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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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Aguirre-JarquinClemente24HispanicFLSeminoleH, IOMurderDeath20062018DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
BlairMichael23WhiteTXCollinCV, HMurderDeath19942008DNAMWIDF/MFE
BloodsworthKirk23WhiteMDBaltimoreCV, H, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19851993DNAMWIDOM
BrewerKennedy21BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19952008DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BrownLeon15BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
BrownSherwood24BlackMSDeSotoBM, CV, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19952021DNAP/FAF/MFE
BrowningPaul29BlackNVClarkHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19862020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
CookKerry Max21WhiteTXSmithH, IO, JI, P, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19782024DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
CruzRolando19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
DuBoiseRobert18WhiteFLHillsboroughBM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurderDeath19852020DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FainCharles33WhiteIDCanyonCV, H, JI, SAPR, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19832001DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
Geralds, Jr.Hubert30BlackILCookH, SAMurderDeath19972000DNAFC
HernandezAlejandro19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HoltonRudolph33BlackFLHillsboroughCV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19862003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HousePaul G.23WhiteTNUnionH, SAMurderDeath19862009DNAF/MFE
Howard, Jr.Eddie Lee38BlackMSLowndesBM, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19942021DNAFCF/MFEILD
HuffingtonJohn18WhiteMDHarfordCDC, H, PFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19812023DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
JimersonVerneal25BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19851996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonJesse37BlackORMarionH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20042023DNAFCP/FAOMILD
JonesRonald34BlackILCookH, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19891999DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
KimbellThomas32WhitePALawrenceCV, H, JIMurderDeath19982002DNAP/FA
KroneRay34WhiteAZMaricopaBM, H, SAPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19922002DNAF/MFEOM
MatthewsRyan17BlackLAJeffersonCDC, H, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19992004DNAMWIDP/FAOM
McCartyCurtis20WhiteOKOklahomaH, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19862007DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
McCollumHenry19BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
McCormickMichael Lee32WhiteTNJeffersonHMurderDeath19872007DNAF/MFEILD
Miller, Jr.Robert Lee27BlackOKOklahomaH, SAMurderDeath19882017DNAFCF/MFE
MontalvoNoel33HispanicPAYorkHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath20032023DNAP/FAOMILD
NewmanRickey43WhiteARCrawfordH, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20022017DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
SmithFrank Lee37BlackFLBrowardCV, H, IO, PH, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19862000DNAMWIDFCP/FAOMILD
SpringsteenRobert17WhiteTXTravisCDC, CV, H, JV, SAMurderDeath20012009DNAFCP/FA
ThibodeauxDamon21WhiteLAJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19972012DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
Washington, Jr. Earl22BlackVACulpeperH, SAOF, NW, INTMurderDeath19842000DNAFCOMILD
WilliamsDennis21BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsonRonald Keith29WhiteOKPontotocH, IO, JI, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19881999DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilsonHarold C.30BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, NWMurderDeath19892005DNAOM
YarrisNicholas20WhitePADelawareH, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19822003DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD