Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #93

[NothingSurprisesAnymore]

What always puzzles me is the trash dumps. He successfully hid the body so far. Why didn’t he put the rest of the stuff he had to get rid of in the same place? Those trash dumps made him look strange and squirrley and guilty of something. The only reason I can come up with is this. He killed her and immediately hid the body. Then there was the clean up. Instead of going back to the body site he disposed of those things in trash bins everywhere. Not even thinking of cameras? IDK. You would think there are so many better places. He has access to so many rural areas to toss stuff off a cliff or bury it. Like I said, he was fairly successful at hiding a body. I keep thinking the trash runs were red herrings. Look here! Not there! Maybe. And of course, MOO

Yes, lots of red herrings in this case!
Guessing he disposed of things separate from body so if she is found her murder would not be linked to him

 

[Yesiamapirate]

Yes, lots of red herrings in this case!
Guessing he disposed of things separate from body so if she is found her murder would not be linked to him

Yes. Good point. Flawed logic on his part but we all know he is not so smart. Getting caught in camera at several trash cans.
Just such an odd move.

 

[Diddian]

What always puzzles me is the trash dumps. He successfully hid the body so far. Why didn’t he put the rest of the stuff he had to get rid of in the same place? Those trash dumps made him look strange and squirrley and guilty of something. The only reason I can come up with is this. He killed her and immediately hid the body. Then there was the clean up. Instead of going back to the body site he disposed of those things in trash bins everywhere. Not even thinking of cameras? IDK. You would think there are so many better places. He has access to so many rural areas to toss stuff off a cliff or bury it. Like I said, he was fairly successful at hiding a body. I keep thinking the trash runs were red herrings. Look here! Not there! Maybe. And of course, MOO

I think he had to clean and/or sort through that stuff first. Remember, he was seen on camera taking bags of items (as well as loosely carrying other items - clothing/boots) into the elevator near his room. And then, about an hour and a half later, he was seen carrying bags of things out again.

Why in and out with an hour in-between? It seems apparent to me he had to process those items in some way, most likely cleaning off evidence (DNA, prints) or identifying marks that might associate those items with him and/or sorting the items (between things to be tossed and things to be kept).

There is ALSO the possibility that he was going to throw some things away and planned to pass off other things to someone else (say at that long Men's Wearhouse stop). That could be to put more distance between himself and those things if they were later found or it could be that he was passing over valuable items (jewelry, important documents).

 

[MrsWatson]

I think BM had sexual encounters, both affairs and hook-ups, outside of his marriage. Suzanne's sister alluded to it in her interview. Suzanne herself make statements that lead me to believe that. And of course,"cute girls in Salida". I think his secondary device is related more to that vs an accomplice. I just don't think BM trusted anyone enough to depend on their help and continued silence. I keep remembering what he said about the election fraud: Everybody cheats. That's not a statement you hear from a guy who is filled with trust.

MOO

 

[OldCop]

This sure makes SD look like an accomplice. The call to the CBI tip line.
@OldCop, question:
Since LE knew she deleted items on her phone, couldn’t they obtain a warrant to retrieve everything she deleted from her phone? Wouldn’t it still be retrievable, in a cloud or somewhere?

They may be able to retrieve them. They were able to retrieve some of BM’s deleted texts. I’m not an expert on how the forensics folks retrieve data. I know a lot depends on the provider, if there’s info in the Cloud, etc.
Maybe someone more versed in this area can chime in?

 

[jakat]

I have been trying to find out where the SIM card location is too, but haven't had any luck. Guess they don't want would-be thieves finding out where it is? Hopefully you'll have better luck than I.

I don't believe the location of the SIM card would be on any attachment, including the bucket. So I don't think removing the blade was to get to the SIM card. It seems to me the SIM card location would need to be part of the main bobcat. There are aftermarket GPS tracking devices for it that have connectors that look like they just plug in, but who knows where that would be. I was thinking maybe near the engine, but maybe they'd route it away from the engine heat?

You have a really good point about the "other" not being the blade change. For safety reasons, it seems they'd position the bucket where desired and then turn it off before replacing the blade, in which case I don't think it would register as anything. When I see "other" that makes me think the bobcat software doesn't really know what message to log, so it defaults to "other". I'm thinking unplugging SIM card might be "other", as I imagine that is an unusual occurrence. The software just knows something is up. All IMO.

It's under the dash.

https://www.actsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/install/LMU-2600-Install_Guide.pdf

 

[jakat]

I really want to know if the SIM card is possibly back under that blade or maybe it's easily accessible when the blade is off? I will look into that. I think the mention of the bolts near the skid steer also could be something.

Another thought I had was maybe the "other" is the blade change, but I think the skid steer would likely be off at that point and not sure it would register any data if it wasn't turned on? Maybe the SIM removal does trigger something because it tries to connect but the signal is low? Not sure if a blade change would trigger a data point on the SIM.

