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
Abbott, Stearns Kendall Massachusetts Middlesex 1880 1911 Murder Death 31 40 White Male 1911
Adams, Cheryl Massachusetts Essex 1989 1993 Theft Probation 0 26 White Female 1989 10-28-2014
Alexander, Malcolm Louisiana Jefferson 1980 2018 Sexual Assault Life without parole 37 19 Black Male 2018 02-06-2018
Andrews, Herbert Massachusetts Suffolk 1914 1914 Forgery Term of Years 1.17 years 0 White Male 1914
Aviles, Anselmo Massachusetts Worcester 1989 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16 to 18 years 8 22 Hispanic Male 1997 09-04-2012
Bennett, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2024 Murder Life without parole 17 22 Black Male 2006 2015 12-17-2024
Blanton, Robert H. III Louisiana Ascension Parish 1974 1980 Murder Life 6 Don't Know Male 1980
Briley, Yutico Louisiana Orleans 2013 2021 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 8 19 Black Male 2013 2021 04-05-2021
Brown, Nathan Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 17 23 Black Male 2014 06-25-2014
Brown, Patrick Louisiana Orleans 1994 2023 Child Sex Abuse Life without parole 28 20 Black Male 2002 2023 05-22-2023
Bueso, David Louisiana East Baton Rouge 2019 2021 Murder Life without parole 2 19 Hispanic Male 2021 08-02-2021
Cameron, Ronjon Massachusetts Berkshire 2003 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 16 years 12 52 White Male 1995 2015 12-02-2015
Cero, Gangi Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1930 Murder Death 3 21 White Male 1930
Chambers, Anthony Massachusetts Suffolk 2009 2014 Manslaughter Term of Years 5 to 7 years 5 51 Black Male 2013 09-21-2016
Chance, John H. Massachusetts Suffolk 1899 1911 Murder Life 12 31 Don't Know Male 1911
Charles, Clyde Louisiana Terrebonne 1982 1999 Sexual Assault Life 17 26 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Chiappini, Wayne Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Assault Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 48 White Male 2006 2007 09-30-2016
Cifizzari, Gary Massachusetts Worcester 1984 2019 Murder Life without parole 35 23 White Male 2019 2019 01-08-2020
Clark, Royal Jr. Louisiana Jefferson 2003 2019 Robbery Term of Years 49 years and six months 16 24 Black Male 2019 06-28-2019
Coco, Allen Louisiana Calcasieu 1997 2006 Sexual Assault Life 9 26 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Collins, Benjamin Massachusetts Middlesex 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 2.5 to 3.5 years 0 48 Don't Know Male 1928
Correia, Ivano Massachusetts Plymouth 2014 2021 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 20 years 7 28 Black Male 2021 02-12-2022
Cosenza, Natale Massachusetts Worcester 2002 2017 Assault Term of Years 12 to 20 years 14 26 White Male 2016 11-29-2017
Cowans, Stephan Massachusetts Suffolk 1998 2004 Attempted Murder Term of Years 30 to 45 years 6 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Craig, Andrew Massachusetts Worcester 2005 2006 Assault Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 1 24 Black Male 2005 2006 10-06-2016
Crawford, Rodricus Louisiana Caddo 2013 2017 Murder Death 3 22 Black Male 2017 04-18-2017
Curley, Catina Louisiana Orleans 2007 2019 Murder Life 11 32 Black Female 2018 03-07-2019
Czubryt, Robert Massachusetts Berkshire 2010 2016 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 months 0 50 White Male 2010 04-30-2018
Dudley, Herbert S. Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 4 to 6 years 1 White Male 1912
Earle, Margaret Massachusetts Plymouth 2005 2010 Murder Life 5 21 White Female 2010 02-23-2014
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Epps, Derick Massachusetts Essex 2007 2016 Child Abuse Term of Years 7 to 10 years 6 27 Black Male 2013 10-07-2018
Fields, John W. Massachusetts Essex 1892 1892 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 2.5 years 1 19 Don't Know Male 1892 01-18-2019
Fils, Roland Massachusetts Hampden 2008 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 3 35 Black Male 2012 10-04-2016
Fitzgerald, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1904 1904 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 to 5 years 0 22 White Male 1904
Frazier, Bryan Massachusetts Suffolk 2004 2009 Possession of Stolen Property Term of Years 2 years and 6 months 2 20 White Male 2006 03-19-2018
Grace, Frank Parky Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11 29 Black Male 1985
Guidetti, Kevin Massachusetts Plymouth 2010 2018 Assault Term of Years 59 days 0 52 White Male 2017 2010 02-21-2023
Gutierrez, Erasmo Massachusetts Essex 2004 2022 Arson Term of Years 1 to 2 years 2 39 Hispanic Male 2006 05-05-2023
Hamilton, Tilfor Massachusetts Suffolk 2012 2016 Assault Term of Years 5 years 4 32 Hispanic Male 2016 04-09-2018
Hammons, Robert Louisiana St. Tammany 1986 1992 Robbery Term of Years 40 years 6 31 White Male 1992 12-14-2018
Harris, Patrick Louisiana Bossier 2019 2021 Manslaughter Term of Years 39 years 2 39 White Male 2021 04-26-2022
Hebert, Larry Louisiana East Baton Rouge Parish 1987 1987 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 29 Black Male 1987 05-18-2020
Henry, Darrill Louisiana Orleans 2011 2023 Murder Life without parole 9 28 Black Male 2020 02-21-2023
