Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #87

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sk716 said:
In preparation for Barry's upcoming court appearance I want to get the timeline finessed out.

Can some of you give this a once over and see what glaring omissions there are?

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This is a tremendous effort. Super helpful.

The call from Suzanne's phone at 2:53 am on 5/10, what do we make of this?

1. Some kind of auto dial?

2. Someone used her phone. Suzanne herself, Barry or a 3rd person. Did Barry enlist the services of a cleaning lady while he was, as the Prosecution's theory seems to suggest, disposing of Suzanne's remains? Someone must have handled her phone...

3. I can't imagine a theory where it was Suzanne..... but didn't LE once say something about her last known contact being later than previously determined? Is it possible he held her hostage through the night and had an even narrower window for disposal, during the 3 to 4 am hour? Could Suzanne have attempted to make a call?

4. If it was Barry handling her phone, which seems the most likely, then he was at home at 2:53. Had he just returned? Or did he have a steak and send himself to bed for real? Awoke before 3, touched her phone and started a phone call, accidentally or otherwise? Or did Barry just arrive back at PP prior to 2:53?

5. I remain split on whether he left PP in the evening to do his next dirty work or overnight. 5:30 to 10:30 pm or 10:30 to 3 am. I lean toward the former.

6. I think Barry didn't intentionally reset his truck at 5:30 pm. I think he borrowed the battery to use in another vehicle, which I believe could very well have belonged to the neighbor where he's currently staying or any vehicle to which he had unfettered access. Even LE seems confused by the reset. Because it offered Barry no advantage. As far as the truck is concerned. Which is why I think he removed the battery for another reason -- to operate a different vehicle that wouldn't start.

It would already, I'd think, have been well into dusk at 5:30. Perfect cover to get started on his mission. What did he say? Mountain lions drag their prey up the mountain. Or maybe they have help.

JMO
 
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The beach site....

This just occurred to me.

If what the lady heard was Barry, then we was out and about at midnight. LE believes his truck did not move.

Didn't that lady say she talked to workers the next morning, to ask? Was told the construction workers often leave the keys with equipment. (Who would do that?????? That'd be crazy from a liability standpoint!)

If Barry removed his truck battery around 5:30 pm in order to use it in another vehicle, what kind of vehicle was it? He could have hiked quite a ways to acquire one. An ATV? Another truck? Jury's still out on whether he used a RR from PP.

Could Barry have used a second truck, hooked it up to his trailer, possibly "borrowed" the backhoe attachment and dug a trench at the beach property after all? He could've been nearly done when the noise awakened the neighbor. She may have heard only a small portion of the actual work time.

He could've accessed a different bobcat as well, using only his trailer.

I guess the questions remain -- what did the neighbor hear and was it Barry?

If he is responsible for the charges at hand, IMO

He buried her, with the help of serious digging equipment.

He availed himself of a mine shift.

Or he baited an actual Cat.

What do y'all think?

5:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 3
3 --

And if that was Barry, what was he doing there?

Busy, busy B.

JMO
 
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Megnut said:
This is a tremendous effort. Super helpful.

The call from Suzanne's phone at 2:53 am on 5/10, what do we make of this?

1. Some kind of auto dial?

2. Someone used her phone. Suzanne herself, Barry or a 3rd person. Did Barry enlist the services of a cleaning lady while he was, as the Prosecution's theory seems to suggest, disposing of Suzanne's remains? Someone must have handled her phone...

3. I can't imagine a theory where it was Suzanne..... but didn't LE once say something about her last known contact being later than previously determined? Is it possible he held her hostage through the night and had an even narrower window for disposal, during the 3 to 4 am hour? Could Suzanne have attempted to make a call?

4. If it was Barry handling her phone, which seems the most likely, then he was at home at 2:53. Had he just returned? Or did he have a steak and send himself to bed for real? Awoke before 3, touched her phone and started a phone call, accidentally or otherwise? Or did Barry just arrive back at PP prior to 2:53?

5. I remain split on whether he left PP in the evening to do his next dirty work or overnight. 5:30 to 10:30 pm or 10:30 to 3 am. I lean toward the former.

6. I think Barry didn't intentionally reset his truck at 5:30 pm. I think he borrowed the battery to use in another vehicle, which I believe could very well have belonged to the neighbor where he's currently staying or any vehicle to which he had unfettered access. Even LE seems confused by the reset. Because it offered Barry no advantage. As far as the truck is concerned. Which is why I think he removed the battery for another reason -- to operate a different vehicle that wouldn't start.

It would already, it's think, have been well into dusk at 5:30. Perfect cover to get started on his mission. What did he say? Mountain lions drag their prey up the mountain. Or maybe they have help.

JMO
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I think Barry had her phone with him all night. Didn't her phone also go into airplane mode while she was supposed to be asleep, IIRC....could be mistaken? I suspect Barry butt-dialed with her phone. We know it pinged for the last time an hour and a half later. After all, Barry was quite the busy little beaver with all of that middle of the night house cleaning to do. I personally think he was up all night. Would be interesting to know what number her phone dialed.
 
You know what's probably a mood killer? Besides 20+ years of lackluster moves? When in the middle of uninspired grownup time, your husband -- of decades -- says out loud, "I want to marry you and make babies."

Um, 'scuse me.

What was he thinking??????

Or rather about whom was he thinking??????

Or.... did he just never advance beyond his smooooth moooooves from his much younger years? We could give him that, but it certainly wasn't part of his regular repertoire of romance for it to stand out enough to make The List. Swing and a miss.

I'd sure love to know what explanation he gave!

It'd be hard to blame that on deer.

JMO
 
Megnut said:
This is a tremendous effort. Super helpful.

The call from Suzanne's phone at 2:53 am on 5/10, what do we make of this?

1. Some kind of auto dial?

2. Someone used her phone. Suzanne herself, Barry or a 3rd person. Did Barry enlist the services of a cleaning lady while he was, as the Prosecution's theory seems to suggest, disposing of Suzanne's remains? Someone must have handled her phone...

3. I can't imagine a theory where it was Suzanne..... but didn't LE once say something about her last known contact being later than previously determined? Is it possible he held her hostage through the night and had an even narrower window for disposal, during the 3 to 4 am hour? Could Suzanne have attempted to make a call?

4. If it was Barry handling her phone, which seems the most likely, then he was at home at 2:53. Had he just returned? Or did he have a steak and send himself to bed for real? Awoke before 3, touched her phone and started a phone call, accidentally or otherwise? Or did Barry just arrive back at PP prior to 2:53?

5. I remain split on whether he left PP in the evening to do his next dirty work or overnight. 5:30 to 10:30 pm or 10:30 to 3 am. I lean toward the former.

6. I think Barry didn't intentionally reset his truck at 5:30 pm. I think he borrowed the battery to use in another vehicle, which I believe could very well have belonged to the neighbor where he's currently staying or any vehicle to which he had unfettered access. Even LE seems confused by the reset. Because it offered Barry no advantage. As far as the truck is concerned. Which is why I think he removed the battery for another reason -- to operate a different vehicle that wouldn't start.

It would already, I'd think, have been well into dusk at 5:30. Perfect cover to get started on his mission. What did he say? Mountain lions drag their prey up the mountain. Or maybe they have help.

JMO
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There are different kinds of reports for the phone data. This call was on the report the defense submitted. More than likely, it's a hiccup because if my timeline is correct, the phones were home alone when that signal went out.

The length of time the battery was disconnected would have been recorded. Besides, Barry is the kind of guy that has a battery charger so he can be the white knight.
 
Megnut said:
The beach site....

This just occurred to me.

If what the lady heard was Barry, then we was out and about at midnight. LE believes his truck did not move.

Didn't that lady say she talked to workers the next morning, to ask? Was told the construction workers often leave the keys with equipment. (Who would do that?????? That'd be crazy from a liability standpoint!)

If Barry removed his truck battery around 5:30 pm in order to use it in another vehicle, what kind of vehicle was it? He could have hiked quite a ways to acquire one. An ATV? Another truck? Jury's still out on whether he used a RR from PP.

Could Barry have used a second truck, hooked it up to his trailer, possibly "borrowed" the backhoe attachment and dug a trench at the beach property after all? He could've been nearly done when the noise awakened the neighbor. She may have heard only a small portion of the actual work time.

He could've accessed a different bobcat as well, using only his trailer.

I guess the questions remain -- what did the neighbor hear and was it Barry?

If he is responsible for the charges at hand, IMO

He buried her, with the help of serious digging equipment.

He availed himself of a mine shift.

Or he baited an actual Cat.

What do y'all think?

5:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 3
3 --

And if that was Barry, what was he doing there?

Busy, busy B.

JMO
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Barry was trying to buy another truck in the lead up days, he was unsuccessful. LE knows what vehicles Barry had access to and checked the surveillance for them. I have no doubt in my mind that we have every instance of Barry on camera. There are a lot of cameras between Puma Path and CR 105.

Barry was working at the Rock Beach site on Friday evening. I'm unclear on the time, there is a gap from 4pm to 7pm so probably in there.
 
sk716 said:
I can't remember who around here is an Atty in CO, but @Seattle1 might have a previous post on the topic.
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Momofthreeboys said:
Are the only records missing the motions hearing requests and the search warrants? Does anyone know if those fall under the new laws?
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The short answer is yes -- the only thing missing from the court's public access website linked below are the motions previously suppressed (albeit mostly in error)-- but have already been shared with us by local news networks including Fox21 (i.e., Lauren Scharf).

What we still have not seen (from local networks or the public access website) are the actual search warrants--and nothing to do with amended Rule 55.1 that essentially requires Colorado Criminal Courts to publicly docket motions and hearings convened to consider such motions, or require the Judge to clearly explain, in detail, why the motion suppressed from the docket.

Colorado does not typically make public the search warrants while the investigation is open under the dual request of both the state and the defense-- citing the integrity of the investigation and a fair trial.

And similar to search warrants, I believe we previously experienced-- with front row seats, what amended Rule 55.1 covers when Judge Murphy sealed BM's arrest affidavit until the conclusion of the preliminary hearing. Although Judge Murphy's actions were typical here, it did not stop the Colorado FOIC Coalition from trying to assert Rule 55.1 as the reason why the affidavit should be immediately docketed. We all witnessed how the Coalition's motion was essentially dead on arrival, and not challenged further. The public was given access to the arrest affidavit at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing -- just as Judge Murphy promised.

https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/Supreme_Court/Rule_Changes/2020/Rule Change 2020(34).pdf

ETA: As for why the motions have not been published on the court's public access site, I believe we can blame the defense for the hold-up. Judge Murphy made it perfectly clear any motions previously filed as "suppressed" were not done so at the request of the court, and therefore the court had no reason to keep them suppressed or provide a reason why they were ordered suppressed (pursuant to Rule 55.1). IMO, the court clerk is likely waiting for E&N to check a box... and they are in no hurry to do so. Don't forget they didn't want the AA released at the conclusion of the PH -- and offered a cliff note version as a substitute to the real deal!

Colorado Judicial Branch - Chaffee - Cases of Interest - People of the State of Colorado v. Barry Lee Morphew
 
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Megnut said:
The beach site....

This just occurred to me.

If what the lady heard was Barry, then we was out and about at midnight. LE believes his truck did not move.

Didn't that lady say she talked to workers the next morning, to ask? Was told the construction workers often leave the keys with equipment. (Who would do that?????? That'd be crazy from a liability standpoint!)

If Barry removed his truck battery around 5:30 pm in order to use it in another vehicle, what kind of vehicle was it? He could have hiked quite a ways to acquire one. An ATV? Another truck? Jury's still out on whether he used a RR from PP.

Could Barry have used a second truck, hooked it up to his trailer, possibly "borrowed" the backhoe attachment and dug a trench at the beach property after all? He could've been nearly done when the noise awakened the neighbor. She may have heard only a small portion of the actual work time.

He could've accessed a different bobcat as well, using only his trailer.

I guess the questions remain -- what did the neighbor hear and was it Barry?

If he is responsible for the charges at hand, IMO

He buried her, with the help of serious digging equipment.

He availed himself of a mine shift.

Or he baited an actual Cat.

What do y'all think?

5:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 3
3 --

And if that was Barry, what was he doing there?

Busy, busy B.

JMO
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I think it was 10:30-3 because according to @10ofRods it takes a minimum of about 12 hours for decomp to start. The three dogs hit on the BobCat and the trailer. Barry had to have cadaverine on his clothes, otherwise why shower at home and three hours later in Broomfield, and change his clothes, too. Just speculation, but he could have bathed himself in hot tub stuff.

If he was at the beach site at midnight doing whatever he was doing, he had to have used another vehicle to get there. According to the AA Page 23/131, he said:

I mean, I just - know that there's nothing in my truck, there's nothing in my house. I know that for a fact unless somebody came there Sunday morning after I left. That's all. I'm - I'm just being honest with you. Th- they can be there for 10 weeks. They'll never find a single thing. But...

