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
Ajamu, Kwame Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 27 17 Black Male 2013 2003 11-21-2014
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Andrews, Isaiah Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2021 Murder Life 45 36 Black Male 2020 11-15-2021
Ayers, David Ohio Cuyahoga 2000 2011 Murder Life without parole 11 42 Black Male 2011 02-21-2012
Baker, Patrick Sr. Ohio Sandusky 2015 2017 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 5 years 1 40 White Male 2016 05-20-2020
Beckett, Dale Ohio Lucas 1997 2003 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 7 33 Black Male 1997 2003 02-17-2015
Belcher, Michael Ohio Franklin 1999 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 21 White Male 2001 06-22-2013
Bridgeman, Wiley Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 37 20 Black Male 2013 2012 11-21-2014
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023
Buehner, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 20 24 White Male 2022 2022 08-14-2023
Campbell, William Ohio Hamilton 2009 2020 Manslaughter Term of Years 28 years 10 38 White Male 2020 11-09-2020
Celestino, Juan Ohio Sandusky 1991 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 Hispanic Male 1993 03-11-2013
Costilla, Louis Jr. Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 20 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
D'Ambrosio, Joe Ohio Cuyahoga 1989 2012 Murder Death 20 26 White Male 2009 02-21-2012
Dempsey, Jack Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2007 Arson Term of Years 10 to 25 years 7 33 White Male 2003 02-12-2016
Elk, Cassandra Black North Dakota Burleigh 2022 2023 Child Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 26 Native American Female 2023 11-08-2023
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ennis, Sean Ohio Franklin 1990 1994 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 25 years 4 23 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Foster, Kurt Ohio Cuyahoga 2019 2020 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 years 1 45 White Male 2020 11-07-2022
Gillispie, Roger Dean Ohio Montgomery 1991 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 22 to 56 years 21 23 White Male 2011 08-07-2017
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Gondor, Robert Ohio Portage 1990 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 25 years 16 24 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Graves, Albert Ohio Lorain 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 11 years 4 20 Black Male 2011 05-06-2019
Green, Anthony Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to 50 years 13 22 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Hairston, Kim Ohio Franklin 1993 1995 Murder Life 2 32 Black Male 1995 1995 07-27-2015
Harris, Anthony Ohio Tuscarawas 1999 2000 Murder Term of Years 7 years 1 12 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Horton, Richard Ohio Franklin 2006 2023 Robbery Term of Years 23 years 16 28 Black Male 2022 07-17-2023
Howard, Timothy Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jackson, Charles Ohio Cuyahoga 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 27 27 Black Male 2018 09-04-2019
Jackson, Ricky Ohio Cuyahoga 1975 2014 Murder Death 39 18 Black Male 2013 2014 11-21-2014
James, Gary Lamar Ohio Franklin 1977 2003 Murder Death 26 23 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Jamison, Derrick Ohio Hamilton 1985 2005 Murder Death 19 23 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Johnson, Eugene Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Johnston, Dale Ohio Hocking 1984 1990 Murder Death 6 49 White Male 1990 08-31-2011
Jones, Dewey Ohio Summit 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 30 White Male 2013 02-03-2014
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978
Knighten, Willie Jr. Ohio Lucas 1997 2022 Murder Term of Years 18 to Life 12 24 Black Male DK 2009 03-07-2023
Larkins, Ronald Ohio Cuyahoga 1986 2006 Murder Life without parole 16 33 Black Male 2003 04-21-2014
LeFever, Virginia Ohio Licking 1990 2011 Murder Life 21 37 White Female 2010 08-29-2011
Lemons, Anthony Ohio Cuyahoga 1995 2014 Murder Term of Years 21 to life 17 19 Black Male 2012 12-30-2014
McClain, Anthony Ohio Hamilton 1995 2006 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 11 35 Black Male 2006 09-05-2013
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965
Miller, Christopher Ohio Cuyahoga 2002 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 24 Black Male 2018 06-29-2018
Misch, Eric Ohio Lucas 1993 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 26 16 White Male 2016 2020 12-08-2024
Moore, Kenneth Ohio Pike 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 45 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Neininger, Timothy Ohio Tuscarawas 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 18 White Male 1998 1993 10-18-2018
Phillips, Kenny Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 92 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022
Reynolds, Roger Ohio Butler 2022 2024 Official Misconduct Probation 0 47 White Male 2022 06-27-2024
Rickard, Joseph Ohio Lucas 1993 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 27 24 White Male 2016 2020 01-14-2025
Sapp, Marcus Ohio Hamilton 2010 2024 Murder Life without parole 13 21 Black Male 2023 06-06-2024
Seiber, George Ohio Cuyahoga 1987 1999 Assault Term of Years 10 to 25 years 12 41 White Male 1991 1999 12-04-2012
Siller, Thomas Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 13 41 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Smith, Nancy Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to 90 years 15 35 White Female 2009 03-18-2022
Smith, Ralph Ohio Fairfield 2000 2021 Kidnapping Term of Years 67 years 21 24 Black Male 2019 2021 10-14-2021
Sutton, Michael Ohio Cuyahoga 2007 2022 Attempted Murder Term of Years 46 years 14 18 Black Male 2022 2021 10-10-2022
Swalley, Terry Ohio Ashtabula 2010 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 39 White Male 2011 10-18-2018
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019
Thomas, Teresa Ohio Athens 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 4 29 Black Female 1997 03-21-2013
Thrower, Allen Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Life 5 23 Black Male 1978
Tinney, Glenn Ohio Richland 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 26 White Male 2013 03-05-2015
Vasquez, Ismael Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 31 16 Hispanic Male 2016 2024 01-14-2025
Vasquez, Lorenzo Ohio Lucas 1994 2025 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 17 Hispanic Male 2016 2015 01-14-2025
Wheatt, Derrick Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 17 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Edward Ohio Summit 1997 2015 Assault Probation 0 25 Black Male 1997 04-05-2015
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Zimmer, Walter Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Manslaughter Term of Years 50 years 13 40 White Male 2011 10-04-2013
Zinkiewicz, Tyrone Ohio Montgomery 1988 1992 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 5 to 15 years 3 38 White Male 1992 10-25-2014