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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.

Tags

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: Witnes​s 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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OM Tags
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AlgarinAlbert21HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 50 years19851990P/FAF/MFEOM
Baba-AliAmine31OtherNYQueensCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse8 1/3 to 25 years19891992P/FAF/MFEILD
BainFredrick29WhiteORMalheurCV, IO, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse6 years and 3 months20092020P/FAF/MFEILD
BainJames19BlackFLPolkCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19742009DNAMWIDF/MFE
BallardFrances54WhiteTNShelbyCSH, CV, F, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, KP, WTChild Sex Abuse5 years19871993P/FAF/MFEOM
BaranBernard18WhiteMABerkshireCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19852009P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BarnesJepheth51BlackSCSpartanburgCV, SAChild Sex Abuse16 years19962003DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
BeauchampFranklin27HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 75 years19861989P/FAF/MFEOM
BibbinsGene29BlackLALA ParishCV, IO, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, PJChild Sex AbuseLife19872003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BrittCheydrick29BlackFLHillsboroughCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse30 years20042013DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
BromgardJimmy Ray18WhiteMTYellowstoneCV, IO, SAFA, WH, NW, PJChild Sex Abuse40 years19872002DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Brown, Jr.Knolly37BlackNCEdgecombCV, P, SAChild Sex Abuse5 to 6 3/4 years20092016DNAMWIDF/MFE
BusbyWilliam28WhiteTNLewisCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years20032019P/FAF/MFE
CelestinoJuan41HispanicOHSanduskyCV, NC, PH, SAPR, CW, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19911995P/FAF/MFEOM
CerranoDennis46WhiteCASolanoCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse6 years19982000P/FAF/MFE
CheshireJesse Allen37WhiteOKBryanCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse16 years20042008P/FAF/MFE
CovenderJoel26WhiteOHLorainCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to 50 years19962014P/FAF/MFE
DailDwayne Allen17WhiteNCWayneCV, IO, JV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19892007DNAMWIDF/MFE
DanielsElmer18BlackDENew CastleCV, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19802018MWIDF/MFEOMILD
DillGrace50WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
Dill, Jr.Wayne26WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
DurhamTimothy28WhiteOKTulsaCV, IO, SAFA, WHChild Sex AbuseLife19931997DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
EasleyEdward35WhiteCAShastaCV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse10 years19932017P/FAF/MFE
ErbyLonnie31BlackMOSt. Louis CityCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19862003DNAMWIDF/MFE
EverettHarold65WhiteWAChelanCSH, CV, IO, NC, P, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse23 years19941998P/FAF/MFEOM
EverettIdella41WhiteWAChelanCSH, CV, F, IO, NC, P, SAOF, CW, NW, WT, INTChild Sex Abuse4 years and 8 months19941998FCP/FAF/MFEOM
EverlingSteven33WhiteINMadisonCV, NC, SAPR, WHChild Sex AbuseLife20082012P/FAF/MFEOMILD
EzeLouis31BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse35 2/3 to life19932007P/FAF/MFEILD
FaganJames36BlackMIGeneseeCV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19881998P/FAF/MFEILD
FisherGregory49BlackMIWayneCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to 30 years20022017DNAP/FAF/MFE
ForsytheColleen Dill26WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
ForsytheWayne28WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
FranklinBrian34WhiteTXTarrantCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19952016P/FAF/MFE
GaliciaLuis21HispanicCASan DiegoCV, NC, SAOF, NW, INTChild Sex Abuse15 to Life20082011FCP/FAF/MFEOM
GausvikRalph39WhiteWAChelanCSH, CV, IO, NC, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse23 years and 4 months19952000P/FAF/MFEOM
GerstenBen48WhiteNYNassauCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse37 1/2 to 75 years19992006P/FAF/MFEILD
GhostbearEdward34Native AmericanMTHillCV, NC, SAPR, WH, NW, PLChild Sex Abuse5 years20122020P/FAF/MFEOM
GradyNathaniel43BlackNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, OF, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse45 years19861997F/MFEOM
