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
Abbitt, Joseph North Carolina Forsyth 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 09-01-2011
Alford, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1975 1976 Murder Death 1 22 Black Male 1976 07-13-2022
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder Term of Years 43 3/4 to 54 years 11 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Allen, Donovan Washington Cowlitz 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 13 18 White Male 2015 12-10-2015
Allen, Ryan Washington Thurston 2008 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 30 White Male 2009 07-31-2017
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 23 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Anderson, James S. Washington Pierce 2005 2009 Robbery Term of Years 17 years 4 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Apolo-Albino, Ezequiel Washington King 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 6 3/4 to Life 7 55 Hispanic Male 2013 2016 11-05-2016
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson Term of Years 2 months 0 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Benton, John North Carolina Mecklenburg 1942 1943 Assault Term of Years 15 years 1 15 Black Male 1943 04-01-2021
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Blackmon, James North Carolina Wake 1988 2019 Murder Life 32 26 Black Male 2019 09-03-2019
Bowles, Joe North Carolina Surry 1919 1921 Murder Death 2 White Male 1921 09-30-2022
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 10 23 Native American Male 2006 08-29-2011
Bridgeman, Walter North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 to 30 3/4 years 4 37 White Male 2013 2017 12-03-2017
Brock, Jerry Washington Thurston 1995 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 19 35 Black Male 2012 2014 02-17-2015
Brown, Bradford Washington 1975 1979 Murder Term of Years 18 years to life 4 27 Black Male 1979
Brown, Keith North Carolina Wilson 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 4 25 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Brown, Knolly Jr. North Carolina Edgecomb 2009 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 to 6 3/4 years 4 37 Black Male 2013 10-26-2016
Brown, Leon North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 15 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
Carey, Anthony North Carolina Mecklenburg 1973 1974 Murder Death 1 20 Black Male 1974 10-05-2021
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery Term of Years 14 to 40 years 8 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8 39 White Male 2019 2019 08-23-2022
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13 24 Black Male DK 2008 08-31-2011
Chavis, Benjamin Jr. North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 34 years 8 23 Black Male 1975 1981 11-17-2016
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
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
Clark, Carey North Carolina Avery 1996 1998 Murder Life 2 37 White Male 1998 1998 09-14-2015
Clark, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Cotton, Ronald North Carolina Alamance 1985 1995 Sexual Assault Life 10 22 Black Male 1995 08-29-2011
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024
Cunningham, Connie Washington Chelan 1994 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 46 years and 6 months 3 43 White Female 1996 1997 02-12-2012
Cunningham, Henry Washington Chelan 1994 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 47 years 5 46 White Male 1996 1999 02-12-2012
Dail, Dwayne Allen North Carolina Wayne 1989 2007 Child Sex Abuse Life 18 17 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Daniels, Erick North Carolina Durham 2001 2008 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 14 years 7 14 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Davis, Jeramie Washington Spokane 2008 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 36 White Male 2013 04-15-2013
Davis, Larry Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 6 months 17 36 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Doggett, Carol Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 36 White Female 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Doggett, Mark Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years and 10 months 3 35 White Male 1996 1998 08-29-2011
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 24 34 Black Male 1992 2016 05-18-2016
Epps, Reginald North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 28 years 8 17 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 18 Black Male 2020 2022 03-07-2024
Everett, Harold Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 65 White Male 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Everett, Idella Washington Chelan 1994 1998 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years and 8 months 4 41 White Female 1996 1998 02-12-2012
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 43 38 Black Male 2002 2019 06-24-2019
Fowler, Victor North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 19 White Male 1935
Garner, Terence North Carolina Johnston 1998 2002 Attempted Murder Term of Years 32 to 43 years 4 16 Black Male 1998 2002 08-29-2011
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 26 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Gausvik, Ralph Washington Chelan 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years and 4 months 5 39 White Male 1996 2000 02-15-2012
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011
Grant, Israel North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2019 Robbery Term of Years 18 1/2 to 23 7/8 years 8 19 Black Male 2014 2016 02-04-2019
Green, Doris Washington Chelan 1995 1999 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 23 years 4 34 White Female 1999 02-17-2012
Grimes, Willie North Carolina Catawba 1988 2012 Sexual Assault Life 24 41 Black Male 2012 10-08-2012
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 months to life 2 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Hefner, Cecil North Carolina Burke 1920 1921 Murder Term of Years 15 years 0 White Male 1921
Hoffman, Jonathon North Carolina Union 1996 2007 Murder Death 11 41 Black Male 2006 2007 08-31-2011
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
Horne, Joe North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Howard, Darryl North Carolina Durham 1995 2016 Murder Term of Years 80 years 21 29 Black Male 2004 2016 09-06-2016
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1985 2004 Murder Life 18 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Hunt, Darryl North Carolina Forsyth 1987 1990 Murder Term of Years 40 years 0 18 Black Male 1987 12-30-2023
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 3 years 4 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Jackson, John Washington Grant 1996 2001 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 years and 4 months 6 59 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Jacobs, Jerry North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Jean, Lesly North Carolina Onslow 1982 1991 Sexual Assault Life 9 22 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
Johnson, Kevin North Carolina Durham 2010 2023 Attempted Murder Term of Years 24 2/3 to 30 5/12 years 13 24 Black Male 2020 2023 07-20-2023
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14 28 Black Male 2007 2008 08-29-2011
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder Term of Years 12 to 15 years 10 20 Black Male 2011 2011 10-12-2011
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Kennedy, Thomas Washington Cowlitz 2002 2012 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 15 years 10 32 White Male 2012 2012 05-11-2012
Kunze, David Washington Clark 1997 2001 Murder Life without parole 4 44 White Male 2001 04-26-2014
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20 36 Black Male 2007 2013 08-15-2013
Langley, Gus North Carolina Buncombe 1932 1936 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1934
Larson, Robert E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 4 27 White Male 2013 07-26-2013
Logan, Curtis North Carolina Wake 2020 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 33 Black Male 2020 06-29-2022
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 44 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Massey, Shawn Giovanni North Carolina Mecklenburg 1999 2010 Kidnapping Term of Years 11 1/2 to 15 1/4 years 11 25 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Matthews, Ernest North Carolina Duplin 1993 2016 Murder Term of Years 20 years 7 20 Black Male 2007 2000 10-26-2016
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 10 months 5 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
McCollum, Henry North Carolina Robeson 1984 2014 Murder Death 30 19 Black Male 2014 09-02-2014
McEachern, Toney North Carolina Robeson 1993 1998 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 34 Black Male 1994 1998 09-02-2015
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 27 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
McKoy, James North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 17 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Miller, Henry Fed-AR (Western) 1888 1902 Murder Death 14 35 White Male 1902
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder Term of Years 12 years 9 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Moore, Wayne North Carolina New Hanover 1972 2012 Assault Term of Years 29 years 8 18 Black Male 1975 1980 11-17-2016
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder Term of Years 18 to 22 years 5 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 21 White Male 1995 1988 08-25-2022
Northrop, Alan Washington Clark 1993 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 23 years and 6 months 17 28 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Olebar, Brandon Washington King 2003 2013 Robbery Term of Years 16 years and 6 months 10 19 Native American Male 2013 12-27-2013
Palmer, Sylvian North Carolina Davidson 1932 1935 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 2 20 White Male 1935
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7 41 Black Male 2018 06-19-2019