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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:

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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 !​
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OM Tags
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AdamsLaurence19BlackMASuffolkH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19742004P/FAOMILD
AdamsRandall Dale28WhiteTXDallasCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19771989MWIDP/FAOM
Aguirre-JarquinClemente24HispanicFLSeminoleH, IOMurderDeath20062018DNAP/FAF/MFEILD
AjamuKwame17BlackOHCuyahogaH, IO, JVOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
Aldape GuerraRicardo 20HispanicTXHarrisHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19821997P/FAOM
AmrineJoseph28BlackMOColeH, JIOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19862003P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BenavidesVicente42HispanicCAKernCV, H, NC, SA, SBSPR, OF, FA, CW, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19932018P/FAF/MFEOMILD
BlairMichael23WhiteTXCollinCV, HMurderDeath19942008DNAMWIDF/MFE
BloodsworthKirk23WhiteMDBaltimoreCV, H, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19851993DNAMWIDOM
BrandleyClarence29BlackTXMontgomeryCV, H, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19811990P/FAF/MFEOM
BrewerKennedy21BlackMSNoxubeeBM, CV, H, IO, JI, SAFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19952008DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
BridgemanWiley20BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
BrightDan L.35BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19962004MWIDOMILD
BrownAlfred21BlackTXHarrisCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath20052015MWIDP/FAOM
BrownLeon15BlackNCRobesonCDC, CV, H, JV, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19842014DNAFCP/FAOM
BrownSherwood24BlackMSDeSotoBM, CV, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19952021DNAP/FAF/MFE
BrowningPaul29BlackNVClarkHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19862020DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
BurrellAlbert30WhiteLAUnionCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872001P/FAOM
BurrowsJoseph35WhiteILIroquoisCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19891996P/FAOM
ButlerSabrina18BlackMSLowndesCV, F, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath19901995FCF/MFEOM
ChapmanGlen Edward24BlackNCCatawbaHPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19942008P/FAOMILD
ClemmonsEric23BlackMOColeHOF, WHMurderDeath19872000MWIDOM
CookKerry Max21WhiteTXSmithH, IO, JI, P, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19782024DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
CousinShareef16BlackLAOrleansH, JVPR, WHMurderDeath19961999MWIDOM
CrawfordRodricus22BlackLACaddoCV, H, NCPR, NWMurderDeath20132017F/MFEOM
CroyPatrick23Native AmericanCASiskiyouHMurderDeath19792004ILD
CruzRobert33HispanicAZMaricopaH, JIPR, WHMurderDeath19811995P/FAOM
CruzRolando19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
D'AmbrosioJoe26WhiteOHCuyahogaCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19892012P/FAF/MFEOM
DeebMuneer23OtherTXMcLennanBM, CDC, CV, H, JI, SAMurderDeath19851993P/FAF/MFE
Dexter, Jr.Clarence Richard49WhiteMOClayHPR, NWMurderDeath19911999F/MFEOMILD
DouglasYancy19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19952009P/FAOM
DrinkardGary37WhiteALMorganHMurderDeath19952001F/MFEILD
DuBoiseRobert18WhiteFLHillsboroughBM, CIU, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLMurderDeath19852020DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FainCharles33WhiteIDCanyonCV, H, JI, SAPR, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19832001DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
FieldsNathson Edgar29BlackILCookHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19862009P/FAOMILD
FinchCharles38BlackNCWilsonH, IOOF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19762019MWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
FlowersCurtis26BlackMSMontgomeryH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19972020MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
FordGlenn34BlackLACaddoHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, PJMurderDeath19842014P/FAF/MFEOMILD
GaugerGary41WhiteILMcHenryH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19931996FCP/FAOM
GellAlan20WhiteNCBertieCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PLMurderDeath19982004P/FAF/MFEOM
Geralds, Jr.Hubert30BlackILCookH, SAMurderDeath19972000DNAFC
GoldenAndrew45WhiteFLPolkH, NCMurderDeath19911994ILD