GuceTeobaldo42AsianNYQueensCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse3 to 9 years19871992P/FAF/MFE
HaasMichael38WhiteVAPowhatanCIU, CV, IO, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19942022P/FAF/MFE
HaleMarshall24BlackPAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, IO, SAPR, WH, NW, PLChild Sex Abuse23 1/2 to 47 years19842017MWIDF/MFEOMILD
HaysRobert A.33WhiteNVClarkCV, NC, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex AbuseLife19932007FCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
HurtPaul25WhiteKYJeffersonCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife20012019P/FAF/MFEILD
KellerDaniel49WhiteTXTravisCDC, CIU, CSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse48 years19922017P/FAF/MFEOM
KellerFrances41WhiteTXTravisCDC, CIU, CSH, CV, F, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse48 years19922017P/FAF/MFEOM
KellyRobert40WhiteNCChowanCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex AbuseLife19921997P/FAF/MFEOM
KennedyThomas32WhiteWACowlitzCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 years20022012P/FAF/MFE
KniffenBrenda29WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 to 22 years and 4 months19841996P/FAF/MFEOM
KniffenScott28WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 to 22 years and 4 months19841996P/FAF/MFEOM
KnuppRichard40WhiteNYOntarioCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse13 to 39 years19891992P/FAF/MFEILD
LackeyKevin18BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to 25 years19932019F/MFEILD
LeaJoe24HispanicCASolanoCV, NC, P, SAChild Sex Abuse16 to life20002009P/FAF/MFE
LindstadtGeorge42WhiteNYSuffolkCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 1/2 to 25 years19892001P/FAF/MFEILD
MayhughKristie21HispanicTXBexarCSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 years19982016P/FAF/MFE
McClendonRobert34BlackOHFranklinCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse15 to Life19912008DNAMWIDF/MFE
McCuanAlvin28WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 to 22 years and 4 months19841996P/FAF/MFEOM
McCuanDeborah25WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 to 22 years and 4 months19841996P/FAF/MFEOM
McCulloughRobert Wayne30WhiteTXMontgomeryCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseProbation20002011P/FAF/MFE
McLaughlinBruce45WhiteVALoudounCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse13 years19982002P/FAF/MFEILD
McSherryLeonard37WhiteCALos AngelesCV, SAChild Sex Abuse48 years19882001DNAMWIDF/MFE
MersereauAdam23WhiteWYConverseCV, NC, SACW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse18 to 24 years20102012FCP/FAF/MFEOM
MichaelsMargaret Kelly22WhiteNJEssexCSH, CV, F, NC, SACW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse47 years19881994P/FAF/MFEOM
MillerGina25WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
MillsRandall43WhiteTNMarshallCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years20002014DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
MitchellMarvin21BlackMASuffolkCV, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse9 to 25 years19901997DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
MolenMichael Scott44WhiteIDBoiseCV, NC, SAPR, FA, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 years20072014P/FAF/MFEOMILD
MontgomeryPatrick31WhiteTXDallasCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years19872009P/FAF/MFE
MosleySheldon29BlackTXNuecesCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19962013P/FAF/MFEILD
NakanoWilliam21WhiteWALewisCV, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19812020P/FAF/MFE
OkongwuDominic41BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse50 years19932011P/FAF/MFEILD
OladapoAyodeji27BlackNJUnionCV, NC, SAPR, NWChild Sex Abuse18 years20042009P/FAF/MFEOMILD
O'LoughlinKevin19WhiteMAMiddlesexCIU, CV, SAChild Sex Abuse4 to 6 years19832015MWIDF/MFE
ParkerMichael35WhiteNCHendersonCSH, CV, IO, NC, SAPR, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19942014P/FAF/MFEOMILD
PavelKenneth41WhiteNYOnondagaCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse8 to 24 years19892001P/FAF/MFEILD
PayneGlenn28BlackCASanta ClaraCIU, CV, IO, NC, SACW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse27 years19902018P/FAF/MFEOMILD
PetersonKevin32WhiteUTWeberCV, NC, P, SAOF, WHChild Sex Abuse1 to 15 years19902012P/FAF/MFEOM
PierpointJonathan Scott28WhiteNCMadisonCV, NC, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19922010P/FAF/MFE
PittsMarcella29WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
