Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* #105

[jakat]

^^rsbbm

I think the key word here is "allegations" -- OARC is investigating allegations by a public complaint.

And how telling that local 9News would rather give Iris airtime to share her very personal opinion rather than interview DA Linda Stanley on charging and prosecuting a 40-year cold case investigation where two victims and their families finally got justice.

OARC is generally bound by rules requiring confidentiality pursuant to C.R.C.P. 242.41, and where respondents and complaining witnesses are NOT bound by confidentiality rules.

Who wants to guess the party feeding the local news media?

“Bobbi Jo (Oberholtzer) was a fighter and is a hero. She fought back and because of that we were able to get DNA evidence to convict Annette and Bobbi Jo’s killer after all this time,” said District Attorney Linda Stanley, 11th Judicial District, in a news release.

Park County Sheriff Tom McGraw said that his office, the 11th Judicial District Attorney, CBI investigators and crime analysts and United Data Connect, a forensic science computing firm, worked together for justice in the cold case.

Deputy District Attorney Mark Hurlbert said that the long-awaited conviction should serve as a reminder that cold case, unsolved murders do not close.

“This absolutely gives hope to people,” Hurlbert said. “This case being so old, this shows there’s no case that can’t be solved.”

Phillips faces life in prison when he is sentenced at a hearing set for Nov. 7 in Fairplay, Park County, Colorado.

Man convicted in Park County of murdering two women in 40-year-old cold case

DNA evidence and genetic genealogy were used to convict a 71-year-old Colorado man of murdering two women in 1982.

www.denverpost.com

PARK COUNTY, Colo. — The man convicted in the 1982 murders of two women hitchhiking near Breckenridge was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday.

Man convicted in 1982 murders sentenced to life in prison

Alan Phillips was convicted in September of the 1982 murders of Annette Schnee and Barbara Oberholtzer near Breckenridge.

www.9news.com

 

[jakat]

Oh, he received two life sentences. He's not going anywhere, he'll die in prison.

Alan Lee Phillips sentenced to 2 life sentences for 1982 slayings

A man convicted in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near Breckenridge in 1982 was sentenced to two life sentences.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[WildOrchid]

I no longer feel hopeful. What should have been a slam dunk case seems to have been bungled. I think the “we know where she is but we can’t get under the snow yet” was a bluff to save face. I expect ol’ BM to get off and maybe it’ll all come out years and years and years later when it’s long cold and someone fresh takes a crack at the case. It’s beyond sad.

 

[NervousNellie]

I no longer feel hopeful. What should have been a slam dunk case seems to have been bungled. I think the “we know where she is but we can’t get under the snow yet” was a bluff to save face. I expect ol’ BM to get off and maybe it’ll all come out years and years and years later when it’s long cold and someone fresh takes a crack at the case. It’s beyond sad.

He won't be the first or last to "get off," as you say (assuming he does). I'm most saddened that Suzanne's girls support him. I wish she had been able to be more honest with them about BM's character. It's a difficult line to walk as a parent, I imagine.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

I no longer feel hopeful. What should have been a slam dunk case seems to have been bungled. I think the “we know where she is but we can’t get under the snow yet” was a bluff to save face. I expect ol’ BM to get off and maybe it’ll all come out years and years and years later when it’s long cold and someone fresh takes a crack at the case. It’s beyond sad.

I have hope but it was never a slam dunk case in my opinion. I think people wanted it to be or convinced themselves it was but there just wasn’t enough foundational evidence for a slam dunk in my mind.

 

[California Dreamin’]

After all that has happened in this case, or not happened as it may be, I still have great faith this will go to trial and that the prosecution is going to bring this home. As they say, timing is EVERYTHING. I just have this feeling that this time around, when the hammer comes down on BM, the timing will be impeccable! This case is not cold. It’s not even lukewarm. It’s still smokin’ hot, IMO. Even IF the prosecution fails in getting a conviction (I will pray that doesn’t happen), BM’s “mask” will be ripped off for all the world to see, except maybe his daughters and his faithful (and deluded) friend TS. Sometimes you can’t undo cognitive dissonance. JMHO as always.

 

[GOBliaison]

... "I'm most saddened that Suzanne's girls support him."...

"What's past is prologue."
William Shakespeare
The Tempest​

Prophesy and proselytizing "r"' not me. But if something past strikes me, gut-wise, as something prologue - particularly wanna-prologue - then I'll subscribe and, as now, share.

