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The 1998 Wrongful Conviction of Bloomington, IL Barton McNeil

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2023 April 26 News Article – WGLT National Public Radio – State opposes Barton McNeil’s request for records and confession evidence ahead of June hearing

*** SPECIAL NOTE ***** BELOW IS THE WGLT ARTICLE. LINKS TO BOTH COUNTERMOTIONS FILED BY THE STATE AS WELL AS...

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  • 2023 April 26 News Article – WGLT National Public Radio – State opposes Barton McNeil’s request for records and confession evidence ahead of June hearing
  • Local area citizen talks to reporters following March 24th Status Hearing. “There’s some strange things going on”.
  • 2023 March 24 News Article – WMBD CBS / Fox News –A motion hearing is set for June in the Barton McNeil case
  • 2023 March 24 News Article – WGLT NPR NEWS – Timeline set for hearings in Barton McNeil case as he seeks new trial
  • 2023 March 24 News Article – The Pantagraph – Motion hearing set in Barton McNeil’s exoneration effort

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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  • Court Documents

April 19, 2023 – Motions filed by State oppose McNeil’s request to introduce corroborating confession evidence and to deny Discovery

  • Current News Articles

2023 April 26 News Article – WGLT National Public Radio – State opposes Barton McNeil’s request for records and confession evidence ahead of June hearing

  • Current News Articles

Local area citizen talks to reporters following March 24th Status Hearing. “There’s some strange things going on”.

  • Current News Articles

2023 March 24 News Article – WMBD CBS / Fox News –A motion hearing is set for June in the Barton McNeil case

  • Current News Articles

2023 March 24 News Article – WGLT NPR NEWS – Timeline set for hearings in Barton McNeil case as he seeks new trial

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