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
Adams, Johnathan Georgia Carroll 2005 2006 Murder Term of Years 1 year 1 12 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
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
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
Baddeley, Gabriel Washington Benton 2002 2004 Arson Term of Years 2 months 0 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Banks, Jerry Georgia Henry 1975 1980 Murder Death 6 23 Black Male 1980
Bernstein, Charles Washington 1933 1945 Murder Death 7 37 White Male 1940
Bradford, Ted Washington Yakima 1996 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 10 23 Native American Male 2006 08-29-2011
Bradley, Kelvin Georgia Fulton 2012 2017 Assault Term of Years 20 years 5 26 Black Male 2017 05-16-2017
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
Bryan, Sheila Georgia Colquitt 1998 2000 Murder Life 0 43 White Female 1999 08-29-2011
Campbell, Lori Georgia Douglas 2005 2007 Theft Probation 0 32 Black Female 2005 01-12-2018
Cannon, Trevor Georgia Chatham 2015 2018 Manslaughter Term of Years 8 years 2 22 White Male 2017 01-11-2018
Carr, Weldon Wayne Georgia Fulton 1994 2004 Murder Life 4 57 White Male 1997 07-03-2012
Carter, Richy Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year and 2 months 0 30 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 45 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
Chapman, Justin Georgia Haralson 2007 2016 Murder Life 8 27 White Male 2015 07-12-2016
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3 21 Black Male 1978
Christoph, Dayna Washington Spokane 1995 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 21 to 28 weeks 0 16 White Female 1995 02-22-2012
Chumley, Tom Edwin Georgia Columbia 2005 2009 Murder Life 4 52 White Male 2009 06-25-2013
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, Mark Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Coleman, Robert E. Georgia Clayton 1929 1933 Murder Life 4 21 White Male 1933
Creamer, James Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1975
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 1 21 White Male 1997 1997 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
Debelbot, Albert Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 22 Other Male 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Debelbot, Ashley Georgia Muscogee 2009 2021 Murder Life 11 23 Black Female 2015 2020 05-25-2021
Dinning, Jack Georgia Rabun 1993 1997 Murder Life 4 38 White Male 1997 12-30-2013
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Echols, Douglas Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 6 25 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Gassman, Tyler W. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 26 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Goodin, Anthony Georgia Lowndes 1988 1989 Murder Life without parole 1 22 White Male 1989 07-24-2024
Googe, Michael Georgia Glynn 2008 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2 years 7 26 White Male 2015 08-20-2015
Hacker, Larry Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1975
Hambrick, Jace Washington Clark 2018 2023 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 months to life 2 20 White Male 2020 01-24-2024
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 6 33 Black Female 2016 07-31-2020
Harris, Benjamin Washington Pierce 1984 1997 Murder Death 13 37 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Harrison, Clarence Georgia DeKalb 1987 2004 Sexual Assault Life 17 27 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Horn, Geither Washington Franklin 1935 1959 Murder Life 24 41 Black Male 1959
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
Jenkins, Billy Richard Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 31 White Male 1975
Johnson, Calvin Jr. Georgia Clayton 1983 1999 Sexual Assault Life 16 25 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Johnson, Sophia Washington Clark 2003 2005 Murder Term of Years 43 years 3 23 Other Female 2004 2005 09-24-2013
Johnson, Timothy Georgia Houston 1984 2013 Murder Life 29 22 Black Male 2013 12-11-2013
Jones, Jeremiah Washington King 2001 2002 Assault Not Sentenced 0 20 White Male 2001 07-14-2016
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
Larson, Robert E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 20 years 4 27 White Male 2013 07-26-2013
Leverett, Ron Georgia Hart 1993 1994 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 29 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery Term of Years 4 years 2 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
McAllister, Patrick Washington Jefferson 2012 2018 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years and 10 months 5 46 White Male 2017 05-17-2018
Nakano, William Washington Lewis 1981 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 7 21 White Male 1995 1988 08-25-2022
Nelson, Gary Georgia Chatham 1980 1991 Murder Death 11 29 Black Male 1991 08-29-2011
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
Parks, Deron Washington Clark 2010 2019 Child Sex Abuse Life 7 41 Black Male 2018 06-19-2019
Parlton, Edward Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 22 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Peralta, David Georgia DeKalb 2001 2013 Murder Life 12 23 Hispanic Male 2002 2013 09-19-2013
Perry, Dennis Georgia Camden 2003 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 White Male 2020 08-09-2021
Powell, James Hoyt Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 35 White Male 1975
Reichert, Joseph Washington King 2001 2003 Robbery Not Sentenced 2 20 White Male 2003 09-05-2017
Roberts, Charles Georgia Cobb 1975 1975 Murder Life 1 White Male 1975
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Ruff, Alton Wayne Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 2 25 White Male 1975
Schmieder, Jeff Washington King 1998 1999 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 41 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Scott, Samuel Georgia Chatham 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14 28 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Shved, Olga Washington Franklin 2009 2014 Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 23 White Female 2011 07-31-2014
Simmers, Ian Washington King 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 46 years and 8 months 23 16 White Male 2019 04-08-2019
Simmons, James Washington King 2007 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 1 day 1 47 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Sisson, Robert Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Smith, Alfred Washington 1933 1935 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 to 9 years 1 26 White Male 1935 06-17-2024
Sorrels, Ross Washington Clark 1995 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 7 44 White Male 2002 2003 08-29-2011
Statler, Paul E. Washington Spokane 2009 2013 Robbery Term of Years 42 years 4 21 White Male 2012 07-26-2013
Stinchcomb, Mario Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2021 05-06-2021
Strickland, Reshenda Washington Clark 2004 2004 Robbery Term of Years 6 months 0 24 Black Female 2004 08-29-2011
Sullivan, Maurice Washington 1922 1924 Assault Term of Years 7 years 2 Don't Know Male 1924
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 1 year 1 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
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
Vaile, Darnai Washington Spokane 2020 2023 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Probation 0 23 Black Male 2020 08-21-2023
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7 29 Black Male 1987
Wanzer, Terry Lee Georgia Clayton 1973 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8 20 White Male 1981 08-29-2011
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011
Washington, Michael Washington Snohomish 2005 2006 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 year 0 16 White Male 2006 08-08-2017
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 22 19 White Male 2003 2023 10-17-2023
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 1 19 White Female 2019 2014 05-12-2019
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
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 28 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Williams, Willie Georgia Fulton 1985 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 22 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Woolfolk, Michael Georgia Fulton 2004 2021 Murder Life without parole 17 23 Black Male 2021 05-22-2021