Janelle Patton that day". He said he could not recall what he had told police earlier, but "would have admitted to anything" due to his mental health problems. The trial ended on 9 March 2007 when the 11-person jury returned a guilty verdict, although the question of motive and an explanation for unidentified female DNA found on the body remained unclear. On 25 July 2007, McNeill was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Chief Justice Weinberg in the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island sitting in Sydney. Appeals McNeill, appealed against his conviction to a Full Court of the Federal Court on grounds that included that his statement to Police should not have been admitted into evidence against him. The Full Court, Chief Justice Black, and Justices Lander and Besanko, dismissed his appeal. The High Court of Australia refused special leave to appeal on 14 November 2008. Media The case was covered by Bella Fiori - The Murder of Janelle Patton on 27 July 2021 The case was covered by Casefile True Crime Podcast on 3 December 2016. The case was covered by Crime Investigation Australia on 28 April 2009. References External links Casefile True Crime Podcast - Case 39: Janelle Patton - 3 December 2016 Australian murder victims Year of birth missing 2002 deaths People from Sydney People murdered in Norfolk Island 2002 in Norfolk Island