Montanans for Justice

1 - I believe that the evidence shows "reasonable doubt". (Comment this)

2 - Question: Who was Montana’s Governor at the time of Barry’s appeals? (Comment this)

3 - Duck, Not sure when the appeals started but my guess is mid to late 80's. Govs during that time were Ted Schwinden 81-89, Stan Stephens 89-93, Marc Racicot 93-01, Judy Martz 01-05, Brian Schweitzer 05-Present. Marc Racicot was the prosecutor in the case. (Comment this)

4 - I believe Barry is innocent. I wasn't even born when this happened but one of the women confessed this murder to me and others. (Comment this)

5 - To the person who heard one of the women confess, can you send your information to Barry's lawyers at Centurion Ministries? The website has an email address that goes to Barry's lawyers under How You Can Help. Only they have access to it. You can get more information about Centurion Ministries at www.centurionministries.org. Your information might be just what they need to win Barry's freedom. (Comment this)

6 - I just can't see how the state of Montana convicted this guy. Seems like everyone knows he didn't do it and after looking at this website, I am convinced as well. Can the person who posted a comment about one of the real murderers confessing be anonymous in the process of getting this guy out of prison? Seems like there is a lot of reasons a person might want to stay out of the limelight on this. (Comment this)

7 - The answer is YES. The attorneys with Centurion Ministries will respect the wishes of the person posting comment #4. But the first step is to make contact and talk to the attorneys. Again, the TipLine information is set up to be seen ONLY by Barry's attorneys at Centurion Ministries. They can also be contacted via their website, centurionministries.org. (Comment this)

8 - Montanan's for Juctice,
Very well done website. You guys placed all the information out there for everyone else to see. No one should be afaid to tell their story if the story is already out there. (Comment this)

9 - you would think that those centurian lawyers would know that all of the so called confessions are hearsay. (Comment this)

10 - I am ashamed to say I'm from Montana. Political careers were built on this case. Think about where Racicot is today! The stepping stones go all the way to Washington. (Comment this)

11 - Just because the confessions are secondhand does not mean they are inadmissible in a court of law as evidence of Barry Beach's innocence on top of ALL the other evidence. There have been so many such secondhand confessions over the years from these women to so many individuals who have little to no connection with each other, they cannot be easily dismissed. It is very unlikely that all these people who have come forward are lying. In fact, some of these people have come forward under death threats. Some have been severely beaten and even killed when they tried to come forward with what they knew. (Comment this)

12 - lets see Beach's confession and conviction have been appealed clear up to the 9th Circuit of Appeals (the most liberal) court in the country and each and every time both have been upheld. Barry has taken three polygraphs. One by law enforcement, one by his lawyer in La. and one by Centurion. He has failed each one. Wonder why some know he is guilty. (Comment this)

13 - I believe this web site is for the purpose of letting the public know the facts and truths of this case. Could the person who made Comment #12 tell me where they found that information, if the information is indeed correct? (Comment this)

14 - Actually the person in #12 making the claim about the polygraphs doesn't have the facts. Barry was polygraphed by the Roosevelt county sheriff in January of 1980 when the police were questioning everyone and anyone in Poplar. He was cleared. Look in the attached case documents and you will find the paperwork showing that. As to the appeal to the 9th circuit, it was on the narrow issue of admissibility of the confession, NOT on the broader evidence of innocence (which the courts would not allow to be addressed). (Comment this)

15 - After reading most of these documents and seeing the same names and also knowing that some of these people have a criminal history. With all the fingerprints taken at the scene, have they been compared to people already in the system? (Comment this)

16 - I agree. If the people that many think did commit this murder claim they did not, why not come forward and have their fingerprints and DNA compared to what was found at the scene? If they are innocent, they have nothing to lose, but everything to gain. They are being accused by others that they are guilty of murder. If that were me, and I was innocent, I would want to set the record straight. Does it make them guilty by not coming forward...no. Yet it does make a person wonder. (Comment this)

