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A Project of the University of California Irvine Newkirk Center for Science & Society,
University of Michigan Law School & Michigan State University College of Law

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How to use the Registry. First, scroll down until you s​ee the list of names. To sort any of the columns, place the cursor over a column heading, such as AGE, and click on the arrow. You can sort in alphabetical or chronological order or click on a particular value to select just the cases in that category. You can sort on more than one column or even multiple columns: such as STAT​E and COUNTY and CRIME.

The two columns with "Tags" in their labels allow you to sort cases by additional characteristics. At the top of the page, you will see the listing of the various Tags. To see more detailed definitions for these terms, hover over their full names or click on the links. You can only sort for one variable at a time in the TAG columns. To sort for several at once, please download our data as a spreadsheet.

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OM Tags

  • PR: Prosecutor Misconduct
  • OF: Police Officer Misconduct
  • FA: Forensic Analyst Misconduct
  • CW: Child Welfare Worker Misconduct
  • WH: Withheld Exculpatory Evidence
  • NW: Misconduct That Is Not Withholding Evidence
  • KP: Knowingly Permitting Perjury
  • WT: Witness Tampering Or Misconduct Interrogating Co-defendant
  • INT: Misconduct In Interrogation of Exoneree
  • PJ: Perjury By Official
  • PL: Prosecutor Lied In Court

The six columns on the far right of this page display separately the Contributing Factors that contributed to the wrongful conviction. To save space, we use abbreviations. To see definitions of these factors, click on their full names:

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Connected to: National Registry of Exonerations

