Tag: WGLT Barton McNeil
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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 Podcast: Episode 2, Window Reveals Web Evidence
This is the 2nd episode of Scott Reeder’s Suspect Convictions Podcast detailing the 1998 Bloomington, IL murder case of 3-yr old Christina McNeil. Her father was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life in prison. He is fighting for his exoneration with the help of the IL Innocence Project. Suspect Convictions Episode 2 (Click…
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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…