It's under the dash.

https://www.actsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/install/LMU-2600-Install_Guide.pdf

 

[303gmf]

From AA, page 123:
"On December 17, 2020, Sergeant Hysjulien and Agent Cahill interviewed Darke at the CCSO office. She said she has known Barry since October 2020 because she cleaned his neighbor's house and met him at the dumpster by chance. She denied being in a romantic or sexual relationship with Barry. Darke deleted items on her phone (one possibly being a second phone number for Barry) in front of investigators and was evasive in answering questions. Darke said she called the CBI tip line in May 2020 to report strange vehicles being in the area around Puma Path around the time Suzanne disappeared..."

Thank you for the quick find D!
Pizza making interfered

 

[OldCop]

Yes, lots of red herrings in this case!
Guessing he disposed of things separate from body so if she is found her murder would not be linked to him

I agree. This also makes me think of the missing coolers. Did he take her body out after dark, when his phone went into airplane mode, dismember her away from the home, place it in coolers, then distribute those coolers in various nearby mines?
Usually a body is dismembered to make it easier to conceal, not just to separate the parts.
So BM separates the trash. Why? Even though LE reportedly found no blood evidence in the home, BM may have gotten blood or bodily fluids on him when he was disposing of the body. His clothes could be contaminated with those fluids and with cadaverine if he was in contact with the body several hours after her death. To me this also shows guilt because if it was merely dna cells that were on the items that BM discarded, they could be easily explained because they were husband and wife. BM knew those items contained evidence.
Also, LE reported that BM’s truck was filthy inside when he returned home on Sunday evening. Why was it filthy if, as BM reported, he was merely cleaning his truck during all those trash dumps?

 

[Tumbleweed]

What always puzzles me is the trash dumps. He successfully hid the body so far. Why didn’t he put the rest of the stuff he had to get rid of in the same place? Those trash dumps made him look strange and squirrley and guilty of something. The only reason I can come up with is this. He killed her and immediately hid the body. Then there was the clean up. Instead of going back to the body site he disposed of those things in trash bins everywhere. Not even thinking of cameras? IDK. You would think there are so many better places. He has access to so many rural areas to toss stuff off a cliff or bury it. Like I said, he was fairly successful at hiding a body. I keep thinking the trash runs were red herrings. Look here! Not there! Maybe. And of course, MOO

I have come around to that thinking as well, that the trash runs were all a show, or at least some of them. I think he knew cameras would pick him at the trash cans/dumpsters and would invoke the memory of what Fotis Dulos did. If everyone thought that he disposed of her in that way, there wouldn't be that much time/effort in looking on or close to their property. At least that is what I think his thought process may have been. Remember, he took his phone out of airplane mode near Buena Vista, before any of the trash runs. I think he wanted to be seen doing these things.

 

[Love Never Fails]

They may be able to retrieve them. They were able to retrieve some of BM’s deleted texts. I’m not an expert on how the forensics folks retrieve data. I know a lot depends on the provider, if there’s info in the Cloud, etc.
Maybe someone more versed in this area can chime in?

My guess is if they had found anything incriminating about SD she would have been charged. Hopefully they found more on BM.

 

[crhedBngr]

I think BM had sexual encounters, both affairs and hook-ups, outside of his marriage. Suzanne's sister alluded to it in her interview. Suzanne herself make statements that lead me to believe that. And of course,"cute girls in Salida". I think his secondary device is related more to that vs an accomplice. I just don't think BM trusted anyone enough to depend on their help and continued silence. I keep remembering what he said about the election fraud: Everybody cheats. That's not a statement you hear from a guy who is filled with trust.

MOO

THIS^^^^

From MB interview, Pages 11 and 12 of the AA; respectfully bolded by me:

MB described years of Suzanne being a submissive housewife to Barry in Indiana, allowing him to control their finances and Suzanne's longtime suspicions about Barry having affairs. MB said Suzanne loved Barry and wanted to be a good wife and mother to her two girls. MB thought the primary reason for the move to Colorado was Barry's long-term desire to move there for hunting. She thought Suzanne "threw caution to the wind" and moved in an attempt to save their marriage and start over.

 

[Megnut]

If MW was the last of his trash dumps, outside of what he was accumulating at the hotel, perhaps MW was all about removing whatever he probably lined his truck with.

JMO

 

[crhedBngr]

Thanks for clarifying @crhedBngr.

Cal/Amp specifically states that they utilize cellular technology to monitor and provide data. IMO, that statement tells me that the service provider may factor into the answer to OP's question.

From the AA, we know that BM was using VerizonConnect service.

Also, Bobcat did an upgrade in 2019 when it launched Machine IQ Wireless so the information available today for reference may not be applicable to BM's 2018 OEM asset tracker device by Cal/Amp.

In the tech world where obsoletion seems to happen overnight, we should probably consider Verizon's own migration to a different technology where the old (CDMA) does not require a SIM and the new (GSM) should require a SIM, and where removing the SIM card from the device would probably disable the GPS service.