To me this means the truck never left the driveway until whatever time it finally did leave. I think he used the older Range Rover to go to the beach site.

Honestly, I don't think Suzanne's body was ever in his truck.

I don't want to give him any credit for being slick, because he's as dumb as a box of rocks.

JMO
 
sk716 said:
Barry was trying to buy another truck in the lead up days, he was unsuccessful. LE knows what vehicles Barry had access to and checked the surveillance for them. I have no doubt in my mind that we have every instance of Barry on camera. There are a lot of cameras between Puma Path and CR 105.

Barry was working at the Rock Beach site on Friday evening. I'm unclear on the time, there is a gap from 4pm to 7pm so probably in there.
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AA Page 24/131

Barry said on Friday I think we jumped in her car and went to Moonlight (Pizza). Got a pizza and a salad. He said they ate the pizza in the car and brought it home or brought it home to eat. Maybe ate some of the um, some of the pizza on the way home and ate the salads.

There isn't a time listed in the AA when they went to Moonlight Pizza, so, what time on Friday night did he go to the beach site, I wonder.
 
jakat said:
If he was at the beach site at midnight doing whatever he was doing, he had to have used another vehicle to get there. According to the AA Page 23/131, he said:
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^^rsbm
IMO, BM worked late at the beach site on Friday, and not Saturday. I think he was working late when SM agreed to meet him for Pizza dinner in town. His worker MG also provided that BM worked at the beach house late Friday and was acting strangely on Saturday before he called it a day early -- sending her home before lunchtime. We also know that BM used the excuse about an alleged fire in Maysville early Saturday morning as to why he was late. I think it's likely BM was prepping a burial site for SM late Friday- early Saturday using his own truck/bobcat. And then he conveniently changed the blade on the bobcat on Saturday afternoon. JMO.
 
Megnut said:
The beach site....

This just occurred to me.

If what the lady heard was Barry, then we was out and about at midnight. LE believes his truck did not move.

Didn't that lady say she talked to workers the next morning, to ask? Was told the construction workers often leave the keys with equipment. (Who would do that?????? That'd be crazy from a liability standpoint!)

If Barry removed his truck battery around 5:30 pm in order to use it in another vehicle, what kind of vehicle was it? He could have hiked quite a ways to acquire one. An ATV? Another truck? Jury's still out on whether he used a RR from PP.

Could Barry have used a second truck, hooked it up to his trailer, possibly "borrowed" the backhoe attachment and dug a trench at the beach property after all? He could've been nearly done when the noise awakened the neighbor. She may have heard only a small portion of the actual work time.

He could've accessed a different bobcat as well, using only his trailer.

I guess the questions remain -- what did the neighbor hear and was it Barry?

If he is responsible for the charges at hand, IMO

He buried her, with the help of serious digging equipment.

He availed himself of a mine shift.

Or he baited an actual Cat.

What do y'all think?

5:30 - 10:30
10:30 - 3
3 --

And if that was Barry, what was he doing there?

Busy, busy B.

JMO
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MG said she thinks she heard his truck outside her house at 4.30am. I think this is partially correct ( a truck / her borrowed truck??)and she ‘mostly cooperated’ with LE. And she received an ‘envelope’with her ‘paycheck ‘ in it. I don’t think she was directly involved in any of this, but may have unintentionally and unwittingly helped.
 
jakat said:
AA Page 24/131

Barry said on Friday I think we jumped in her car and went to Moonlight (Pizza). Got a pizza and a salad. He said they ate the pizza in the car and brought it home or brought it home to eat. Maybe ate some of the um, some of the pizza on the way home and ate the salads.

There isn't a time listed in the AA when they went to Moonlight Pizza, so, what time on Friday night did he go to the beach site, I wonder.
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And what time was he seeking revenge on his garage-bandit bear (and random coyotes)? Didn't the AA peg him down by the river behind his house on 5/8 too?

Does the man ever do normal things????

Seems like he blames everything on animals.

When he's the biggest one.

JMO
 
We have had very little exposure to Barry in real life but I personally doubt he is “dumb”. It is interesting to read everyone’s vision of how they have built a mental picture of who they think he is. My guess is defense will like if people think he is naive or “dumb” because that supports the idea he is no mastermind.
 
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