Sally McNeil has two children: John McNeil and Shantina McNeil. Sally’s two children are from her two different marriages. Shantina from her marriage to her husband, Anthony, and John from a relationship that remains unknown.
1. John McNeil
John McNeil, Sally McNeil’s only son, was nine years old when his mother shot and killed her attacker Ray McNeil. A fourth-grader at the time, John reassured his mother that she was right to kill him if it was an act of self-defense.
John served in the US Army and completed five tours in Afghanistan. In the documentary, John said that due to the war in Afghanistan he later suffered from PTSD and drug addiction.
But John appeared to see a doctor and is moving forward with his life, much like his mother who, after being released from prison, remarried. John rebuilt his relationship with his mother and also attended her wedding ceremony.
2. Shantina McNeil
Shantina McNeil, the only child of Anthony and Sally McNeil, was 11 when the incident happened. During investigations in 1995, Shantina supported her mother and said that Ray would choke her mother and once even break her nose in front of them.
Both children were raised by their grandmother and only saw their mother once a year. Later in life, Shantina earned a degree in electrical and electronic engineering and, like her brother, joined the military.
Unfortunately, due to her environment, Shantina also fell victim to PTSD and ended up in an abusive relationship. Currently, Shantina works for the Defense Logistics Agency and lives in Georgia with her son.