A few years ago when I had Verizon service where they used CDMA, there was no (removable) SIM required for service. According to Colorado's KKTV Verizon is still migrating from CDMA, making a move to 5G, but not ending service/support for CDMA until December 31, 2022.

By converting to GSM (Global System for Mobile), Verizon service should require a SIM for service. However, if the 2018 OEM Cal/Amp device is married to Verizon, there's always the chance that the hardware is still using CDMA where the tracker might work without the SIM. If BM upgraded his hardware after 2018 and confirmed the new device also migrated to GSM Verizon, then IMO, removing the SIM would probably disable the tracker.

From VerizonConnect's site:

What is a GPS tracker?
A GPS tracker, or black box, is a small piece of hardware, sometimes smaller than a cellphone. It typically includes a slot for a SIM card and a plug, normally OBD-II, to connect it to a vehicle.

A GPS tracker receives a GPS signal and sends location information, along with other vehicle data, back to a fleet management system via cellular 3G, 4G LTE, CDMA or satellite networks. Using your vehicle tracking system, you can then monitor your fleet in near real time.

OEM (factory-fitted) devices
These devices can be installed as standard or as an optional extra by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in new vehicles (organized by the dealer). Verizon Connect offers OEM solutions for Ford, GM, Hino, John Deere, Mack, Ram and Volvo trucks and equipment.

Aftermarket GPS devices
Normally installed by a technician, hard-wired vehicle GPS trackers are connected to a vehicle’s wiring harness in a hidden location to reduce tampering. Aftermarket devices are preferred when adding features like power takeoff (PTO) monitoring, driver monitoring and fleet dashcams to your GPS fleet tracking solution.

How does the server identify each different GPS tracker?
Each GPS tracking device has a unique code, known as an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. This code allows the GPS tracking software to match the GPS tracker in the tracked vehicle to the moving marker you see on the screen.

https://www.verizonconnect.com/features/gps-tracking-devices/

ETA:

I also did some experimenting with an activated GSM SIM and based on my results, I don't believe that BM could switch his bobcat SIM card even with another bobcat.

Since the primary purpose of Bobcat's Cal/Amp device is Asset tracker/theft protection, I believe BM's OEM Cal/Amp device is locked and would reject another SIM with a warning that the SIM is not provisioned. It follows that the device IMEI number is paired with the SIM, and changing the SIM would most likely require 3rd party intervention from Verizon. JMO

Mobile providers to shut down 3G network; what you need to know to stay connected

Telematics and Tracking Devices

Excellent.

Thanks so much.

 

[Warwick7]

@sk716 would you post your timeline again?

 

[waldojabba]

I agree. I absolutely do not believe that BM was faithful to SM. My thought is that maybe LE is using semantics. They said they did not find evidence that he was having an affair but they never said he wasn’t having hookups. LE may later explain this by saying they equate the term affair with a long term relationship.

Totally agree @OldCop there is something going on IMO
Hopefully they cast a wide net and do not limit their search to strictly female affairs/paramours
This guy goes to a lot of trouble to hide something that he does or participates in, that I suspect he feels is not something that would enhance the manly image he tries to project.
It’s been knawing at me from the beginning -
Who puts their phone on airplane mode and disappears for days. Especially a husband and father ?
Why did his nephew refer to BM only as the husband initially and why did BM not come forward in front of any cameras initially but make that damning fake “Oh Suzanne, if anyone can hear me?” ransom appeal to only the facebook audience?
What else is he hiding ?
Moo

 

[OldCop]

I have come around to that thinking as well, that the trash runs were all a show, or at least some of them. I think he knew cameras would pick him at the trash cans/dumpsters and would invoke the memory of what Fotis Dulos did. If everyone thought that he disposed of her in that way, there wouldn't be that much time/effort in looking on or close to their property. At least that is what I think his thought process may have been. Remember, he took his phone out of airplane mode near Buena Vista, before any of the trash runs. I think he wanted to be seen doing these things.

This might be true.
OR
BM is so vain and so sure of himself, that he thought that LE would never question his story of leaving SM in bed sleeping and traveling to Broomfield for his important Mother’s Day job. They would surely not ever consider him a suspect. I’m sure he gleefully provided LE with the hotel info, telling them to check, and they would confirm that he was indeed registered there. LE might even review the checkin video. No need to look further. That would be it. This was why the trash dumps were sloppy.
Except
The whole bike ride story seemed shady right from the beginning. The bike looked like it was planted. BM’s demeanor was all off when he arrived home. When SM wasn’t found in the area, injured from a fall, LE needed to look at BM and his alibi a lot more closely. LE decided to see what else BM was up to in Broomfield.

 

[jakat]

Thanks for that. I thought I remembered correctly about the blade being kept by DSI.