17 - I'm sure that every one of these people's prints are in a government database somewhere. Let's test the palm print. We know it isn't Barry's. I'm sure someone would claim it is a violation of privacy or something, but they don't worry about that when investigating a murder. The point here is that an innocent man could be set free with a simple computer search and the State of Montana could quit wasting taxpayer money defending their actions for incarcerating an innocent man...not to mention ruining a man's life. SET BARRY FREE!!! (Comment this)

18 - i am not against this web site,blog site, whatever it may be ,but i am against the idea of putting up billboards and advertisements every where. are all of you just so shocked that montana authorities and feds are dirty. where have you been? have you just now figured it out? i honestly believe that barry is innocent and im thinking that theres alot of people out there who feel the same, tell me how to actually get the 'AUTHORITIES' to make it right? admit mistakes? clean up their lame act? we the people have no say in the matter. never have never will. i would give anything to know what a 'normal' life in montana would be like.....you see, my life stopped the same day kims did....kim is my sister,nothing ,not even real justice can make a difference in how life has been without my sister kim.hey, im all for releasing barry,but i demand that he proves his innocence first. is there anything wrong with that??? (Comment this)

19 - to 13. Beach was polygraphed at the request of the Roosevelt Co. Sheriff's office. The operator could not clear him with that polygrapy. Beech was polygraphed at the request of his attorny Paul Kidd in LA. That operator also could not clear him on Kim's death. I have been told by current Roosevelt Co. law enforcement that Centurion told them that they also had Beech polygraphed. The stated that he did not do "well" but that was because he was in prison. The report of the operators in cases one and two are included in the case file. Centurion has seen and had access to both of them. The third is obviously heresy but was provided by an operative of Centurion. The women that Centurion points fingers at have all had their finger and palm prints taken. Those have been compared by the FBI with prints found in Nee's pickup and also with the partial palm print. None of them match. Those prints were taken and the comparisons were made at the request of Centurion. So they have first hand knowledge of the results. The 9th Circuit dealt with the confession. The trial court jury found Beech guilty. That decision along with the admission of the confession was dealt with by the MT District Court, MT Supreme Court, U.S. Federal Magistrate court, and the U.S. Federal District Court. Each of them upheld the confession and all points brought forward by Beech's attorneys. Of which I might add there have been several. (Comment this)

20 - In a drug world they call it conspiracy.In the homicide world its all hearsay. (Comment this)

21 - the crime scene obviously shows that there was more than one person there .only one mans goes to jail and case closed or what ? what about the rest of the murdering bastards? she was hit 35 times plus , her wounds came from all different directions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 (Comment this)

22 - First of all there's a darned good reason why polygraphs are not admissible in court. Because they're not reliable. Might be useful in conjunction with other evidence but there's not a single shred of evidence that connects Barry Beach and a ton of evidence that says someone else was involved whoever that might be. (Comment this)

23 - No footprints, fingerprints, or palmprint match Barry. How could he have been in truck? The evidence doesn't even put him at the scene. (Comment this)

24 - p.k.n.j.,you have heard it all, you KNOW Barry has proved he was not there, what else can we do when the state is the one who has "lost" everything... and the ones who will not face up to their wrong doings.. (Comment this)

25 - HEY who is the one with all the information,,, 35 hits and from all different directions, this is not something that is to widely known..maybe you can share more (Comment this)

26 - To PKNJ,
Our hearts go out to you for the loss of your sister. We want true justice for you and your family and for Kim's killer(s) to be held accountable for what they did. Our prayer is that you and your family will have the peace and justice you deserve. Montanans For Justice (Comment this)

27 - I too have heard people say former Governor and now Bush and Railroad executive Marc Racicot road this story all the way to the Governors office. (Comment this)

28 - To 17 - Racicot doesn't want that to happen. If Beach is freed, won't the government have to pay him and pay more to prosecute those horrible women and officer Greyhawk? Thank you again for your investigation and support for justice. We here on the rez think he is innocent. Now please round up those women and get them out of here. (Comment this)

