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...
Barton McNeil
2011 October 21 – Prison yard phone call from Barton to talk radio station WJBC reignites interest in his wrongful conviction claims and brings extended family to his aid LISTEN TO CALL
Twelve years after being wrongfully convicted of the murder of his 3-year old daughter, and residing in Maximum Security Prison...
2005 November 9 – McNeil Appointed Public Defense counsel for Illinois Supreme Court Appeal (This is an automatic appeal and Bart’s final unless New Evidence discovered)
Following Barton's self-authored Pro-Se Post Conviction appeal submitted to the court in 2005, Barton was then represented by the Office...
2003 January 18 News Article – Judge rejects new test request
WEBSITE AUTHOR'S NOTES: Barton knew he was innocent. So he kept trying to figure out ways to prove his innocence...
2002 July 19 News Article – Child Killer’s new jail term 100 years
WEBSITE AUTHOR NOTES: As referenced in Barton's lifetime sentencing article dated August 12, 1999, due to sentencing guidelines, Barton had...
1999 August 27 News Article – Death Officially Ruled a Homicide
WEBSITE AUTHOR NOTE: This is highly unusual and there really is no good explanation other than there appears to have...
1999 July 3 News Article – Pathologist: McNeil girl was molested
The autopsy showed possible signed of sexual abuse. Despite there being absolutely no physical evidence to show Barton had perpetrated...