GrahamMichael23WhiteLAUnionH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872000P/FAOM
GrannisDavid31WhiteAZPimaHMurderDeath19911996P/FA
GravesAnthony26BlackTXBurlesonA, CDC, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19942010P/FAF/MFEOM
GrecoLouis47WhiteMASuffolkCDC, H, PHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
GreenJoseph36BlackFLBradfordHPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19932000P/FAOM
GriffinReginald22BlackMORandolphHPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19882013P/FAF/MFEOM
GwynnDaniel24BlackPAPhiladelphiaA, HPR, OF, WH, NWMurderDeath19952024FCOMILD
HarrisBenjamin37BlackWAPierceHMurderDeath19841997FCILD
HernandezAlejandro19HispanicILDuPageCDC, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19851995DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HintonAnthony29BlackALJeffersonHMurderDeath19862015MWIDF/MFEILD
HobleyMadison26BlackILCookA, CV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath19902003MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HoffmanJonathon41BlackNCUnionHPR, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19962007P/FAOM
HoltonRudolph33BlackFLHillsboroughCV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19862003DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
HousePaul G.23WhiteTNUnionH, SAMurderDeath19862009DNAF/MFE
HowardStanley21BlackILCookHOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19872003FCP/FAOM
HowardTimothy23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
Howard, Jr.Eddie Lee38BlackMSLowndesBM, H, IO, SAMurderDeath19942021DNAFCF/MFEILD
HudsonLarry19BlackLAOrleansCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19671993MWIDP/FAOM
HuffingtonJohn18WhiteMDHarfordCDC, H, PFA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19812023DNAP/FAF/MFEOM
JacksonRicky18BlackOHCuyahogaH, IOOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19752014P/FAOM
JamesGary Lamar23BlackOHFranklinH, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19772003MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JamisonDerrick23BlackOHHamiltonCDC, HPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19852005P/FAF/MFEOM
JimersonVerneal25BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19851996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
JohnsonJesse37BlackORMarionH, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20042023DNAFCP/FAOMILD
JohnsonKareem18BlackPAPhiladelphiaH, JIMurderDeath20072020P/FAF/MFEILD
JohnsonRoderick20BlackPABerksCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972020FCP/FAOM
JohnstonDale49WhiteOHHockingHPR, WHMurderDeath19841990MWIDF/MFEOM
JonesLevon 28BlackNCDuplinCDC, HOF, WHMurderDeath19932008P/FAOMILD
JonesRonald34BlackILCookH, SAOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19891999DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
JonesTroy Lee30BlackCAMercedHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath19821996OMILD
KimbellThomas32WhitePALawrenceCV, H, JIMurderDeath19982002DNAP/FA
KitchenRonald22BlackILCookCV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, INTMurderDeath19902009FCP/FAOM
KroneRay34WhiteAZMaricopaBM, H, SAPR, WH, NWMurderDeath19922002DNAF/MFEOM
KylesCurtis24BlackLAOrleansHPR, WHMurderDeath19841998MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
LawsonCarl23BlackILSt. ClairCV, HMurderDeath19901996F/MFEILD
Lee, Jr.Lawrence William25WhiteGAWayneCDC, CV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19872015P/FAOMILD
LimonePeter31WhiteMASuffolkCDC, HOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
MaciasFederico31HispanicTXEl PasoCDC, H, JIMurderDeath19841993P/FAILD
ManningWillie24BlackMSOktibbehaHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19962015P/FAOM
MartinezJoaquin Jose23HispanicFLHillsboroughH, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, PLMurderDeath19972001P/FAOM
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
McCoyIsaiah22BlackDEKentCDC, HPR, NW, PLMurderDeath20122017P/FAOM
McCrimmonChristopher20BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19931997P/FAOM
McMillianWalter45BlackALMonroeCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19881993P/FAOM
MelendezJuan Roberto32HispanicFLPolkCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19842002P/FAOM
MilkeDebra25WhiteAZMaricopaCDC, CV, F, HPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19902015FCP/FAOM
Miller, Jr.Robert Lee27BlackOKOklahomaH, SAMurderDeath19882017DNAFCF/MFE
MinnittAndre21BlackAZPimaHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19932002P/FAOM
MirandaRoberto38BlackNVClarkCDC, HMurderDeath19821996P/FAILD
