2003 January 18 News Article – Judge rejects new test request
WEBSITE AUTHOR'S NOTES: Barton knew he was innocent. So he kept trying to figure out ways to prove his innocence...
News Articles 1998-1999
All Pantagraph news articles from the time Barton was arrested until the time he was convicted
2002 July 19 News Article – Child Killer’s new jail term 100 years
WEBSITE AUTHOR NOTES: As referenced in Barton's lifetime sentencing article dated August 12, 1999, due to sentencing guidelines, Barton had...
1999 August 27 News Article – Death Officially Ruled a Homicide
WEBSITE AUTHOR NOTE: This is highly unusual and there really is no good explanation other than there appears to have...
1999 August 12 News Article – McNeil gets life in prison
WEBSITE AUTHOR NOTES: The Judge presiding in this case, which is known as "the sole fact finder" in a Bench...
1999 July 10 News Article – Family, police mark toddler’s death
WEBSITE AUTHOR COMMENTS: This article is about an entirely different child murder however Barton McNeil's case was cited in this...
1999 July News Article – Barton McNeil Gets Lifetime Sentence
The following article from the local area newspaper The Pantagraph printed in July, 1999 immediately following his trial.
1999 July 3 News Article – Pathologist: McNeil girl was molested
The autopsy showed possible signed of sexual abuse. Despite there being absolutely no physical evidence to show Barton had perpetrated...