I'm not certain I go along with BM having an "older blade" available, but you do have a point about time is money. So it's possible...It's definitely something to keep in mind!

After seeing pictures of what the inside of the garage looked like, he appears to be a hoarder. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he had another used blade or a few.

 

[eyeseestars]

What always puzzles me is the trash dumps. He successfully hid the body so far. Why didn’t he put the rest of the stuff he had to get rid of in the same place? Those trash dumps made him look strange and squirrley and guilty of something. The only reason I can come up with is this. He killed her and immediately hid the body. Then there was the clean up. Instead of going back to the body site he disposed of those things in trash bins everywhere. Not even thinking of cameras? IDK. You would think there are so many better places. He has access to so many rural areas to toss stuff off a cliff or bury it. Like I said, he was fairly successful at hiding a body. I keep thinking the trash runs were red herrings. Look here! Not there! Maybe. And of course, MOO

I don't think you'd want it a forgone conclusion that you committed the crime if the body is ever found. If he disposed of that stuff with the body he knows he's 100% screwed.

I proposed yesterday that BM may have used MM2's RR (that he knew with complete certainty didn't have telematics) to dump the body. Now, if he did that, he couldn't take her truck on to Broomfield without giving his game away. If he had to go back to PP, unhitch the trailer, change to tow hitch back over to his truck and stage the bike all before sunrise he may not have had time to do his dumpster drops prior to Broomfield. BM admitted to dropping tranq material so I don't believe it was simply a red herring.

Although I do wonder if someone didn't come behind him at the dumpsters to move the evidence to a different site. He seems to have a lot of friends who like dumpsters.

 

[sk716]

@sk716 would you post your timeline again?

Sure thing:

August 5, 1994 – Suzanne Moorman marries Barry Morphew
The Alexandria Times-Tribune Alexandria, Indiana 05 Jan 1994, Wed • Page 4

December 1999 – Barry and Suzanne Purchase 26040 Cal Carson Rd, Arcadia, IN
Private, Gated Estate Home on 10 Acres!

November 2013 – Suzanne Inherits $208,000 upon the Passing of her Mother.
Melinda Baumunk provided documents that Suzanne inherited approximately $208,000 in 2013 at the passing of her mother. She inherited another approximate $217,000 when her grandmother passed away in 2016.

August 2016 – Suzanne inherits $217,000 upon the death of a grandmother.
Suzanne’s grievance list included multiple references to Barry controlling the finances.

April 12, 2018 – The Morphew’s Purchase 19057 Puma Path
Barry and Suzanne Morphew purchase 19057 Puma Path for $1,575,000.

June 1, 2018 – The Morphews move to Colorado. (PH – Harris)
SA Harris: Yeah, they moved in 2018. I believe they left around June 1st, 2018. to move to Colorado. So roughly a year and a half of the time is what Sheila originally said in that.

September 2018 – Suzanne sends “Howdy stranger” message to Libler
First contact since high school.

Fall 2018 – Libler’s daughter sees messages from Suzanne on his phone.
Libler breaks it off.

Thanksgiving 2018 – Barry obsessive/possessive.
While Suzanne was at the Oliver’s house, she had stepped away from her cell phone to use the restroom, and Barry tried calling her several times within a few minutes, then tried calling Sheila, then tried calling Darin.

Holidays 2018 – Suzanne finds Libler’s LinkedIn Page.
Relationship Rekindled

January 2019 – The Mexico trip where Barry took Suzanne’s phone
Mexico trip mentioned in the grievances list where Barry took Suzanne's phone.

February 11 – 14, 2019 – Suzanne in New Orleans with Libler
Barry admitted to questioning Suzanne about the New Orleans trip, further evidence he suspected the affair.

April 2019 – Suzanne meets up with Libler in Indiana
She does not see Sheila Oliver on this trip.

July 2019 – Suzanne and Libler meet up in Michigan
Barry called Sheila Oliver while Suzanne was in MI visiting her father/JL, wanting to know why Suzanne wasn't returning his calls.

September 2019 – Barry stalks Suzanne and Shelia Oliver, creeping through woods.
Barry stalked Suzanne and Sheila at the Puma Path house in September 2019.

October 2019 – Libler and Suzanne in Dallas
Suzanne and Libler spend two nights at the Galleria.

September – November 2019 – Barry aggressively pursues Karry Woodell around Salida.
From the first time Wooddell met Barry, she said it felt like "he was putting his tentacles out."

Holidays 2019 – Suzanne and Libler stop talking on the phone because she is afraid Barry will find out.
They shift to more covert ways to communicate. Barry's second device makes its first appearance.

January/February 2020 – Suzanne in Florida, gets spy pen, sees Libler
Suzanne in Florida, Sheila Oliver gives her the spy pen during this trip. Suzanne records a conversation with Libler on this trip.

Late February 2020 – Suzanne in Florida, sees father and Libler.
Suzanna skips out on time with her father to see Libler. Barry goes to Florida.

