Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #58 *ARREST*

[LietKynes]

I would be very interested to know who was behind suggesting or organizing the camping trip. Was at one stage the whole family planning to go and then it changed to just the two girls?

Agreed.
Speculation : Maybe Barry's sister went with them ?
Theory : Not sure if it was the one with the ankle monitor , according to the relative.
It's possible that whomever was at the house that fateful weekend also went with the girls on the camping trip.
But we don't know yet.

It'll come out at the trial as LE have looked into the minutiae of the events starting from May 8th -- in LE's own words as they requested footage from the 8th.
There has to be a reason they want to know who was at the Morphew house starting from that date.
It's like they (LE) knew a countdown for Suzanne's death had started , and want to know who the occupants and visitors were , during the fateful weekend ?
Who was actually living there when Suzanne was murdered, and who were the people just visiting ??
Again this will be revealed during the trial.
Imo.

 

[LietKynes]

Evidence of premeditation could also come from the crime scene. If there was a significant amount of blood, spatter patterns, or blood found in different locations throughout the home, it could indicate that he pursued her as she tried to escape. (Similar to the crime scene in the Kelsey Berreth case. LE could tell Frazee struck her several times.)

Not that we know this was a bloody crime, but it's possible there was something about the crime scene that pointed to premeditation. I'm sure it was a combination of things that occurred that weekend that pointed to premeditation and deliberation. He also could have made incriminating statements to other people. Imo

bbm
If Barry wasn't living at the home-- hence the hesitation and unwillingness to speak up by the nephew -- maybe the person Barry was living with has a time frame where they cannot account for his whereabouts ?
And they gave this information to LE, resulting in an arrest ?
A long shot and a theory, but we can guess as to what made LE move at the time they chose to do so.
Imo.

 

[MsBetsy]

bbm
If Barry wasn't living at the home-- hence the hesitation and unwillingness to speak up by the nephew -- maybe the person Barry was living with has a time frame where they cannot account for his whereabouts ?
And they gave this information to LE, resulting in an arrest ?
A long shot and a theory, but we can guess as to what made LE move at the time they chose to do so.
Imo.

I guess it depends on whether or not there is evidence that he wasn't living there. Maybe Suzanne had asked him to leave and that's really why he booked the hotel room and went there early? Maybe that was the last straw for him? Time will tell. Imo

ETA or maybe he had been staying with a certain friend and neighbor.

 

[Whiteorchids]

Evidence of premeditation could also come from the crime scene. If there was a significant amount of blood, spatter patterns, or blood found in different locations throughout the home, it could indicate that he pursued her as she tried to escape. (Similar to the crime scene in the Kelsey Berreth case. LE could tell Frazee struck her several times.)

Not that we know this was a bloody crime, but it's possible there was something about the crime scene that pointed to premeditation. I'm sure it was a combination of things that occurred that weekend that pointed to premeditation and deliberation. He also could have made incriminating statements to other people. Imo

I would think if it was a very bloody crime scene with a significant amount of blood loss that lit up with luminal BM would have been arrested sooner then a year like Frazee.

 

[LietKynes]

I guess it depends on whether or not there is evidence that he wasn't living there. Maybe Suzanne had asked him to leave and that's really why he booked the hotel room and went there early? Maybe that was the last straw for him? Time will tell. Imo

ETA or maybe he had been staying with a certain friend and neighbor.

Agreed !

I'm still wavering between premeditated and a sudden blowout.
But the charges specify "...with deliberation..."; so LE are leaning more towards some type of premeditation ?
So maybe he'd thought about it and even communicated such thoughts to a special friend or relative--- but Suzanne prompted (by suddenly declaring he was to leave the house and she was done) through no fault of her own ; a change in his nefarious plans ?
I'm sure there's someone out there with a clearer understanding of the legal terms, who can succinctly translate the wording of the charges.
My opinion is that LE are leaving room for more charges as well !
MOO.

 

[MsBetsy]

I would think if it was a very bloody crime scene with a significant amount of blood loss that lit up with luminal BM would have been arrested sooner then a year like Frazee.

Well, that's what I've always thought, too. I guess there still could have been spots of blood left after cleanup, but not enough to prove she was deceased. In Frazee's case there were pools of blood that seeped through the floorboards, and spatter on the walls. There was also plenty of witness testimony from KK.

It's hard to know without knowing the cause of death or what weapon was used. I still think strangulation is possible. That in itself could be considered premeditated since it takes about four minutes to cause death. Imo

 

[Trackergd]

With Deliberation - per Websters - the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully

 

[DizzyB]

As far as residents residing in the home, I kind of feel as if TN didn’t know the answers to those questions. How many times was he at the residence, even before Covid? He lived a couple of hours away. People were staying all over the place during that time frame-whatever was most convenient based on work, health, school... How many times have you also heard that a couple split up months ago, and you had no idea? TN may have only had the information that Barry gave him, and he may not have wanted to commit to an answer because he truly didn’t know.

