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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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AbdalWarith Habib43BlackNYErieIO, SAOF, WH, NW, WTSexual Assault20 to Life19831999DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
BoydDarryl16BlackNYErieCDC, H, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder20 to Life19772021P/FAOM
CapozziAnthony27WhiteNYErieSASexual Assault11 to 35 years19872007DNAMWID
DeJacLynn30WhiteNYErieCV, F, H, JI, NCMurder25 years19942008DNAP/FAF/MFE
DixonValentino21BlackNYErieCIU, H, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder38 1/3 to life19922018MWIDP/FAOM
DombrowskiPeter37WhiteNYEriePR, WH, NW, PLRobbery9 to 18 years19851990MWIDOMILD
EppsCory25BlackNYErieH, IOOF, WHMurder25 to life19982017MWIDOM
EzeLouis31BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse35 2/3 to life19932007P/FAF/MFEILD
JohnsonNathaniel40BlackNYEriePR, WHRobbery5 years20102013MWIDOM
LynchRenay39BlackNYErieCIU, F, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurder25 to life19982024DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
OkongwuDominic41BlackNYErieCV, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse50 years19932011P/FAF/MFEILD
OrtizJosue22HispanicNYErieH, PPR, WHManslaughter25 years20062015DNAFCOM
PacyonDouglas28WhiteNYErieSASexual Assault3 years and 6 months19852010DNAMWID
ThagardJerome16BlackNYErieH, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurder25 to life20102014P/FAOM
WalkerJohn 16BlackNYErieCDC, H, JI, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder17 to Life19772021P/FAOM
WhiteMichael35Native AmericanNYErieNC, SASexual Assault5 years20062015DNAP/FA
WosuJoy33BlackNYErieCV, F, NC, SAChild Sex Abuse25 years19932009P/FAF/MFEILD