* * * *
IMO,...Take heart!
...because The Reckoning ...
...just as for the villainous Mr. Tanner, the savagely abused and humiliated buffalo hunter Valdez...
... Is Coming!'​

Also I expect that, when it arrives, the delusional Mr. Morphew will reason this kind of evil and cruelty, [i.e. judgment in this world rather than in his own heaven], is nothing his god could, would or should conceiveably have "allowed". Ring any bells?

Oh, and how about that parable, sacred to much of humanity, re. feasting at the table with those who love you, yet thereafter fatally betray you for security or silver? Verisimilitude with years of family meals at the Morphew table?

And, were he familiar with something more of The Bard's works apart from, "To (m)ine ownself be true!"
I expect, as he's at long-over-due-last being ensconced in restraints, he'll rant much as Shakespeare's King Lear:

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have (a) thankless child(ren).”
Act I, Scene 4

All the above,
naturally,
my mere hope and dream.
​

 

[browneyes]

I’m just devastated to read this. Poor Suzanne.

 

[Seattle1]

Oh, he received two life sentences. He's not going anywhere, he'll die in prison.

Alan Lee Phillips sentenced to 2 life sentences for 1982 slayings

A man convicted in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near Breckenridge in 1982 was sentenced to two life sentences.

www.cbsnews.com

The case is featured on 48 hours tonight!

How a pair of orange socks connected two Colorado cold case murders committed on the same day in 1982

After nearly 40 years and advances in genetic geneaology testing, Alan Lee Phillips was convicted and sentenced for the murders of Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee – two young women killed hours apart on a snowy day near Breckenridge, Colorado.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[BeckyF]

I no longer feel hopeful. What should have been a slam dunk case seems to have been bungled. I think the “we know where she is but we can’t get under the snow yet” was a bluff to save face. I expect ol’ BM to get off and maybe it’ll all come out years and years and years later when it’s long cold and someone fresh takes a crack at the case. It’s beyond sad.

I agree with you. I do not feel hopeful. I also agree the statement about not being able to get underneath the snow was a bluff to save face. I’ve thought that since they dismissed the case.

I hate it when murderers walk free. It makes me lose faith in the justice system. Maybe he’ll get cocky enough to open his mouth. Or someone else will.

 

[Niner]

In my notes I have this:

For Chafee County: Forgery case: Morphew has a review hearing set for 11/28/22. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

But the court site has never had this date on there. So wondering IF this is a go? I have not seen any current articles about this review hearing.

TIA if anyone can help me figure this out!

 

[California Dreamin’]

The case is featured on 48 hours tonight!

How a pair of orange socks connected two Colorado cold case murders committed on the same day in 1982

After nearly 40 years and advances in genetic geneaology testing, Alan Lee Phillips was convicted and sentenced for the murders of Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee – two young women killed hours apart on a snowy day near Breckenridge, Colorado.

www.cbsnews.com

Thanks @Seattle1! So good to be reminded that even after SO many years, there is justice. Having said that, I don’t for one minute believe Suzanne’s justice is going to take 40 years. The evidence against BM voluminous. They don’t need her remains, although that would be amazing if they could locate them. Timing…..patience. We’ll get there and I’ll be here patiently waiting when that day comes! Tick, Tock BM. MOO

 

[jakat]

The case is featured on 48 hours tonight!

How a pair of orange socks connected two Colorado cold case murders committed on the same day in 1982

After nearly 40 years and advances in genetic geneaology testing, Alan Lee Phillips was convicted and sentenced for the murders of Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer and Annette Schnee – two young women killed hours apart on a snowy day near Breckenridge, Colorado.

www.cbsnews.com

Thank you, Seattle1!

 

[jakat]

Thanks @Seattle1! So good to be reminded that even after SO many years, there is justice. Having said that, I don’t for one minute believe Suzanne’s justice is going to take 40 years. The evidence against BM voluminous. They don’t need her remains, although that would be amazing if they could locate them. Timing…..patience. We’ll get there and I’ll be here patiently waiting when that day comes! Tick, Tock BM. MOO

You've given me hope. I just pray I'm still alive when justice comes for him.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

In my notes I have this:

For Chafee County: Forgery case: Morphew has a review hearing set for 11/28/22. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

But the court site has never had this date on there. So wondering IF this is a go? I have not seen any current articles about this review hearing.

TIA if anyone can help me figure this out!

