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: 148
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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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Bachelor, Brett Florida Hillsborough 1979 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 Years 1 22 White Male 1980
Bailey, Robert Ballard West Virginia Kanawha 1950 1966 Murder Death 11 35 White Male 1960
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 22 White Male 1947
Beale, Clyde West Virginia Mingo 1926 1949 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1929
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Bell, Craig City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder Term of Years 20 years 0 24 White Male 1987 09-25-2018
Bennett, Louis Oklahoma Washington 1957 1961 Manslaughter Term of Years 35 Years 3 38 White Male 1960
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bertrand, Delphine Connecticut New London 1944 1946 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 2 53 White Female 1946
Bickford, Milford Jr. Texas El Paso 1952 1955 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 3 21 White Male 1955 03-15-2021
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 5 23 White Male 1920
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
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carsetti, Emil Jr. Rhode Island Providence 1969 1974 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 15 years 4 25 White Male 1974 01-09-2023
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
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Cochran, John D. Indiana Wabash 1888 1890 Murder Life 2 White Male 1890
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Cooper, C.D. Marlboro 1921 1934 Murder Life 5 33 White Male 1926
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
Cromwell, Oliver Maine Penobscot 1888 1900 Murder Life 13 White Male 1900
Dabney, Condy Kentucky Harlan 1926 1927 Murder Life 1 31 White Male 1927
DeMore, Louis Missouri St. Louis 1934 1934 Murder Life 0 43 White Male 1934
Draper, Ayliff Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
Eaton, Roy Rock Island 1940 1956 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 16 34 White Male 1956
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024
Favor, Jack Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974
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
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 to 5 years 0 22 White Male 1904
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
Gideon, Clarence Earl Florida Bay 1961 1963 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 2 50 White Male 1963
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
Greenwald, Irving New York Erie 1924 1924 Forgery Term of Years 7.5 years 0 White Male 1924
Gross, Louis Michigan Wayne 1933 1949 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 1949
Growden, Gerald Michigan Wayne 1931 1932 Murder Life 1 19 White Male 1932 10-22-2020
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1946
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 40 White Male 1954
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29 30 White Male 1953
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
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
Hess, Walter Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930
Hocevar, Josef Montana Musselshell 1919 1921 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 6 to 12 years 2 52 White Male 1921 04-22-2020
Hodsdon, Edward Maine Aroostook 1946 1952 Assault Term of Years 15 years 6 26 White Male 1952
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984
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
Hunter, James Kansas Thomas 1985 1988 Murder Life without parole 7 33 White Male 1992 12-07-2023
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9 28 White Male 1940
Jones, Tom Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Kendall, Hamp Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 30 years 10 30 White Male 1917
Kerr, Milo C. California Los Angeles 1934 1938 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 3 39 White Male 1937
Keys, William California Riverside 1943 1956 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 5 63 White Male 1948 02-23-2021
Kimball, Edward Maryland Baltimore 1926 1927 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 47 White Male 1927
Kirkes, Leonard California Santa Barbara 1950 1953 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 2 36 White Male 1953
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
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934
Lanzillo, Luigi Connecticut New Haven 1918 1928 Murder Life 10 18 White Male 1928
Ledbetter, Miles H. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 White Male 1931
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
Linder, Michael Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2 24 White Male 1981
Loftus, John Berkshire 1886 1888 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 19 White Male 1888
Logan, Ronald J. Michigan Wayne 1946 1959 Robbery Life 13 28 White Male 1959
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery Term of Years 1 to Life 0 22 White Male 1934
Lucas, Jesse Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22 23 White Male 1931
Lucas, Margaret Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 1909
Lytle, Alvernon L. Nebraska Kearney 1929 1932 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 15 years 2 White Male 1932
MacGregor, Robert Michigan Huron 1912 1916 Murder Life 4 34 White Male 1916 08-19-2021
Malloy, Everett Baily Texas Harris 1984 1984 Murder Term of Years 15 years 1 31 White Male 1985
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887
Mason, Lucius Jr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 4 18 White Male 1988
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
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Term of Years 100 to 150 years 2 31 White Male 1973
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