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2005 American TV series or program
neighbor in Texas in 1977; exonerated in 1997. Gary Gauger: Convicted of murdering his mother and father in Illinois in 1993; exonerated in 1996. Robert Earl
The_Exonerated
Reversal of a criminal conviction
and exonerated. The judge orders the bond exonerated; the clerk of court time stamps the original bail bond power and indicates exonerated as the judicial
Exoneration
2000 play by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
supports The Exonerated play". Amnesty International. February 20, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2015. Jones, Chris (December 18, 2002). "'Exonerated' an enlightening
The_Exonerated_(play)
1989 crime in New York City
indictment prompts reaction from Central Park 'Exonerated Five'". ABC News. Retrieved April 6, 2023. "Exonerated Central Park 5 Member Reacts to Trump Indictment
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2025, a total of 3,696 exonerations were mentioned in the National Registry of Exonerations. The total time these exonerated people spent in prison adds
List of wrongful convictions in the United States
List_of_wrongful_convictions_in_the_United_States
American exonerated death row inmate
Anthony Charles Graves (born August 29, 1965) is the 138th exonerated death row inmate in America. With no record of violence, he was arrested at 26 years
Anthony_Charles_Graves
a full exoneration. Ford was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the longest-serving death-row inmate in the United States to be exonerated before his
Conviction and exoneration of Glenn Ford
Conviction_and_exoneration_of_Glenn_Ford
Database of wrongful convictions in the US
year convicted, age of the exonerated individual at the time of conviction, race of the exonerated individual, year exonerated, crime for which falsely
National Registry of Exonerations
National_Registry_of_Exonerations
American convicted and later exonerated of rape
Alice Sebold Memoir 'Lucky' After Exoneration Of Anthony Broadwater". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-06-11. "Man Exonerated in Alice Sebold Rape Case to Get $5
Anthony_Broadwater
American wrongfully convicted of murder
Bunn spent over 16 years in prison and nearly 12 on parole before he was exonerated in 2018. After his release, Bunn founded a nonprofit that aims to educate
John Bunn (exonerated prisoner)
John_Bunn_(exonerated_prisoner)
American man convicted for the assassination of Malcolm X, later exonerated
Butler; born 1938) is an American man who was convicted, and later exonerated, for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X — a conviction that was overturned
Muhammad_Abdul_Aziz
Indiana man wrongfully convicted of rape
convicted of a 1996 rape and exonerated in 2001 by DNA evidence. Years later, on September 17, 2020, Alexander was charged with the murder of Catherine Minix
Richard Alexander (exonerated convict)
Richard_Alexander_(exonerated_convict)
American criminal justice activist
until he was exonerated in 2002. At 16 years old, Wise was the oldest of the "Central Park Five", five teenagers wrongly sentenced in the Central Park
Korey_Wise
American exonerated men
separate man named Roscoe Artis was the actual perpetrator, while McCollum and Brown were innocent. They were both exonerated in 2014. Overall, McCollum and
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American writer (born 1963)
the perpetrator. Broadwater spent 16 years in prison. He was exonerated in 2021, after a judge overturned the original conviction. Consequently, the publisher
Alice_Sebold
2023 police killing in Camden County, Georgia, United States
speeding. Cure had been exonerated in 2020 after being wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in Florida in 2003. On February 25, 2025, the district attorney
Killing_of_Leonard_Cure
their cases dismissed, and were subsequently exonerated. Death row inmates who were legally exonerated, but not proven factually innocent. Death row
List of exonerated death row inmates
List_of_exonerated_death_row_inmates
American former convict
years on death row, before being exonerated in August 2020 through DNA evidence facilitated by the Innocence Project and the Hillsborough County Conviction
Robert_DuBoise
American man wrongfully convicted of triple homicide
and Strickland was released on the same day. He was exonerated after more than 42 years in prison, "making his case the longest confirmed wrongful-conviction
Kevin_Strickland
American football player (born 1985)
