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
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Bilger, George Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1938 1940 Murder Death 2 19 White Male 1940 10-25-2021
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23 23 White Male 1939
Bowen, Clifford Henry Oklahoma Oklahoma 1981 1986 Murder Death 6 White Male 1987
Bray, George Illinois Cook 1942 1958 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 16 28 White Male 1958 06-07-2021
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Briggs, Joseph Illinois Cook 1905 1906 Murder Death 1 White Male 1906 04-03-2023
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Carroll, Francis M. Maine Oxford 1938 1950 Murder Life 12 42 White Male 1950
Clark, Ephraim R. Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 35 White Male 1961
Connor, Myles Jr. Norfolk 1981 1985 Murder Life 4 32 White Male 1985
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Davis, Rennie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978
Dellinger, David Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 52 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery Term of Years 15 Years 6 30 White Male 1974
Dulin, William California Los Angeles 1933 1936 Murder Life 3 25 White Male 1936
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Fischer, Marshall Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Life 0 21 White Male 1942
Fisher, William New York New York 1933 1958 Manslaughter Term of Years 15 to 30 years 25 22 White Male 1958
Flood, Floyd Illinois St. Clair 1924 1926 Robbery Term of Years 10 years to life 1 24 White Male 1926
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Gingello, Salvatore New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 33 White Male 1978
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Goodwin, Paul Oklahoma Seminole 1936 1969 Murder Life 32 21 White Male 1969
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918
Greer, Richard New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Hall, Lindberg Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 32 White Male 1961
Hankins, Leonard Minnesota Hennepin 1933 1953 Murder Life 20 36 White Male 1953
Harpstrite, Valentine Illinois St. Clair 1929 1968 Murder Life 20 24 White Male 1949
Hayden, Thomas Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 28 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Hoffman, Abbie Fed-IL (Northern) 1970 1973 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years and $5,000 fine 0 29 White Male 1970 02-11-2023
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 5 32 White Male 1929
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Jones, Hayden Allegheny 1949 1968 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 30 years 19 25 White Male 1968
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Kapatos, Thomas New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 25 White Male 1962
Keine, Ronald New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 26 White Male 1975
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962
Krueger, Oscar Fed-NY 1911 1912 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 1.5 years 1 32 White Male 1912
Kuykendall, Sceola Michigan Wayne 1961 1961 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1961
Larkman, Edward New York Erie 1926 1933 Murder Death 8 24 White Male 1933
Leone, George California Orange 1974 1975 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1975 08-28-2020
Lesher, Harvey California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1930
Lettrich, George Illinois Cook 1951 1953 Murder Death 2 33 White Male 1953
Leyra, Camilo New York Kings 1950 1956 Murder Death 6 50 White Male 1956
Lukezic, Joyce Arizona Maricopa 1982 1985 Murder Not Sentenced 3 35 White Female 1985 11-11-2022
Majczek, Joseph Illinois Cook 1933 1946 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 24 White Male 1945
Malinski, Morris New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Death 3 26 White Male 1946
Marcinkiewicz, Theodore Illinois Cook 1933 1950 Murder Term of Years 99 years 16 25 White Male 1950
Marino, Richard J. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 32 White Male 1978
Marotta, Thomas E. New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 30 White Male 1978
Marsh, Guy Gordon Anne Arundel 1973 1987 Murder Life 14 25 White Male 1987
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 18 White Male 1986
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 5 years 0 25 White Male 1942
Miller, Lloyd Eldon Hancock 1956 1971 Murder Death 10 29 White Male 1967
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Pender, John Oregon Columbia 1913 1920 Murder Death 7 32 White Male 1920
Piccarreto, Rene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 48 White Male 1978
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
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
Reynolds, Melvin Lee Missouri Buchanan 1979 1983 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1983
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1930
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
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Russotti, Samuel New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 60 White Male 1978
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
Smith, Clarence Jr. New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 29 White Male 1975
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019
Thorvik, Louis Minnesota Chisago 1922 1931 Robbery Life 9 33 White Male 1931
Titus, Steve King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 1981
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 51 years 1 22 White Male 1987 01-09-2020
Wilkinson, Robert Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1976 1977 Murder Not Sentenced 1 26 White Male 1977
Zajicek, Herman Illinois Cook 1907 1917 Murder Death 9 39 White Male 1917
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019