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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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CalhounTerance19BlackMIWayneCIU, CV, IO, P, SAChild Sex Abuse17 to 32 years20072022DNAMWIDFC
CraigheadMark38BlackMIWayneH, IOOF, WH, NW, INT, PJManslaughter5 years and 4 months to 17 years20022022FCP/FAOM
FarnsworthRobert29WhiteMIJacksonNCTheftProbation19992000FC
HatchettNathaniel17BlackMIMacombIO, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, PJ, PLSexual Assault25 to 40 years19982008DNAMWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
HowardBernard18BlackMIWayneCDC, CIU, CV, H, IO, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOMILD
KrukowskiDane24WhiteMISaginawCV, NC, SBSChild Abuse3 to 10 years20162020FCF/MFEILD
LloydEddie Joe34BlackMIWayneCV, H, IO, SAOF, NW, INTMurderLife19852002DNAFCOMILD
McCollumClaude26BlackMIInghamH, SAPR, WHMurderLife20062007FCOMILD
MonsonLamarr23BlackMIWayneCV, H, IOOF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurder30 to 50 years19972017FCP/FAOMILD
MulherinCrystal31WhiteMIGeneseeF, JIAttempted Murder17 to 30 years20222024DNAMWIDFCP/FAILD
PetersonJamie Lee21WhiteMIKalkaskaH, IO, JI, SAPR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJMurderLife without parole19982014DNAFCP/FAOM
SanfordDavontae14BlackMIWayneH, IO, JV, POF, NW, PJMurder39 to 90 years20082016FCP/FAOMILD
Smith, Jr.Larry18BlackMIWayneCIU, H, IO, JIPR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PLMurderLife without parole19942021MWIDFCP/FAF/MFEOM
TannerHattie35BlackMICalhounF, H, IOOF, WH, NW, PJMurderLife without parole20002018FCP/FAF/MFEOM
WardRamon18BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JIPR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJMurderLife without parole19952020FCP/FAOM
WebbKenneth30WhiteMIWashtenawCIU, H, IOMurderLife without parole19872022MWIDFCF/MFEILD
WrightLouis29WhiteMICalhounCIU, CV, IO, P, SAOF, NW, PJChild Sex Abuse25 to 50 years19882023DNAFCP/FAF/MFEOMILD
YoungPaul17BlackMIWayneCIU, H, JVOF, WH, NW, WT, INTMurderLife without parole19872021FCP/FAOM