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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:

​Keyword Filter:

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 !​
Tags
OM Tags
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AjamuKwame17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
AndrewsIsaiah36BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOPR, WHMurderLife19752021P/FAF/MFEOM
AyersDavid42BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JI, SAOF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife without parole20002011DNAP/FAOM
BookerDonte18BlackOHCuyahogaSASexual Assault10 to 25 years19872005DNAMWID
BradfordMaurice28BlackOHCuyahogaOther Violent Felony4 years and 9 months20162021F/MFE
BridgemanWiley20BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BrooksDwayne21BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19882023P/FAOM
BuehnerMichael24WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to Life20022023P/FAOM
Collier-HammondRosalynd27BlackOHCuyahogaCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19992017P/FA
D'AmbrosioJoe26WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19892012P/FAF/MFEOM
DempseyJack33WhiteOHCuyahogaAOF, WHArson10 to 25 years19962007OMILD
DossCarl33BlackOHCuyahogaNCOther Nonviolent Felony4 to 10 years19951997
FosterKurt45WhiteOHCuyahogaNC, SAPR, NWSexual Assault6 years20192020F/MFEOM
GloverLaurese16BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, WHMurder15 to life19962016F/MFEOM
GreenAnthony Michael22BlackOHCuyahogaIO, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, WT, PJSexual Assault20 to 50 years19882001DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
HeardCarlton24BlackOHCuyahogaPAttempted Murder14 years20162018MWIDILD
HoustonDarrell23BlackOHCuyahogaHMurder33 to Life19922010P/FA
IrbyDerius17BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, CIU, JVRobberyNot sentenced20162017MWIDP/FA
JacksonCharles27BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder30 to life19912019MWIDP/FAOM
JacksonRicky18BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
JohnsonEugene17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to life19962016MWIDF/MFEOM
JohnsonShayla25BlackOHCuyahogaFDrug Possession or Sale1 year and 6 months20122018
KingEvin37BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IO, SAMurder15 to life19952017DNAF/MFE
LarkinsRonald33BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19862006P/FAOM
LemonsAnthony19BlackOHCuyahogaHPR, WH, NW, KPMurder21 to life19952014P/FAOM
MassingillJamille38BlackOHCuyahogaNCWeapon Possession or Sale2 years20202023
MillerChristopher24BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, IO, SAOF, WH, NW, PJSexual Assault40 years20022018DNAMWIDP/FAOM
PhillipsKenny18BlackOHCuyahogaIOPR, OF, WH, NW, PJAttempted Murder92 years20072022P/FAF/MFEOM
PiszczekBrian22WhiteOHCuyahogaIO, SASexual Assault15 to 25 years19911994DNAMWID
RocheCarlos40BlackOHCuyahogaNCOther Nonviolent Felony5 years20072008ILD
SailorRu-El22BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IOMurder25 to life20032018MWID
SeiberGeorge41WhiteOHCuyahogaPR, WHAssault10 to 25 years19871999MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
SillerThomas41WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder30 to life19982011DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
SuttonMichael18BlackOHCuyahogaIOPR, OF, WH, NW, PJAttempted Murder46 years20072022P/FAF/MFEOM
ThompsonJohn30BlackOHCuyahogaCV, SAChild Sex AbuseLife20012023P/FAF/MFE
TowlerRaymond24BlackOHCuyahogaCV, IO, SAChild Sex AbuseLife19812010DNAMWIDF/MFE
Vaughan IIIJames28BlackOHCuyahogaCV, NC, SAChild Sex AbuseLife without parole20082009P/FAF/MFEILD
WheattDerrick17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, WHMurder18 to life19962016F/MFEOM
WilliamsOctavius17BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, IO, JVAttempted Murder15 years20112024MWIDF/MFE
WilsonDeontae28BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, CVRobberyNot sentenced20172017MWID
ZimmerWalter40WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJManslaughter50 years19982011DNAP/FAF/MFEOM