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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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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 [email protected] 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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911 Emergency Phone Calls Transcript from Bart McNeil Case. Listening Discretion Advised

9-1-1 PHONE CALLS The following is a gripping and emotional phone call recordings and transcripts of the various phone calls...

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2014 February 26 News Article – State agrees to some DNA testing in 1998 murder case

February 26, 2014 4:45 pm  • Edith Brady-Lunny BLOOMINGTON — Lawyers for a Bloomington man convicted in 1999 of killing his daughter said...

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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

Innocence Project Reviewing 1998 Bloomington Murder

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

Barton police interrogation

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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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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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