29 - read it in the autopsie report. her wounds seemed to have come from different directions. mostly her head, neck and hands. who ever killed her had ALOT of rage. (Comment this)

30 - To comment 19:

You seem to have a lot of knowledge about this case and a lot of legal jargon. My guess: a cop or a lawyer involved in this case with something to lose if Barry goes free. Are you the father of one of the murdering girls who broke into the evidence room to cover up your daughter's crime? No matter. You talk about the polygraphs and twist your words. No polygraph in the world can clear any person because they are inadmissible. They only give an measurement of stress in an answer. Barry wasn't lying in the polygraphs and he didn't confess. That doesn't clear him because polygraphs are far from concrete, but it by far does not convict him either. And what about the new evidence since his appeals? Should we just throw away the key because it fits your personal or political motives? This is an innocent man and the real murderers walk the streets. Thanks for your comments, but try not to twist the truth any more than it already has. (Comment this)

31 - Didn't the prosecution state that Barry Beach was in a rage because Kim Nees refused his sexual advances? (Comment this)

32 - People striking out while in a rage usually leave a lot of evidence at the scene of the crime. There is a lot of evidence at the scene of this crime; although none of it matches Barry. (Comment this)

33 - READ THE BOOK: AN INNOCENT MAN,,, THEN MAKE THESE STUPID COMMENTS..GET A CLUE FOLKS, THE SYSTEM IS CORRUPT AND YOU AND YOUR FAMILY COULD END UP JUST LIKE BARRY AND HIS... WE HAVE TO STAND TOGETHER AND DEMAND THE TRUTH,,, NOT TO JUST GO ON RUMORS OF WHO WE CALL OUR FRIEND OR ENEMY, THIS IS ABOUT BEING AMERICANS WHO LIVE BY THE BELIEF OF OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO BE THERE FOR US, NOT AGAINST US FOR THEIR OWN GLORY. (Comment this)

34 - I have know of this case for many years and know Barry Beach. He is GUILTY and he knows it, all of this talk of innocence is just hype from the media and conspircy buffs. I know that from day one beach was a prime suspect it was not just something made up by detectives from down south. (Comment this)

35 - Well, I am not with the media and I am not a conspiracy buff. Yet, somehow, I know that Barry Beach is innocent. You say he is guilty...show us how. What evidence is there? Show any evidence and I would change my mind in a heartbeat. Yet, there is no evidence against Barry Beach. I am not saying there is a conspiracy...only a mistake. Our system does get it wrong sometimes. To whomever wrote the comment saying he is guilty: Have you read this entire website or are you just blindly stating your opinion? (Comment this)

36 - I have not only read this web site but have seen all of the evidence and pictures of the crime and crime scene and one thing that stands out to me is the comment beach makes about burning his cloths in a box car to get rid of the evidence. why would he make that up, back then there was always box cars with there doors open the old style grain cars. (Comment this)

37 - So, Barry makes a confession and gets nearly everything wrong about the details of the crime, but you want him to spend the rest of his life in prison because he says he burnt his clothes in a boxcar? Wow! "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: Here is your 'beyond a reasonable doubt'. He says he burnt his clothes in a boxcar. Convict him." You sound just like the State of Montana trying to prosecute him. (Comment this)

38 - so you want to release him because you say his confession does not macth the evidence, have you ever stopped to think that maybe he planned it that way to have hope of getting released later. As you know his confession was years later and he had much time to think before he was in the position where he had to give it. (Comment this)

39 - I say we release him because he is not the killer as the evidence shows. You still have not provided any evidence. On the other hand, this website has evidence showing he is NOT GUILTY. Do you enjoy having the real killers running around our streets? Since this is anonymous, maybe you are one of the killers? (Comment this)

40 - How did he plan it so as to get a bloody palm print on the truck that does not match him or the victim. How did he plan to litter the truck with finger prints except his own. How did he plan it to have multiple sets of footprints (one set barefoot) along the drag trail that do not match his own. If you think he planned this then you are the conspiracy buff. (Comment this)

41 - Hey, who is this idiot that put up posts number 12, 19, 34, 36, and 38. Believe me I have studied this case more then this person ever has, or ever will. I have gone to all the hearings, I have read all the evidence. Someone else challenged this person to produce some evidence and they went sulking away.

