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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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ArmstrongRalph27WhiteWIDaneH, IO, SAPR, OF, NW, WTMurderLife19812009DNAP/FAF/MFEOMILD
AverySteven23WhiteWIManitowocIO, SAAttempted Murder32 years19852003DNAMWIDF/MFE
AweJoseph36WhiteWIMarquetteA, NCPR, WHArson3 years20072013P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BeranekRichard28WhiteWIDaneIO, SAPR, NWSexual Assault243 years19902018DNAMWIDF/MFEOM
CadoganDonovan29WhiteWILa CrosseOther Nonviolent FelonyLife without parole20132017MWIDF/MFEILD
Dunn, Jr.Larry32WhiteWIRacineH, NCMurder10 years20122022F/MFEILD
EdmundsAudrey34WhiteWIDaneCV, F, H, NC, SBSMurder18 years19962008F/MFE
GreenErnest29BlackWIWalworthCDCPR, WH, NW, PLDrug Possession or Sale10 years20162022P/FAF/MFEOMILD
HicksAnthony26BlackWIDaneSASexual Assault19 years19911997DNAMWIDF/MFEILD
KondosVictor37WhiteWIBrownCV, NC, SAPR, NWChild Sex Abuse9 years20102012P/FAF/MFEOMILD
MurphyThomas40WhiteWIWoodNC, SASexual Assault20 years19992001P/FAF/MFEILD
PetersonMark29WhiteWIWinnebagoNC, SAPR, WHSexual AssaultNot sentenced19901990FCF/MFEOM
PrineasAnthony21WhiteWIWalworthNC, SASexual Assault10 years20042012P/FAF/MFE
SaeckerFrederic38WhiteWIBuffaloJI, SAPR, WHSexual Assault15 years19901996DNAFCF/MFEOMILD
St. GeorgeBradley28WhiteWIAshlandCV, NC, SASexual Assault20 years19992003P/FAF/MFE
StinsonRobert Lee20BlackWIMilwaukeeBM, H, SAMurderLife19852009DNAF/MFEILD
TerensDaniel27WhiteWIManitowocCV, H, SAManslaughter20 years19911993FCP/FAF/MFEILD
VasquezMario34HispanicWIBrownCV, IO, SAChild Sex Abuse20 years19982015MWIDF/MFEILD
VerkuilenMaxwell25WhiteWIOutagamieNC, SASexual Assault4 years20032007P/FAF/MFEILD
ZimmermanEvan53WhiteWIEau ClaireH, IOMurderLife20012005DNAFCF/MFEILD