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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
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
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
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 1851
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Boorn, Jesse Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Boorn, Stephen Vermont Manchester 1819 1820 Murder Death 0 White Male 1819
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Boyd, Payne West Virginia Mercer 1925 1925 Murder Life 1 Black Male 1925
Branson, William Oregon Yamhill 1916 1920 Murder Life 5 23 White Male 1920
Brooks, Riley Anne Arundel 1966 1973 Murder Life 7 46 Black Male 1973 02-16-2021
Brown, Anthony Silah Florida Escambia 1983 1986 Murder Death 3 26 Black Male 1986
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Brown, J.B. Florida Putnam 1901 1913 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1913
Brown, Willie Florida Union 1983 1988 Murder Death 5 31 Black Male 1988
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986
Butler, Louise Alabama Lowndes 1928 1928 Murder Life 0 Black Female 1928
Carden, Ronald Arkansas Pulaski 1982 1982 Murder Life 1 34 Don't Know Male 1982
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 30 Black Male 1984
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
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
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
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
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020
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
Dove, Frank Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Dove, Fred Onslow 1922 1928 Murder Death 5 Black Male 1928
Draper, Ayliff Garland 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1938
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
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
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
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
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Greason, Samuel Pennsylvania Berks 1901 1905 Murder Death 3 45 Black Male 1905
Green, William Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1947 1957 Murder Life 10 35 Black Male 1957
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 2 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020
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
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3 16 Hispanic Male 1982
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1946
Hardy, Vance Michigan Wayne 1924 1951 Murder Life 29 30 White Male 1953
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 White Male 1921
Hess, Walter Jefferson 1929 1930 Murder Term of Years 10 years 1 White Male 1930
Hicks, Larry Indiana Lake 1978 1980 Murder Death 2 19 Black Male 1980
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
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
Indovino, Joseph New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Life 3 24 Don't Know Male 1946
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Jackson, Shea Missouri Jackson 1981 1982 Murder Life 1 25 Black Male 1982 05-26-2020
James, Tyrone South Carolina Florence 1982 1982 Murder Life 0 24 Black Male 1982
Jenkins, Lonnie Michigan Wayne 1931 1940 Murder Life 9 28 White Male 1940
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Jones, Tom Bell 1935 1938 Murder Death 3 20 White Male 1938
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
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
Kendall, Hamp Caldwell 1907 1917 Murder Term of Years 30 years 10 30 White Male 1917
Kirkes, Leonard California Santa Barbara 1950 1953 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 2 36 White Male 1953
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
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Linder, Michael Colleton 1979 1981 Murder Death 2 24 White Male 1981
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 40 to 80 years 4 17 Black Male 1979
Lucas, Jesse Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 22 23 White Male 1931
Lucas, Margaret Wabash 1909 1941 Murder Life 0 White Female 1909
Lyons, Ernest Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder Term of Years 18 years 3 Black Male 1912
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
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Term of Years 100 to 150 years 2 31 White Male 1973
McElwrath, John Tennessee Weakley 1903 1915 Murder Death 12 Black Male 1915
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902
Morales, Joe Arizona Maricopa 1976 1981 Murder Death 5 28 Hispanic Male 1981 09-05-2023
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
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
Pecho, Walter Michigan Wayne 1954 1960 Murder Term of Years 15 to 20 years 6 35 White Male 1960