You know what, I think this person is a plant from the Attorney Generals office, or the Board of Pardons, Neither of them seems to want to find the truth. There own code of ethics, (if you go to the office of Disciplinary Council for the state of Montana), states that a lawyer in this state, shall "seek the truth first," high ideals, to bad they don't follow them.

I think this person is from a state office and they will do anything to uphold a conviction, instead of doing the right thing, and admitting that they were wrong. God will equalize all of this someday.

Pathetic poor soul, get a life.

Signed Dwiddle Dweeb (Comment this)

42 - I have wondered for years about the facts in this case. I asked Dean Mahlum if he thought Barry was quilt? He said, the bloody palm print doesn't match, but lets hope so or the state will be paying. I have pondered this for some time. I don't think there was a thorough investigation done in this case. If I were investigating this case and I wanted to find out who committed this crime, I would of went door to door talking to every high school student I could. No one came to my house. The week after this tragic incident, I went to visit my neighbor, and ask him what happened to Kim? He swore to me he would never talk about the Kim Nees murder for the rest of his life. OK. That was the end of that. My brother told me he was hidding out from the police because he didn't want to have to talk to the cops about the Kim niece murder, apparently he knew something. When I returned to school in the fall, after the Kim Nees murder, no one was talking about it. It seemed like no one really cared. I know Kim was sleeping around and that she liked her drugs. She sometimes thought she was better than everyone else and would sometimes talk down to people but she didn't deserve to die the way she did. So, if you are reading this and you think you got away with murder, I feel sorry for you. God knows what you did. Barry didn't act alone. I know your life is not fulfilled and you have to live with that.. (Comment this)

43 - ive read all these blogs and articals all i can say is i hope justice is servrd to who ever murderd kim she was a great friend my heart goes out to you pam (Comment this)

44 - Dean Mahlum?.. An embarrassment to honorable law men. At the parole board hearing Dean had trouble explaining the bloody hand print that didn't match Barry or Kim. He actually said it probably came from someone out on a stroll (between 2AM and 7AM)who happened upon the crime scene, dipped there hand in the blood pool, shut the door leaving the print and then went home to not report it. The FBI wrote that whoever left this print was the likely murderer. The FBI or hick sheriff with little apparent integrity. You pick. (Comment this)

45 - I feel for the family to have to be reminded of this brutle murder for so many years. but there is a positive side to it kim is gone but her memories still live on she is not forgotton.I am reminded all the time life is all about memories and every time i see a boat on the river or a old eldorado cad or a 73 stang are a branding a big herford bull name jed all of these things remind me of kim and others who spent alot of time with her so kim may be gone but she will never be forgotten (Comment this)

46 - I can't wait for the Dateline show. America is going to know about this case. For anyone who was involved in the murder, you better find a big rock to crawl under and hide because eveyone is going to know your dirty little secret. Funny thing is, if someone were to come forward and tell the truth about what happened, they could probably make a deal with the state for a minimal sentence if they would give up the others. Will it be a race to see who gives up who? Once someone comes forward, then everybody will give up everyone else begging for a plea bargain. Why not be the first and get the best deal? Come on, people. Be smart. You are going to get caught and very soon. (Comment this)

47 - I got one if barry burned his close in a box car that means he followed the tracks witch gose below and south of his house but if i remember right thay said they found a bloody towl a block from her house if i recll rumor was the towl was found by shafers or grandboises house witch is north and wouldnt barry have burned the towl with his close???????????? (Comment this)

48 - Sissy did you talk to Maude today? (Comment this)

49 - If I were them, I'd be wondering who is going to break first (Comment this)

50 - Has anyone been in contact with these girls since the board of pardons hearing (Comment this)