March 2020 – Spy pen records argument between Suzanne and Barry. “It’s money. It’s about money.”
“… I have lived for years being told how I should feel, how I should act, how I should look, what I should drink, what I shouldn’t drink, what I should put in my body, what I shouldn’t put in my body … ”

March 20, 2020 – Jekyll and Hyde text exchange between Suzanne and Sheila Oliver, Macy suggests restraining order.
"It’s Jekyl and Hyde again … Pretty much told him I can’t be healthy and stay in this."

March 22, 2020 – Spy pen records Barry listening to Forensic Files episodes, call with Suzanne on drive to Pueblo
Coincidentally one of the episodes involved a woman "disappearing" after a bike ride.

April 21, 2020 – Messages between Suzanne and Libler
“I want to be with you,” “I can only be me with you,” I love you,” “I need you.” “You know I was born to love you.”

May 4, 2020 16:05 – Barry makes 3 second outgoing call to Suzanne
This was the first logged call in Barry’s phone to or from Suzanne since February 7, 2020.

May 5, 2020 – Suzanne drives Macy to Gunnison
Suzanne drives Macy to Gunnison, CO to meet Mallory for a road/camping trip through Utah and Idaho with Mallory's best friend.

May 6, 08:44 – Suzanne sends Macy a text
“Good morning! I miss you already!”

May 6, 10:13 – Suzanne: “I’m done. I could care less what you’re up to and have been for years.”
From 14:43 to 17:00 Barry replied, “When I’m dead,” “Going to see my savior,” and “This life on earth is a mear (sic) grain of sand compared to eternity.”

May 6, 2020 – 14:43 – From Barry to Suzanne: “I’m sorry if things went the way they did. I have a problem dealing with the way you accused me of hiding checks. If you think I’m as terrible of a person to hide our accounts and have ones you don’t know about you don’t know me.
All I do is for you and the girls. All. When I'm dead, which won't be long, you guys will be taken care of. Please stop being angry. If I can control my hurt heart I think I can overcome your distant unlovingness toward me. Honey, I swear it's the hardest thing I've had to do. I love you I always will.”

May 6, 2020 – 15:51 – Barry to Suzanne: “I promise you were wrong about all the crazy thoughts about me. I have always been faithful. Always.
Why would I ever want another when I'm married to the most beautiful, sweet, kind, loving, woman as you? Only a fool would stray from an angel like you.”

May 07, 2020 – Suzanne messages Libler about how magical past days had been. Barry wants a new truck.
16:43 - “Been studying all afternoon. I’m gonna bike now. I’ve got veggie soup on for supper.”

May 7, 2020 – Scott Banks puts new tires on Suzanne’s bike
Bike mechanic was interviewed by law enforcement.

May 7, 2020 23:00 – “I finally got the job” text from Mallory goes unanswered.
Q (Lindsey): Anything on May 6th that didn’t seem normal? Was there a text from Mallory to Mr. Morphew? A (Grusing): I believe that’s the night of May 7th. Mallory, Macy, and their friend Holly are out on a trip towards Utah and Mallory is sending pictures to both Suzanne and Barry but I was ... Read more

May 08, 07:03 – Suzanne’s phone backs up a list of 50 reasons why she wanted to leave marriage on “Notes”
Not safe alone with you. Can’t be trusted - Oppressive - Slam on brakes when angry - Threaten to jump out of car - Gun

May 08, 08:43 – “I will continue to do your invoicing when you need to.”
"When FBI Agents showed Barry these texts during interviews in 2021, he said he did not think Suzanne was serious."

May 08, 09:28 – Suzanne texts sister about Barry’s abuse.
“It’s hard dealing with the harsh abrasiveness and having to show respect. He’s also been abusive, emotionally and physically. There’s so much … I went thru a period of acceptance and I feel more angry now. Anger at what I’ve allowed.”

May 08, 10:55 Barry: “I Love You, Suzanne.”
“But, in the afternoon, it (the text fight) was like it never happened. She texted me back and it was just like, ‘Hey, what time are you coming home? Hey, this or that. Just pick this up or pick that up.'”

May 08, 13:18 – Barry texts Salida Stove and Spa about getting the hot tub fixed.
"Asking when he could come out to the home."

May 08, 15:43 – Barry’s iPhone receives an SMS message associated with the unknown device
This second device was first used on November 30,2019 and was associated with Barry’s iPhone 91 times since then, compared to 1,701 associations with the primary User ID since November 2019.

May 8, 19:06 – Moonlight Pizza and Phone Calls
Barry convinces Suzanne to meet him at the Tailwinds site before going to pick up Moonlight Pizza together.

May 08, 21:04 – 20 Facebook friend requests, 3 men named “Jeff.” Barry’s lurking at the River.
Barry was asked about his phone pinging down by the river during the Facebook posts on Friday night and asked if he was outside. Barry said, “I could have been. I don’t remember. I chase critters around the house all the time.”