Falcons sign exonerated Brian Banks". ESPN. May 12, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2013. "Exonerated Football Player Brian Banks Back on the Gridiron After
Brian Banks (American football)
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American legal non-profit (founded 1992)
legally exonerated. The following are some examples of exonerations that the Innocence Project helped bring about: Steven Avery was exonerated in 2003
Innocence_Project
Execution of a convict who is actually innocent
sentenced to death in the United States have been exonerated and released since 1973, with official misconduct and perjury/false accusation the leading causes
Wrongful_execution
American man convicted of murder and previously wrongly convicted of rape
was exonerated by DNA testing and released in 2003, only to be charged with murder in a different case two years later. Avery's 2003 exoneration prompted
Steven_Avery
1999 memoir by Alice Sebold
accused as the rapist, and was released in 1999. He was exonerated in 2021 after a judge found serious issues with the initial conviction. In the early hours
Lucky_(memoir)
American psychological thriller television miniseries
Sophia's mother Peter Macon as Warren "Smiley" Pitt, a witness that could exonerate Ramirez Martha Millan as Faith Valentine, Nevaeh's mother Clayton Farris
Cape_Fear_(TV_series)
American man who spent 17 years on death row before being exonerated
man who spent 17 years on death row for murder by arson before being exonerated in 2004. Convicted of murder after two women died in a fire in his West
Ernest_Willis
1985 murder in Queens, New York
suspects were exonerated in 2014. McCallum was exonerated and released after serving 29 years of his sentence. Stuckey was posthumously exonerated. He died
Murder_of_Nathan_Blenner
Greek socialite
the circumstances of her death exonerated her husband. She is buried in the family tomb of the Niarchos family at the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery in Lausanne
Eugenia_Livanos
African-Americans wrongly convicted of murder in 1975
while the sentences of Bridgemans were commuted to life imprisonment in 1978. They were imprisoned for decades before each of the three was exonerated in
Ricky Jackson and Ronnie and Wiley Bridgeman
Ricky_Jackson_and_Ronnie_and_Wiley_Bridgeman
American wrongly convicted of murder
County, Texas court of the 1986 murder of his wife Christine Morton. He spent nearly 25 years in prison before he was exonerated by DNA evidence which
Michael Morton (criminal justice)
Michael_Morton_(criminal_justice)
American wrongfully convicted of murder
Bloodsworth: the True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA (2005) by Tim Junkin. Biography portal List of exonerated death row inmates
Kirk_Bloodsworth
1994 film by Luc Besson
Besson in 2018, Besson was exonerated by the courts in 2023. Maïwenn, his sixteen-year-old wife at the time of filming, says the film was inspired by their
Léon:_The_Professional
American writer and death row exoneree
Pennsylvania after being wrongfully convicted of rape and murder. Yarris was exonerated by DNA testing in 2003. He was released from prison in 2004 after a separate
Nick_Yarris
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809
House of Representatives in December 1807 exonerated Wilkinson. In 1808, a military court looked into the allegations against Wilkinson but also found
Thomas_Jefferson
American man exonerated of a criminal conviction by DNA evidence
who was the second person to be exonerated of a criminal conviction by DNA evidence (after David Vasquez was given an unconditional pardon on the 4th of
Gary_Dotson
Rhetorical device
suggested that this usage be referred to as the "past exonerative" tense, and commentator William Safire has defined the phrase as "[a] passive-evasive way of
Mistakes_were_made
American activist and politician (born 1974)
her; the five teenagers—of Black and Latino race—became known as the "Central Park Five," later the "Exonerated Five." At the time, Salaam was 15. The teenagers
Yusef_Salaam
American actor and playwright
they conducted with more than 40 exonerated death row inmates. In spring 2002, they co-directed The Exonerated at The Actors' Gang Theater. That production
Erik_Jensen_(actor)
2020 documentary miniseries
conviction in one of the most controversial cases the county had ever seen. Kelley was completely exonerated in November 2019. "This does not feel like freedom
Outcry_(miniseries)
American teenager wrongfully executed for murder
should never have been brought." The nolle prosequi motion thereby dismissed all charges and effectively exonerated Williams. In a separate statement
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Association football club in England
independent panels that ultimately exonerated the fans of all blame. Liverpool were founded following a dispute between the Everton committee and John Houlding
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Libyan convicted of the Lockerbie bombing (1952–2012)
interview the following day with The Times, Megrahi vowed to present new evidence before he died which would exonerate him of any involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie
Abdelbaset_al-Megrahi
2022 film directed by R. Madhavan
exonerated. The story spans across Narayanan's days as a graduate student at Princeton University, before exploring his work as a scientist and the false
Rocketry:_The_Nambi_Effect
Inner Mongolian man exonerated after being wrongly executed for rape and murder
committed the crime. Huugjilt was posthumously exonerated, and Zhao Zhihong was sentenced to death in 2015. Xinhua stated that the case was "one of the most
Huugjilt
American singer and actor (1935–1977)
main physician, George C. Nichopoulos, exonerated him of criminal liability, the facts were startling: "In the first eight months of 1977 alone, he had
Elvis_Presley
Wrongful convictions in Virginia, United States
subsequently exonerated. On August 14, 1981, Arthur Lee Whitfield was accused of the rape of a woman in Norfolk, Virginia. Twenty five years ago, the woman identified
Julius Ruffin and Arthur Lee Whitfield
Julius_Ruffin_and_Arthur_Lee_Whitfield
Irish-American actor (born 1959)
in the 2005 movie The Exonerated, a true story about people on death row who had been freed. Quinn played the main character on the NBC drama The Book
Aidan_Quinn
Canadian exonerated men
at the age of 80 on April 19, 2024, just over three months after being exonerated. Mailman died on October 9, 2025, after succumbing to terminal liver cancer
Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie
Robert_Mailman_and_Walter_Gillespie
American man wrongfully convicted of murder
was exonerated of Ione Cychosz's murder after serving over 23 years in prison. Later the same year, he began a lawsuit against James Gauger, the lead
Robert_Lee_Stinson_case
British tabloid talk show presented by Jeremy Kyle
coroner exonerated the programme as the cause of or as a contributory factor in Dymond's suicide, finding there was "no causal link" between the two. In
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selection. In April 2017, the Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office dismissed all charges against Crawford; he was exonerated. At age 23, Crawford had
Prosecution of Rodricus Crawford
Prosecution_of_Rodricus_Crawford
American law enforcement officer (1962–2007)
during the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He discovered a backpack containing three pipe bombs on the park
Richard_Jewell
1983 film by Francis Ford Coppola
distraught Dallas robs a store, is pursued by the police, and commits suicide by cop. The judge exonerates Ponyboy for Bob's death as self-defense and places
The_Outsiders_(film)
American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)
and trial witness testimony insisted that the Tate–LaBianca murders were copycat crimes intended to exonerate Manson's friend Bobby Beausoleil. Manson
Charles_Manson
The doctrine of exoneration of liens (sometimes simply referred to as "doctrine of exoneration") refers to a common law rule. The rule says that encumbrances
Doctrine of exoneration of liens
Doctrine_of_exoneration_of_liens
2019 American crime drama television miniseries
companion special in which the cast, the creator, and the exonerated five are interviewed, premiered on June 12, 2019, on Netflix and the Oprah Winfrey Network
When_They_See_Us
death row has been exonerated, in the modern era. At least 200 people who were sentenced to death since 1973 have been exonerated, or about 2.2% of those
Capital punishment in the United States
Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
Australian man wrongly convicted of manslaughter
Western Australian man who was the victim of a significant miscarriage of justice. Button was wrongfully convicted of the manslaughter, by vehicle impact
John_Button_(campaigner)
Bioterrorist attacks in the United States
bioweapons expert Steven Hatfill, who was eventually exonerated. Bruce Edwards Ivins, a scientist at the government's biodefense labs at Fort Detrick in Frederick
2001_anthrax_attacks
2020 American television miniseries
The Outsider is an American television miniseries based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Stephen King, adapted for television by Richard Price. It
The_Outsider_(miniseries)
Unfair outcome in trial
They may be exonerated if new evidence comes to light or it is determined that the police or prosecutor committed some kind of misconduct at the original
Miscarriage_of_justice
2022 television series from Netflix
The Lincoln Lawyer is an American legal drama television series created for television by David E. Kelley and developed by Ted Humphrey, based on the
The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)
The_Lincoln_Lawyer_(TV_series)
African-American man wrongfully convicted of mass murder (1935–2023)
Georgia decision finding the death penalty unconstitutional, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. He was then exonerated in 1989 after 21 years
James_Joseph_Richardson
Wrongfully convicted Canadian (1952–2022)
for the 1969 rape and murder of nursing student Gail Miller in Saskatoon and imprisoned for 23 years. He was eventually released and exonerated. Up until
David_Milgaard
Sci-fi books and stories by Hugh Howey (2011–2015)
through the honesty of the sheriff. Juliette is exonerated and hailed as a hero for defying the duplicitous Bernard, and she is elected the next mayor
Silo_(series)
sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated in 1918 when they were both found living in Indiana. Jackson County The Scottsboro Boys were nine young black
Overturned convictions in the United States
Overturned_convictions_in_the_United_States
2007 murder in Perugia, Italy
from the University of Leeds who was murdered at the age of 21 in Perugia, Italy. Kercher was found dead on the floor of her room. By the time the bloodstained
Murder_of_Meredith_Kercher
American trio wrongfully convicted in 1984
being exonerated in 2019. After being exonerated, the trio sued the Baltimore Police Department in 2020, accusing the department of coercing witness statements
Harlem_Park_Three
American wrongfully convicted of murder
falsely accused and convicted of the murders of his parents, Morris and Ruth Gauger, and later exonerated. Following the murder on April 8, 1993, Gauger
Gary_Gauger
Canadian and American musician (born 1974)
herself in the Brazilian hit soap operas Celebridade and Malhação. In late 2003, Morissette appeared in the Off-Broadway play The Exonerated as Sunny Jacobs
Alanis_Morissette
1965 murder in New York City, U.S.
Islam were exonerated. Speculation about the assassination and whether it was conceived or aided by leading or additional members of the Nation of Islam
Assassination_of_Malcolm_X
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
2019. McKirdy, Euan (June 14, 2016). "CIA chief: Missing report pages exonerate Saudi Arabia in 9/11 attacks". CNN. "Why Obama doesn't want 9/11 families
September_11_attacks
18th-century French Protestant who was wrongfully tortured and executed
society. Doubts about his guilt were raised by opponents of the Catholic Church and he was exonerated in 1764. In France, he became a symbolic victim of religious
Jean_Calas
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
the elections results, for the appointment and exoneration of the other members of the Regional Government by indication of its president and for the
Azores
Exonerated Finnish man (born 1962)
April 2004. He served the longest overturned sentence in Swedish history before a retrial was ordered, in which he was exonerated and freed. He was later
Kaj_Linna
1894–1906 political scandal in France
Dreyfus was exonerated. After being reinstated as a major in the French Army, he served during the whole of World War I, ending his service with the rank of
Dreyfus_affair
2015 American true crime documentary series
After serving 18 years in prison, Avery was exonerated with the aid of the Innocence Project, when the DNA in the case was matched to another man known to
Making_a_Murderer
Legal principle that one is presumed innocent until proven guilty
innocence, the legal burden of proof is thus on the prosecution, which must present compelling evidence to the trier of fact (a judge or a jury). If the prosecution
Presumption_of_innocence
American actor (born 1958)
production of Rust as producers felt Baldwin was pursuing the project in order to "exonerate" himself, with director Joel Souza declining to sit for an
Alec_Baldwin
Plains Cree chief