To search the Registry for a name or keyword, type in the [Search] box. The filter finds cases that contain any of the words you enter if you check Or, or all of them if you check And. Do not use quotation marks. It allows truncation, but not with truncation symbols such as * and !​
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AllenDerrick19BlackNCDurhamCV, H, P, SA, SBSPR, NWMurder43 3/4 to 54 years19992016P/FAF/MFEOMILD
AntusasWayne17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19982021P/FAF/MFEOM
BarnesSteven19WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, IO, JI, SAMurder25 to Life19892009DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFE
BealsBrian22BlackILCookCIU, CV, H, IOOF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder80 years19902023MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BenavidesVicente42HispanicCAKernCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, OF, FA, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19932018P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BlairMichael23WhiteTXCollinCV, HMurderDeath19942008DNAMWIDF/MFE
BledsoeFloyd23WhiteKSJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderLife20002015DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BrandleyClarence29BlackTXMontgomeryCV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19811990P/FAF/MFEOM
BrewerKennedy21BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19952008DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BrooksLevon26BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderLife without parole19922008DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BrownLeeVester33BlackMSCoahomaCV, H, NC, SBSMurderLife without parole20062018F/MFE
BrownSherwood24BlackMSDeSotoBM, CV, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19952021DNAP/FAF/MFE
BryantDavid18BlackNYBronxCV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurder25 to Life19762019FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BryantMalcolm24BlackMDBaltimore CityCIU, CV, H, IOOF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderLife19992016DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
BuchhornCarrody42WhiteKSDouglasCV, F, H, NCMurder10 years and 3 months20182022F/MFEILD
BunchKristine21WhiteINDecaturA, CV, F, H, IO, NCFA, WH, NW, PJMurder60 years19962012P/FAF/MFEOM
BurgessWayne34BlackTNGilesCV, H, IO, NCOF, NW, INT, PJMurderLife19992023FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BushKeith17BlackNYSuffolkCIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder20 to Life19762019DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ButlerSabrina18BlackMSLowndesCV, F, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath19901995FCF/MFEOM
ButtsAlan21WhiteOHFranklinCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032024F/MFE
CapersShamel15BlackNYQueensCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVPR, WHMurder15 to Life20172022P/FAF/MFEOM
CarmonAdam21BlackCTNew HavenCV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurder85 years19952023MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
CasconeWilliam17WhiteMABerkshireA, CV, H, IO, JVPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19872023P/FAF/MFEOMILD
ChristianKino29BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20092022MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
ClarkDarrell17WhiteGAFloydCV, H, IO, JV, NCOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderLife19982022P/FAF/MFEOM
ColeyCraig31WhiteCAVenturaCIU, CV, H, SAMurderLife without parole19802017DNAF/MFE
CrawfordRodricus22BlackLACaddoCV, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath20132017F/MFEOM
CrawfordSteven14BlackPADauphinCV, H, JVPR, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderLife19742002P/FAF/MFEOM
CruzRolando19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
DavisAndre19BlackILChampaignCV, H, IO, SAMurderLife19812012DNAP/FAF/MFE
DebelbotAlbert22OtherGAMuscogeeCV, H, IO, JI, NCPR, WH, NWMurderLife20092021P/FAF/MFEOMILD
DebelbotAshley23BlackGAMuscogeeCV, F, H, IO, JI, NCPR, WH, NWMurderLife20092021P/FAF/MFEOMILD
DeebMuneer23OtherTXMcLennanBM, CDC, CV, H, JI, SAMurderDeath19851993P/FAF/MFE
DeeringJuwan29BlackMIOaklandA, CV, H, IO, JI, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole20062021P/FAF/MFEOMILD
Del PreteJennifer31WhiteILWillCV, F, H, NC, SBSPR, WHMurder20 years20052022F/MFEOMILD
DiNicolaLouis29WhitePAErieA, CV, H, NCPR, OF, WHMurderLife19801994F/MFEOM
DiPippoAnthony18WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurder25 to life19972016DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
DowalibyDavid31WhiteILCookCV, HMurder45 years19901992MWIDF/MFE
DrewFrank16BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVOF, NW, INT, PJMurder60 years19992024FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
DunnCharlie43BlackTNDavidsonCIU, CV, H, IO, PH, SAPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19882022P/FAF/MFEOMILD
EdmundsAudrey34WhiteWIDaneCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder18 years19962008F/MFE
EdwardsDartanion19BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20092022MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
EdwardsJoshun27BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20092022MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
FainCharles33WhiteIDCanyonCV, H, JI, SAPR, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19832001DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FreseGeorge20Native AmericanAKFairbanksCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder40 years19992015MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
GavittDavid Lee26WhiteMIIoniaA, CV, H, IO, NCMurderLife without parole19862012F/MFEILD
GirdlerRay36WhiteAZYavapaiA, CV, H, JI, NCPR, FA, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19821991P/FAF/MFEOM
GravesAnthony26BlackTXBurlesonA, CDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19942010P/FAF/MFEOM
GriffinMichael19BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, NC, SBSMurderLife20102023F/MFEILD
HalesWarren25WhiteUTSalt LakeCV, H, NC, SBSPR, NW, PLMurder5 to Life20042007F/MFEOMILD
HalseyByron24BlackNJUnionCV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NWMurderLife19882007DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HalsteadDennis30WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
HansenMichael27WhiteMNDouglasCV, H, IO, JI, NCMurder14 years and 6 months20062011P/FAF/MFE
HernandezAlejandro19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HernandezGiovanni14HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IO, JVMurder50 to life20122023MWIDF/MFE
HintonC'Quan17BlackMIGeneseeCV, H, JI, JVPR, OF, WH, NWMurderLife without parole20092022MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HobleyMadison26BlackILCookA, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19902003MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HockersmithLetha Jean31WhiteOKTulsaCV, F, H, SBSMurderLife19941999F/MFE
HoltonRudolph33BlackFLHillsboroughCV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19862003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
Hoover-MooreKim38WhiteOHFranklinCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032021F/MFE
JimenezRosa20HispanicTXTravisBM, CIU, CV, F, H, IO, NCPR, NW, PLMurderLife20052023F/MFEOMILD
JohnsonZavion18BlackCASacramentoCIU, CV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder25 to life20022018F/MFE
