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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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CoxRichard47WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, P, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse82 years19851991P/FAOMILD
CoxTeresa Lynne17WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, JV, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse10 years19852000P/FAOM
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
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
GraftonMarjorie52WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, NC, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse16 years19851990P/FAOM
HubbardDonna Sue30WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, NC, SAOF, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851995FCP/FAF/MFEOM
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
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
MillerGina25WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, JI, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex AbuseLife19851991P/FAF/MFEOM
ModahlJeffrey29WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse48 years19861999P/FAOM
PalomoTim28WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse14 years19851990P/FAOM
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
SelfGrant31WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse31 years19852008P/FAOM
StollJohn41WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, IO, NC, SAOF, CW, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse40 years19852004P/FAOM
TaylorRuth31WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, F, NC, P, SAPR, OF, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJChild Sex Abuse6 years19852001P/FAOMILD
WeimerHoward57WhiteCAKernCSH, CV, NC, SAOF, WH, NW, WTChild Sex Abuse42 years19852005P/FAOM