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: 156
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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
Anderson, Robert Michigan Kent 1970 1973 Theft Term of Years 4 years 2 Black Male 1973 03-04-2021
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery Term of Years 7 years to life 0 29 Hispanic Male 1957
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
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
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
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
Bloom, Harry C. Connecticut New London 1927 1929 Assault Term of Years 2 to 4 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
Botts, Nancy Louise Indiana Howard 1934 1935 Forgery Term of Years 2 to 14 years 1 27 White Female 1935
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Broughton, William Fed-GA (Northern) 1900 1900 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 years 0 Black Male 1900
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
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
Clements, H.A. Texas Navarro 1926 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 2 White Male 1927
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975
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
Collins, Michael Jr. Fed-Military 1954 1956 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 27 Don't Know Male 1956 06-03-2022
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
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
Dedmond, Roger Z. South Carolina Union 1967 1968 Manslaughter Term of Years 18 years 0 28 White Male 1968
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
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
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
Enzensperger, Robert Nevada Clark 1956 1956 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 10 years 0 29 White Male 1956 04-27-2021
Evans, Will Pulaski 1912 1932 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 20 Black Male 1932
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2.5 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
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
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
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Fry, John California San Quentin 1958 1959 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 1 51 Black Male 1959
Galindo, Broulio California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
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
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Hall, James Iowa Johnson 1974 1984 Murder Term of Years 50 years 11 Black Male 1985
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 40 White Male 1954
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
Harvey, Frank James Utah Box Elder 1987 1988 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 years 0 45 Don't Know Male 1988 10-21-2019
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
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
Henry, Jim Florida Citrus 1909 1911 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Black Male 1911
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
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
Hogan, Virgil Indiana Allen 1958 1962 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 26 Don't Know Male 1962 04-14-2021
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
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
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 6 32 Don't Know Male 1982
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
Jordan, William E. Alabama Geneva 1934 1934 Murder Term of Years 25 years 1 65 Don't Know Male 1934 07-16-2019
Kapatos, Thomas New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 25 White Male 1962
Kassim, Ahmad New York Erie 1958 1966 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 30 Other Male 1966
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
Keys, William California Riverside 1943 1956 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 5 63 White Male 1948 02-23-2021
Klass, Louis Minnesota Fillmore 1928 1931 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 40 years 3 White Male 1931
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Krueger, Oscar Fed-NY 1911 1912 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 1.5 years 1 32 White Male 1912
Labrizetta, Anthony Fed-OH 1935 1937 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 32 White Male 1937
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
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery Term of Years 1 to Life 0 22 White Male 1934
Lyons, Calvin Union 1980 1984 Robbery Term of Years 5 to 10 years 4 25 Don't Know Male 1984
Lyons, Ernest Nansemond County (now known as City of Suffolk) 1909 1912 Murder Term of Years 18 years 3 Black Male 1912
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
Maynard, William A. New York New York 1970 1974 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 20 years 3 33 Black Male 1974
McDonald, Wilbur Illinois Cook 1971 1973 Murder Term of Years 100 to 150 years 2 31 White Male 1973
McLaughlin, Robert New York Kings 1980 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 6 18 White Male 1986
Mendival, Salvador California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 20 Hispanic Male 1924
Metegrano, Pat Illinois Cook 1942 1942 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 5 years 0 25 White Male 1942
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 4 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024