 

[DeDee]

This is just my opinion based on things we've learned thus far.

I think we'll find the text message to Melinda redacted from the AA as it would be inflammatory to the potential jury pool.

Suzanne's step brother stated that his father, who was a doctor, told him Suzanne surviving cancer the first time round was a "miracle." I feel when Suzanne was able to have babies that each one was considered a miracle. It's a given fact that women stay in marriages often because of their children. We want our children to benefit from parenting by both a mother and a father so the motivation to remain married becomes paramount.

Considering the type of work Barry did in the Salida area, he likely came home at odd hours unannounced. Sometimes it'd be an hour after leaving or in the middle of the afternoon. You know, just to keep her on her toes.

The absolute control of finances is disturbing. It's possible he gave her a monthly allowance just as my X did. Suzanne allegedly placed her inheritance into the PP home. I feel the PP home was possibly purchased to resell at a profit and not as a permanent residence. In this way, Barry made it appealing as an investment of her hefty available funds.

Suzanne was a bright and intelligent young mother but she knew she could be in danger when Barry showed up in FL during her trip with girlfriends. The unexpected appearance likely filled her with fear and not joy. She knew she could be in danger when she saw Barry playing with his weapons, be it sharp knives, guns, rifles or bow and arrows. I think she walked on eggshells for a long time.

By example, the PTSD Specialist that I saw after leaving the long term marriage, told me it takes one hundred kind things spoken or done in order to erase one bad thing said or done. When I recounted the terrifying story of my husband phoning home late one evening while he was out of town to tell me he was holding the Glock to his head, I could not tell him not to do that. To which, the Dr said, my then husband probably knew before I did that I was leaving him.

It could be that Suzanne never told BM she wanted to leave but he knew her so well that he sensed it, maybe before she knew it herself causing him to escalate his fatal plans for her demise.
.

 

[dgfred]

With Deliberation - per Websters - the act of thinking about or discussing something and deciding carefully

Although this can be months, days, hours, minutes... deliberate doesn't really have a 'time frame' IMO.

 

[mrsu]

My speculation before the AA gets released is that Suzanne was killed between 4pm and midnight Saturday evening. I believe she was strangled. BM leaves at some point late in the evening and gets rid of some evidence at the construction site near the river where the neighbor heard loud noises very late at night. (I wish the neighbor would have looked to see what was happening! Was he digging a hole, moving dirt, unloading something?) He then makes his way to Broomfield disposing of Suzanne/evidence somewhere along the way. However, I always believe there is a little truth in someone’s lies, so maybe 5am WAS the last time he saw her, but it was because he was getting rid of her remains. IMO electronic data shows that he wasn’t in the Salida area around 5am. After he gets rid of her, he goes to the hotel, cleans up, and crashes (hence the slept on bed) and waits for the calls to start saying they can’t get ahold of her. The main question I have is when did the security cameras stop working? If it was shortly before all this happened, that would show “with deliberation” right there.

 

[TKG]

This is just my opinion based on things we've learned thus far.

I think we'll find the text message to Melinda redacted from the AA as it would be inflammatory to the potential jury pool.

Suzanne's step brother stated that his father, who was a doctor, told him Suzanne surviving cancer the first time round was a "miracle." I feel when Suzanne was able to have babies that each one was considered a miracle. It's a given fact that women stay in marriages often because of their children. We want our children to benefit from parenting by both a mother and a father so the motivation to remain married becomes paramount.

Considering the type of work Barry did in the Salida area, he likely came home at odd hours unannounced. Sometimes it'd be an hour after leaving or in the middle of the afternoon. You know, just to keep her on her toes.

The absolute control of finances is disturbing. It's possible he gave her a monthly allowance just as my X did. Suzanne allegedly placed her inheritance into the PP home. I feel the PP home was possibly purchased to resell at a profit and not as a permanent residence. In this way, Barry made it appealing as an investment of her hefty available funds.

Suzanne was a bright and intelligent young mother but she knew she could be in danger when Barry showed up in FL during her trip with girlfriends. The unexpected appearance likely filled her with fear and not joy. She knew she could be in danger when she saw Barry playing with his weapons, be it sharp knives, guns, rifles or bow and arrows. I think she walked on eggshells for a long time.

By example, the PTSD Specialist that I saw after leaving the long term marriage, told me it takes one hundred kind things spoken or done in order to erase one bad thing said or done. When I recounted the terrifying story of my husband phoning home late one evening while he was out of town to tell me he was holding the Glock to his head, I could not tell him not to do that. To which, the Dr said, my then husband probably knew before I did that I was leaving him.