Hill, Darrin Louisiana Orleans 1999 2012 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 13 26 Black Male 2012 07-03-2012
Hudson, Jermaine Louisiana Orleans 2000 2021 Robbery Life 21 20 Black Male 2021 2021 04-13-2021
Jackson, Willie Louisiana Jefferson 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 17 17 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Jacobson, Barry Massachusetts Berkshire 1983 2022 Arson Term of Years 6 months 1 38 White Male 1985 04-05-2022
James, Henry Louisiana Jefferson 1982 2011 Sexual Assault Life without parole 29 20 Black Male 2011 01-13-2012
Johnson, Craig Louisiana Orleans 1996 1997 Robbery Term of Years 70 years 0 27 Black Male 1997 03-10-2014
Johnson, Don Massachusetts Worcester 1994 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 1 year 0 28 Black Male 1995 01-07-2025
Johnson, Lawyer Massachusetts Suffolk 1972 1982 Murder Death 10 20 Black Male 1982
Johnson, Rickey Louisiana Sabine 1983 2008 Sexual Assault Life without parole 25 26 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Jordano, Frank Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Death 2 17 White Male 1920 07-09-2020
Jordano, Iorlando Louisiana Jefferson 1919 1920 Murder Life 2 68 White Male 1920 07-08-2020
Lazzell, David Louisiana Iberia 1991 2007 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 32 White Male 1995 1991 12-17-2012
Leaster, Bobby Joe Massachusetts Suffolk 1971 1986 Murder Life 16 21 Black Male 1986
Lewis, Ryan Louisiana Orleans 2004 2007 Attempted Murder Not Sentenced 3 15 Black Male 2007 04-06-2020
Maher, Dennis Massachusetts Middlesex 1984 2003 Sexual Assault Life 19 22 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Marcucci, Paul Massachusetts Bristol 2011 2016 Arson Term of Years 8 to 10 years 5 47 White Male 2016 08-04-2016
McManus, John Massachusetts Suffolk 1911 1912 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 1 Don't Know Male 1912
O'Laughlin, Michael Massachusetts Berkshire 2002 2010 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to 50 years 7 35 White Male 2009 09-02-2020
O'Loughlin, Kevin Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2015 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 to 6 years 4 19 White Male 1986 12-29-2016
Passley, Marlon Massachusetts Suffolk 1996 2000 Murder Life 3 23 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Qualls, Ronnie Massachusetts Suffolk 1993 2020 Murder Life 26 20 Black Male 2019 09-21-2020
Ralston, Sean Massachusetts Middlesex 1989 1992 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 15 years 3 18 White Male 1991 10-25-2014
Randolph, Guy Massachusetts Suffolk 1991 2008 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 33 Black Male 2001 03-30-2014
Reissfelder, George Massachusetts Suffolk 1967 1982 Murder Life 10 26 White Male 1977
Rhodes, Troy Louisiana Orleans 2003 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 149 years 15 34 Black Male 2018 11-15-2021
Ruano, Julio Louisiana Orleans 2011 2017 Assault Term of Years 7 years 6 42 Hispanic Male 2017 06-30-2017
Rubin, Jerome Massachusetts Middlesex 2010 2016 Arson Term of Years 2 years 1 48 White Male 2011 05-31-2016
Santos, Darvin Castro Louisiana St. Bernard 2012 2021 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 08-21-2021
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Sarsfield, Eric Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 15 years 8 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shannon, Michael Louisiana Orleans 2011 2018 Murder Life without parole 6 41 Black Male 2017 02-15-2018
Shaughnessy, Eric Massachusetts Suffolk 1997 1998 Assault Term of Years 5 years 1 21 White Male 1997 10-07-2012
Silva-Santiago, Jesus Massachusetts Plymouth 2006 2010 Murder Life without parole 4 28 Hispanic Male 2010 10-06-2013
Smigielski, Amy Massachusetts Hampden 2009 2012 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 6 months 1 37 White Female 2011 11-06-2017
Stewart, Kia Louisiana Orleans 2009 2015 Murder Life without parole 6 17 Black Male 2015 04-15-2015
Sullivan, Michael Massachusetts Middlesex 1987 2019 Murder Life without parole 26 25 White Male 2013 03-07-2019
Taylor, Harold Massachusetts Suffolk 1927 1927 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 7 years 0 Don't Know Male 1927
Usher, Cornelius Massachusetts Essex 1902 1904 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 3 to 5 years 2 Don't Know Male 1904
Vargas-Cintron, Johnny Massachusetts Middlesex 2011 2013 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 34 Hispanic Male 2013 11-08-2013
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 18 years 13 21 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ward, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1895 1896 Theft Term of Years 5 years 1 20 Don't Know Male 1896
Washburn, Michael Massachusetts Bristol 2002 2003 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 4 years 0 20 White Male 2003 11-17-2017
Williams, Archie Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1983 2019 Attempted Murder Life without parole 36 22 Black Male 2019 03-23-2019
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 24 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011