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
Dewey, Robert Colorado Mesa 1996 2012 Murder Life 16 33 White Male 2012 06-10-2012
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Fitts, Anthony Colorado La Plata 2018 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 to 16 years 1 18 White Male 2019 2019 06-11-2019
Gentry, Jacob New Jersey Sussex 2011 2016 Manslaughter Term of Years 30 years 5 27 White Male 2016 11-21-2016
Gonser, Shannon Colorado Arapahoe 2006 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to life 4 34 White Female 2010 12-14-2016
Gross, George New Jersey Gloucester 1998 2001 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 1 38 White Male 1999 06-22-2013
Hamby, Loren Colorado Huerfano 1939 1946 Murder Life 6 20 White Male 1946
Kamienski, Paul New Jersey Ocean 1988 2010 Murder Life 21 35 White Male 2009 03-29-2013
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
Mangum, Verle Colorado Mesa 2003 2023 Murder Life without parole 20 17 White Male 2023 09-19-2023
Masters, Timothy Colorado Larimer 1999 2008 Murder Life 9 15 White Male 2008 08-29-2011
Mattice, Ernest Colorado Denver 1936 1937 Sexual Assault Life 1 33 White Male 1937
Michaels, Margaret Kelly New Jersey Essex 1988 1994 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 22 White Female 1993 02-21-2012
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
Prati, Ronald Jr. New Jersey Mercer 1996 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 13 28 White Male 2009 11-06-2017
Puskas, Timothy New Jersey Middlesex 2017 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 4 38 White Male 2021 04-02-2024
Russo, Carmine New Jersey Essex 1997 2001 Assault Fine 0 51 White Male 1997 06-06-2018
Ryan, Michael New Jersey Atlantic 2016 2018 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 50 White Male 2016 04-17-2019
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Shomo, Aubrey Ellen Colorado Broomfield 2001 2016 Assault Probation 0 16 White Male 2008 2001 04-22-2016
Stewart, Coleman Colorado Boulder 2015 2018 Menacing Term of Years 45 days 0 23 White Male 2015 02-04-2019
Voss, Krystal Colorado Alamosa 2004 2017 Murder Term of Years 20 years 9 28 White Female 2013 09-20-2017
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery Term of Years 6 years 3 White Male 1909