Monday, March 10, 2008

Dateline NBC Feature - April 4, 8pm!

The long awaited 2 hour Dateline NBC feature about Barry Beach’s plight is scheduled to air on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 8-10pm MDT!

Dateline NBC has investigated this case thouroughly and will not be revealing any evidence against Barry Beach…because there is none!

Be sure to watch this national coverage of an injustice we face within our own state.

FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008 - 8:00 pm MDT

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Coerced Confession vs. Real Confessions

Barry Beach gave a coerced confession to detectives in Louisiana that ultimately led to his conviction. Many have come forward over the years since that conviction stating that they have overheard or been the recipient of confessions from several people in the Poplar area. Who has heard anything and what was said? How can this help Barry’s plight?
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A new trial…a new life

Barry Beach is currently serving a prison term of 100 years without the possibility of parole. Our judicial system demands a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt. Would you agree that there is reasonable doubt in this case? Is there any physical evidence pointing at Barry Beach? What if the coerced confession that was obtained from Barry in Louisiana is taken out of the picture? Could you convict Barry? The tragic event in 1979 has already ended one life. Could a new trial save the remaining portion of another innocent life?
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A system of justice or injustice?

We are Americans and we love our country. Most of us are Montanans and proud of it. Knowing that our judicial system is imperfect is not something we are pleased with, but it is something that is very real. The government we elect does not like to admit they can be wrong and has shown that they will go to great lengths to try and convince every citizen that they are infallible. As it pertains to Barry Beach, how do we get our elected officials to admit that they are human and that errors can and do exist? At what point does their awareness of an injustice and lack of action cause a moral dilemma in the job they were elected to do?
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Let us examine the evidence

There is so much evidence in this case that it would seem that a positive identification of the murderer would be an easy task. Yet, none of the physical evidence in this case points toward the man incarcerated for the crime. How do we (as a system of justice) find the person(s) whom the physical evidence does reveal? What evidence can be used?
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