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
Sledge, Norris Wisconsin Milwaukee 1922 1922 Sexual Assault Term of Years 15 years 0 Don't Know Male 1922
Smart, Richard Michigan Oakland 1983 1988 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 to 20 years 4 33 White Male 1988 02-07-2020
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Devon New York Westchester 1983 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 16.7 to 50 years 3 18 Black Male 1987 08-07-2020
Smith, Walter D. Ohio Franklin 1986 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 78 to Life 10 27 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Snyder, Walter Virginia Arlington 1986 1993 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 7 20 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Starks, Bennie Illinois Lake 1986 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 20 26 Black Male 2006 01-07-2013
Stevens, Richard Fed-NJ 1990 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 2 32 Black Male 1992 12-12-2012
Stewart, Nicholas Fed-Military 2009 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2010 08-30-2012
Sullivan, Bryan Fed-Military 2016 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 7 years 1 31 White Male 2017 09-26-2017
Sutherlin, David Brian Minnesota Ramsey 1985 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years and 7 months 0 23 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 4 16 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Swartz, Mary Washington Spokane 1918 1920 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 Don't Know Female 1920 04-25-2022
Swift, Walter Michigan Wayne 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 to 55 years 26 21 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Talley, Dell Virginia Henrico 1991 1991 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 23 Black Male 1991 10-13-2014
Talley, Terry Georgia Troup 1981 2021 Sexual Assault Life 39 23 Black Male 2021 04-04-2021
Taylor, David Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2002 2024 Sexual Assault Term of Years 11 to 30 years 22 32 Black Male 2024 11-11-2024
Taylor, Ronald Texas Harris 1995 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 12 32 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Terens, Daniel Wisconsin Manitowoc 1991 1993 Manslaughter Term of Years 20 years 2 27 White Male 1992 1993 05-31-2013
Thomas, Victor Larue Texas Ellis 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Life 15 26 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Thompson, Hubert Connecticut Hartford 1998 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 13 27 Black Male 2012 02-28-2013
Thompson, Michael Utah Salt Lake 2008 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to Life 6 32 White Male 2014 09-19-2022
Thompson, Patrick Illinois Champaign 2006 2008 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 35 Black Male 2006 07-29-2012
Thurman, Philip Leon Virginia Alexandria City 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 31 years 19 29 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Tillman, James Calvin Connecticut Hartford 1989 2006 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 17 25 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Titus, Steve King 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 0 31 White Male 1981
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Townsend, Bobby Mississippi Webster 1999 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 2 43 Black Male 2001 12-16-2016
Tracy, Ronald Iowa Jackson 1989 1992 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 2 37 White Male 1992 1992 08-01-2019
Turner, Keith Texas Dallas 1983 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 6 22 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Valdez, Gilbert Texas Bexar 1997 2012 Sexual Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 1997 10-31-2012
Vanderhorst, Zachary California San Francisco 1974 2021 Sexual Assault Life 0 19 Black Male 1974 11-08-2021
Vargas, Luis California Los Angeles 1999 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 55 years 16 29 Hispanic Male 2015 11-30-2015
Vasquez, Reinaldo North Dakota Cass 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 7 45 Hispanic Male 2004 2005 11-07-2017
Velasquez, Eduardo Massachusetts Hampden 1988 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 to 18 years 13 21 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Veney, David Maryland Wicomico 1997 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 8 20 Black Male 2005 06-14-2023
Verkuilen, Maxwell Wisconsin Outagamie 2003 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 25 White Male 2007 01-05-2015
Villasana, Armand Missouri Greene 1999 2000 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 1 44 Hispanic Male 2000 08-29-2011
VonAllmen, Michael Kentucky Jefferson 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 11 24 White Male 1994 08-29-2011
Walden, Oscar Jr. Illinois Cook 1952 1978 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 13 20 Black Male 1965 03-30-2020
Walker, Joseph South Carolina Bamberg 2003 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 11 44 Black Male 2014 11-25-2014
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10 32 Black Male 1986
Wallis, Gregory Texas Dallas 1989 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 17 27 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Walls, George Pennsylvania Allegheny 2003 2011 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 8 39 Black Male 2011 08-30-2012