May 09, 00:02 – Incoming call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)
Incoming call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)

May 09, 02:07 – Outgoing call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)
02:07 am outgoing call on SM’s phone (PH CAST)

May 09, 06:00 – Barry’s phone received call (PH CAST)
06:00 am BM’s phone received call (PH CAST)

May 09, 06:46 – Barry’s phone registered “Power On”
Comes out of Airplane mode.

May 09, 07:19 – Barry’s cell received signal (PH)
Barry’s cell received signal (PH)

May 09, 07:22 – 07:39 – Barry at “Tailwinds” worksite
Barry’s phone registered locations at his “Tailwinds” work site near Poncha Springs.

May 09, 07:35 – Suzanne texting Sheila Oliver
Discussing Sheila's daughters wedding on Sunday.

May 09, 08:00 – Morgan Gentile was with Barry working on the rock beach site until 11am.
Gentile: “He said that he had to go make the wife happy – do some hiking or biking.”

May 9 – Morning – Suzanne messaging Jeff
“He’s still wanting Arizona.”

May 09, 09:50 – Barry to Suzanne: Want to go on hike? *Text Exchange*
Barry to Suzanne: Want to go on hike?

May 9, 2020 – 11:14 – Suzanne received a second password reset message from Facebook
Previous reset was while Barry was down by the river on the evening of the 8th.

May 09, 11:15 est. – Barry tells Morgan Gentile he could “bury a body” and it “would never be found.”
Gentile: “He seemed stressed. He definitely seemed weird on Saturday.”

May 09, 11:55 – Dead Turkey Hunt or Barry Takes Down His Trail Cameras
Barry said he was looking for a turkey that Mallory had shot previously with a bow, but they had never found.

May 09, 13:35 – Barry leaves home again.
Checked on job at Kim Gyms

May 9, 13:40(?) – Suzanne texts Libler
Guess who is alone again?

May 09, 13:46 – Barry and the backhoe
After texting, Barry drove by Tim Klco's house to see the backhoe, but did not get back in touch to buy it. In 2018, Barry used a backhoe to dig a large hole in his front yard, fill it with items to include furniture, and cover it over, planting alfalfa on top.

May 09, 13:51 – 14:13 – Barry at DSI, replacing Bobcat blade
He was wearing a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts.

May 09, 14:03 – Suzanne sends sunbathing pic to Libler, last proof of life.
“Well, look at her. She’s obviously drunk. Look at her eyes. Do you know what drunk eyes look like?”

May 09, 14:11 – Suzanne sends last LinkedIn message to Libler: “I’m on wa.”
Libler sent response messages at 2:39PM, 2:46PM and 2:47PM that Suzanne did not answer.

May 09, 14:26 – Barry texts Suzanne, “Done headed back.”
He texted Suzanne that he was done and was headed home.

May 09, 14:31 – Barry texted Suzanne, “Did you leave.”
At 2:31 PM, Barry texted Suzanne, “Did you leave.”

May 09, 14:39 – Libler messages Suzanne, she does not respond. First unread.
Messages from LinkedIn show they were talking about how Suzanne is in love with Jeff before she went missing.

May 09, 14:43 – Barry’s phone and F-350, per telematics, arrive at the Morphew residence.
"The photo is shown in the courtroom, Suzanne smiling. Truck GPS coordinates show Barry’s truck goes into park at 2:43:59. Phone coordinates show he walks around the house. You can hear a pin drop in the courtroom as tension is high." - Carol McKinley, PH Tweet

May 09, 14:44 – Shooting Chipmunks? Barry had a .22 in the moments when Suzanne ceased the communicate with everyone she loved in the world.
Shooting Chipmunks? Barry had a .22 in the moments when Suzanne ceased the communicate with everyone she loved in the world.

May 09, 14:46 – Libler messages: “Hey … your weather looks great” Second unread.
No response from Suzanne.

May 09, 14:47 – Jeff sends another messages to Suzanne with no response. Third unread.
Jeff sends last message if the day to Suzanne with no response.

May 09, 16:00 – 17:30 – Defense says Barry was at Salida Stove and Spa
Salida Stove and Spa's posted hours have the store closing at 2pm on Saturday. Telematics show Barry's truck in his garage during the time he was supposedly at Salida Stove and Spa.

May 09, 16:44 – Barry parks his truck in the garage.
Barry claims to have been loading his truck and cleaning off his workbench.

May 09, 17:33 – Barry’s truck system manually rebooted
Barry attempted to disable the trucks GPS and SYNC features.

May 09, 18:40, 18:46 – Sheila Oliver sends two Snapchats to Suzanne that were never opened
Sheila Oliver sends two Snapchats to Suzanne that were never opened

May 09, 21:25 – Barry’s truck goes into reverse, backs 96.8 feet down driveway
Barry backs 96 feet out of the garage.

