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The Ongoing Wrongful Conviction of Barton McNeil and True Story of an Orchestrated Getaway of a Known Child Killer

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Motion in Limine aka Motion to Deny Evidence Favorable to a Defendant. The “tool” used by Prosecutors that prevented Barton from uttering the word “Misook” in his bench trial

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Petition seeking a New Trial for Barton McNeil filed by two Illinois innocence projects. Eight new evidence items cited warrant Barton a New Trial

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2023 March 17 News Article – WGLT NPR – Records on alternative suspect sought in Bart McNeil murder case

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2022 October 24 News Article – WGLT NPR News – Judge allows hearing on confession claim in Bart McNeil’s murder case appeal

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2022 October 25 News Article – The Pantagraph Newspaper – Judge allows hearing in 1998 Bloomington murder case appeal

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2022 October 25 News Article – WMBD CBS/Fox News – Judge tosses out all but one piece of evidence in McNeil appeal

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2022 September 29 News Article – NBC Week-25 News – McLean County group asking for review of possible wrongful conviction cases

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3-Year Old Victim Christina McNeil imagined today by a professional artist

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Famous Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner provides an explanation as to why a county like McLean has so many wrongful case convictions

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A place to watch September 2021 Snapped: Behind Bars episode featuring Misook Wang and her tie-in to the 1998 Barton and Christina McNeil murder case

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How to visit Barton in prison. You just need to get on his allowed visitors list and give the prison a week’s notice. Barton appreciates visits from all who seek him out.

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Misook FAILS Polygraph Exam that asks 4 key questions regarding the evening of the murder such as “did you suffocate Christina?”

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2021 August 27 News Article – Judge Allows Bart McNeil to Take Next Step in Quest For New Murder Trial

WGLT | By Edith Brady-Lunny Published August 27, 2021 at 1:14 PM CDT Click here to listen to a 6-minute interview with...

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A tribute to victim Christina McNeil

This website concerns not only Barton McNeil, with whom was wrongfully convicted and to this day continues to serve a...

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2021 June 16 News Article – After 18 Exonerations, John Hanlon to Retire From Illinois Innocence Project

ARTICLE INTRODUCTION COMMENT BY WEBSITE AUTHOR: For those unfamiliar, John Hanlon is an attorney in Illinois that has been spearheading...

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Misook FAILS Polygraph Exam that asks 4 key questions regarding the evening of the murder such as “did you suffocate Christina?”

If you were to listen to Bloomington Police Detectives and McLean County Prosecutors involved in Barton's case, they will say...

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Bloomington Police Detectives remove victim’s window screen with the screen falling out of its frame due to gravity itself

Most, if not all, of Detective and Prosecutor's belief in Barton's guilt was due to their witnessing old cobwebs in...

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Episode 4 of Suspect Convictions – “True Crime with Aphrodite Jones” weighs in on Barton McNeil case

Aphrodite Jones is a best-selling true crime author and journalist who soon after participating in Suspect Convictions launched her own podcast. Her...

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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)

https://www.davisvanguard.org/2021/03/a-chance-of-freedom-for-wrongfully-convicted-man-serving-100-years-for-the-death-of-his-3-year-old-daughter/ Published March 18, 2021 By Lovepreet Dhinsa, Linhchi Nguyen, and Kathryn Wood  BLOOMINGTON – After 23 years of serving...

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2021 Feb 23 News Article – Bloomington dad serving 100 years in death of daughter seeks new trial (Pantagraph Newspaper)

BLOOMINGTON — Lawyers for the father of a 3-year-old Bloomington girl serving a 100-year sentence for suffocating her in 1998, have...

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2021 February 25 News Article – Bloomington father convicted of killing young daughter in 1998 seeks new trial (NBC Channel 25)

  February 25, 2021 12:18 am by Howard Packowitz  Illinois Department of Corrections photos BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) - McLean County's chief prosecutor...

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2021 February 23 News Article – Bart McNeil Seeks New Trial On Murder Charges (WGLT National Public Radio)

By EDITH BRADY-LUNNY • FEB 23, 2021 New evidence in the 1998 death of 3-year-old Christina McNeil exonerates her father of murder charges,...

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Recent News

  • 2023 March 17 News Article – WGLT NPR – Records on alternative suspect sought in Bart McNeil murder case
  • 2022 October 24 News Article – WGLT NPR News – Judge allows hearing on confession claim in Bart McNeil’s murder case appeal
  • 2022 October 25 News Article – The Pantagraph Newspaper – Judge allows hearing in 1998 Bloomington murder case appeal
  • 2022 October 25 News Article – WMBD CBS/Fox News – Judge tosses out all but one piece of evidence in McNeil appeal

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

  • 3-Year Old Victim Christina McNeil imagined today by a professional artist
  • Famous Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner provides an explanation as to why a county like McLean has so many wrongful case convictions
  • A place to watch September 2021 Snapped: Behind Bars episode featuring Misook Wang and her tie-in to the 1998 Barton and Christina McNeil murder case
  • How to visit Barton in prison. You just need to get on his allowed visitors list and give the prison a week’s notice. Barton appreciates visits from all who seek him out.

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

Wrongful Conviction Related

  • FBI and Justice Department admits flawed testimony in hair microscopic examinations

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2023 March 17 News Article – WGLT NPR – Records on alternative suspect sought in Bart McNeil murder case

  • Interesting Stuff

3-Year Old Victim Christina McNeil imagined today by a professional artist

  • Interesting Stuff

Famous Illinois Criminal Defense Attorney Kathleen Zellner provides an explanation as to why a county like McLean has so many wrongful case convictions

  • Interesting Stuff

A place to watch September 2021 Snapped: Behind Bars episode featuring Misook Wang and her tie-in to the 1998 Barton and Christina McNeil murder case

  • Court Documents

Motion in Limine aka Motion to Deny Evidence Favorable to a Defendant. The “tool” used by Prosecutors that prevented Barton from uttering the word “Misook” in his bench trial

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