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: 85
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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
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Armstrong, Ralph Wisconsin Dane 1981 2009 Murder Life 28 27 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Baker, Jimmy Lee Oklahoma Bryan 2009 2010 Assault Life 2 22 White Male 2010 09-24-2013
Baran, Bernard Massachusetts Berkshire 1985 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 18 White Male 1985 2006 08-29-2011
Bledsoe, Floyd Kansas Jefferson 2000 2015 Murder Life 16 23 White Male 2015 2015 12-14-2015
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2004 2013 09-24-2013
Broam, Jack Ray Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 29 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Camm, David Indiana Floyd 2002 2013 Murder Life 12 36 White Male 2013 10-25-2013
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Cascone, William Massachusetts Berkshire 1987 2023 Murder Life 35 17 White Male 2022 07-21-2023
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Dandridge, Beniah Alton Alabama Montgomery 1996 2015 Murder Life 20 29 White Male 1998 2015 10-12-2015
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dilosa, Douglas Louisiana Jefferson 1987 2003 Murder Life 13 35 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Drennen, Gabriel Wyoming Fremont 2011 2013 Murder Life 3 36 White Male 2013 12-26-2013
Everling, Steven Indiana Madison 2008 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 33 White Male 2010 05-27-2018
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 28 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11 33 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Harward, Keith Virginia Newport News City 1983 2016 Murder Life 32 26 White Male 2016 04-15-2016
Hays, Robert A. Nevada Clark 1993 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 33 White Male 1993 2007 08-02-2015
Honaker, Edward Virginia Nelson 1985 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10 33 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Jones, Dewey Ohio Summit 1995 2014 Murder Life 19 30 White Male 2013 02-03-2014
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Kluppelberg, James Illinois Cook 1989 2012 Murder Life 23 18 White Male 2007 2012 05-31-2012
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lazar, Steven Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2010 2023 Murder Life 13 22 White Male 2023 04-10-2023
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 31 White Female 1993 08-29-2011
Lyman, Christopher Kansas Geary 2015 2023 Murder Life 8 29 White Male 2023 08-25-2023
Manning, Jay Cee Nevada Churchill 1990 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 8 28 White Male 1998 1998 08-29-2011
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 9 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
McClaugherty, Charles New Mexico Bernalillo 2001 2008 Murder Life 2 18 White Male 2003 07-02-2014
McCracken, Terence Pennsylvania Delaware 1983 1995 Murder Life 3 18 White Male 1990 1987 05-01-2013
McCullough, Jack Illinois DeKalb 2012 2016 Murder Life 4 18 White Male 2013 2016 05-02-2016
McKee, Dean Florida Hillsborough 1988 2019 Murder Life 30 16 White Male 1998 2018 02-14-2019
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Munchinski, David Pennsylvania Fayette 1986 2013 Murder Life 25 25 White Male 1992 2011 06-14-2013
Owens, James L. Maryland Baltimore City 1988 2008 Murder Life 20 22 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Mobile 1973 1997 Murder Life 0 17 White Male 1973 08-01-2023
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Partin, Delmar Kentucky Knox 1994 2019 Murder Life 25 37 White Male 2019 04-03-2020
Perrot, George Massachusetts Hampden 1987 2017 Sexual Assault Life 29 17 White Male 2017 11-03-2017
Phinney, Roland Jr. Massachusetts Middlesex 1990 2008 Murder Life 16 36 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Porter, Michael Florida Pasco 1988 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 26 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Richardson, James E. Jr. West Virginia Kanawha 1989 1999 Murder Life 7 36 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2012 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, William New Mexico Bernalillo 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 24 White Male 1983 1996 12-04-2012
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2006 2004 08-29-2011
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1987 1990 08-29-2011
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 17 29 White Male 1998 2010 08-29-2011
Thomas, Marvin West Virginia Wood 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1993 04-10-2013
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Willoughby, Troy Wyoming Sublette 2010 2012 Murder Life 2 20 White Male 2012 04-18-2012
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011