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The 1998 Wrongful Conviction of Bloomington, IL Barton McNeil

Number of days Barton has been unjustly incarcerated: 9859 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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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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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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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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2012 April 6 News Article – McNeil Supporters Rally

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2012 March 14th – Detectives Revisit Convicted Murder’s Case

Source:  CiProud News By: Kim Behrens Updated: March 14, 2012 BLOOMINGTON--Despite a recent attempt by Bloomington police detectives to revisit...

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2012 March News Article – Bloomington Detectives Make Prison Visit

  Detectives make prison visit in 1998 murder case By: Ryan Denham | March, 2012 BLOOMINGTON – Two Bloomington detectives...

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2012 March 14 News Article – Detectives make prison visit in 1998 murder case

By: Ryan Denham | March 14, 2012 Barton McNeil, left, was convicted of killing his 3-year-old daughter in 1998. He...

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2012 March News Article – Illinois Innocence Project Takes 1998 Barton McNeil Murder Case

By: Ryan Denham  |  Yesterday Barton McNeil, left, and Misook Wang. (Photos courtesy of the Illinois Department of Corrections and...

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2012 February 14 News Article – McNeil claims woman charged in different slaying killed his daughter

Illinois Springfield in the News | Published February 14, 2012 A man convicted in 1999 of murdering his 3-year-old daughter...

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2012 February 14 News Article – McNeil claims woman charged in different slaying killed his daughter

February 14, 2012 5:24 pm • By Kevin Barlow | kbarlow@pantagraph.com BLOOMINGTON — A man convicted in 1999 of murdering...

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

Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder By: Jacob Long, WMBD/WYZZ-TV Updated: February 6, 2012 Bart McNeil is interviewed by CBS...

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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

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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
  • 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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