{"id":3426,"date":"2023-03-18T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freebart.org\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2023-03-18T12:14:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T18:14:15","slug":"2023-march-17-news-article-wglt-npr-records-on-alternative-suspect-sought-in-bart-mcneil-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freebart.org\/?p=3426","title":{"rendered":"2023 March 17 News Article – WGLT NPR – Records on alternative suspect sought in Bart McNeil murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Click here to view online version of this article on the WGLT website: 2013 March 17th WGLT news article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WGLT | By Edith Brady-Lunny<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published March 17, 2023 at 3:41 PM CDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attorneys for Bart McNeil want police and court records related to McNeil\u2019s former girlfriend, a person the defense has named as an alternative suspect in the 1998 death of McNeil\u2019s 3-year-old daughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeil was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison for killing Christina McNeil. The child was found in her bed after an overnight stay at her father\u2019s Bloomington apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McNeil has consistently argued that his former girlfriend, Misook Nowlin, entered the apartment through a window and suffocated the child hours after a contentious break-up between the couple. Nowlin was convicted in 2011 of killing her mother-in-law Linda Tyda in Bloomington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a pair of motions filed ahead of a March 24 hearing in McNeil\u2019s petition for a new trial, his lawyers with the Exoneration Project and Illinois Innocence Project are asking for records, documents and all materials held by the state and police agencies related to the McNeil and Nowlin cases. The legal team specifically asks for materials \u201cregarding any investigation into or consideration of Misook Wang\u2019s potential involvement in the death of Christina McNeil,\u201d during the investigation into the child\u2019s death as well as the Tyda murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family and juvenile court records related to Nowlin\u2019s abusive relationship with her young daughter also are sought by McNeil\u2019s lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a second motion, McNeil\u2019s lawyers are asking the court to allow the defense to introduce evidence that supports claims related to Nowlin\u2019s alleged confession to her ex-husband Don Wang about the death of Christina. In October, Judge William Yoder granted a defense request for a hearing on affidavits from two women with information about Nowlin\u2019s alleged admission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affidavits were the only portion of McNeil\u2019s petition for a new trial granted by the judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The newest request from McNeil\u2019s lawyers seeks to include broader information about Nowlin\u2019s potential involvement in the child\u2019s death, including details specifically excluded in the judge\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, the fact that Nowlin\u2019s hair and DNA were found in the child\u2019s bed and questions surrounding the scientific evidence used as a motive for the father\u2019s involvement in the death should be allowed as evidence in a future evidentiary hearing, the defense argues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McLean County State\u2019s Attorney Erika Reynolds declined to comment on the pending motions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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