PittsRicky Lynn31WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
PlotnickSamuel28WhiteKYWhitleyCV, IO, NC, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse20 years20012008P/FAF/MFEOMILD
PohlschneiderLarry33WhiteCATehamaCV, IO, NC, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse24 years20012015P/FAF/MFEOMILD
Quattrocchi, IIIJohn39WhiteRIProvidenceCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse40 years19942001F/MFE
Quinney, Jr.Melvin41WhiteTXBexarCIU, CSH, CV, IO, NC, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse20 years19912023P/FAF/MFEOM
RamirezElizabeth20HispanicTXBexarCSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse37 1/2 years19982016P/FAF/MFE
RamosAlberto21HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, WHChild Sex Abuse8 1/3 to 25 years19851994P/FAF/MFEOM
RamosJesse24HispanicTXPotterCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseProbation19932000F/MFEILD
RiveraCassandra19HispanicTXBexarCSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 years19982016P/FAF/MFE
RodriguezGeorge25HispanicTXHarrisCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse60 years19872005DNAMWIDF/MFE
RodriguezManual Hidalgo36HispanicWAChelanCSH, CV, NC, IO, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse5 years and 6 months19952000P/FAF/MFEOMILD
RogersTyrone55BlackMIMuskegonCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse29 to 48 years20162022P/FAF/MFE
RoseMichael25WhiteWAChelanCSH, CV, IO, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse23 years19952000P/FAF/MFEOM
RosePeter37WhiteCASan JoaquinCV, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse27 years19952005DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Scamardo, Jr.Joseph Anthony35WhiteARSebastianCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 years20102013P/FAF/MFE
SeriMichael Caesar42WhiteCTFairfieldCV, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse6 months to 5 years20012003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
SmithTimothy35WhiteKYKentonCV, NC, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years20012006P/FAF/MFEILD
SnowdenHarold Grant37WhiteFLMiami-DadeCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse50 to Life19861998P/FAF/MFEOM
SwiftRubin32BlackPAErieCV, NC, P, SAChild Sex Abuse28 to 60 3/4 years20092012P/FAF/MFE
TaffnerChris53WhiteARWashingtonCV, NC, SAPR, WH, NWChild Sex Abuse140 years20162022P/FAF/MFEOM
TaylorAndrew25BlackFLMiami-DadeCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19912016P/FAF/MFE
ThompsonJohn30BlackOHCuyahogaCV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife20012023P/FAF/MFE
ThompsonStephen24WhiteTXDallasCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse30 years19912006P/FAF/MFEILD
TomasikDennis34WhiteMIKentCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 to 50 years20072017P/FAF/MFEILD
TorresJesus29HispanicNYBronxCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse25 to 40 years19861990P/FAF/MFEOM
TowlerRaymond24BlackOHCuyahogaCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19812010DNAMWIDF/MFE
VargasAlfredo62HispanicCTFairfieldCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse12 years20022006P/FAF/MFEILD
VasquezAnna19HispanicTXBexarCSH, CV, F, IO, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse15 years19982016P/FAF/MFE
Vaughan IIIJames28BlackOHCuyahogaCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife without parole20082009P/FAF/MFEILD
WallerJames25BlackTXDallasCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse30 years19832007DNAMWIDF/MFE
WashburnMichael20WhiteMABristolCV, NC, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse4 years20022003P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WerkheiserJulie31WhiteNYTiogaCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse11 to Life20152024P/FAF/MFEILD
WilliamsJimmy20BlackOHSummitCV, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19912001MWIDF/MFEOM
WillisCalvin21BlackLACaddoCV, IO, SAOF, WH, NWChild Sex AbuseLife without parole19822003DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
WilsonKathryn Dawn22WhiteNCChowanCSH, CV, F, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19931997P/FAF/MFEOM
WoodsAnthony20BlackMOSt. Louis CityCV, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19842005DNAMWIDF/MFE
WoolsonSkippy34WhiteNYOswegoCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse13 years20132016P/FAF/MFEILD
WosuJoy33BlackNYErieCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19932009P/FAF/MFEILD
WrightLouis29WhiteMICalhounCIU, CV, IO, P, SAOF, NW, PJChild Sex Abuse25 to 50 years19882023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD