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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: 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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OM Tags
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AdamsRandall Dale28WhiteTXDallasCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19771989MWIDP/FAOM
RichardsonJames Joseph31BlackFLDeSotoCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19681989P/FAOM
BrandleyClarence29BlackTXMontgomeryCV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19811990P/FAF/MFEOM
JohnstonDale49WhiteOHHockingHPR, WHMurderDeath19841990MWIDF/MFEOM
NelsonGary29BlackGAChathamCV, H, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19801991P/FAF/MFEOMILD
SmithCharles29BlackINAllenCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19831991P/FAOMILD
SmithJay C.50WhitePADauphinCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19861992P/FAF/MFEOM
BloodsworthKirk23WhiteMDBaltimoreCV, H, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19851993DNAMWIDOM
DeebMuneer23OtherTXMcLennanBM, CDC, CV, H, JI, SAMurderDeath19851993P/FAF/MFE
HudsonLarry19BlackLAOrleansCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19671993MWIDP/FAOM
MaciasFederico31HispanicTXEl PasoCDC, H, JIMurderDeath19841993P/FAILD
McMillianWalter45BlackALMonroeCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19881993P/FAOM
RobisonJames Albert53WhiteAZMaricopaCDC, HMurderDeath19771993P/FA
WilhoitGregory30WhiteOKOsageBM, HMurderDeath19871993F/MFEILD
GoldenAndrew45WhiteFLPolkH, NCMurderDeath19911994ILD
ButlerSabrina18BlackMSLowndesCV, F, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath19901995FCF/MFEOM
CruzRobert33HispanicAZMaricopaH, JIPR, WHMurderDeath19811995P/FAOM
CruzRolando19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HernandezAlejandro19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
MunsonAdolph37BlackOKCusterH, JIPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderDeath19851995MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
BurrowsJoseph35WhiteILIroquoisCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19891996P/FAOM
GaugerGary41WhiteILMcHenryH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19931996FCP/FAOM
GrannisDavid31WhiteAZPimaHMurderDeath19911996P/FA
JimersonVerneal25BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19851996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JonesTroy Lee30BlackCAMercedHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19821996OMILD
LawsonCarl23BlackILSt. ClairCV, HMurderDeath19901996F/MFEILD
MirandaRoberto38BlackNVClarkCDC, HMurderDeath19821996P/FAILD
WilliamsDennis21BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Aldape GuerraRicardo 20HispanicTXHarrisHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19821997P/FAOM
HarrisBenjamin37BlackWAPierceHMurderDeath19841997FCILD
McCrimmonChristopher20BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19931997P/FAOM
PadgettLarry Randal40WhiteALMarshallH, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19921997F/MFEOM
KylesCurtis24BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19841998MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
CousinShareef16BlackLAOrleansH, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19961999MWIDOM
Dexter, Jr.Clarence Richard49WhiteMOClayHPR, NWMurderDeath19911999F/MFEOMILD
JonesRonald34BlackILCookH, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19891999DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
PorterAnthony27BlackILCookHMurderDeath19831999MWIDP/FA
RiveraAlfred25HispanicNCForsythCDC, HPR, NWMurderDeath19971999P/FAOM
SmithSteven37BlackILCookHPR, NW, PLMurderDeath19861999P/FAOM
WilliamsonRonald Keith29WhiteOKPontotocH, IO, JI, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19881999DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
ClemmonsEric23BlackMOColeHOF, WHMurderDeath19872000MWIDOM
Geralds, Jr.Hubert30BlackILCookH, SAMurderDeath19972000DNAFC
GrahamMichael23WhiteLAUnionH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872000P/FAOM
GreenJoseph36BlackFLBradfordHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19932000P/FAOM
MorrisOscar33BlackCALos AngelesCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19832000P/FAOM
NievesWilliam26HispanicPAPhiladelphiaHPR, WHMurderDeath19942000MWIDP/FAOMILD
SmithFrank Lee37BlackFLBrowardCV, H, IO, PH, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19862000DNAMWIDFCP/FAOMILD
Washington, Jr. Earl22BlackVACulpeperH, SAOF, NW, INTMurderDeath19842000DNAFCOMILD
BurrellAlbert30WhiteLAUnionCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872001P/FAOM
DrinkardGary37WhiteALMorganHMurderDeath19952001ILD
FainCharles33WhiteIDCanyonCV, H, JI, SAPR, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19832001DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
GrecoLouis47WhiteMASuffolkCDC, H, PHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
LimonePeter31WhiteMASuffolkCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
MartinezJoaquin Jose23HispanicFLHillsboroughH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, PLMurderDeath19972001P/FAOM
Paradis Donald30WhiteIDKootenaiHPR, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19812001P/FAF/MFEOMILD
TameleoHenry63WhiteMASuffolkCDC, H, PHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
KimbellThomas32WhitePALawrenceCV, H, JIMurderDeath19982002DNAP/FA
KroneRay34WhiteAZMaricopaBM, H, SAPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19922002DNAF/MFEOM
MelendezJuan Roberto32HispanicFLPolkCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19842002P/FAOM
MinnittAndre21BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19932002P/FAOM
OsborneLarry17WhiteKYWhitleyCDC, H, JVMurderDeath19992002P/FA
AmrineJoseph28BlackMOColeH, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19862003P/FAF/MFEOMILD
HobleyMadison26BlackILCookA, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19902003MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HoltonRudolph33BlackFLHillsboroughCV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19862003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HowardStanley21BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19872003FCP/FAOM
HowardTimothy23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JamesGary Lamar23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
OrangeLeroy32BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, HOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19852003FCP/FAOMILD
PattersonAaron21BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderDeath19892003FCP/FAOM
PrionLemuel30WhiteAZPimaH, SAMurderDeath19992003
QuickWesley18WhiteALJeffersonHMurderDeath19972003
ThompsonJohn22BlackLAOrleansCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19852003MWIDP/FAOM
