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The 1998 Wrongful Conviction of Bloomington, IL Barton McNeil

Number of days Barton has been unjustly incarcerated: 9836 days

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4th Appellate Court of Illinois rejects ordering Barton McNeil a New Trial. Rebuffs Illinois Innocence Project & University of Chicago Exoneration Project Pleadings and Arguments

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

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Barton McNeil Fourth Judicial District Appellate Court Appeal – State’s Rebuttal Nov 2024 and Legal Team’s response Dec 20

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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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2025 March 27 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR – Barton McNeil and Jamie Snow seek to overturn new trial denials in back-to-back hearings at ISU

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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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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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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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2013 March 1 News Article – Twin City Woman Sentenced for Murdering Mother in Law

By: Bob Larson | Updated March 1, 2013 Misook Nowlin aka Misook Wang A Twin City woman, convicted of murdering...

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Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder

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1998 – Several Bloomington Police Department Narratives investigating Bart and other persons of interest

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September 1998 – Misook Nowlin faces Child Battery Charges involving the SMOTHERING of her very own 8-year old daughter Michelle

Less than 90 days following the suffocation murder of Christina McNeil, Misook Nowlin came to the attention of the Bloomington...

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2012 February 6 News Article – Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder

By: Jacob Long, WMBD/WYZZ-TV BLOOMINGTON - As we were first to report today, the Downstate Innocence Project is reviewing a...

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2012 January 11 News Article – Family of convicted killer hope attention brings new trial

 Chuck Nicholson (left) and Grace Schlafter (right) attend the pre-trial hearing of Misook Wang wearing ribbons with the picture of...

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2011 September 14 News Article – Charges: Woman lured mother-in-law with ruse, killed her in parking lot

By Kevin Barlow | [email protected] | Posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:38 am Misook Wang (McLean County Sheriff's Department) BLOOMINGTON —...

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2011 September 11 News Article – Woman allegedly killed mother-in-law, buried body

ABC NEWS CHANNEL 7  |  WLS TV Chicago Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Misook Wang, 45, is charged in the death of her...

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2012 June 27th News Article – Illinois Innocence Project takes 1998 Murder Case

THE CHARLES SMITH BLOG WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 Barton McNeil: Illinois Innocence Project takes 1998 murder case. New DNA testing...

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2012 April 6 News Article – Supporters Rally around His Innocence, Ex-Girlfriend Court Date Set

Barton McNeil By: Kim Behrens Updated: April 6, 2012 BLOOMINGTON--Supporters of convicted murderer Barton McNeil say he's one step closer...

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  • 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
  • 2025 March 27 NEWS ARTICLE WGLT NPR – Barton McNeil and Jamie Snow seek to overturn new trial denials in back-to-back hearings at ISU
  • Hear Barton McNeil advocates and see the passage of time in America’s Worst Wrongful Conviction Case

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

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  • 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
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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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