May 09, 22:17 – Barry’s Phone Exits out of Airplane Mode
Barry's phone comes out of airplane mode at the Morphew residence.

May 10, 02:53 – Outgoing call on Suzanne’s phone
Possible glitch.

May 10, 03:25 – 03:48 – Barry’s truck door opened and closed
"SA Hoyland noted over eighty events involving the F350 during this timeframe."

May 10, 03:58 – Barry’s phone moves from home to near where Suzanne’s bike found
3:58 am BM cell moves from home to near 225/50 where bike found Carol McKinley PH Tweets (read from bottom tweet up): 431 am 5/10 Barry’s phone goes back into airplane mode at the his home. 5:37 am – morphew turns into buena vista & heads towards broomfield. 538 he texts his mom “happy ... Read more

May 10, 04:10 – 04:23 – Last Activity from Suzanne’s iPhone
Sergeant Mullenax asked dispatch to ping the number given for Suzanne’s cell phone. Dispatch informed Mullenax that the cell phone appeared to be off and last known activity was at 4:23AM on the present date, with a general location about 11.5 miles west of a cell tower in Poncha Springs, CO.

May 10, 04:32 – Barry’s Phone Goes Back into Airplane Mode
Barry's Phone Goes Back into Airplane Mode

May 10, 04:32 – 05:14 – Chasing Elk, or Staging Evidence?
Barry's trip to Garfield adds an approximate five miles each way to his morning trip, and places Barry and his vehicle in the direction the helmet was discarded - west from the bicycle.

May 10, 05:00 – Morgan Gentile Hears Barry’s Truck on Hwy 50
Gentile stated she did not see the truck but that his truck has a very distinctive exhaust.

May 10, 05:14 – 06:56 – Barry on the road to Broomfield.
Barry phone exits airplane mode while heading towards Buena Vista, CO.

May 10, 08:10 – Trash Dump #1 – RTD Bus Stop Hwy 36
Agent Grusing: "Yes. He would have time -- with the passenger door opening and closing -- like it would say passenger door opened at 8:10:36 am and then passenger door closed at 8:12:13 am. So it took about a minute and a half and that trash can is only 10 to 15 steps away from where the truck was parked."

May 10, 08:14 – 08:20 Holiday Inn Express, Broomfield. Trash Dump #2
Grusing: "He said he parked there because he hoped someone would come out and he could go in the hotel before checking in and get a free breakfast."

May 10, 08:41 – 08:46 – “I made it to Broomfield call me when you get a chance”
Barry texts Suzanne.

May 10, 08:46 – Barry carries items into the Holiday Inn Express
“If there’s clothes in my truck, there was probably old clothes I threw away.”

May 10, 10:06 – Barry exits hotel room.
He's carrying a charcoal long-sleeved shirt, two white bags, and a pair of boots.

May 10, 10:20 – 10:41 – McDonald’s – Trash Dump #3
SA Grusing said Barry had a small item in his hand and used one arm to push it down, then both to push it further down as Barry was shown the photos.

May 10, 10:47 – 11:18 – Men’s Wearhouse Trash Dump #4
Barry was told he was there for about 40 minutes and asked if he remembered what he was doing there. Barry said, “I think I was still cleaning my truck, umm, yeah, yeah I mean, like I said, I just uh, I would, I was probably getting crap out of my truck like I said, which I’ve done my whole entire life.”

May 10, 11:18 – Barry calls Morgan Gentile
"Barry called he was out of breathe (sic) panting but fatigue, kind a like hungover but he doesn’t drink, honestly when I hung up I thought to myself he sounded like he had the worst night of his life.”

May 10, 11:23 – 11:36 – Barry back at the HIE
Barry carries in disorganized papers in a binder. Carries out an organized binder.

May 10, 11:57 – 12:25 – Barry at the worksite
Barry spent 28 minutes removing a few blocks from the wall.

May 10, 12:28 – 12:41 – HIE Trash Dump #5
A camera recorded Barry throwing away: a small item, one white trash bag, larger in size than the previous bags in one hand, a black container, along with a piece of clothing, possibly a camouflage coat.

May 10, 12:42 – 18:03 – Barry remains in his HIE room.
"At 3:30PM, Barry sent an outgoing message to Suzanne “Call me”"

May 10, 2020 (Time Unknown) – Libler wishes Suzanne a Happy Mother’s Day
Commented that it would be a hard day because she missed her own mother.

May 10, 2020 – 15:30 – Barry texts Suzanne from his hotel room.
At 3:30PM, Barry sent an outgoing message to Suzanne “Call me”

May 10, 15:50 – 17:45 – Suzanne is discovered missing
“I’m just so sad and REDCATED and I texted mom for Mother’s Day and she still hasn’t answered and I’m scared her and dad probably got in a big fight and I don’t even know it just made me want to be gone even more because I don’t want to be around them it hurts me and I know if REDACTED is working I might have to be home a lot more and it’ll probably...

