JOHN BARNES
FIRST APPEARANCE: Fall 1964
LAST APPEARANCE: Spring 1967
PERFORMER: Barry Newman
EXIT: Left Monticello.
RELATIVES: Beth Anderson Barnes (wife; married 1966).
OCCUPATION: Junior attorney in Mike Karr's law practice.
John Barnes first appeared in the fall of 1964 to assist Mike Karr in the defense of Gerry McGrath, who had been arrested for the murder of Davey Hansen. After helping to prove Gerry's innocence, John fell in love with her. However, he also found himself attracted to Beth Anderson, a young woman engaged to Mike's brother-in-law Lee Pollock. Unable to fight their attraction to one another, John and Beth declared their love and married. John continued his law career, assisting Mike with the defense of Phil Capice, arrested for the murder of Roy Cameron, and Martha Marceau, tried for the killing of Rick Oliver. Early in their marriage, problems surfaced for John and Beth. They traveled to Mexico to obtain a quick divorce, but unwittingly became involved in an international spy ring when Beth bought an antique clock that secretly hid a microdot with the plans for Project R. John was beaten and nearly killed by spies attempting to retrieve the microdot. When he recovered from his injuries, he and a grateful Beth reconciled and decided to leave Monticello for a safer, quieter life.
FIRST APPEARANCE: Fall 1964
LAST APPEARANCE: Spring 1967
PERFORMER: Barry Newman
EXIT: Left Monticello.
RELATIVES: Beth Anderson Barnes (wife; married 1966).
OCCUPATION: Junior attorney in Mike Karr's law practice.
John Barnes first appeared in the fall of 1964 to assist Mike Karr in the defense of Gerry McGrath, who had been arrested for the murder of Davey Hansen. After helping to prove Gerry's innocence, John fell in love with her. However, he also found himself attracted to Beth Anderson, a young woman engaged to Mike's brother-in-law Lee Pollock. Unable to fight their attraction to one another, John and Beth declared their love and married. John continued his law career, assisting Mike with the defense of Phil Capice, arrested for the murder of Roy Cameron, and Martha Marceau, tried for the killing of Rick Oliver. Early in their marriage, problems surfaced for John and Beth. They traveled to Mexico to obtain a quick divorce, but unwittingly became involved in an international spy ring when Beth bought an antique clock that secretly hid a microdot with the plans for Project R. John was beaten and nearly killed by spies attempting to retrieve the microdot. When he recovered from his injuries, he and a grateful Beth reconciled and decided to leave Monticello for a safer, quieter life.