YarrisNicholas20WhitePADelawareH, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19822003DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
AdamsLaurence19BlackMASuffolkH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19742004P/FAOMILD
BrightDan L.35BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19962004MWIDOMILD
CroyPatrick23Native AmericanCASiskiyouHMurderDeath19792004ILD
GellAlan20WhiteNCBertieCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PLMurderDeath19982004P/FAF/MFEOM
MatthewsRyan17BlackLAJeffersonCDC, H, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19992004DNAMWIDP/FAOM
SteidlGordon35WhiteILEdgarCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19872004P/FAOMILD
WillisErnest Ray39WhiteTXPecosA, H, NCOF, WH, NWMurderDeath19872004F/MFEOMILD
JamisonDerrick23BlackOHHamiltonCDC, HPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19852005P/FAF/MFEOM
WilsonHarold C.30BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, NWMurderDeath19892005DNAOM
HoffmanJonathon41BlackNCUnionHPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19962007P/FAOM
McCartyCurtis20WhiteOKOklahomaH, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19862007DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
McCormickMichael Lee32WhiteTNJeffersonHMurderDeath19872007DNAF/MFEILD
BlairMichael23WhiteTXCollinCV, HMurderDeath19942008DNAMWIDF/MFE
BrewerKennedy21BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19952008DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
ChapmanGlen Edward24BlackNCCatawbaHPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19942008P/FAOMILD
JonesLevon 28BlackNCDuplinCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19932008P/FAOMILD
DouglasYancy19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19952009P/FAOM
FieldsNathson Edgar29BlackILCookHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19862009P/FAOMILD
HousePaul G.23WhiteTNUnionH, SAMurderDeath19862009DNAF/MFE
KitchenRonald22BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INTMurderDeath19902009FCP/FAOM
MooreDaniel Wade24WhiteALMorganH, SAPR, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath20022009OM
PowellParis19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972009P/FAOM
SpringsteenRobert17WhiteTXTravisCDC, CV, H, JV, SAMurderDeath20012009DNAFCP/FA
ToneyMichael19WhiteTXTarrantCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19992009P/FAOM
GravesAnthony26BlackTXBurlesonA, CDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19942010P/FAF/MFEOM
VannGussie42WhiteTNMcMinnCV, H, NC, SAMurderDeath19942011F/MFEILD
D'AmbrosioJoe26WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19892012P/FAF/MFEOM
PenalverSeth21WhiteFLBrowardH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19992012P/FAOM
ThibodeauxDamon21WhiteLAJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19972012DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
GriffinReginald22BlackMORandolphHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19882013P/FAOM
AjamuKwame17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BridgemanWiley20BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BrownLeon15BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
FordGlenn34BlackLACaddoHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderDeath19842014P/FAF/MFEOMILD
JacksonRicky18BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
McCollumHenry19BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
BrownAlfred21BlackTXHarrisCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath20052015MWIDP/FAOM
HintonAnthony29BlackALJeffersonHMurderDeath19862015MWIDF/MFEILD
Lee, Jr.Lawrence William25WhiteGAWayneCDC, CV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872015P/FAOMILD
ManningWillie24BlackMSOktibbehaHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19962015P/FAOM
MilkeDebra25WhiteAZMaricopaCDC, CV, F, HPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19902015FCP/FAOM
CrawfordRodricus22BlackLACaddoCV, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath20132017F/MFEOM
McCoyIsaiah22BlackDEKentCDC, HPR, NW, PLMurderDeath20122017P/FAOM
Miller, Jr.Robert Lee27BlackOKOklahomaH, SAMurderDeath19882017DNAFCF/MFE
NewmanRickey43WhiteARCrawfordH, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20022017DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
SolacheGabriel23HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath20002017FCP/FAOMILD
Aguirre-JarquinClemente24HispanicFLSeminoleH, IOMurderDeath20062018DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
BenavidesVicente42HispanicCAKernCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, OF, FA, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19932018P/FAF/MFEOMILD
FinchCharles38BlackNCWilsonH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19762019MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsChristopher29BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19932019P/FAF/MFEOMILD
Williams, Jr.Clifford33BlackFLDuvalCIU, H, IOPR, WHMurderDeath19762019MWIDOMILD
BrowningPaul29BlackNVClarkHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19862020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
DuBoiseRobert18WhiteFLHillsboroughBM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurderDeath19852020DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FlowersCurtis26BlackMSMontgomeryH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19972020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonKareem18BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, JIMurderDeath20072020P/FAF/MFEILD
JohnsonRoderick20BlackPABerksCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972020FCP/FAOM
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BrownSherwood24BlackMSDeSotoBM, CV, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19952021DNAP/FAF/MFE
Howard, Jr.Eddie Lee38BlackMSLowndesBM, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19942021DNAFCF/MFEILD
WilliamsBarry19BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19862021MWIDP/FAOMILD
MuleroMarilyn21HispanicILCookCDC, F, H, IO, JI, POF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19932022FCP/FAOMILD
Randolph IVSamuel29BlackPADauphinCV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath20032022P/FAOMILD
HuffingtonJohn18WhiteMDHarfordCDC, H, PFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19812023DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonJesse37BlackORMarionH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20042023DNAFCP/FAOMILD
MontalvoNoel33HispanicPAYorkHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath20032023DNAP/FAOMILD
SimmonsGlynn22BlackOKOklahomaHPR, OF, WH, NWMurderDeath19752023MWIDP/FAOMILD
GwynnDaniel24BlackPAPhiladelphiaA, HPR, OF, WH, NWMurderDeath19952024FCOMILD