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
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 13 21 Black Male 2008 2009 08-29-2011
Pardue, Michael Alabama Baldwin 1973 1997 Murder Life 24 17 White Male 1996 1997 08-29-2011
Parker, Matthew Oklahoma Tulsa 1997 2015 Child Sex Abuse Life 17 26 White Male 2014 05-09-2016
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 21 35 White Male 2010 2014 08-25-2014
Piaskowski, Michael Wisconsin Brown 1995 2001 Murder Life 5 43 White Male 1997 2001 11-27-2012
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 29 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 31 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Powell, Benny California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 26 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011
Rainge, Willie Illinois Cook 1978 1996 Murder Life 18 20 Black Male 1994 1996 08-29-2011
Ramirez, Edward Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1998 2023 Murder Life 26 18 Hispanic Male 2015 2023 12-11-2023
Ramirez, Jesus Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 48 Hispanic Male 2001 2008 08-29-2011
Reasonover, Ellen Missouri St. Louis 1983 1999 Murder Life 16 24 Black Female 1999 08-29-2011
Regustors, Donta Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2012 2023 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2023 09-05-2023
Reid, Anthony Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 1 21 Black Male 1990 05-16-2023
Robinson, Eric California Los Angeles 1994 2007 Murder Life 13 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Ruffin, Larry Mississippi Forrest 1980 2011 Murder Life 22 19 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Salvati, Joseph Massachusetts Suffolk 1968 2001 Murder Life 29 31 White Male 1970 1997 08-29-2011
Santos, Louis Massachusetts Suffolk 1985 1990 Murder Life 3 20 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011
Scott, Malcolm Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Shipley, Clarence Maryland Baltimore City 1992 2018 Murder Life 27 20 Black Male 2018 2018 01-16-2019
Sifuentes, Alberto Texas Lamb 1998 2008 Murder Life 10 22 Hispanic Male 2001 2008 08-29-2011
Sledge, Joseph North Carolina Bladen 1978 2015 Murder Life 36 34 Black Male 2013 2015 01-23-2015
Small, Johnny North Carolina New Hanover 1989 2016 Murder Life 27 15 White Male 2012 2016 09-15-2016
Smith, Jon Keith Missouri Jackson 1987 2000 Murder Life 14 17 Black Male 2000 09-05-2014
Spencer, Clyde Ray Washington Clark 1985 2010 Child Sex Abuse Life 20 37 White Male 2006 2004 08-29-2011
Sprinkle, Keyon Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 17 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Spurlock, Robert Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 22 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Stevens, Emerson Virginia Lancaster 1986 2021 Murder Life 31 32 White Male 2016 2017 09-20-2021
Stewart, Andrew Jr. Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Sullivan, Harold Massachusetts Bristol 1986 1990 Murder Life 5 31 White Male 1987 1990 08-29-2011
Tapp, Christopher Idaho Bonneville 1998 2019 Murder Life 19 20 White Male 2017 2017 08-01-2019
Taylor, Edward Florida Duval 1986 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 33 21 Black Male 2016 2019 05-26-2022
Thorpe, Dwayne Pennsylvania Philadelphia 2009 2019 Murder Life 9 25 Black Male 2019 05-16-2019
Toney, Steven Missouri St. Louis 1983 1996 Sexual Assault Life 13 35 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Toro, Angel Massachusetts Suffolk 1983 2004 Murder Life 1 30 White Male 2003 1984 08-29-2011
Vanderhorst, Zachary California San Francisco 1974 2021 Sexual Assault Life 0 19 Black Male 1974 11-08-2021
Vega, Damaso New Jersey Monmouth 1982 1989 Murder Life 8 37 Hispanic Male 1988 1989 08-29-2011
Villa, Alexander Illinois Cook 2019 2024 Murder Life 6 23 Hispanic Male 2024 10-16-2024
Villegas, Daniel Texas El Paso 1995 2018 Murder Life 18 16 Hispanic Male 2014 10-15-2018
Washington, Calvin E. Texas McLennan 1987 2001 Murder Life 14 30 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Washington, Gary Maryland Baltimore City 1987 2019 Murder Life 32 25 Black Male 1996 2019 02-16-2019
Waters, Kenneth Massachusetts Middlesex 1983 2001 Murder Life 18 25 White Male 1983 2001 08-29-2011
Watkins, Ransom Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Ways, Anthony New Jersey Camden 1991 2005 Murder Life 13 19 Black Male 1995 2004 12-08-2015
West, Keith Kentucky Jefferson 1995 2019 Murder Life 4 19 Black Male 2019 1998 01-20-2020
White, Joseph Nebraska Gage 1989 2008 Murder Life 19 22 White Male 2008 2008 08-29-2011
Whitlock, Herbert Illinois Edgar 1987 2008 Murder Life 21 39 White Male 1988 2008 08-29-2011
Wilcox, Jennifer Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 20 White Female 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Williams, Antonio Alabama Jefferson 2007 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 4 35 Black Male 2007 2011 11-06-2012
Williams, Clarence Massachusetts Suffolk 2002 2020 Murder Life 18 25 Black Male 2004 2020 05-22-2020
Williams, Jimmy Ohio Summit 1991 2001 Child Sex Abuse Life 10 20 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Williams, Joe Sidney Jr. Texas McLennan 1987 1993 Murder Life 6 19 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Williams, Michael Louisiana Jefferson 1997 2011 Murder Life 14 31 Black Male 2009 2011 06-18-2012
Willis, Cedric Mississippi Hinds 1997 2006 Murder Life 9 19 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Wilson, Kathryn Dawn North Carolina Chowan 1993 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 22 White Female 1995 08-29-2011
Wrice, Stanley Illinois Cook 1983 2013 Sexual Assault Life 31 28 Black Male 2011 2013 12-12-2013
Wurdemann, John Idaho Canyon 2002 2018 Attempted Murder Life 13 29 Native American Male 2011 2015 10-02-2018