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
Copeland, Nicole Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Term of Years 24 days 0 32 White Female 2010 05-20-2016
Davis, Thomas Nebraska Hall 1969 1971 Murder Life 2 32 White Male 1971 10-17-2019
Dean, James Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 20 White Male 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Diaz, Marcia Minaya Fed-NY (Eastern) 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 50 Hispanic Female 2015 10-01-2015
Dunn, Elisa Fed-NY (Northern) 2010 2016 Fraud Probation 0 38 White Female 2010 05-20-2016
Field, Denis Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2013 Tax Evasion/Fraud Not Sentenced 0 46 White Male 2011 11-12-2013
Krueger, Oscar Fed-NY 1911 1912 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 1.5 years 1 32 White Male 1912
Lewchuk, Dennis Nebraska Madison 1980 1996 Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 16 33 White Male 1996 12-26-2014
Lytle, Alvernon L. Nebraska Kearney 1929 1932 Robbery Term of Years 12 to 15 years 2 White Male 1932
Marion, William Jackson Nebraska Gage 1887 1987 Murder Death 0 White Male 1887
Murray, Patrick Fed-NY (Eastern) 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 years 3 34 White Male 2013 07-31-2014
Parker, Darrel Nebraska Lancaster 1956 1991 Murder Life 14 24 White Male 1969 10-10-2012
Parse, David Fed-NY (Southern) 2011 2016 Tax Evasion/Fraud Term of Years 3 years and 6 months 0 42 White Male 2011 12-07-2016
Perez, Duarnis Fed-NY (Northern) 2000 2006 Immigration Term of Years 4 3/4 years 4 27 Hispanic Male 2004 09-11-2012
Peterson, Kevin K. Nebraska Douglas 1994 1995 Murder Not Sentenced 1 33 White Male 1995 04-18-2013
Rivas, Edgar Fed-NY (Southern) 2003 2004 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years and 1 month 2 37 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Sadr, Ali Fed-NY (Southern) 2020 2020 Other Nonviolent Felony Not Sentenced 0 34 Asian Male 2020 07-30-2020
Serrano, Pedro Fed-NY (Southern) 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Not Sentenced 0 37 Hispanic Male 2016 12-06-2017
Shelden, Debra Nebraska Gage 1989 2009 Accessory to Murder Term of Years 10 years 5 26 White Female 2008 1994 08-29-2011
Sherwin, James T. Fed-NY (Southern) 1989 1991 Fraud Term of Years 6 months 0 53 White Male 1989 08-29-2011