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
Amrine, Joseph Missouri Cole 1986 2003 Murder Death 17 28 Black Male 1987 2003 08-29-2011
Bankhead, Antoine Missouri St. Louis City 2002 2006 Murder Life 4 18 Black Male 2006 12-06-2017
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Branch, Michael Arkansas Sebastian 1995 1998 Murder Term of Years 20 years 2 45 White Male 1998 1998 04-05-2014
Briscoe, Johnny Missouri St. Louis 1983 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 23 28 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Brown, John Jr. Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 21 Black Male 2016 2018 10-08-2020
Buchli, Richard II Missouri Jackson 2002 2012 Murder Life without parole 5 50 White Male 2008 08-16-2013
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Callanan, Lawrence Missouri St. Louis 1996 2020 Murder Life without parole 24 19 White Male 2018 2020 07-06-2020
Carnes, Keith Missouri Jackson 2005 2022 Murder Life without parole 17 33 Black Male 2011 2022 04-20-2022
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Dunn, Christopher Missouri St. Louis City 1991 2024 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Black Male 2005 2024 08-07-2024
Engel, Gary Missouri Clay 1991 2010 Kidnapping Term of Years 90 years 19 33 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013
Irons, Jonathan Missouri St. Charles 1998 2020 Assault Term of Years 50 years 22 16 Black Male 2020 07-20-2020
Jimerson, Tina Arkansas Dallas 1992 2020 Murder Life 26 23 Black Female 2016 2018 10-08-2020
Johnson, Lamar Missouri St. Louis City 1995 2023 Murder Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2003 2023 03-01-2023
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 18 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 16 24 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Robinson, David Missouri Scott 2001 2018 Murder Life without parole 17 32 Black Male 2004 2018 05-30-2018
Scott, Scotty Arkansas Pulaski 1983 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 years 0 20 White Male 1983 08-29-2011
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 14 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Strughold, James Missouri St. Louis 1997 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 days 0 53 White Male 1997 09-22-2015
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Villasana, Armand Missouri Greene 1999 2000 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 44 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
Wilson, Johnny Lee Missouri Lawrence 1987 1995 Murder Life without parole 8 20 White Male 1989 1995 08-29-2011