbery Term of Years 2 to 4 years 0 18 Don't Know Male 1937
Piccarreto, Rene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 48 White Male 1978
Pitts, Freddie Florida Gulf 1963 1975 Murder Death 12 19 Black Male 1975
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Powell, Ozie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Powell, Willard Fed-IA (Southern) 1910 1910 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and $10,000 fine 0 38 White Male 1910
Preston, James W. California Los Angeles 1925 1926 Attempted Murder Term of Years 11 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Prevost, Lloyd Michigan Macomb 1920 1930 Murder Life 11 24 White Male 1930
Priester, James New York Rensselaer 1981 1984 Manslaughter Term of Years 8.3 to 25 years 3 Don't Know Male 1984
Prisament, Martin Fed-GA 1937 1939 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 21 White Male 1939
Pugh, Earl Howard Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Life 16 19 Black Male 1953
Purvis, Will Mississippi Marion 1893 1898 Murder Death 5 19 White Male 1898
Radi, Gary Montana Big Horn 1975 1978 Murder Death 0 30 White Male 1975 01-25-2021
Ramos, Juan Florida Brevard 1983 1987 Murder Death 4 24 Hispanic Male 1987
Randle, Raymond Jr. California San Francisco 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 0 34 Black Male 1980 06-30-2020
Reed, Gregory New York New York 1979 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 22 Black Male 1985 07-31-2021
Reed, Mary New York Westchester 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 4 to 15 years 2 Don't Know Female 1975
Reid, Gordon New Hampshire Hillsborough 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1 26 Don't Know Male 1988
Reilly, Peter Connecticut Litchfield 1974 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 6 to 16 years 0 18 White Male 1974
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Reyes, Miguel New York Kings 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1985 10-29-2020
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1983
Riley, Raymond New York Kings 1936 1948 Theft Term of Years 1.5 to 5 years 0 38 Don't Know Male 1936
Ripan, Alexander Michigan Saginaw 1920 1939 Murder Life 19 27 White Male 1939
Rivera, Antonio San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 Hispanic Male 1975
Rivera, Miguel Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1974 1987 Murder Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 1983
Roberson, James Fed-Military 1948 1952 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 years 1 23 Don't Know Male 1949 05-04-2022
Roberson, Willie Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1937
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Roberts, John New York Queens 1877 1878 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 2 32 White Male 1878 09-12-2022
Robinson, Van Bering New Mexico Bernalillo 1981 1983 Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 1983
Rodriguez, Santos Hampden 1954 1957 Murder Life 2 26 Hispanic Male 1957
Rogers, Silas City of Petersburg 1943 1952 Murder Death 9 21 Black Male 1952
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1930
Rosario, Willie New York Kings 1976 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 12 Don't Know Male 1988 10-05-2020
Ross, Johnny Orleans Parish 1975 1981 Sexual Assault Death 6 16 Black Male 1981
Rubin, Jerry Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 30 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Rucker, Herman Ray Ohio Wayne 1982 1983 Murder Life 1 26 White Male 1983
Rudish, Sidney New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 27 Don't Know Male 1946
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Rusnak, George Allegheny 1891 1897 Murder Death 7 20 White Male 1897
Russotti, Samuel New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 60 White Male 1978
Sabin, Theodore Illinois Winnebago 1957 1957 Robbery Unknown 0 24 Don't Know Male 1957 04-27-2021
Sabol, Michael Allegheny 1891 1895 Murder Death 4 White Male 1895
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Sargent, George Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 37 Don't Know Male 1937
Sauerman, Leo Michigan Wayne 1922 1925 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1925 03-03-2023
Sawyer, Lonnie Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 28 to 32 years 2 18 White Male 1977
Sawyer, Sandy Union 1975 1977 Kidnapping Term of Years 32 to 40 years 2 21 White Male 1977
Scott, Lindsey Fed-Military Quantico, Virginia 1983 1988 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 years 4 27 Black Male 1987
Seaton, Terry New Mexico Eddy 1973 1980 Murder Life 6 21 Black Male 1979
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shaw, Johnnie Lee Michigan Wayne 1960 1961 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 15 years 1 23 Black Male 1961
Shea, Joseph Francis Florida Miami-Dade 1959 1966 Murder Life 6 26 White Male 1966
Sheeler, Rudolph Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1939 1951 Murder Life 12 23 White Male 1951
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Sherman, David Tennessee McMinn 1907 1911 Murder Death 3 Black Male 1911
Singleton, Edward Indiana Lake 1931 1935 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 4 39 White Male 1935
Sisson, Robert Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft Term of Years 2 to 4 years 1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 0 Don't Know Male 1922
Slyter, George Minnesota Hennepin 1931 1931 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 29 White Male 1931
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 4 33 White Male 1988 02-07-2020
Smith, Alfred Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Smith, Devon New York Westchester 1983 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16.7 to 50 years 3 18 Black Male 1987 08-07-2020
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4 30 White Male 1980
Spicer, Christopher North Carolina New Hanover 1973 1975 Murder Death 1 24 Don't Know Male 1975
Stain, David Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 13 White Male 1900
Starks, Ronnie Lake 1982 1985 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 3 White Male 1985
Staten, Cleo Alabama Marshall 1920 1927 Murder Life 6 Black Male 1927
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Storick, Maude Michigan Cass 1923 1949 Murder Life 27 40 White Female 1949
Streeter, Jeffrey Florida Polk 1980 1980 Assault Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1980
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Sullivan, Donald Jr. Michigan Wayne 1975 1982 Murder Life 7 22 Black Male 1982 05-15-2020
Sullivan, Maurice Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Sullivan, Melvin Illinois Cook 1979 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 27 White Male 1987 12-07-2020
Sullivan, Percy Fed-IN (Southern) 1896 1898 Forgery Term of Years 4 years 1 Don't Know Male 1898
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Synon, Michael J. Illinois Cook 1900 1901 Murder Death 1 55 White Male 1901