Tag: 1998 Bloomington Murder
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Suspect Convictions Episode 3 on Christina McNeil murder case.
http://wglt.org/post/suspect-convictions-episode-3-does-modern-forensics-undercut-sex-assault-motive (Click here) Scott Reeder and Willis Kern get caught up in this episode discussing the emotionally charged allegation that Christina McNeil was sexually abused before death. The sensationalism of his allegation would certainly have swayed anyone towards convicting Barton McNeil. Yet there was no DNA, no penetration; just a little redness, swelling, and slight…
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“Suspect Convictions” 2nd season airing now on WGLT.org
Link to Episode One of the Suspect Convictions featuring the Christina McNeil murder: http://wglt.org/post/suspect-convictions-episode-1-frantic-911-calls-reveal-fathers-grief This first episode describes Barton finding his daughter Christina dead in her bed and frantically calling 911. Police initially treated her death as natural. Later that day, Bart found signs of entry in her bedroom and called the police back to…