# List of wrongful convictions in the United States

**Section:** 2000s

| Date of crime | Defendant(s) | Crime | Location | Sentence | Time served | Legally exonerated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000, September 28 | David Camm | Murder of his wife Kim and two children, Brad and Jill | Georgetown, Indiana | Life in prison | 13 years | Yes |
| 2000, September 28 | David Camm | The key evidence against Camm was testimony regarding blood spatter patterns on his tee shirt. It was later discovered that one of the key prosecution witnesses, a blood spatter analyst whose findings had triggered the arrest, had falsified his credentials. | The key evidence against Camm was testimony regarding blood spatter patterns on his tee shirt. It was later discovered that one of the key prosecution witnesses, a blood spatter analyst whose findings had triggered the arrest, had falsified his credentials. | The key evidence against Camm was testimony regarding blood spatter patterns on his tee shirt. It was later discovered that one of the key prosecution witnesses, a blood spatter analyst whose findings had triggered the arrest, had falsified his credentials. | The key evidence against Camm was testimony regarding blood spatter patterns on his tee shirt. It was later discovered that one of the key prosecution witnesses, a blood spatter analyst whose findings had triggered the arrest, had falsified his credentials. | The key evidence against Camm was testimony regarding blood spatter patterns on his tee shirt. It was later discovered that one of the key prosecution witnesses, a blood spatter analyst whose findings had triggered the arrest, had falsified his credentials. |
| 2001, July 8 | Kirstin "Blaise" Lobato | Murder of Duran Bailey | Las Vegas, Nevada | 40 to 100 years in prison | 16 years | Yes |
| 2001, July 8 | Kirstin "Blaise" Lobato | In May 2001, Lobato, then 18, was staying at a residential motel in Las Vegas when she was allegedly attacked by a black man who "smelled like alcohol and dirty diapers." She was able to escape after she pulled out a knife and slashed the man's groin. | In May 2001, Lobato, then 18, was staying at a residential motel in Las Vegas when she was allegedly attacked by a black man who "smelled like alcohol and dirty diapers." She was able to escape after she pulled out a knife and slashed the man's groin. | In May 2001, Lobato, then 18, was staying at a residential motel in Las Vegas when she was allegedly attacked by a black man who "smelled like alcohol and dirty diapers." She was able to escape after she pulled out a knife and slashed the man's groin. | In May 2001, Lobato, then 18, was staying at a residential motel in Las Vegas when she was allegedly attacked by a black man who "smelled like alcohol and dirty diapers." She was able to escape after she pulled out a knife and slashed the man's groin. | In May 2001, Lobato, then 18, was staying at a residential motel in Las Vegas when she was allegedly attacked by a black man who "smelled like alcohol and dirty diapers." She was able to escape after she pulled out a knife and slashed the man's groin. |
| 2001, November 1 | Ryan Ferguson | Murder of Kent Heitholt | Columbia, Missouri | 40 years in prison | 9 years, 8 months | Yes |
| 2001, November 1 | Ryan Ferguson | Ferguson, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was convicted on the basis of a friend's confession to police claiming he and Ferguson killed Heitholt for drinking money. | Ferguson, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was convicted on the basis of a friend's confession to police claiming he and Ferguson killed Heitholt for drinking money. | Ferguson, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was convicted on the basis of a friend's confession to police claiming he and Ferguson killed Heitholt for drinking money. | Ferguson, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was convicted on the basis of a friend's confession to police claiming he and Ferguson killed Heitholt for drinking money. | Ferguson, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was convicted on the basis of a friend's confession to police claiming he and Ferguson killed Heitholt for drinking money. |
| 2002 | Brian Banks | Rape of Wanetta Gibson* | Long Beach, California | 6 years in prison | 5 years | Yes |
| 2002 | Brian Banks | Brian Banks was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School when a fellow student accused him of rape. He accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy sentence and ended up serving almost the entire sentence. | Brian Banks was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School when a fellow student accused him of rape. He accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy sentence and ended up serving almost the entire sentence. | Brian Banks was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School when a fellow student accused him of rape. He accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy sentence and ended up serving almost the entire sentence. | Brian Banks was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School when a fellow student accused him of rape. He accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy sentence and ended up serving almost the entire sentence. | Brian Banks was a student at Long Beach Polytechnic High School when a fellow student accused him of rape. He accepted a plea deal to avoid a lengthy sentence and ended up serving almost the entire sentence. |
| 2005 | Lamar Johnson | Murder of Carlos Sawyer | Baltimore, Maryland | Life in prison | 13 years | Yes |
| 2005 | Lamar Johnson | Lamar Johnson was wrongly identified as the suspect following a 911 tip, that the assailant has a particular nickname: "Boo Boo." This tip came hours after the fatal attack. | Lamar Johnson was wrongly identified as the suspect following a 911 tip, that the assailant has a particular nickname: "Boo Boo." This tip came hours after the fatal attack. | Lamar Johnson was wrongly identified as the suspect following a 911 tip, that the assailant has a particular nickname: "Boo Boo." This tip came hours after the fatal attack. | Lamar Johnson was wrongly identified as the suspect following a 911 tip, that the assailant has a particular nickname: "Boo Boo." This tip came hours after the fatal attack. | Lamar Johnson was wrongly identified as the suspect following a 911 tip, that the assailant has a particular nickname: "Boo Boo." This tip came hours after the fatal attack. |
| 2008, September 21 | Adrian Thomas | Murder of his son Matthew Thomas* | Troy, New York | 25 years to life in prison | 6 years | Yes |
| 2008, September 21 | Adrian Thomas | Four-month-old Matthew Thomas was rushed to the hospital by his father after finding him unresponsive. During the interrogation, investigators told him that it had been proven the child died from blunt force trauma and that they knew someone in the household had done it. | Four-month-old Matthew Thomas was rushed to the hospital by his father after finding him unresponsive. During the interrogation, investigators told him that it had been proven the child died from blunt force trauma and that they knew someone in the household had done it. | Four-month-old Matthew Thomas was rushed to the hospital by his father after finding him unresponsive. During the interrogation, investigators told him that it had been proven the child died from blunt force trauma and that they knew someone in the household had done it. | Four-month-old Matthew Thomas was rushed to the hospital by his father after finding him unresponsive. During the interrogation, investigators told him that it had been proven the child died from blunt force trauma and that they knew someone in the household had done it. | Four-month-old Matthew Thomas was rushed to the hospital by his father after finding him unresponsive. During the interrogation, investigators told him that it had been proven the child died from blunt force trauma and that they knew someone in the household had done it. |