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: 151
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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
Agnew, Gregory Illinois Lake 1988 2001 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 13 28 Black Male 2001 01-18-2018
Allen, Dante Ohio Hamilton 2005 2005 Kidnapping Not Sentenced 0 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Amor, William Illinois DuPage 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 39 White Male 2017 02-23-2018
Appleman, Kent Ohio Muskingum 1992 1996 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 21 White Male 1992 1995 12-10-2018
Armstrong, Craig Illinois Cook 2005 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 0 40 Black Male 2005 09-22-2019
Armstrong, Craig Illinois DuPage 2012 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 46 Black Male 2013 09-22-2019
Arroyo, Rogelio Illinois Cook 1982 1991 Murder Life without parole 8 25 Hispanic Male 1991 08-29-2011
Ayers, Randall Lynn Ohio Hamilton 1982 1990 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 to 50 years 8 17 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Berry, Wilder Illinois Cook 1992 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 7 20 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Booker, Donte Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 15 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Bradford, Maurice Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 years and 9 months 1 28 Black Male 2018 12-10-2021
Brock, Donald Illinois Cook 1989 1989 Theft Not Sentenced 0 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brooks, Claude Jr. Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 22 years 8 35 Black Male 2008 06-20-2017
Brown, Charles Ohio Lorain 2018 2021 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 1 58 Black Male 2019 04-19-2022
Brown, Danny Ohio Lucas 1982 2001 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Brown, Robert Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 42 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Brunner, Eric Ohio Stark 1996 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 9 to 40 years 13 24 Black Male 2009 10-26-2023
Bullock, Ronnie Illinois Cook 1984 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 10 27 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Burrell, Frank Illinois Cook 2002 2024 Murder Term of Years 32 years 17 24 Black Male 2019 04-04-2024
Burt, Lavale Illinois Cook 1986 1986 Murder Not Sentenced 0 19 Black Male 1986
Butts, Alan Ohio Franklin 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 20 21 White Male 2022 02-21-2024
Caban, Sandro Illinois Cook 2014 2020 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 12 years 5 38 Hispanic Male 2019 02-15-2023
Cage, Dean Illinois Cook 1996 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 12 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Carini, William Illinois Lake 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 26 years 11 28 White Male 1995 2002 01-10-2017
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carter, Brad Illinois Williamson 2013 2015 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 38 White Male 2013 02-09-2015
Casciaro, Mario Illinois McHenry 2013 2016 Murder Term of Years 26 years 2 19 White Male 2014 2015 04-12-2016
Chatmon, Timothy Illinois Winnebago 1990 1995 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 30 Black Male 1990 1995 03-10-2014
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 33 White Male 2010 06-04-2019
Cleveland, Albert Illinois Cook 1996 2017 Murder Term of Years 45 years 20 20 Black Male 2017 04-16-2019
Collier-Hammond, Rosalynd Ohio Cuyahoga 1999 2017 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 27 Black Female 2014 2015 04-29-2019
Conley, Donna Ohio Perry 2003 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 13 years 2 31 White Female 2005 10-10-2022
Covender, Joel Ohio Lorain 1996 2014 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to 50 years 11 26 White Male 2007 2007 11-11-2014
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Culbertson, Aaron Jr. Ohio Stark 2018 2022 Robbery Term of Years 8 years 4 16 Black Male 2022 01-12-2023
Davis, Andre Illinois Champaign 1981 2012 Murder Life 31 19 Black Male 2012 07-06-2012
Davis, Lavelle Illinois Kane 1997 2009 Murder Term of Years 45 years 9 20 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Day, Lee Antione Illinois Cook 1992 2002 Murder Term of Years 60 years 9 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Dixon, Marvell Ohio Franklin 1998 2022 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 18 Black Male 2016 2015 04-12-2022
Doss, Carl Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 1997 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 4 to 10 years 1 33 Black Male 1996 10-18-2018
Dowaliby, David Illinois Cook 1990 1992 Murder Term of Years 45 years 2 31 White Male 1991 02-25-2012
Eardley, James Illinois McLean 1990 1991 Destruction of Property Not Sentenced 0 23 White Male 1990 10-28-2014
Eason, Corey Illinois McLean 2005 2005 Sex Offender Registration Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Elkins, Clarence Ohio Summit 1999 2005 Murder Term of Years 55 to Life 7 35 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Fears, Joseph R. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1984 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 to 25 years 25 34 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Garrett, Sammie Illinois Cook 1970 1976 Murder Term of Years 20 to 40 years 5 21 Black Male 1975
