2021 October 6 News Article – Illinois State University Channel 10 reports from the Normal Theatre event
2021 October 4 News Article – CBS WMBD: Convicted murderer’s 23-year-old case received national attention ahead of November court date
2021 September 24 News Article – A look back on the case of Christina McNeil by Illinois Wesleyan University
2021 September 24 News Article – NBC Week-25: Decades-old McLean County murder case to be featured on true crime series
2021 September 24 News Article – Watch Now: Oxygen Network to air program on Bloomington murder case (Pantagraph Newspaper)
Barton McNeil believe others close to Misook involved in daughter’s murder
2021 August 31 Television News (local CBS news affiliate WMBD) – Bart McNeil’s petition moves forward after new evidence in the 1998 death of his 3-year-old daughter
2021 August 27 News Article – Judge Allows Bart McNeil to Take Next Step in Quest For New Murder Trial
A tribute to victim Christina McNeil
2021 June 16 News Article – After 18 Exonerations, John Hanlon to Retire From Illinois Innocence Project
2021 March 18 Comprehensive News Article – A Chance of Freedom for Wrongfully Convicted Man Serving 100 Years for the Death of His 3-Year-Old Daughter (Davis Vanguard Court Watch)
2021 Feb 23 News Article – Bloomington dad serving 100 years in death of daughter seeks new trial (Pantagraph Newspaper)
2021 February 25 News Article – Bloomington father convicted of killing young daughter in 1998 seeks new trial (NBC Channel 25)
2021 February 23 News Article – Bart McNeil Seeks New Trial On Murder Charges (WGLT National Public Radio)
2020 April 2 News Article – Internet Opens Door To Wrongful Conviction Cases

Older News

2018 Oct 17 News Article – Challenging wrongful convictions can take decades
2017 July 30 News Article – With new legal team convicted killer no longer wants “death by prison”
2014 August 28 News Article – McNeil Family Celebrates Small Victory With DNA Approval
2014 August 1 News Article – McNeil Defense Pushes For New DNA Testing
2014 August 2 News Article – Inmate argues for DNA tests to clear murder charges
2014 July 31 News Article – Convicted Child Killer Maintains Innocence
2014 February 26 News Article – State agrees to some DNA testing in 1998 murder case
2013 March 1 News Article – Twin City Woman Sentenced for Murdering Mother in Law
2012 February 6 News Article – Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder
2012 January 11 News Article – Family of convicted killer hope attention brings new trial
2011 September 14 News Article – Charges: Woman lured mother-in-law with ruse, killed her in parking lot
2011 September 11 News Article – Woman allegedly killed mother-in-law, buried body
2012 June 27th News Article – Illinois Innocence Project takes 1998 Murder Case
2012 April 6 News Article – Supporters Rally around His Innocence, Ex-Girlfriend Court Date Set
2012 April 6 News Article – McNeil Supporters Rally
2012 March 14 News Article – Detectives make prison visit in 1998 murder case
2012 March News Article – Illinois Innocence Project Takes 1998 Barton McNeil Murder Case
2012 February 14 News Article – McNeil claims woman charged in different slaying killed his daughter
2012 February 14 News Article – McNeil claims woman charged in different slaying killed his daughter
2012 February 6 News Article (CBS News) – Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder
2011 November 23 News Article – A Bloomington Woman is Charged with Choking her Mother-in-law, Nov. 23 2011
2011 November 9 News Article – Crest Hill woman slain; daughter-in-law charged
2011 October 21 News Article – Convicted murderer says he has new hope after ex’s murder arrest
2011 October 21 – Prison yard phone call from Barton to talk radio station WJBC reignites interest in his wrongful conviction claims and brings extended family to his aid LISTEN TO CALL
2011 September 23 News Article – Bloomington woman pleads not guilty to killing relative

Other Wrongful Conviction News Related

FBI and Justice Department admits flawed testimony in hair microscopic examinations

Possible Items of Interest

2021 Feb 23rd Successive Petition for Post-Conviction Relief
Scott Reeder’s Award Winning “Suspect Convictions” PodCast series on McNeil case
Bart’s new mailing address & how to write him using e-mail
911 Emergency Phone Calls Transcript from Bart McNeil Case. Listening Discretion Advised
Misook Fails Polygraph Exam that asks 4 key questions regarding the evening of the murder
Bloomington Police Detectives remove victim’s window screen with the screen falling out of its frame due to gravity itself
Episode 4 of Suspect Convictions – “True Crime with Aphrodite Jones” weighs in on the case
Internet Sleuths Podcast (42 minutes). A quick audible summary of the case
Suspect Convictions host Scott Reeder receives a rare letter from Misook regarding Bart’s case
Misook Nowlin murder case featured on “Snapped” television show on Oxygen Network and “Deadly Women” and “Evil In-Laws” on Investigation Discovery
2005 November 9 – McNeil Appointed Public Defense counsel for Illinois Supreme Court Appeal (This is an automatic appeal and Bart’s final unless New Evidence discovered)
2005 September 28 – McNeil submits his self-authored Pro-Se Petition for Post Conviction Relief
2002 – During Barton’s re-sentencing hearing, he makes ominous prediction that as prosecutors charged and convicted the wrong person, that Misook will go onto kill again a child or woman
1998 June 17 – Misook Nowlin Transcript of Videotaped Police Interview
1997 August 20 – One Year prior to murder, Misook Nowlin charged with Domestic Battery against Barton and his then 2-year old daughter Christina McNeil

Local Area Pantagraph Newspaper Articles Regarding the Christina McNeil Murder and Wrongful Conviction of Barton McNeil (1998-2003)

Barton McNeil believe others close to Misook involved in daughter’s murder
2003 January 18 News Article – Judge rejects new test request
2002 July 19 News Article – Child Killer’s new jail term 100 years
1999 August 27 News Article – Death Officially Ruled a Homicide
1999 August 12 News Article – McNeil gets life in prison
1999 July 11 News Article – McNeil’s undoing was self
1999 July 10 News Article – Family, police mark toddler’s death
1999 July News Article – Barton McNeil Gets Lifetime Sentence
1999 July 7 News Article – Murder case verdict due today
1999 July 3 News Article – Pathologist: McNeil girl was molested
1999 July 2 News Article – Trial begins in McNeil murder case
1999 May 29 News Article – County won’t pay for DNA tests for accused child killer
1999 May 6 News Article – Judge denies more DNA tests in child-slaying case
1999 March 20 News Article – Sex abuse angle approved in B-N father’s murder trial
1999 February 4 News Article – Judge limited evidence in B-N child-killing case
1998 October 23 News Article – Murder suspect upset with proceedings
1998 October 17 News Article – Father suspected of killing girl wants to see lab reports
1998 August 22 News Article – Father accused of murder shows girl’s photo to court

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