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- ↑ Rex Barnett's biography at Project Vote Smart; retrieved October 15, 2013
- ↑ REP. REX BARNETT - 91st General Assembly, at the Missouri House of Representatives; published 2002; retrieved October 15, 2013
- ↑ Representative Rex Barnett -- District 4 -- Republican at the Missouri House of Representatives; published 2002; retrieved October 15, 2013
- ↑ Why Was The Maryville Rape Case Dropped?, by Peggy Lowe and Monica Sandreczki; at KCUR-FM/NPR; published July 11, 2013; retrieved October 15, 2013
- ↑ Dugan Arnett (October 12, 2013). "Nightmare in Maryville: Teens' sexual encounter ignites a firestorm against family". Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ↑ "Alleged Rapist of Daisy Coleman Gets 2 Years Probation". Jezebel. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ↑ "Daisy Coleman, student featured in Netflix documentary on sexual assault, dies by suicide". CNN . August 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Melinda Coleman, Mother of Audrie and Daisy's Daisy Coleman, Has Died By Suicide 4 Months After Her Daughter". Jezebel. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
