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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
BeckettDale33BlackOHLucasH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurder15 to Life19972003MWIDP/FAOM
BridgemanWiley20BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BrooksDwayne21BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderLife19882023P/FAOM
BrownDanny24BlackOHLucasH, IO, SAMurderLife19822001DNAMWID
BuehnerMichael24WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to Life20022023P/FAOM
ButtsAlan21WhiteOHFranklinCV, H, IO, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032024F/MFE
D'AmbrosioJoe26WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19892012P/FAF/MFEOM
DixonMarvell18BlackOHFranklinCV, HMurder20 to Life19982022P/FA
ElkinsClarence35WhiteOHSummitCV, H, IO, SAMurder55 to Life19992005DNAMWID
GloverLaurese16BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, WHMurder15 to life19962016F/MFEOM
HairstonKim32BlackOHFranklinHPR, WH, NW, PLMurderLife19931995P/FAOM
HarrisAnthony12BlackOHTuscarawasCV, H, JVOF, NW, INTMurder7 years19992000FCOM
Hoover-MooreKim38WhiteOHFranklinCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder15 to life20032021F/MFE
HoustonDarrell23BlackOHCuyahogaHMurder33 to Life19922010P/FA
HowardTimothy23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JacksonCharles27BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurder30 to life19912019MWIDP/FAOM
JacksonRicky18BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
JamesGary Lamar23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JamisonDerrick23BlackOHHamiltonCDC, HPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19852005P/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonEugene17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to life19962016MWIDF/MFEOM
JohnstonDale49WhiteOHHockingHPR, WHMurderDeath19841990MWIDF/MFEOM
JonesDewey30WhiteOHSummitH, IO, JIPR, WHMurderLife19952014DNAMWIDP/FAOM
KingEvin37BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IO, SAMurder15 to life19952017DNAF/MFE
Knighten, Jr.Willie24BlackOHLucasH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurder18 to Life19972022MWIDP/FAOM
LarkinsRonald33BlackOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderLife without parole19862006P/FAOM
LeFeverVirginia37WhiteOHLickingF, H, NCFA, WH, NW, PJMurderLife19902011P/FAF/MFEOM
LemonsAnthony19BlackOHCuyahogaHPR, WH, NW, KPMurder21 to life19952014P/FAOM
McClainAnthony35BlackOHHamiltonCV, HOF, WHMurder18 to life19952006OM
MooreKenneth45WhiteOHPikeH, PPR, WHMurder15 to Life19952004OM
PettitL. Lynn27WhiteOHVintonF, H, NCMurder15 to life19992001F/MFEILD
ReshRandy24WhiteOHPortageCDC, H, SAMurder20 to Life19902007P/FAF/MFEILD
SailorRu-El22BlackOHCuyahogaCIU, H, IOMurder25 to life20032018MWID
SappMarcus21BlackOHHamiltonH, IO, JIOF, WH, NW, PJMurderLife without parole20102024MWIDP/FAOM
SillerThomas41WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, H, IOFA, WH, NW, PJMurder30 to life19982011DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
ThomasTeresa29BlackOHAthensF, H, NCPR, WHMurder18 to life19931997OM
TinneyGlenn26WhiteOHRichlandH, P, IOPR, WHMurder15 to life19922015FCOM
WheattDerrick17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVPR, WHMurder18 to life19962016F/MFEOM