JonesTyrone20BlackMDBaltimore CityCV, H, IOPR, WHMurderLife19992010MWIDF/MFEOM
Jones IIIClarence36BlackMDBaltimoreCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder30 years19992021F/MFE
KarageEntre Nax21AsianTXDallasCV, HMurderLife19972005DNAF/MFE
KluppelbergJames18WhiteILCookA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INTMurderLife19892012FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
KogutJohn21WhiteNYNassauCV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, INTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
KrivakAndrew17WhiteNYPutnamCDC, CV, H, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder25 to life19972023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
KunzeDavid44WhiteWAClarkCV, H, JIPR, WHMurderLife without parole19972001P/FAF/MFEOM
KussmaulRichard21WhiteTXMclennanCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19942019DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
KylesAnthony27BlackMIOaklandA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19972022P/FAF/MFEOM
LattaJacqueline27WhiteINLaPorteA, CV, F, H, NCPR, WH, PJMurder50 years19902002FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
LattaRoger26WhiteINLaPorteA, CV, H, NCPR, WHMurder50 years19902002P/FAF/MFEOMILD
LawsonCarl23BlackILSt. ClairCV, HMurderDeath19901996F/MFEILD
LiebichRandy22WhiteILDupageCV, H, IOMurder65 years20042019F/MFEILD
LovelessDebbie31WhiteTXRainsCV, F, H, NCPR, WHMurderLife19891994DNAF/MFEOMILD
LymanChristopher29WhiteKSGearyCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, WHMurderLife20152023F/MFEOMILD
MarshKenneth28WhiteCASan DiegoCV, H, NCMurder15 to Life19832004F/MFE
MartinezRodrigo22HispanicCAOrangeCV, HMurder25 to life20082014F/MFEILD
McCallCorey22BlackMIBerrienCIU, CV, H, IOMurderLife20052021MWIDF/MFEILD
MillerJohn42WhiteTXRainsCV, H, NCPR, WHMurderLife19891994DNAF/MFEOMILD
MillerTonia18WhiteMICalhounCV, F, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder20 to 30 years20032021F/MFE
MooreJoanna14WhiteCAAlamedaCV, F, H, JV, NC, SAMurderNot sentenced19931994F/MFEILD
MoraRaymond25HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NC, PHMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
MorfinNicholas17WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19972021P/FAF/MFEOM
MurphyMichelle17Native AmericanOKTulsaCV, F, H, IO, JVPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife without parole19952014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
MurrayLacresha11BlackTXTravisCV, F, H, JVPR, OF, NW, INTMurder20 years19962001FCF/MFEOMILD
NelsonGary29BlackGAChathamCV, H, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19801991P/FAF/MFEOMILD
NixonKenneth19BlackMIWayneA, CIU, CV, H, IO, JIMurderLife without parole20052021P/FAF/MFE
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
OvertonHannah29WhiteTXNuecesCV, F, H, NCPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife without parole20072015F/MFEOMILD
PassleyMarlon23BlackMASuffolkCV, HMurderLife19962000MWIDF/MFE
PattersonStephen18BlackCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOMurder50 to life20072024MWIDF/MFEILD
PeaseKevin19Native AmericanAKFairbanksCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder60 years19992015MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
ReedyDavey32WhiteVARoanokeA, CV, H, NCMurderLife19882015F/MFE
RestivoJohn26WhiteNYNassauCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, WTMurder33 years and 4 months19862005DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
Rivera Juan19HispanicILLakeCV, H, IO, JI, SAOF, NW, INTMurderLife19932012DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
RobbinsNeal23WhiteTXMontgomeryCV, H, NCMurderLife19992016F/MFE
RobertsMarvin19Native AmericanAKFairbanksCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder33 years19992015MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
Rollins, IVOfford17BlackCAKernCV, H, JVPR, NWMurder29 to life19921996MWIDF/MFEOM
RosarioVictor24HispanicMAMiddlesexA, CV, H, IO, NCOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife19832017FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
SantiagoFabian16HispanicILCookCV, H, JVOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder90 years19942022MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
SkakelMichael15WhiteCTFairfieldCV, H, JVMurder20 to Life20022020F/MFEILD
SmithJay C.50WhitePADauphinCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19861992P/FAF/MFEOM
SmithJohn Edward18BlackCALos AngelesCV, H, IOOF, WHMurderLife19942012P/FAF/MFEOMILD
SmithJoseph32WhiteNYOneidaCV, H, JIOF, WHMurderNot sentenced20022002P/FAF/MFEOM
SopronMatthew22WhiteILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19982018P/FAF/MFEOM
StallingsPatricia24WhiteMOJeffersonCV, F, H, NCMurderLife19911991F/MFEILD
StatenHarold31BlackPAPhiladelphiaA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole19862024P/FAF/MFEOMILD
ThibodeauxDamon21WhiteLAJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19972012DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
ThomasAdrian26BlackNYRensselaerCV, H, NCOF, NW, INTMurder25 to life20092014FCF/MFEOM
TylerSean17BlackILCookCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurder58 years19952021FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
VannGussie42WhiteTNMcMinnCV, H, NC, SAMurderDeath19942011F/MFEILD
VasquezWilliam34BlackNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
Velasquez, Jr.Ronald18HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder50 to Life20012024P/FAF/MFEOM
VentEugene17Native AmericanAKFairbanksCDC, CV, H, IO, JI, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJ, PLMurder38 years19992015MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
VillalobosAbraham21HispanicCALos AngelesCIU, CV, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder15 to Life20012024P/FAF/MFEOM
VillalobosAmaury30HispanicNYKingsA, CIU, CV, H, IO, NCMurder25 to life19812015P/FAF/MFEILD
VillegasDaniel16HispanicTXEl PasoCDC, CV, H, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PLMurderLife19952018FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
VossKrystal28WhiteCOAlamosaCDC, CV, F, H, NC, SBSPR, WHMurder20 years20042017FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WareMelonie30BlackGADeKalbCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurderLife20052009F/MFEILD
WatkinsJerry26WhiteINHancockCV, H, JI, SAPR, WHMurder60 years19862000DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
WatkinsJoyce39BlackTNDavidsonCIU, CV, F, H, IO, SAPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19882022P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WeaverMary41WhiteIAMarshallCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurderLife without parole19941997P/FAF/MFE
WilliamsChristopher29BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19932019P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilsonSharrif15BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVOF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder9 to Life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilsonTheophalis17BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, H, JVPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19932020P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WittDrayton18WhiteAZMaricopaCV, H, NC, SBS, IOMurder20 years20022012F/MFE
YarboughAnthony18BlackNYKingsCDC, CIU, CV, HOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurder75 to life19942014DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD