Index of Person's Wrongly Convicted By a False Confession
354 persons listed
335 persons convicted after falsely confessing
19 persons convicted after a co-defendant's false confession

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Name (Last, First)

Location

Year Convicted

Abdullahi, Yusef

United Kingdom

1988

Adams, Kenneth

Illinois

1979

Aggett, Jody

Thailand

2003

Aguirre, Omar

Illinois

1999

Aird, Agnes

United Kingdom

1661

Aitchesoun, Margaret

United Kingdom

1590

Aitchesoun, Masle

United Kingdom

1590

Andersone, Marjorie

United Kingdom

1678

Angel, Jeanie

Australia

1989

Armstrong, Paddy

United Kingdom

1975

Auchinmoutie, Margaret

United Kingdom

1661

B, Cees

Netherlands

2001

Ballard, Glen

Saudi Arabia

2002

Ballzie (Baillie), Marioun

United Kingdom

1590

Banks Jr., Medell

Alabama

2001

Banks, Victoria Bell

Alabama

2000

Beamish, Darryl

Australia

1961

Bennett, Louis William

Oklahoma

1957

Bertrand, Delphine

Connecticut

1944

Bholo, Siphiwe

South Africa

1993

Bilger, George

Pennsylvania

1939

Blaikie, Christian

United Kingdom

1661

Bogtoun, Meg

United Kingdom

1590

Boorn, Jesse

Vermont

1819

Boorn, Stephen

Vermont

1819

Bostic, Larry

Florida

1989

Boyd, Janet

United Kingdom

1628

Bradford, Marcellius

Illinois

1988

Brandon, Peter

Saudi Arabia

2000

Bratuscha, Franz

Germany

1900

Bratuscha, Mrs.

Germany

1900

Breatnach, Osgur

Ireland

1976

Brooks, Marlon

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Broune (Brown), Bessie

United Kingdom

1590

Brounhill (Brownhill), Thomas

United Kingdom

1590

Brounhill, Wife of Thomas

United Kingdom

1590

Brown, Keith

North Carolina

1993

Brown, Robert

United Kingdom

1977

Brown, Timothy

Florida

1991

Brown, Tyron

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Buchquhannan, Duncan

United Kingdom

1590

Burrows, Joseph

Illinois

1989

Burt, LaVale

Illinois

1985

Burton, James

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Butler, Louise

Alabama

1928

Butter, Margaret

United Kingdom

1661

Butter, Martha

United Kingdom

1659

Button, John

Australia

1963

Campbell, Jonett

United Kingdom

1590

Carmen, Jack Allen

Ohio

1975

Castillo, Miguel

Illinois

1991

Chambers, Isiah

Florida

1933

Charles, Lambert

New York

Cheuslie, Elspeth

United Kingdom

1679

Clarke, Charlie

United Kingdom

1977

Cockburn, Thomas

United Kingdom

1590

Condren, Kevin

Australia

1984

Coney, Robert Carroll

Texas

1962

Congilton, Marioun

United Kingdom

1590

Conlon, Gerry

United Kingdom

1975

Contreras, Juan Manuel

Chile

Cook, Barry

United Kingdom

1996

Cooper, Ralph

New Jersey

1948

Cottle, James

Saudi Arabia

2002

Cowane, Bessie

United Kingdom

1590

Cox, Bradley

Ohio

1980

Cruz, Rolando

Illinois

1985

Cullipher, Ricky

Virginia

1997

Cunningham, Henry

Washington

1994

Cuthbertson, Beatrix

United Kingdom

1628

Danziger, Richard

Texas

1990

Darlig, Janet

United Kingdom

1628

Davis, Charlie

Florida

1933

Dawson, Sie

Florida

1960

Dedmond, Roger Z.

South Carolina

1967

DeMore, Louis

Missouri

1934

Dempstar, Agnes

United Kingdom

1628

Deshayes, John

France

1948

Dixon, John

New Jersey

1992

Douglas, Frank

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Downing, Stephen

United Kingdom

1975

Dudley, Kathleen

United Kingdom

1977

Duncan, Gelie

United Kingdom

1591

Duncane, Catherine

United Kingdom

1590

Duval, John

New York

1973

English, Collis

New Jersey

1948

Evans, Timothy

United Kingdom

1949

Everett, Harold

Washington

1994

Everett, Idella

Washington

1994

Everett, Susan

Washington

1995

Farnsworth, Robert Jr.

Michigan

1999

Fean, Thomas

United Kingdom

1591

Fell, Peter

United Kingdom

1982

Fewell, Stanford Ellis

Alabama

1952

Filbeck, Gary

Washington

1995

Filbeck, Sharon Ann

Washington

1995

Flan or Flene, John

United Kingdom

1590

Forrest, McKinlay

New Jersey

1948

Frederick, Johnnie

Florida

1971

Fry, John Henry

California

1958

Frye, Ralph

Illinois

1989

Gall, Jonett

United Kingdom

1590

Gallus, (first name unknown)

Germany

1881

Garaas, Barb

Washington

1995

Garcia, Víctor Javier

Mexico

2002

Gauger, Gary

Illinois

1993

Gavin, Sipho

South Africa

1993

Gawenda, Johann

Germany

1881

Gayol, Robert

Illinois

2001

Geddie, Malie

United Kingdom

1590

Geralds, Hubert

Illinois

1997

Gibesone (Gibson), Helen

United Kingdom

1661

Godschalk, Bruce

Pennsylvania

1986

Gordon, Iain Hay

United Kingdom

1952

Gordon, Johnne

United Kingdom

1590

Gray Jr, Anthony

Maryland

1991

Gray, Catherene

United Kingdom

1590

Gray, Jonnett

United Kingdom

1661

Gray, Paula

Illinois

1978

Green, Doris

Washington

1994

Griersoune, Issobell

United Kingdom

1607

Griersoune, Robert

United Kingdom

1591

Gurung, Mangal Bahadur

Malaysia

2005

Gylloun, Issobell

United Kingdom

1590

Hall, Darren

United Kingdom

1988

Hall, Margaret

United Kingdom

1661

Halsey, Byron

New Jersey

1988

Halstead, Dennis

New York

1986

Hampton, Mary Kathryn

Louisiana

1961

Hanemaayer, Anthony

Canada

1989

Hanna, Richard (Hugh)

Ireland

1977

Harris, Benjamin

Washington

1985

Harris, L. D.

South Carolina

1947

Harris, Robert

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Hayes, Travis

Louisiana

1998

Hayman, Suezanne

Australia

1987

Heirens, Williams

Illinois

1946

Hickey, Michael

United Kingdom

1979

Hickey, Vincent

United Kingdom

1979

Hill (Brian Shaw murder), Paul

United Kingdom

1975

Hill (Guildford pub bombings), Paul

United Kingdom

1975

Hill, Harold

Illinois

1994

Hindes, Robert

Ireland

1977

Hobley, Madison

Illinois

1990

Holliday, Michael

United Kingdom

1996

Hong-seon, Woo

Republic of Korea

1975

Horn, Geither

Washington

1935

Howard, Stanley

Illinois

1988

Hubert, Robert

United Kingdom

1666

Hussain, Abid

United Kingdom

1978

Jacobs, Ralph

Indiana

1991

Jae-wan, Ha

Republic of Korea

1975

Jahed, Khadijeh Shahla

Iran

2004

Jeffers, John

Indiana

1977

Jenkins, Jeffrey

Washington

1988

Jeong-nam, Yeo

Republic of Korea

1975

Jimerson, Verneal

Illinois

1985

Jones, David Allen

California

1995

Jones, Ronald

Illinois

1989

Kalero,, (first name unknown)

Spain

Kamacho, Daniel

California

1946

Kassim, Ahmad

New York

1958

Kaupp, Robert Justin

Texas

1999

Keaton, David R.

Florida

1971

Keen, Lisa

United Kingdom

2007

Kelley, William

Pennsylvania

1990

Kelly, Agnes

United Kingdom

1678

Kelly, Nicky

Ireland

1976

Kerington, Cristian

United Kingdom

1590

Kiszko, Stefan

United Kingdom

1976

Kogut, John

New York

1986

Lattimore, Colin

United Kingdom

1972

Lauder, Helene

United Kingdom

1590

Lauder, Issobell

United Kingdom

1590

Laughman, Barry

Pennsylvania

1988

Lee, Albert

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Lee, James

Saudi Arabia

2000

Leighton, Ronald

United Kingdom

1972

Lewis, George

United Kingdom

1987

Leyra, Camilo

New York

1950

Liddell, Agnes

United Kingdom

1628

Liddell, Katherine

United Kingdom

1678

Linscott, Steven Paul

Illinois

1982

Lloyd, Eddie Joe

Michigan

1985

Lloyd, Lawrence

New Zealand

1995

Lo (Kristin), Ramphia

Thailand

2003

Logan, Jonett

United Kingdom

1590

Long, George

United Kingdom

1979

Lovett, Nolan

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Lowery, Eddie James

Kansas

1982

Malloy, Patrick

United Kingdom

1979

Marshall, Simon

Canada

1997

Mathews, Charles

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Mathie, Barbara

United Kingdom

1628

Matthews, Ryan

Louisiana

1999

Mayes, Eddie

Georgia

1956

McCalzean, Ewfame

United Kingdom

1590

McCloy, John Lyon

United Kingdom

1982

McCollum, Claude

Michigan

2005

McCray, Antron

New York

1990

McGee, Willie

Michigan

1945

McGill, Catherine

United Kingdom

1590

McGill, Gilbert

United Kingdom

1590

McGill, Johnne

United Kingdom

1590

McKenzie, John

New Jersey

1948

McLean, Euphernia

United Kingdom

1590

McMenamin, Charlie

Ireland

1980

McNally, Brian

Ireland

1976

Menda, Sakae

Japan

1949

Miller Jr., Robert Lee

Oklahoma

1987

Miller, Lloyd Eldon Jr.

Illinois

1956

Miller, Steven

United Kingdom

1988

Minghe, Liu

China

1996

Mitchell, Sandy

Saudi Arabia

2000

Moitis, Wife of George

United Kingdom

1590

Moore, Anthony

New York

1996

Moore, Kenneth

Ohio

1995

Morgan, Robert

United Kingdom

1990

Moton, Jerry

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Mott, Noel

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Mulholland, Paschal John

United Kingdom

1977

Murray, LaCresha

Texas

1996

Murray, Wife of Nichol

United Kingdom

1590

Musa, Bilal

Jordan

2000

Nairn, Ane

United Kingdom

1591

Ndweni, Boy

South Africa

1993

Nicolsoun, Jonett

United Kingdom

1590

Nicolsoun, Marioun

United Kingdom

1590

Nolan, Patrick

United Kingdom

1982

O'Brian, Danny

Pennsylvania

O'Brien, Michael

United Kingdom

1988

Ochoa, Christopher

Texas

1988

Ochoa, James

California

2005

Oliver, Margaret

United Kingdom

1628

Ollins, Calvin

Illinois

1988

Ollins, Larry

Illinois

1988

Orange, Leroy

Illinois

1986

Osses, Víctor Eduardo

Chile

Padgett, Eugene

Texas

1940

Pardue, Michael

Alabama

1973

Paris, Tony

United Kingdom

1988

Parker, George

New Jersey

1980

Patersoune, Marie

United Kingdom

1590

Patterson, Aaron

Illinois

1988

Pavlinac, Laverne

Oregon

1991

Peiwu, Du

China

1998

Pendleton, Donald

United Kingdom

1986

Perry, Brother

United Kingdom

1660

Perry, John

United Kingdom

1660

Perry, Mother

United Kingdom

1660

Peterson, Winfred J.

South Carolina

1982

Phillion, Romeo

Canada

1972

Portar of Seton, Wife of

United Kingdom

1590

Purvis, John

Florida

1983

Quhyte (White), Helen

United Kingdom

1590

Quhytelaw (Whitelaw), Alexander

United Kingdom

1590

Ramsey, Wife of John

United Kingdom

1590

Ranking, Marion

United Kingdom

1590

Ransaw, Dametrese

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Reid, Janet

United Kingdom

1628

Reilly, Peter A.