Walter, Sullivan Louisiana Orleans 1986 2022 Sexual Assault Term of Years 35 years 35 17 Black Male 2021 08-31-2022
Wanzer, Terry Lee Georgia Clayton 1973 1991 Sexual Assault Life 8 20 White Male 1981 08-29-2011
Ward, William Alabama Tuscaloosa 1975 1977 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 1 21 Black Male 1977
Wardell, Billy Illinois Cook 1988 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 69 years 10 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Waters, Leo North Carolina Onslow 1982 2003 Sexual Assault Life 21 30 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Watkins, Jacob Oregon Marion 2011 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 6 months 12 23 White Male 2023 06-26-2024
Watkins, John Arizona Maricopa 2004 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 years 7 19 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Webb, Mark Texas Tarrant 1987 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 15 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Webb, Thomas III Oklahoma Cleveland 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 13 22 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webb, Troy Virginia Virginia Beach 1989 1996 Sexual Assault Term of Years 47 years 8 19 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Webster, Bernard Maryland Baltimore 1983 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 20 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Weir, John Oklahoma Comanche 1986 1987 Sexual Assault Term of Years 51 years 1 22 White Male 1987 01-09-2020
Weitzel, Robert Utah Davis 2000 2002 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 to 15 years 1 39 White Male 2001 06-27-2014
Wellmon, William Iredell 1942 1943 Sexual Assault Death 1 36 Black Male 1943
Westly, William New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 2 47 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
White, John Jerome Georgia Meriwether 1980 2007 Sexual Assault Life 28 19 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
White, Michael New York Erie 2006 2015 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 years 5 35 Native American Male 2011 05-20-2015
Whitfield, Arthur Lee Virginia Norfolk City 1982 2009 Sexual Assault Term of Years 63 years 23 26 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
Wickham, Christopher Utah Salt Lake 1997 2019 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to life 14 27 White Male 2011 10-02-2019
Wilkerson, Mike Missouri Jasper 2000 2017 Sexual Assault Not Sentenced 17 39 White Male 2017 07-05-2017
Williams, Clarence Von Texas Orange 1981 1981 Sexual Assault Term of Years 50 years 0 40 White Male 1981
Williams, Darrell Oklahoma Payne 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Probation 0 21 Black Male 2012 06-26-2014
Williams, Derrick Raphel Florida Manatee 1993 2011 Sexual Assault Life 18 29 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Williams, Eugene Jackson 1931 1937 Sexual Assault Death 6 15 Black Male 1937
Williams, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1984 2012 Sexual Assault Life 27 25 Black Male 2011 07-16-2012
Williams, Jerron Florida Miami-Dade 2013 2015 Manslaughter Term of Years 50 years 2 31 Black Male 2015 05-15-2015
Williams, Michael Anthony Louisiana Jackson 1981 2005 Sexual Assault Life without parole 24 16 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Williams, Ronald Michigan Wayne 2010 2013 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 to 20 years 2 44 Black Male 2012 09-19-2022
Williams, Victor Wisconsin Jackson 2012 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 2 32 Black Male 2012 2014 11-12-2016
Williams, Willie Georgia Fulton 1985 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 22 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Willis, John Illinois Cook 1993 1999 Sexual Assault Life 6 42 Black Male 1999 08-29-2011
Wilmoth, Franklin Ohio Portage 1994 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 3 years 1 51 White Male 1995 10-18-2018
Wilson, Albert Kansas Douglas 2019 2021 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years and 3 months 2 20 Black Male 2021 03-21-2022
Wilson, Eric Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 8 1/2 years 6 21 White Male 2005 2005 03-23-2017
Wise, Korey New York New York 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 15 years 12 16 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Woodall, Glen West Virginia Cabell 1987 1992 Sexual Assault Life 4 28 White Male 1991 08-29-2011
Woodside, Gary Jr. New York Jefferson 1989 2007 Manslaughter Term of Years 1 1/3 to 4 years 3 20 White Male 1992 12-20-2013
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2011 2013 12-12-2013
Wright, Harold Jr. Washington Pierce 2007 2013 Sexual Assault Term of Years 6 months 0 32 Black Male 2007 09-27-2013
Wyatt, Rickey Dale Texas Dallas 1981 2012 Sexual Assault Term of Years 99 years 30 25 Black Male 2012 08-30-2012
Wyniemko, Kenneth Michigan Macomb 1994 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 to 60 years 9 42 White Male 2003 08-29-2011
Yell, Robert Kentucky Logan 2006 2019 Manslaughter Term of Years 52 years 11 27 White Male 2017 03-27-2019
York, Kenneth Missouri Vernon 1994 2010 Sexual Assault Life without parole 16 38 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Zimmer, Walter Ohio Cuyahoga 1998 2011 Manslaughter Term of Years 50 years 13 40 White Male 2011 10-04-2013