May 10, 17:55 – 19:10 – Barry leaving Broomfield
6:10 pm - Barry entered the lobby carrying two shovels and placed them beside the front desk. He made subsequent trips, placing more tools in the same spot.

May 10, 19:31 – Chaffee County finds the bike
“Something is up with the front tire,” Deputy Brown

May 10, 20:42 – Barry arrives at CR 255 & US 50
"Barry is heard asking if deputies saw any “cats” on the road and a deputy says not recently."

May 10, 21:37 – CCSO Commander Avila brings Barry into the house for scent items.
Barry does not call out or look for his wife in the home.

May 10, After 21:47 – Barefoot prints in the Bobcat Bucket
Deputy Brown was walking in the driveway when Deputy Defurio told him that there were barefoot marks inside of the bucket on the Bobcat. Deputy Brown went with him to examine and found that the cutting blade on the bucket of the Bobcat appeared to be newly replaced, along with the nuts and bolts.

May 10, 22:00 – Gentile and Puckett smell chlorine and have the wrong tools in Broomfield.
“It looked like Barry had removed top caps that was it. We also did not have the tools we need like a packer or gravel.”

May 11, 2020 – First Interviews, Puma Path Searched
"On May 11, 2020, at about 7:00AM, Barry called Morgan and said that Suzanne was missing and he thought a mountain lion may have attacked her. Morgan explained that Barry was initially crying but then abruptly shifted to the specifics about the Broomfield job."

May 11, 2020 – 14:47 – Libler sends last message to Suzanne.
Wishing her well for her scheduled final cancer treatment that day.

May 12, 2020 – 20:00 – Barry found digging in the trash at Poncha Market
“He went to write down a description of maybe what she was wearing,” Butala said. “I just thought it was weird because he didn’t explain what the color of her eyes were or her hair or anything about her, like how tall she was or anything.”

May 13, 2020 – Deputy Carricato took photos of scratches on Barry’s left arm and hands.
These injuries appeared to be healing, several days old scratches.

May 13, 2020 – Fundraiser created
$33,552 raised

May 17, 2020 – 11:13 – Barry’s “plea” video is released on Facebook.
“Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there and can hear this, that has you, please, we’ll do whatever it takes to bring you back. We love you, we miss you, your girls need you. No questions asked, however much they want – I will do whatever it takes to get you back. Honey, I love you, I want you back so bad.”

May 19, 2020 – Interviews, Pneu-Darts, Range Rovers
"CCSO Deputy Scott Himschoot was present during the search at 19057 Puma Path, in the laundry room, and was asked to collect a “pneu-dart box, empty,” one plastic hypodermic cover, one Pneu-dart book from safe in garage, one dart from box under bench in garage, among other items. The plastic cover was located by evidence search teams in the dryer, inside of the sheets belonging to REDACTED bed."

May 20, 2020 – Spy Pen found.
"The pen was located in a cloth bin amongst women’s bras. The cloth bin and pen were inside the walk-in closet in the master bedroom, located on the ground level of the residence. Detective Hysjulien located, with the pen, the controller and headphones for playback and a USB cable."

June 1, 2020 – Barry files for guardianship.
Within a month of Suzanne’s disappearance, Barry began to liquidate their assets.

June 1, 2020 – Tyson Draper interviews Barry on camera.
"So, uh -- we uh --. We had two daughters that were coming home from a trip. And I got a job in Denver that I wanted to get started on on Sunday. Set it up for my work because my rookies are coming in Sunday night. (Unintelligible) Monday but I, being the owner, I wanted to get everything lined up so that (Unintelligible).

June 6, 2020 – Barry closes on IN home.
Pockets $750,000

June 25, 2020 – Barry purchases the Longhorn Ranch property for $165,000
Property Address 8366 LONGHORN DR

July 13, 2020 – Barry sells Suzanne’s Range Rover.
Leaves Suzanne's sunglasses in the car.

Aug 20, 2020 – Lauren Scharf Interviews Barry
“People don’t know the truth, so they’re gonna think what they’re gonna think.”

October 05, 2020 – Barry lists Puma Path home for sale.
Originally listed for $1,759,000.

February 17, 2021 – Barry Sells Longhorn Ranch property for $150,000
A $15,000 loss. Same property sold on 04/21/2021 for $175,000, indicating Barry needed the money fast.

March 3, 2021 – 19057 Puma Path sells for $1,625,000.
Barry and Suzanne Morphew purchased the home on April 12, 2018 for $1,575,000.

May 4, 2021 – Warrant Issued for the Arrest of Barry Lee Morphew
CRS/CHARGE: 18-3-102 (1), (a) Murder in the First Degree, a class 1 Felony, 18-8-610. Tampering with Physical Evidence, a class 6 felony, 18-8-306, Attempt to Influence a Public Servant, a class 4 Felony.