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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

Interestng Stuff

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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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Internet Sleuths Podcast (42 minutes). A quick audible summary of the case

Husband and wife team bringing you a new true crime podcast episode every Monday! Both from central Illinois (USA), most...

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Scott Reeder’s Award Winning “Suspect Convictions” PodCast series on McNeil case

GLT is partnering with the popular true crime podcast Suspect Convictions to explore the 1998 murder of 3-year-old Bloomington girl Christina McNeil....

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2020 April 2 News Article – Internet Opens Door To Wrongful Conviction Cases

WGLT | By Edith Brady-LunnyPublished April 2, 2020 at 1:33 PM CDT Barton McNeil is serving 100 years in the 1998 suffocation...

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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 & how to write him using e-mail

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

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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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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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  • Current News Articles

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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