It could be that Suzanne never told BM she wanted to leave but he knew her so well that he sensed it, maybe before she knew it herself causing him to escalate his fatal plans for her demise.
.

That sounds terrifying. Both for you and Suzanne. I'm so glad you are with us and your outcome was not like Suzanne's. Proud of you!

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Last day of classes in spring 2020 at the college was May 7. I have no idea how Salida high school was operating in early May last year but it is not unreasonable for an good performing student to be absent for a couple days.

 

[OCanada]

Apologies if this has been answered before, but do we know how long ago it was that BM showed up in Florida while Suzanne was on vacation with her girlfriends?

 

[Diddian]

This is just my opinion based on things we've learned thus far.

I think we'll find the text message to Melinda redacted from the AA as it would be inflammatory to the potential jury pool.

Suzanne's step brother stated that his father, who was a doctor, told him Suzanne surviving cancer the first time round was a "miracle." I feel when Suzanne was able to have babies that each one was considered a miracle. It's a given fact that women stay in marriages often because of their children. We want our children to benefit from parenting by both a mother and a father so the motivation to remain married becomes paramount.

Considering the type of work Barry did in the Salida area, he likely came home at odd hours unannounced. Sometimes it'd be an hour after leaving or in the middle of the afternoon. You know, just to keep her on her toes.

The absolute control of finances is disturbing. It's possible he gave her a monthly allowance just as my X did. Suzanne allegedly placed her inheritance into the PP home. I feel the PP home was possibly purchased to resell at a profit and not as a permanent residence. In this way, Barry made it appealing as an investment of her hefty available funds.

Suzanne was a bright and intelligent young mother but she knew she could be in danger when Barry showed up in FL during her trip with girlfriends. The unexpected appearance likely filled her with fear and not joy. She knew she could be in danger when she saw Barry playing with his weapons, be it sharp knives, guns, rifles or bow and arrows. I think she walked on eggshells for a long time.

By example, the PTSD Specialist that I saw after leaving the long term marriage, told me it takes one hundred kind things spoken or done in order to erase one bad thing said or done. When I recounted the terrifying story of my husband phoning home late one evening while he was out of town to tell me he was holding the Glock to his head, I could not tell him not to do that. To which, the Dr said, my then husband probably knew before I did that I was leaving him.

It could be that Suzanne never told BM she wanted to leave but he knew her so well that he sensed it, maybe before she knew it herself causing him to escalate his fatal plans for her demise.
.

I am so sorry you suffered those experiences. The phone call about the Glock sounds horrifying and the fact that the manipulation didn't work is a testament to all the aggression that must have occurred prior to that occasion that drove your determination to get out. Thank goodness you found within yourself the urge to self-preserve. That is a person's first and primary right but years of abuse and humiliation can beat down one's impulse to exercise, or even recognize it.

There were plenty of signs BM was a dominating and controlling abuser. He used all the tools such abusers have at their command: humiliation, violation of common social and relationship conventions, physical and behavioral intimidation, isolation incl. divide and conquer, control, criticism, and focus on faults. I have no doubt he spent 26 years grinding away at Suzanne's sense of her self and her right to be free of his domination over her. It sickens me that he likely used her faith as a tool to reinforce that domination as well; for him it seems faith was whatever backed up his own authoritarian intentions - just another tool in the bossman's toolbox.

We could observe signs BM was a dominating and controlling abuser ourselves through the course of this past year as he:

• insisted on commanding searches for SM himself (even though he'd instructed the neighbor to call CCSO and report SM missing and thus involve LE). LE had to specifically instruct the firefighters to keep out,
• criticized LE's early response and called them liars throughout,
• threw the first builders of the wall under the bus (THEY weren't contracted to build the wall, Barry was and if it was done poorly it was done so because HE did not oversee its construction),
• commanded gathering of a crew and travel (at the last minute, at an ungodly hour in the morning, on Mother's Day) to Broomfield for a job that wasn't urgent,
• threw MG and JP under the bus (with his "discrediting" claims one was a drug addict and the other a former con who spent X many years in prison),
• sent others to intimidate MG when they delivered her pay for Broomfield,
• criticized AM's search efforts as a publicity stunt,
• patrolled his property wielding arms and installing surveillance during AM's search, and
• exercised control over Lauren by tightly controlling how he would participate in any interviews.

We don't know but it seems reasonable to presume that he's been attempting to control and manipulate what the daughters see or hear (ETA: or how they perceive it) and who they are talking to since there has been so little communication with Suzanne's family of origin who have moved heaven and earth in their attempts to find her.

