>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Bloomington father convicted of killing young daughter in 1998 seeks new trial
By week.com
Published: 02/26/2021

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) - McLean County's chief prosecutor says his office is reviewing a 1998 Bloomington murder case in which a local man is now demanding a new trial on charges he killed his three-year old daughter.

State's Attorney Don Knapp's office must decide how to respond to Barton McNeil's petition filed this week.

McNeil, 61, is serving a 100-year prison sentence for smothering Christina McNeil, but he's asking for an evidentiary hearing to show newly-discovered DNA evidence would have led to McNeil's acquittal.

Read More.





Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2024 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015