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
Acero, Longino California Santa Clara 1994 2006 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years and 4 months 9 35 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
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
Bivens, Darrell Wayne Jr. Texas Collin 2013 2013 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 0 33 Black Male 2013 04-15-2013
Brown, Jeffrey Indiana Noble 2011 2016 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 6 months 1 45 White Male 2012 10-04-2022
Carney, John Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 2 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012
Catton, James Fed-IL (Central) 1994 2004 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 9 months 0 43 White Male 1994 10-06-2014
Chessman, Scott Ohio Montgomery 2009 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 33 White Male 2010 06-04-2019
Church, Ollie Washington Grays Harbor 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 1 44 White Male 2012 01-27-2017
Copeland, Nicole Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Term of Years 24 days 0 32 White Female 2010 05-20-2016
Cunningham, Dean Texas Cherokee 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 2 53 White Male 2015 10-09-2015
Dauer, Christopher Texas Jones 2013 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 1 35 White Male 2014 04-18-2018
Eisemann, Osher New Jersey Middlesex 2019 2024 Fraud Term of Years 60 days 0 58 White Male 2019 08-21-2024
Fisher, James Fed-TX (Northern) 1995 1997 Fraud Term of Years 7 years and 3 months 2 32 White Male 1997 12-04-2012
Garland, William Fed-OH (Southern) 1991 1993 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 58 Black Male 1991 04-08-2021
Gay, Donald Texas Harris 2019 2021 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 15 years 2 56 White Male 2021 06-25-2021
Gibson, David Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 53 White Male 2018 07-16-2021
Gilman, William New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud Term of Years 90 days 0 60 White Male 2008 06-25-2013
Haischer, Heidi Fed-NV 2012 2016 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 0 38 White Female 2012 03-21-2016
Hall, Erin Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud Term of Years 2 months 0 35 White Male 2011 02-03-2014
Hannan, Ahmed Fed-MI (Eastern) 2003 2004 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 32 Other Male 2004 08-29-2011
Harbin, Phillip Texas Denton 2001 2009 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 8 36 White Male 2009 10-03-2017
Harra, Robert Jr. Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 61 White Male 2018 07-16-2021
Hart, Anthony Michigan Hillsdale 2014 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 1/3 to 2 years 2 30 White Male 2015 05-01-2018
Henly, Brock Ohio Hamilton 2003 2007 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 3 44 Black Male 2006 03-30-2015
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 9 years 7 41 White Male 2012 09-02-2015
Jasin, Thomas Fed-PA (Eastern) 1992 2003 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 2 46 White Male 1994 01-10-2013
Johnson, Allen Texas Taylor 2017 2023 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 15 years 4 54 Black Male 2021 06-14-2023
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2015 2019 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 0 38 Black Male 2016 02-14-2019
Jordan, DeJuan Texas El Paso 2016 2019 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 2 40 Black Male 2018 02-14-2019
Kayer, Brian Illinois Livingston 2011 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 2 34 Asian Male 2013 10-15-2017
Kolhoff, Paul Texas Mitchell 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 8 years 2 36 White Male 2018 06-08-2020
LaCroix, Joseph Idaho Bonneville 2017 2023 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 5 29 White Male 2022 09-19-2023
Laudig, Jessie Indiana Marion 2018 2022 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 8 months and 10 days 1 36 White Male 2019 06-28-2022
Leonard, Keevin Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2016 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and 10 months 0 42 White Male 2009 01-25-2017
Mackley, David Texas McLennan 2017 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 7 years 3 51 White Male 2019 07-13-2020
Mahaffy, Kenneth Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 47 White Male 2009 04-28-2018
Malin, Robert Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2018 Fraud Term of Years 4 years 0 38 White Male 2009 06-14-2018
Mathis, Kelly Florida Seminole 2013 2017 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 59 White Male 2013 04-19-2017
McNenney, Edward New York New York 2008 2011 Fraud Term of Years 90 days 0 40 White Male 2008 06-25-2013
Minsky, Gerald Fed-KY (Eastern) 1991 1992 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 0 42 White Male 1991 12-12-2012
Navarro, John Fed-TX (Western) 2019 2022 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 9 months 3 43 White Male 2021 01-05-2023
Nobles, Glen Texas Sabine 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 2 52 Black Male 2015 03-05-2015
North, William Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 3 years 0 51 White Male 2018 07-16-2021
Nwaigwe, Linus Fed-NY (Eastern) 2009 2015 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 0 45 Black Male 2009 03-28-2016
Obagi, Maher Fed-CA (Central) 2015 2022 Fraud Term of Years 6 1/2 years 0 21 Other Male 2015 12-19-2022
Ortiz, Juan California Los Angeles 2005 2010 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 44 Hispanic Male 2006 06-30-2013
Overstreet, Nolan Texas Tarrant 2000 2024 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 0 21 White Male 2000 07-22-2024
Parkes, Timothy Fed-TN (Eastern) 2009 2012 Fraud Term of Years 6 years and 6 months 2 49 White Male 2012 06-25-2013
Patel, Jigar Fed-MD 2014 2017 Fraud Term of Years 1 year and 1 month 2 27 Asian Male 2016 06-01-2017
Patterson, Ronnie Jr. Minnesota Hennepin 2008 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 8 months 2 31 Black Male 2010 08-17-2018
Paulus, Richard Fed-KY (Eastern) 2016 2024 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 1 66 White Male 2017 01-16-2024
Phillips, Lacey Fed-WI (Western) 2011 2014 Fraud Term of Years 2 months 0 22 White Female 2011 02-03-2014
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 180 days 0 51 Black Male 2014 11-02-2018
Powell, Willard Fed-IA (Southern) 1910 1910 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and $10,000 fine 0 38 White Male 1910
Rakowski, Kevyn Fed-DE 2018 2021 Fraud Term of Years 4 1/2 years 0 57 White Female 2018 07-16-2021
Rivera, Simon Angel Texas Travis 2002 2005 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Hispanic Male 2004 11-06-2012
Robinson, Ivan Fed-DC 2017 2023 Fraud Term of Years 11 years and 3 months 4 41 Black Male 2021 04-17-2024
Schledwitz, Karl Fed-TN (Eastern) 1992 1999 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 30 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 3 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 1 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014
Taylor, Homer III Washington Grays Harbor 2010 2011 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 2 51 White Male 2011 01-27-2017
Thorn, Michael Michigan Branch 1995 1999 Fraud Term of Years 5 years 4 46 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wahlgren, Ryun Texas Dallas 2015 2017 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 1 42 Asian Male 2016 09-25-2017
Wahlgren, Ryun Texas Harris 2015 2017 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 2 42 Asian Male 2016 11-06-2017
Walker, Danny Illinois DuPage 2012 2018 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 1 47 Black Male 2012 04-20-2018
Wallach, E. Robert Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1993 Fraud Term of Years 6 years 0 50 White Male 1989 03-29-2013
Wheeler, Michael Washington Thurston 2000 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 20 days 0 51 White Male 2000 01-27-2017
Wheeler, Michael Washington Pierce 2011 2013 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year and 5 months 1 61 White Male 2011 01-27-2017
Williams, Gregory Texas Lubbock 2018 2023 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 4 55 Black Male 2022 04-19-2024
Wills, Ruben New York Queens 2017 2021 Fraud Term of Years 2 to 6 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 05-25-2021
Woods, William California Los Angeles 2021 2024 Fraud Term of Years 2 years 0 51 White Male 2023 2021 04-21-2024
Zomber, Michael Fed-PA (Eastern) 2003 2009 Fraud Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 5 53 White Male 2008 08-29-2011