 

[MimosaMornings]

Last day of classes in spring 2020 at the college was May 7. I have no idea how Salida high school was operating in early May last year but it is not unreasonable for an good performing student to be absent for a couple days.

Exams/papers/finals start after classes end.

 

[Barry]

This is just my opinion based on things we've learned thus far.

I think we'll find the text message to Melinda redacted from the AA as it would be inflammatory to the potential jury pool.

Suzanne's step brother stated that his father, who was a doctor, told him Suzanne surviving cancer the first time round was a "miracle." I feel when Suzanne was able to have babies that each one was considered a miracle. It's a given fact that women stay in marriages often because of their children. We want our children to benefit from parenting by both a mother and a father so the motivation to remain married becomes paramount.

Considering the type of work Barry did in the Salida area, he likely came home at odd hours unannounced. Sometimes it'd be an hour after leaving or in the middle of the afternoon. You know, just to keep her on her toes.

The absolute control of finances is disturbing. It's possible he gave her a monthly allowance just as my X did. Suzanne allegedly placed her inheritance into the PP home. I feel the PP home was possibly purchased to resell at a profit and not as a permanent residence. In this way, Barry made it appealing as an investment of her hefty available funds.

Suzanne was a bright and intelligent young mother but she knew she could be in danger when Barry showed up in FL during her trip with girlfriends. The unexpected appearance likely filled her with fear and not joy. She knew she could be in danger when she saw Barry playing with his weapons, be it sharp knives, guns, rifles or bow and arrows. I think she walked on eggshells for a long time.

By example, the PTSD Specialist that I saw after leaving the long term marriage, told me it takes one hundred kind things spoken or done in order to erase one bad thing said or done. When I recounted the terrifying story of my husband phoning home late one evening while he was out of town to tell me he was holding the Glock to his head, I could not tell him not to do that. To which, the Dr said, my then husband probably knew before I did that I was leaving him.

It could be that Suzanne never told BM she wanted to leave but he knew her so well that he sensed it, maybe before she knew it herself causing him to escalate his fatal plans for her demise.
.

BBM: This recent revelation is a big red flag in my mind. It reinforces the thoughts I already had, but this was quite scary. I'm glad he's off the streets and hope it remains that way. MOO.

 

[Teche]

This is just my opinion based on things we've learned thus far.

I think we'll find the text message to Melinda redacted from the AA as it would be inflammatory to the potential jury pool.

Suzanne's step brother stated that his father, who was a doctor, told him Suzanne surviving cancer the first time round was a "miracle." I feel when Suzanne was able to have babies that each one was considered a miracle. It's a given fact that women stay in marriages often because of their children. We want our children to benefit from parenting by both a mother and a father so the motivation to remain married becomes paramount.

Considering the type of work Barry did in the Salida area, he likely came home at odd hours unannounced. Sometimes it'd be an hour after leaving or in the middle of the afternoon. You know, just to keep her on her toes.

The absolute control of finances is disturbing. It's possible he gave her a monthly allowance just as my X did. Suzanne allegedly placed her inheritance into the PP home. I feel the PP home was possibly purchased to resell at a profit and not as a permanent residence. In this way, Barry made it appealing as an investment of her hefty available funds.

Suzanne was a bright and intelligent young mother but she knew she could be in danger when Barry showed up in FL during her trip with girlfriends. The unexpected appearance likely filled her with fear and not joy. She knew she could be in danger when she saw Barry playing with his weapons, be it sharp knives, guns, rifles or bow and arrows. I think she walked on eggshells for a long time.

By example, the PTSD Specialist that I saw after leaving the long term marriage, told me it takes one hundred kind things spoken or done in order to erase one bad thing said or done. When I recounted the terrifying story of my husband phoning home late one evening while he was out of town to tell me he was holding the Glock to his head, I could not tell him not to do that. To which, the Dr said, my then husband probably knew before I did that I was leaving him.

It could be that Suzanne never told BM she wanted to leave but he knew her so well that he sensed it, maybe before she knew it herself causing him to escalate his fatal plans for her demise.
.

So glad you found it within yourself to leave a terrible living situation. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Exams/papers/finals start after classes end.

No exams ended on the 7th if I remember correctly. Last day of classes the Friday before. That would be the usual timing and commencement which got cancelled would have been that weekend on the 9th in 2020.

 

[MimosaMornings]

No exams ended on the 7th if I remember correctly. Last day of classes the Friday before. That would be the usual timing and commencement which got cancelled would have been that weekend on the 9th in 2020.

That’s not much time to get grades submitted for graduation. Yikes.

If exams didn’t end until the 7th (which was a Thursday) and due home late Saturday/early Sunday (10th) it would have been a very quick trip?