{"id":2905,"date":"2022-04-29T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freebart.org\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2023-01-21T22:42:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T05:42:02","slug":"2022-april-21-news-article-week-25-nbc-in-prison-for-young-daughters-1998-murder-bart-mcneil-says-new-evidence-shows-hes-innocent-of-bloomington-slaying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freebart.org\/?p=2905","title":{"rendered":"2022 April 21 News Article \u2013 WEEK-25 (NBC) – In prison for young daughter\u2019s 1998 murder, Bart McNeil says new evidence shows he\u2019s innocent of Bloomington slaying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tanya Koonce<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published: Apr. 21, 2022 at 7:21 PM PDT<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – There\u2019s movement in Bart McNeil\u2019s 23-year old McLean County murder case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeil is serving a 100-year sentence for the murder of his three-year-old daughter Christina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two Illinois groups that work to exonerate wrongful convictions are re-affirming the reasons the court should hear new and so-far unconsidered evidence in the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Illinois Innocence and Exoneration Projects filed the argument to move forward with McNeil\u2019s evidentiary hearing. The state is asking to dismiss it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From a prison in Southern Illinois, McNeil says he is grateful to the attorneys working for justice in his daughter\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMore than just their effort on my behalf, I think this is a big win or is going to potentially be a big win for justice,\u201d McNeil told 25 News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeil\u2019s attorneys argue the new and unheard evidence in the cases not only proves his innocence, but it points to his ex-girlfriend for the murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Misook Nowlin was convicted more than a decade later of another murder of her 70-yer-old mother-in-law. That case bears some similarities to the child\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeil\u2019s next hearing in this case is May 12th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW THE PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO THE STATE’S MOTION TO DISMISS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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