| Barry Beach was a Juvenile at the Time Kim Nees was Killed At the time of Kim Nees' death, Barry Beach was 17 years old. Barry Beach turned 21 at the commencement of his trial. Having been a juvenile at the time of the offense, Barry Beach received one of the longest timed sentences ever meted out in the state of Montana. Moreover, Barry Beach's sentence was a "without parole" sentence. In essence, Barry Beach received the equivalent of a life without parole sentence. The Jury Which Convicted Barry Beach Never Heard Significant and Compelling Evidence Demonstrating that Barry Beach was not the Perpetrator of Kim Nees' Murder 1. Barry Beach's jury never heard of the statements made by Mike Longtree that he had witnessed Kim Nees' murder by several Native American girls, not by Barry Beach. 2. Barry Beach's jury never heard the testimony of Richard Holen, that he had observed Kim Nees in her father's pickup truck heading down toward the park near the time of her murder accompanied by a cab full of people. 3. Barry Beach's jury never heard that the bloody palm print found on the passenger side door of the pickup truck belonged to neither Kim Ness nor to Barry Beach. 4. Barry Beach's jury never heard that Maude Greyhawk confessed to having been present when Kim Nees was murdered and to having kicked her during the course of the assault that led to her death. 5. Barry Beach's jury never heard from Calvin Lester, the young boy who scrambled down the bank from his home into the park and witnessed Kim Nees' murder by several female attackers. 6. Barry Beach's jury never heard from Barry Beach's Louisiana attorney, Paul Kidd, who has stated under oath that Barry Beach did not confess to the Kim Nees murder in his presence. 7. Barry Beach's jury never heard that large parts of Barry Beach's alleged confession; including his description of Kim Nees' clothes, his description of having punched and choked Kim Nees, his description of having confronted Kim Nees outside the driver's door of the truck, and numerous other details were in fact not true. 8. Barry Beach's jury never heard from Dr. Donald Reay that many of the blows to Kim Nees were probably not made with a crescent wrench. |
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