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The 1998 Wrongful Conviction of Bloomington, IL Barton McNeil

Number of days Barton has been unjustly incarcerated: 9858 days

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4th Appellate Court of Illinois rejects ordering a new trial. Rejects two innocence projects pleadings and arguments. Illinois Supreme Court now requested to review blatant ongoing injustice.

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Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by Legal Team before the Illinois Supreme Court

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2001 Barton McNeil Direct Appeal before the 4th District Appellate Court of Springfield, IL

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2025 June 2 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR – Snow, McNeil ask Illinois Supreme Court to hear appeals in murder convictions

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Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by Legal Team before the Illinois Supreme Court

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2025 April 18 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR RADIO – Appellate court denies ex-girlfriend’s DNA and crimes in Barton McNeil’s request for a new trial in 1998 Bloomington murder

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2025 April 18 NEWS ARTICLE The Pantagraph – Barton McNeil denied new trial in daughter’s 1998 murder

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2025 March 27 NEWS ARTICLE The Pantagraph – Appellate court hears arguments in McNeil, Snow exoneration cases

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How Judge William Yoder Pulled a Fast One on the two innocence projects

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The April 2025 Appeals Decision and why it so blatantly bad

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Hear Barton McNeil advocates and see the passage of time in America’s Worst Wrongful Conviction Case

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2001 Barton McNeil Direct Appeal before the 4th District Appellate Court of Springfield, IL

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Barton McNeil Story as told by News Headlines from 1998 beginning to present day

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2018 Oct 17 News Article – Challenging wrongful convictions can take decades

Edith Brady-Lunny |  Oct 17, 2018  BLOOMINGTON — When Bart McNeil insisted police return to his home following the death...

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Bart’s new mailing address at Graham Correctional Center in Hillsboro, Illinois & how to write him using text messaging

"Mail Call".  Without a doubt, prisoners receiving and returning mails or e-mails is their absolute favorite past time!  Go ahead,...

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Suspect Convictions host Scott Reeder receives a rare letter from Misook regarding Bart’s case

What is fascinating about this letter is that Misook purports that the time in which she had a "supposed" alibi...

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Misook Nowlin murder case featured on “Snapped” television show on Oxygen Network and “Deadly Women” and “Evil In-Laws” on Investigation Discovery

The true crime saga of Misook Nowlin, former girlfriend of Barton McNeil, has aired on several television shows and networks. ...

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2017 July 30 News Article – With new legal team convicted killer no longer wants “death by prison”

Edith Brady-Lunny | Jul 30, 2017 This July 28, 2017, file photo shows Bart McNeil explaining in Menard Correctional Center...

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FBI and Justice Department admits flawed testimony in hair microscopic examinations

WEBSITE AUTHOR COMMENT:  The prosecution of Barton McNeil used hair microscopy to convict Bart.  Five individual long strands of hair...

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2014 August 28 News Article – McNeil Family Celebrates Small Victory With DNA Approval

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD BLOOMINGTON - A team, working to free a Bloomington man serving a long prison sentence for the...

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2014 August 1 News Article – McNeil Defense Pushes For New DNA Testing

McNeil Defense Pushes For New DNA Testing 08/01/2014 10:25 PM BLOOMINGTON - About 15 years ago, Bloomington resident Barton McNeil...

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2014 August 2 News Article – Inmate argues for DNA tests to clear murder charges

August 02, 2014 7:00 am • Edith Brady-Lunny eblunny@pantagraph.com Barton at his August 1st, 2014 DNA hearing.  Bart McNeil waves...

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2014 July 31 News Article – Convicted Child Killer Maintains Innocence

Convicted child killer maintains innocence, says new evidence could prove ex-girlfriend guilty By WEEK Reporter July 31, 2014 Updated Aug...

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  • 2025 June 2 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR – Snow, McNeil ask Illinois Supreme Court to hear appeals in murder convictions
  • Petition for Leave to Appeal filed by Legal Team before the Illinois Supreme Court
  • 2025 April 18 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR RADIO – Appellate court denies ex-girlfriend’s DNA and crimes in Barton McNeil’s request for a new trial in 1998 Bloomington murder
  • 2025 April 18 NEWS ARTICLE The Pantagraph – Barton McNeil denied new trial in daughter’s 1998 murder
  • 2025 March 27 NEWS ARTICLE The Pantagraph – Appellate court hears arguments in McNeil, Snow exoneration cases

Older Case 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

Interesting Stuff

  • PITCHER CATCHER w images2How Judge William Yoder Pulled a Fast One on the two innocence projects
  • The April 2025 Appeals Decision and why it so blatantly bad
  • THUMBNAIL 2 FOR FREEBART.ORG PAGEHear Barton McNeil advocates and see the passage of time in America’s Worst Wrongful Conviction Case
  • image of page 1 of 2001 direct appeal brief with Barton photo2001 Barton McNeil Direct Appeal before the 4th District Appellate Court of Springfield, IL

1998-2002 Local Area News regarding Barton’s Arrest and Bench Trial

  • 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

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