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
Total records: 1161
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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
Ellison, Ella Mae Massachusetts Suffolk 1974 1978 Murder Life 4 27 Black Female 1978
Embry, Anthony Alabama Jefferson 1993 1997 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 23 Black Male 1997 10-24-2013
Emmett, George Georgia Cobb 1973 1975 Murder Life 3 35 White Male 1975
Epps, Cory New York Erie 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 20 25 Black Male 2017 12-07-2017
Escamilla, Nicholas Illinois Cook 1994 2023 Murder Term of Years 29 years 14 20 Hispanic Male 2008 11-14-2023
Estes, Cornell Avery Maryland Baltimore 1979 1983 Murder Term of Years 20 years 4 15 Black Male 1983
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Evans, Timothy North Carolina Durham 2009 2024 Murder Term of Years 45 years 13 18 Black Male 2020 2022 03-07-2024
Fain, Charles Idaho Canyon 1983 2001 Murder Death 18 33 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Faison, Anthony New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 13 21 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Faria, Russell Missouri Lincoln 2013 2015 Murder Life without parole 2 41 White Male 2015 11-16-2015
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024
Faulkner, David Maryland Talbot 2001 2022 Murder Life without parole 20 22 White Male 2021 03-15-2022
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Favor, Jack Bossier Parish 1967 1974 Murder Life 7 52 White Male 1974
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Felder, Lance Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Ferber, Neil Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1982 1986 Murder Death 4 34 White Male 1986
Ferguson, Ryan Missouri Boone 2005 2013 Murder Term of Years 40 years 8 17 White Male 2009 2013 11-14-2013
Fernandez, Pablo New York New York 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 23 20 Hispanic Male 2001 2019 10-07-2019
Ferrara, Vincent Fed-MA 1992 2006 Murder Term of Years 22 years 13 36 White Male 2002 2005 08-29-2011
Fish, Harold Arizona Coconino 2006 2009 Murder Term of Years 10 years 3 57 White Male 2009 09-17-2013
Flanks, Raymond Louisiana Orleans 1985 2022 Murder Life without parole 38 20 Black Male 2022 01-03-2023
Fleming, Jonathan New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 27 Black Male 1990 2014 04-09-2014
Fletcher, James Jr. Illinois Cook 2005 2020 Murder Life without parole 15 27 Black Male 2011 2020 02-24-2020
Flores, Johnny Illinois Cook 1990 2022 Murder Term of Years 40 years 28 18 Hispanic Male 2018 09-06-2022
Flowers, Curtis Mississippi Montgomery 1997 2020 Murder Death 22 26 Black Male 1998 2019 09-25-2020
Floyd, John Louisiana Orleans 1982 2018 Murder Life without parole 35 31 White Male 1998 2017 12-03-2018
Fogle, Lewis Pennsylvania Indiana 1982 2015 Murder Life without parole 33 24 White Male dk 2015 09-16-2015
Foley, Thomas Michigan Branch 2009 2011 Murder Life 2 40 White Male 2011 01-17-2013
Forbes, Walter Michigan Jackson 1983 2020 Murder Life without parole 38 25 Black Male 2017 2020 12-12-2020
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2 38 White Male 1958
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013
Fowler, Walter Illinois Cook 1937 1953 Murder Term of Years 99 years 12 19 Black Male 1948
Fox, Larry Sr. Indiana Scott 1988 1993 Murder Term of Years 40 years 5 37 White Male 1993 08-12-2017
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021
Franklin, George California San Mateo 1990 1996 Murder Life 6 30 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Frazier, James Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2019 Murder Life without parole 6 19 Black Male 2019 04-26-2019
Frederick, Johnny Florida Leon 1971 1973 Murder Life 2 20 Black Male 1973
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020
Frese, George Alaska Fairbanks 1999 2015 Murder Term of Years 40 years 17 20 Native American Male 2000 2015 12-24-2015
Fritz, Dennis Oklahoma Pontotoc 1988 1999 Murder Life 11 33 White Male 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Frye, Ralph Illinois Iroquois 1989 1996 Murder Term of Years 23 years 7 21 White Male 1993 1996 08-29-2011
Fulton, Darryl Illinois Cook 1997 2017 Murder Life without parole 21 26 Black Male 2017 12-04-2017
Futrell, Rayshard Michigan Wayne 2009 2010 Murder Life 1 17 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gable, Kunta Louisiana Orleans 1996 2022 Murder Life without parole 27 17 Black Male 2022 11-08-2022
Gagnon, Richard South Carolina Horry 2008 2015 Murder Life without parole 5 32 White Male 2009 2013 06-02-2015
Gaines, Freddie Lee Alabama Jefferson 1974 1991 Murder Term of Years 30 years 11 22 Black Male 1985 08-29-2011
Galarza, Luis Connecticut Fairfield 2003 2024 Murder Life without parole 20 25 Hispanic Male 2003 2023 05-14-2024
Galli, Aaron Utah Salt Lake 1993 1993 Murder Term of Years 10 to life 0 22 White Male 1993 1993 11-10-2014
Galvan, John Illinois Cook 1989 2022 Murder Life without parole 33 18 Hispanic Male 1990 2022 08-08-2022
Gantt, Timothy California Los Angeles 1994 2008 Murder Life without parole 14 47 Black Male 2008 2008 07-29-2012
Garcia, Roy Lopez California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Murder Life 6 45 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 1/2 to life 26 20 Black Male 2022 2022 12-04-2023
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Garrett, Claude Tennessee Davidson 1993 2022 Murder Life without parole 29 35 White Male 2022 06-21-2022
Garry, Edward Jr. New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 20 Hispanic Male 2002 2017 02-09-2018
Garvey, Mike California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 28 White Male 1930
Gates, Donald Eugene District of Columbia 1982 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 27 30 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 9 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016
Gauger, Gary Illinois McHenry 1993 1996 Murder Death 3 41 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 2 33 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Gell, Alan North Carolina Bertie 1998 2004 Murder Death 6 20 White Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011
Geralds, Hubert Jr. Illinois Cook 1997 2000 Murder Death 2 30 Black Male 2000 08-31-2011
Gibbs, Barry New York Kings 1988 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 38 White Male 2005 2005 08-29-2011
Gibbs, Corey Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2013 2024 Murder Life without parole 11 33 Black Male 2024 02-12-2025
Gibson, Roland Louisiana Orleans 1968 1993 Murder Life 25 20 Black Male 1985 1993 08-29-2011
Gillespie, Jerry Illinois Cook 1994 2024 Murder Term of Years 40 years 20 18 Black Male 2014 04-18-2024
Gilyard, Eugene Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2014 Murder Life 15 16 Black Male 2013 06-19-2014
Gingello, Salvatore New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 33 White Male 1978
Girdler, Ray Arizona Yavapai 1982 1991 Murder Life 9 36 White Male 1990 1990 08-31-2011
Gladden, David Pennsylvania Dauphin 1995 2007 Murder Life 12 36 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011
Gladish, Thomas New Mexico Bernalillo 1974 1975 Murder Death 2 22 White Male 1975
Glisson, Eric New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012
Glover, Laurese Ohio Cuyahoga 1996 2016 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 19 16 Black Male 2004 2015 08-17-2016
Goff, Antoine California San Francisco 1990 2003 Murder Term of Years 27 to Life 13 19 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Goldstein, Thomas Lee California Los Angeles 1980 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 30 White Male 2000 2004 08-29-2011
Gomez, Alfonso California Orange 1998 2012 Murder Term of Years 41 to Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2012 12-04-2012
Gomez, Ariel Illinois Cook 1998 2018 Murder Term of Years 35 years 19 17 Hispanic Male 2017 02-20-2018
Gonzalez, Ernesto Nevada Washoe 2013 2020 Murder Life 7 53 Hispanic Male 2016 2020 04-06-2020
Gonzalez, Hector New York Kings 1996 2002 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 6 18 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011
Gonzalez, Justin California Yolo 2017 2023 Murder Term of Years 90 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2023 12-02-2023
Gonzalez, Nelson Illinois Cook 1994 2022 Murder Term of Years 45 years 22 24 Hispanic Male 2016 08-22-2022
Gonzalez, Tony Illinois Cook 1999 2024 Murder Term of Years 42 years 24 21 Hispanic Male 2024 01-31-2024
Goodin, Anthony Georgia Lowndes 1988 1989 Murder Life without parole 1 22 White Male 1989 07-24-2024
Goodman, Bruce Dallas Utah Beaver 1986 2004 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 19 34 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Goudy, Walter Indiana Madison 1995 2012 Murder Term of Years 110 years 15 25 Black Male 2010 10-10-2012
Gould, George Connecticut New Haven 1995 2024 Murder Term of Years 80 years 25 31 Black Male 2006 2019 02-20-2024
Grace, Frank Parky Massachusetts Bristol 1974 1988 Murder Life 11 29 Black Male 1985
Graham, Michael Louisiana Union 1987 2000 Murder Death 14 23 White Male 1987 2000 08-29-2011
Graham, Norman Kentucky Todd 2008 2019 Murder Term of Years 40 years 10 33 White Male 2018 01-21-2020
Grajeda, Arthur California Los Angeles 1987 1991 Murder Term of Years 32 to life 4 19 Hispanic Male 1991 09-30-2012
Grajeda, Senon California Los Angeles 1987 1993 Murder Term of Years 45 to life 6 31 Hispanic Male 1993 09-30-2012
Grandson, Dwight District of Columbia 2006 2011 Murder Term of Years 42 years and 8 months 4 17 Black Male 2010 2010 09-13-2013
Grannis, David Arizona Pima 1991 1996 Murder Death 5 31 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Graves, Anthony Texas Burleson 1994 2010 Murder Death 16 26 Black Male 1997 2010 08-29-2011
Gray, Russell Leroy Virginia Richmond City 1987 1990 Murder Term of Years 52 years 3 20 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011