In May 2019, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exonerated the chief and apologized to the Poundmaker Cree Nation. According to Cree tradition, or
Poundmaker
Court with little or no judicial credibility
show trial). The term is known to have been used in the United States in 1841: an article in The Daily Picayune, New Orleans quotes the Concordia Intelligencer
Kangaroo_court
Country in West Asia
suffering great losses. An internal inquiry exonerated the government of responsibility for failures before and during the war, but public anger forced Prime Minister
Israel
Overview of misconduct and corruption in the NYPD
increase over the previous year, including about $10 million paid out to two exonerated individuals who had been falsely convicted and imprisoned. Criminal justice
New York City Police Department corruption and misconduct
New_York_City_Police_Department_corruption_and_misconduct
American legal non-profit organization
been exonerated. Robert Nelson was incarcerated in Missouri for more than twenty-nine years following his conviction for a 1983 rape. He was exonerated in
Midwest_Innocence_Project
2017 film by Kenneth Branagh
was posthumously exonerated. Hardman, in actuality a former police officer named Cyrus, was in love with Susanne. Pierre Michel, the train's conductor
Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)
Murder_on_the_Orient_Express_(2017_film)
Brazilian mixed martial artist (born 1975)
pulled from the bout due to failing USADA drug test on 26 October. In July 2018, USADA announced that Silva had been exonerated from the failed test after
Anderson_Silva
Indian police officer
battle relating to allegations of disproportionate assets, Nayak was exonerated and reinstated into service. His continuity of service, seniority, rank
Daya_Nayak
American political scientist (born 1953)
investigate the assertion of plagiarism; Bok exonerated Dershowitz of the charge. In April 2007, Frank Menetrez, a former Editor-in-Chief of the UCLA Law
Norman_Finkelstein
British man wrongfully convicted of murder
the murder of Diane Sindall in 1987. He served 38 years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence on 13 May 2025, at the age of 68. He is the
Wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan
Wrongful_conviction_of_Peter_Sullivan
1918 mass murder in Yekaterinburg, Russia
1 October 2008. Blomfield, Adrian (1 October 2008). Russia exonerates Tsar Nicholas II The Telegraph. Last Tsar rehabilitated by Russian justice, France
Murder_of_the_Romanov_family
1998 film by Tony Scott
the aftermath, the surveillance bill is canceled by American federal legislators, the NSA covers up Reynolds' rogue operation, and Dean is exonerated
Enemy_of_the_State_(film)
inmate who was eventually exonerated by DNA evidence. On November 23, 1979, a 26-year-old woman and a male companion were the victims of a carjacking after
Cornelius_Dupree
Australian wrongly convicted of murder
the Federal Court of Australia, and High Court of Australia, were dismissed. On 7 February 1986, after the discovery of new evidence — clothing the same
Lindy_Chamberlain-Creighton
American poet (1939–2013)
persons featured in the play The Exonerated (2002), based on accounts from death row inmates who were exonerated. (See Legacy, below.) The authors said that
Delbert_Tibbs
Criminal organization in Italy
was completely exonerated from the list of potential suspects in the 'Ndrangheta gaming bust. After investigation of the presence of the 'Ndrangheta, 21
'Ndrangheta
Wife of Alfred Dreyfus
before being exonerated and released. Lucie Hadamard was born into a Parisian Jewish family in 1869. She married Alfred Dreyfus in 1890. The pair had two
Lucie_Dreyfus
Sanitizing and hiding of undesirable qualities
Whitewashing is the act of minimizing or covering up vices, crimes or scandals, or of exonerating the guilty by means of a perfunctory investigation or
Whitewashing_(communications)
1994 film by Frank Darabont
Tommy, who in the novella trades his evidence exonerating Andy for transfer to a nicer prison, in the screenplay is murdered on the orders of Warden
The_Shawshank_Redemption
2014 prosecution in Texas, United States
The first charge of the indictment was abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, for threatening to veto $7.5 million in funding for the Public
Rick_Perry_veto_controversy
American legal non-profit organization
assistance during the time of pre-trial or trial. IJC has aided in the release of the following incarcerated individuals: Brian Banks was exonerated in 2012 after
California_Innocence_Project
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