Probably a probation update/progress depending on if his probation was supervised or unsupervised. If probation was supervised the court might not need a progress meeting. The charge he pled guilty to is a pretty low level non violent felony.

 

[jakat]

Probably a probation update/progress depending on if his probation was supervised or unsupervised. If probation was supervised the court might not need a progress meeting. The charge he pled guilty to is a pretty low level non violent felony.

Looks like he has supervised probation according to this article:
SENTENCING: #BarryMorphew agreed to deferred sentence to 1 year, supervised probation. No jail time. “I believe there should be some sort of punishment,” Judge Murphy said. 32 hours of community service and he can do it in Denver, not Chaffee Co. if he wants.


11:29 AM · Jul 21, 2022·Twitter for iPhone

https://www.foxnews.com/us/barry-morphew-gets-1-year-probation-pleading-guilty-forgery-voting-missing-wifes-behalf-reports

 

[jakat]

In my notes I have this:

For Chafee County: Forgery case: Morphew has a review hearing set for 11/28/22. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

But the court site has never had this date on there. So wondering IF this is a go? I have not seen any current articles about this review hearing.

TIA if anyone can help me figure this out!

Niner, hope this helps, but it's not on the court site. The date for the article is July 21st, 2022. There might not be anything more current yet.

In the forgery case, Morphew has a review hearing set for Nov. 28, according to court records. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

Barry Morphew pleads guilty to forgery after voting with missing wife's ballot

Barry Morphew pleaded guilty Thursday to forgery of a government-issued document for voting with his missing wife’s ballot in the 2020 election and received a one-year deferred sentence.

www.denver7.com

 

[Seattle1]

Probably a probation update/progress depending on if his probation was supervised or unsupervised. If probation was supervised the court might not need a progress meeting. The charge he pled guilty to is a pretty low level non violent felony.

BM pled GUILTY to a felony and a sentence for supervised probation is in lieu of jail. BM was also sentenced to perform community service.

The purpose of a Review Hearing is exactly what it implies --a formal opportunity for the court to make a record of BM's progress, compliance, or non-compliance as reported by his probation officer.

That said, IE will not waste the opportunity to pontificate about why probation should end early and BM allowed to hunt with a gun, etc., as her client is above the rules governing Joe public. MOO

 

[Momofthreeboys]

In my notes I have this:

For Chafee County: Forgery case: Morphew has a review hearing set for 11/28/22. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

But the court site has never had this date on there. So wondering IF this is a go? I have not seen any current articles about this review hearing.

TIA if anyone can help me figure this out!

Probably a probation update/progress depending on if his probation was supervised or unsupervised. If probation was supervised the court might not need a progress meeting. Voter fraud is a pretty low level non violent felony.

Niner, hope this helps, but it's not on the court site. The date for the article is July 21st, 2022. There might not be anything more current yet.

In the forgery case, Morphew has a review hearing set for Nov. 28, according to court records. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

Barry Morphew pleads guilty to forgery after voting with missing wife's ballot

Barry Morphew pleaded guilty Thursday to forgery of a government-issued document for voting with his missing wife’s ballot in the 2020 election and received a one-year deferred sentence.

www.denver7.com

My guess if there is a judicial review which I think is not usual with supervised probation in most states including Colorado on low level charges it will be private.

 

[Niner]

Niner, hope this helps, but it's not on the court site. The date for the article is July 21st, 2022. There might not be anything more current yet.

In the forgery case, Morphew has a review hearing set for Nov. 28, according to court records. If he complies with the deferred sentence, he will have another hearing next year to end the deferred sentence.

Barry Morphew pleads guilty to forgery after voting with missing wife's ballot

Barry Morphew pleaded guilty Thursday to forgery of a government-issued document for voting with his missing wife’s ballot in the 2020 election and received a one-year deferred sentence.

www.denver7.com

Yes that is the article I got my info.

But the thing is - it is not on the court site - as it should be. I looked under Chaffee & Fremont. Usually the site is pretty good at updating their sites.

Well - I shall just keep him there.

Thanks all for the info - I do have in my notes that he is under supervised probation. Plus I have this also:

Morphew was fined & assessed court costs of $600. Barring a reversal, the deferred judgment will end on June 21, 2023. Should he run afoul of the agreement, Morphew faces up to six years in prison if there are extraordinary or aggravating circumstances.


Wish he would "run afoul" before June!