MontalvoNoel33HispanicPAYorkHOF, NW, WTMurderDeath20032023DNAP/FAOMILD
MooreDaniel Wade24WhiteALMorganH, SAPR, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath20022009OM
MorrisOscar33BlackCALos AngelesCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19832000P/FAOM
MuleroMarilyn21HispanicILCookCDC, F, H, IO, JI, POF, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19932022FCP/FAOMILD
MunsonAdolph37BlackOKCusterH, JIPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderDeath19851995MWIDP/FAF/MFEOM
NelsonGary29BlackGAChathamCV, H, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19801991P/FAF/MFEOMILD
NewmanRickey43WhiteARCrawfordH, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath20022017DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
NievesWilliam26HispanicPAPhiladelphiaHPR, WHMurderDeath19942000MWIDP/FAOMILD
OgrodWalter23WhitePAPhiladelphiaCIU, CV, H, JI, SAPR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, INT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19962020DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
OrangeLeroy32BlackILCookA, CDC, CV, HOF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19852003FCP/FAOMILD
OsborneLarry17WhiteKYWhitleyCDC, H, JVMurderDeath19992002P/FA
PadgettLarry Randal40WhiteALMarshallH, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19921997F/MFEOM
Paradis Donald30WhiteIDKootenaiHPR, FA, WH, NW, PJMurderDeath19812001P/FAF/MFEOMILD
PattersonAaron21BlackILCookCDC, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderDeath19892003FCP/FAOM
PenalverSeth21WhiteFLBrowardH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJMurderDeath19992012P/FAOM
PorterAnthony27BlackILCookHMurderDeath19831999MWIDP/FA
PowellParis19BlackOKClevelandCV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19972009P/FAOM
PrionLemuel30WhiteAZPimaH, SAMurderDeath19992003
QuickWesley18WhiteALJeffersonHMurderDeath19972003
Randolph IVSamuel29BlackPADauphinCV, HPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath20032022P/FAOMILD
RichardsonJames Joseph31BlackFLDeSotoCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19681989P/FAOM
RiveraAlfred25HispanicNCForsythCDC, HPR, NWMurderDeath19971999P/FAOM
RobertsLarry27BlackCASolanoHPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19832024P/FAF/MFEOMILD
RobisonJames Albert53WhiteAZMaricopaCDC, HMurderDeath19771993P/FA
SimmonsGlynn22BlackOKOklahomaHPR, OF, WH, NWMurderDeath19752023MWIDP/FAOMILD
SmithCharles29BlackINAllenCDC, HPR, WHMurderDeath19831991P/FAOMILD
SmithFrank Lee37BlackFLBrowardCV, H, IO, PH, SAOF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderDeath19862000DNAMWIDFCP/FAOMILD
SmithJay C.50WhitePADauphinCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, PLMurderDeath19861992P/FAF/MFEOM
SmithSteven37BlackILCookHPR, NW, PLMurderDeath19861999P/FAOM
SolacheGabriel23HispanicILCookCDC, CV, H, IOPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderDeath20002017FCP/FAOMILD
SpringsteenRobert17WhiteTXTravisCDC, CV, H, JV, SAMurderDeath20012009DNAFCP/FA
SteidlGordon35WhiteILEdgarCDC, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19872004P/FAOMILD
TameleoHenry63WhiteMASuffolkCDC, H, PHOF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19682001P/FAOM
ThibodeauxDamon21WhiteLAJeffersonCV, H, IO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INTMurderDeath19972012DNAMWIDFCF/MFEOM
ThompsonJohn22BlackLAOrleansCDC, HPR, WH, NW, KPMurderDeath19852003MWIDP/FAOM
ToneyMichael19WhiteTXTarrantCV, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19992009P/FAOM
VannGussie40WhiteTNMcMinnCV, H, NC, SAMurderDeath19942011F/MFEILD
Washington, Jr. Earl22BlackVACulpeperH, SAOF, NW, INTMurderDeath19842000DNAFCOMILD
WilhoitGregory30WhiteOKOsageBM, HMurderDeath19871993F/MFEILD
WilliamsBarry19BlackCALos AngelesH, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ, PLMurderDeath19862021MWIDP/FAOMILD
WilliamsChristopher29BlackPAPhiladelphiaCDC, CIU, CV, HPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderDeath19932019P/FAF/MFEOMILD
WilliamsDennis21BlackILCookCDC, H, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WTMurderDeath19781996DNAMWIDP/FAF/MFEOMILD
Williams, Jr.Clifford33BlackFLDuvalCIU, H, IOPR, WHMurderDeath19762019MWIDOMILD
WilliamsonRonald Keith29WhiteOKPontotocH, IO, JI, SAPR, WHMurderDeath19881999DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
WillisErnest Ray39WhiteTXPecosA, H, NCOF, WH, NWMurderDeath19872004F/MFEOMILD
WilsonHarold C.30BlackPAPhiladelphiaHPR, NWMurderDeath19892005DNAOM
YarrisNicholas20WhitePADelawareH, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, WTMurderDeath19822003DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD