A McLean County judge reported denied the petition of Barton McNeil for re-trial in the murder case of his 3-year-old daughter. The judge said that new evidence found in the murder case that sent Barton McNeil to jail would likely be inadmissible at re-trial. He denied Barton McNeil’s petition to bring the case before a new jury. Since the court denied Barton McNeil’s petition to bring the case before a new jury, the attention has shifted to Barton McNeil’s details. Many people are keen to learn who is Barton McNeil. Catering to their queries we have published this article, providing a closer look at the life of Barton McNeil. In the following sections, you will also read what happened to his 3-year-old daughter. So be sticky with this page and keep reading this article. Drag down the page.
Who Is Barton McNeil?
Barton McNeil is an American convicted criminal who is serving a life sentence for killing his daughter Christina who was 3 years of age at the time of her demise. This tragic incident reportedly took place in 1999 when Christina was killed at her home by suffocating. It has been almost 25 years since Barton McNeil was arrested and has been serving his sentence but this case remains high on attention for the people.
As mentioned, recently Barton McNeil filed a petition to bring the case before a new jury but a judge denied his petition. Judge William Yoder acknowledged that testimonies from two women that they were told Barton McNeil’s ex-girlfriend Misook Nowlin confessed to killing his daughter constitute newly found evidence in the murder case of Christina in 1998. However, Barton McNeil’sex-girlfriend Misook Nowlin was convicted of killing her mother-in-law Linda Tyda.
Reportedly, Yoder said, “The evidence of the assertions by Michelle Spencer and Dawn Nowlin does constitute newly discovered evidence. However, the testimony would almost certainly not be admissible at a retrial as the defendant would first have to call Don Wang to testify that Misook Nowlin never confessed to him and then call Michelle Spencer and Dawn Nowlin to attempt to impeach Don Wang’s testimony. Such testimony by Don Wang would not damage the defendant’s case but would not fail to support its theory.”
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Dawn Nowlin and Michelle Spencer are the two women who testified in November last year about the alleged confession. who is married to Nowlin’s first husband, Andy Nowlin. The confession was allegedly made by Don Wang, Misook Nowlin’s husband at the time Tyda was murdered. As of now, Barton McNeil is 64 years of age. He was born and grew up in McLean, Virginia. Many people are seeking Barton McNeil’s Wikipedia page but he has not been featured on Wikipedia. Reportedly, the authorities have kept the information about personal life, secret.
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During the late 90s, Barton McNeil met Misook Wang with whom he started a relationship. Unfortunately, his daughter Christina died of suffocation, leading to Barton McNeil’s arrest in 1998. Recently, his attorney filed a petition to bring the case before a new jury as they found evidence accusing his then-girlfriend of killing Christina. Barton McNeil was arrested in 1998 and he was handed over a 100-year-long jail sentence in 1999. However, his girlfriend Misook was also arrested but the court did not find her guilty in Christina’s death instead, she was found guilty in her mother-in-law’s murder. The court announced a 55-year jail sentence to Misook for killing her mother-in-law 70 years 70-year-old Linda Tyda. The court has denied the petition filed by Barton’s attorney seeking re-trial. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.