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Gold-Smith, Robert Illinois Will 2016 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 30 years 4 50 White Male 2019 05-01-2023
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
Harling, Harry Illinois Cook 1973 1976 Manslaughter Term of Years 3 to 9 years 2 31 White Male 1975 04-19-2021
Harper, Lafayette Illinois Vermilion 2014 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 4 35 Black Male 2019 02-14-2019
Harris, Warren Illinois Cook 1977 1990 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 12 29 Black Male 1990 07-05-2014
Heard, Carlton Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2018 Attempted Murder Term of Years 14 years 2 24 Black Male 2018 02-13-2023
Henly, Brock Ohio Hamilton 2003 2007 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 3 44 Black Male 2006 03-30-2015
Hill, Dartangnan Ohio Franklin 2001 2005 Kidnapping Term of Years 24 years 4 25 Black Male 2005 12-29-2012
Hill, Robert Illinois Cook 2012 2021 Murder Term of Years 70 years 5 36 Black Male 2017 05-24-2022
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984
Holdsworth, Larry Ohio Portage 1988 1994 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 35 White Male 1992 12-12-2018
Holland, Dana Illinois Cook 1995 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 28 years 8 25 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Hoover-Moore, Kim Ohio Franklin 2003 2021 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 18 38 White Female 2017 2021 11-05-2021
Houston, Darrell Ohio Cuyahoga 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 19 23 Black Male 2003 2010 07-06-2012
Houston, Elton Illinois Cook 1984 1989 Murder Term of Years 35 years 5 27 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Howell, Everett Illinois Adams 1928 1930 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to life 2 White Male 1930
Hunter, Tyeona Ohio Hamilton 1994 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 to 25 years 4 20 Black Female 1998 10-25-2018
Irby, Derius Ohio Cuyahoga 2016 2017 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 17 Black Male 2017 03-01-2018
Jackson, Ieliot Illinois Cook 2010 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 13 years 8 26 Black Male 2018 10-10-2019
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982
Jimenez, Thaddeus Illinois Cook 1994 2009 Murder Term of Years 50 years 15 13 Hispanic Male 2006 2009 08-29-2011
Johnson, Richard Illinois Cook 1992 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 36 years 3 31 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Johnson, Shayla Ohio Cuyahoga 2012 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 25 Black Female 2013 06-06-2019
Jordan, Sam Illinois Cook 2013 2019 Theft Term of Years 6 months 0 57 Black Male 2013 09-26-2019
Kayer, Brian Illinois Livingston 2011 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 2 34 Asian Male 2013 10-15-2017
King, Evin Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2017 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 22 37 Black Male 2017 11-13-2017
Kitterman, Shane Illinois St. Clair 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Probation 0 34 Black Male 2013 03-18-2019
Lane, Lionel Illinois Kane 1995 1995 Murder Term of Years 60 years 0 33 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Lawson, Carl Illinois St. Clair 1990 1996 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Lenoir, Thomas Illinois Cook 2017 2022 Theft Term of Years 8 years and 6 months 3 55 Black Male 2021 12-12-2022
Lewis, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1986 1995 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 9 33 Black Male 1995 10-25-2018
Lewis, Nathaniel Ohio Summit 1997 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 years 5 18 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Liebich, Randy Illinois Dupage 2004 2019 Murder Term of Years 65 years 14 22 White Male 2012 2018 04-20-2019
Lindsey, Lloyd Illinois Cook 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 40 to 80 years 4 17 Black Male 1979
Long, James Illinois Cook 1934 1934 Robbery Term of Years 1 to Life 0 22 White Male 1934
Massingill, Jamille Ohio Cuyahoga 2020 2023 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 38 Black Male 2021 01-04-2024
McCaughn, Patrick Illinois Lake 1996 1999 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 3 25 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
McClendon, Robert Ohio Franklin 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 to Life 17 34 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
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
Miller, Morgan Ohio Lucas 1984 1992 Robbery Term of Years 20 to 40 years 8 27 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Mims, Bernard Illinois Cook 2006 2016 Murder Term of Years 95 years 10 20 Black Male 2016 11-01-2016
Montgomery, Carl Illinois Moultrie 1984 1989 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 7 years 4 44 White Male 1987 07-16-2014
Mueller, William Ohio Warren 1986 1989 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 24 White Male 1987 12-11-2018
Munoz, Cesar Illinois Cook 2000 2013 Murder Term of Years 45 years 9 21 Hispanic Male 2010 08-19-2013
Murphy, Cortez Illinois Macon 2013 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 6 years 2 26 Black Male 2015 10-16-2017
Nash, Alprentiss Illinois Cook 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 80 years 16 20 Black Male 2010 2012 08-30-2012
Nelson, Terry Lee Illinois St. Clair 1989 1994 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 37 White Male 1990 1989 08-29-2011
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019