I saw something about this on one of those crime shows not too long ago. Apparently a relative who was not called as a witness is going to give him an alibi. Below are the links to a couple of stories about it.
Attorneys file briefs in Barry Beach '85 murder conviction appeal
Fergus County Judge Wayne Phillips in August heard 2 1/2 days of new witness testimony that attorneys for Barry Beach say implicates a group of jealous girls in the 1979 murder of Kim Nees. Beach, who was convicted of that killing nearly six years later, is asking the court to grant him a new trial based on the new evidence, which he says wasn't available at the time of his original trial.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/ar...-85-murder-conviction-appeal?odyssey=nav|head
Judge in Barry Beach Hearing Allows New Witnesses to Testify
The hearing for a Montana man seeking to overturn his murder conviction resumed Tuesday in a Fergus County Courtroom. Barry Beach confessed to killing 17 year old Kimberly Nees in 1979, but has since argued that he was coerced.
http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Judg...llows-New-Witnesses-to-Testify-126647773.html
Barry Beach Hearing Ends With No Decision
Convicted killer Barry Beach is back in prison Wednesday night after his three day hearing into whether he should get a new trial ended with no decision.
http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Beach-Hearing-Ends-With-No-Decision-126771533.html
Attorneys file briefs in Barry Beach '85 murder conviction appeal
Fergus County Judge Wayne Phillips in August heard 2 1/2 days of new witness testimony that attorneys for Barry Beach say implicates a group of jealous girls in the 1979 murder of Kim Nees. Beach, who was convicted of that killing nearly six years later, is asking the court to grant him a new trial based on the new evidence, which he says wasn't available at the time of his original trial.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/ar...-85-murder-conviction-appeal?odyssey=nav|head
Judge in Barry Beach Hearing Allows New Witnesses to Testify
The hearing for a Montana man seeking to overturn his murder conviction resumed Tuesday in a Fergus County Courtroom. Barry Beach confessed to killing 17 year old Kimberly Nees in 1979, but has since argued that he was coerced.
http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Judg...llows-New-Witnesses-to-Testify-126647773.html
Barry Beach Hearing Ends With No Decision
Convicted killer Barry Beach is back in prison Wednesday night after his three day hearing into whether he should get a new trial ended with no decision.
http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/Beach-Hearing-Ends-With-No-Decision-126771533.html