Connecticut

1973

Reno, Ronald

California

1997

Restivo, John

New York

1986

Reynolds, Melvin Lee

Missouri

1979

Richardson, Carole

United Kingdom

1974

Richardson, Kevin

New York

1990

Riddell, Bessie

United Kingdom

1628

Ridpeth, Margaret

United Kingdom

1628

Roberts, John

United Kingdom

1983

Robertson, Johnny

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Robinson, Derrick

Florida

1989

Robinson, Donald

United Kingdom

1590

Robinson, James

United Kingdom

1979

Rodriguez, Santos

Massachusetts

1954

Rogers, Courtney

California

1942

Ross, Johnny

Louisiana

1975

Rukou, Zhou

China

2002

Rycheson, Anny

United Kingdom

1590

Salaam, Yusef

New York

1990

Salazar, Ben

Texas

1992

Salih, Ahmet

United Kingdom

1972

Sampson, Bill

Saudi Arabia

2002

Sampsoun, Agnes

United Kingdom

1590

Sampsoun, Daughters of Agnes

United Kingdom

1590

Sanchez,, (first name unknown)

Spain

Sang-jin, Song

Republic of Korea

1975

Santana, Raymond

New York

1990

Saraceno, David

Connecticut

1998

Saunders, Omar

Illinois

1988

Schaw, Marioune

United Kingdom

1590

Seo Do-won, Seo

Republic of Korea

1975

Shea, Joseph Francis

Florida

1959

Sheeler, Rudolph

Pennsylvania

1939

Shubin, Nie

China

1994

Simson, Ane

United Kingdom

1591

Smith, Christopher

Indiana

1991

Smith, Frank Lee

Florida

1986

Smythe, Wife of

United Kingdom

1590

Sosnovske, John

Oregon

1991

Soto, José Alfredo

Chile

Spencer, (first name unknown)

Louisiana

1961

Spencer, Ray

Washington

1985

Spires, Arrico

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Stallings, Patricia

Missouri

1991

Steven, Elizabeth

United Kingdom

1629

Straitton, Jonett

United Kingdom

1590

Strauchane (Strachan), Janet

United Kingdom

1628

Stuart, Max

Australia

1959

Su-byeong, Lee

Republic of Korea

1975

Taff, Maurice

Missouri

Tankleff, Martin

New York

1990

Thomson, Margrett

United Kingdom

1590

Thomsoune, Bessie

United Kingdom

1590

Thorpe, James

New Jersey

1948

Town, Meredith

Washington

1995

Townsend, Jerry Frank

Florida

1980

Treadaway, Derek

United Kingdom

1987

Tucker, Dianne Bell

Alabama

2001

Tuley, Wesley Ronald

Texas

1998

Tyson, Betty

New York

1973

Unger, Kyle

Canada

1992

Valletutti, John

New York

1947

Vasquez, David

Virginia

1984

Walker, Lee Dell

Michigan

1954

Walker, Les

Saudi Arabia

2000

Wallace, Katherine

United Kingdom

1590

Wan, Zian Sung

District of Columbia

1919

Warney, Douglas Arthur

New York

1996

Washington Jr, Earl

Virginia

1984

Wat, Charles

United Kingdom

1591

Webb, Thomas

Oklahoma

1983

Wilkinson, Robert

Pennsylvania

1976

Williams, Dennis

Illinois

1979

Williams, Jim

Federal Case - Ohio

2006

Williams, Robert (same man)

California

1956

Williams, Robert (same man)

California

1958

Williamson, Jack

Florida

1933

Wilson, Horace

New Jersey

1948

Wilson, Johnny Lee

Missouri

1987

Wilson, Robert

Illinois

1999

Winfrey, Eric

Missouri

2005

Wise, Kharey

New York

1990

Woidtke, Rodney

Illinois

1989

Woodward, Walter

Florida

1933

Wrycht (Wright), Bessie

United Kingdom

1590

Xianglin, She

China

1994

Yanagihara, Hiroshi

Japan

2002

Ye-jong, Doh

Republic of Korea

1975

Yelder, George

Alabama

1928

Yong-won, Kim

Republic of Korea

1975

Young, Bennie

Texas

1922

Young, Dan

Illinois

1994

Young, Margaret

United Kingdom

1628

 

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