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I'd bet my life it is. She's a PhD if I remember correctly, and her "day job" is working with Colorado native plants.

Side note but a forensic botanist with Necrosearch is on the Gannon Stauch case, too. I'm really looking forward to seeing her findings in court, especially since the suspect's vehicle movements are so key in that case. It's truly amazing how much they can narrow down the geography of a case...

It's still probably one of the least likely scenarios, but I've been thinking about something re: foul by a stranger. There's a large state prison not too far away in Buena Vista. Does anyone know what the procedures are for prisoners being released from a prison like this, kinda in the middle...

That's what I'm thinking. I've seen the double-bagging done for a bit, just while they're collecting and transporting evidence. It needs to be in paper in the long-term as they analyze and store it to avoid problems like mildew growth, but this would be acceptable for the short-term collection...

I see what you mean but I think it's the lighting and the paper being slightly crumpled. Putting evidence directly in a plastic bag would be a huge no-no so I sure hope it's a paper bag that contains the actual evidence.

Nah, looks like a paper bag inside the ziploc. Paper bags are standard for evidence collection so nearly anything could be in it.

Does anyone know who this information about BM being at firefighting training originally came from? I thought family had said he was in Denver on a work-related trip, but has anyone in the family specified that it was firefighting related? Is the media just running with an assumption that work =...

Maybe an accident or set up to look like one? The bridges in the immediate area are all far too low to attract suicidal jumpers, but people get swept away in rivers here fairly regularly.

It sounds like that may have always just been a assumption based on the neighbor not finding her at home and the bike being found.

They haven't been searching Pueblo Reservoir or anywhere outside Chaffee County from what I've seen. They just called in a dive team from Pueblo to help.

There's usually a bad outcome when someone Suzanne's age goes missing this long in the backcountry. Sometimes families cling to theories about abduction or voluntary disappearance despite evidence their loved one likely had an accident or succumbed to the elements, because in their minds those...

Nah, I still think something like an accident is within the realm of possibilities. That was my best guess until the FBI and DA investigators got involved. I think there's likely a significant reason they're on it that we don't know about, but who knows? Sometimes things that initially look...

A working but disconnected cell phone that no cell phone company has activated on their network will still call 911. This can happen when someone doesn't pay the phone bill and the company disconnects service. However, the phone itself still needs to work and still needs to be in a location with...

Yes, there are plenty of old mine shafts in this area. They're typically not that noticeable, though, and any that are reasonably accessible are usually sealed-off.

It's definitely a very remote possibility, but sometimes foul play is involved in a voluntary disappearance - stuff like fraud and ID theft.

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That's hard to say. They're close enough to Highway 50 they may just get all of their mail dropped off at home, but a lot of these mountain communities have communal mailboxes located somewhere central where the whole neighborhood has mail delivered. They'll often still deliver bigger packages...

Either Hampden/Highway 285 to Highway 50, or south on I-25 to Highway 115 in CO Springs, then west on Highway 50.

Something I've noticed is that when someone is missing and likely deceased, families often cling to less-likely scenarios like a kidnapping or voluntary disappearance - anything that leaves open a possibility of the person returning home.

This is from the 13th, bbm: "In conjunction with the search the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into the disappearance of Ms Morphew. Investigators from the 11th Judicial District, Colorado Bureau of Investigations, the Salida Police Department, the Fremont County...