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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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BaumerJulie27WhiteMIMacombCV, F, IO, NC, SBSChild Abuse10 to 15 years20052010F/MFEILD
Black ElkCassandra26Native AmericanNDBurleighCV, F, IO, NC, PPR, WHChild Abuse1 year and 6 months20222023OMILD
BriggsBrandy19WhiteTXHarrisCV, F, NC, P, SBSChild Abuse17 years20002006P/FAF/MFEILD
ByarsBarry24WhiteTXJeffersonCV, NC, P, SAChild Abuse10 years20042005P/FA
CeasorTerry33WhiteMISt. ClairCV, IO, NC, SBSChild Abuse2 to 15 years20052021F/MFEILD
CouncilGregory28BlackFLDuvalCV, NC, SBSOF, WH, NW, WTChild Abuse30 years20112015F/MFEOM
EldridgeYvonne41WhiteCAContra CostaCV, F, NCChild Abuse3 years and 4 months19962003F/MFEILD
EppsDerick27BlackMAEssexCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse7 to 10 years20072016F/MFEILD
EskewJasmine21WhiteMTCascadeCV, FOF, NW, INTChild Abuse5 years20142017FCOM
KrukowskiDane24WhiteMISaginawCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse3 to 10 years20162020FCF/MFEILD
McCulloughRobert24WhiteINLaPorteCV, NCChild Abuse20 years19901998P/FAILD
SmithTammy32WhiteIAHumboldtCV, F, NCChild Abuse10 years20072011F/MFEILD
StevensCodie Lynn23WhiteMISaginawCV, F, NC, SBSChild Abuse1 1/2 to 10 years20162020F/MFEILD
TiscarenoAbigail40HispanicUTSummitCV, F, NC, SBSPR, WHChild AbuseNot sentenced20042005FCF/MFEOMILD