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
Sarita, Danny New York New York 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 4 years 3 25 Hispanic Male 2012 09-20-2014
Schulz, Stephen New York Suffolk 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 11 years 10 35 White Male 2009 05-12-2013
Scott, John New York Queens 1997 2006 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 4 Black Male 2001 09-02-2020
Scrimo, Paul New York Nassau 2002 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 42 White Male 2020 10-20-2023
Sgelirrach, Frank New York New York 1919 1921 Robbery Term of Years 8 to 16 years 1 27 White Male 1920
Shabazz, Omar New York New York 2008 2014 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 5 27 Black Male 2013 07-22-2015
Shafer, Thomas New York Broome 2012 2024 Theft Probation 0 25 White Male 2023 2012 10-14-2024
Shepherd, Charles New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 13 24 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Slack, Frederic New York New York 1986 1988 Theft Term of Years 2 to 4 years 1 45 Don't Know Male 1988 06-01-2020
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, Frank Jr. New York Kings 1989 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 to life 14 20 White Male 2003 06-15-2020
Sterling, Frank New York Monroe 1992 2010 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 18 25 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Stewart, Arthur New York Queens 1995 2001 Robbery Term of Years 7 to 14 years 6 35 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Stielow, Charles New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Death 3 36 White Male 1918
Su, Shih-Wei New York Queens 1992 2003 Attempted Murder Term of Years 16 years 11 17 Asian Male 2003 08-29-2011
Swem, Christopher New York Jefferson 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 24 to Life 2 34 White Male 2020 06-22-2022
Taylor, Rodolfo New York Suffolk 1985 2022 Robbery Term of Years 18 to 36 years 25 23 Black Male 2010 02-06-2022
Thomas, Donnell New York Suffolk 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 17 years 4 22 Black Male 2011 11-22-2013
Thomas, Sammy New York Cayuga 1977 1980 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 3 24 Black Male 1980
Thomas, Willie Gene New York Cayuga 1977 1980 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 3 29 Black Male 1980
Tiger, Natascha New York Orange 2012 2023 Other Violent Felony Term of Years 4 months 0 40 Don't Know Female 2012 12-05-2023
Tomaino, John New York Niagara 1996 1999 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 1 41 White Male 1998 05-12-2013
Trasco, Frank New York Nassau 1935 1936 Theft Term of Years 1.25 years 1 33 Don't Know Male 1936
Tuckett, Ali New York Monroe 2011 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 18 years 4 36 Black Male 2014 2015 01-08-2017
Turner, Clinton New York Queens 1988 2005 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 20 years 9 31 Black Male 1993 1997 02-05-2012
Uchansky, Max New York New York 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 30 years 1 19 White Male 1940
Vamvakas, Evangelo New York Queens 1994 1996 Robbery Term of Years 3 1/2 to 10 years 2 43 White Male 1996 12-03-2013
Vasquez, Michael New York New York 1997 2012 Robbery Term of Years 20 to life 15 40 Hispanic Male 2012 12-06-2013
Vasquez, William New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 34 Black Male 2014 2012 12-18-2015
Vera, John New York Kings 1995 2000 Robbery Term of Years 6 to 18 years 5 20 Hispanic Male 2000 07-12-2012
Villalobos, Amaury New York Kings 1981 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 31 30 Hispanic Male 2014 2012 12-18-2015
Wagstaffe, Everton New York Kings 1993 2015 Kidnapping Term of Years 12 1/2 to 25 years 22 23 Black Male 2014 08-02-2015
Wahad, Dhoruba bin New York New York 1973 1995 Attempted Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 17 26 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Waithe, Michael New York Kings 1987 2015 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 1 1/2 to 4 years 2 22 Black Male 2014 1988 02-06-2015
Watkins, Cathy New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 27 Black Female 1997 2012 12-13-2012
Watts, Oneal New York Bronx 2015 2020 Attempt, Violent Term of Years 6 years 3 20 Black Male 2018 02-16-2021
Weeks, Carlos New York Kings 1995 2019 Murder Term of Years 27 1/2 to Life 25 20 Black Male 2018 2019 10-09-2019
Welcome, Ernest New York Bronx 1970 1977 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 8 20 Black Male 1977 03-30-2021
Werkheiser, Julie New York Tioga 2015 2024 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 11 to Life 8 31 White Female 2019 2023 02-08-2024
Westly, William New York Bronx 1999 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 to Life 2 47 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Wheeler-Whichard, Jonathan New York Kings 1997 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 0 16 Black Male 2007 1997 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
Whitmore, George Jr. New York Kings 1966 1973 Sexual Assault Term of Years 5 to 10 years 7 20 Black Male 1973
Williams, Darryl New York Queens 2014 2022 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 9 49 Black Male 2022 12-16-2022
Williams, Lawrence New York Kings 2009 2012 Assault Term of Years 10 years 3 32 Black Male 2012 10-26-2012
Wills, Ruben New York Queens 2017 2021 Fraud Term of Years 2 to 6 years 2 38 Black Male 2019 05-25-2021
Wong, David New York Clinton 1987 2004 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 17 23 Asian Male 2001 2004 08-29-2011
Woodley, Collin New York Suffolk 1990 1998 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 to 20 years 8 30 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Woolson, Skippy New York Oswego 2013 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 13 years 4 34 White Male 2015 2016 03-18-2017
Wosu, Joy New York Erie 1993 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 25 years 16 33 Black Female 2009 12-18-2013
Zimmerman, Isidore New York New York 1938 1962 Murder Death 24 19 White Male 1962 02-28-2019