Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #78 *ARREST*

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Hope you don’t mind Nosi, but you deserve credit for this.

The only reason Lauren was in the courtroom today was because @NoSI graciously gave up her spot, as Lauren wasn’t credentialed for today.

Fortunately, she was able to make it to the fairgrounds. If you read the responses, a lot of people were very grateful for that.

Close call... but I am in the courtroom thanks to a certain someone who gave up her seat for me... you know who you are! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

https://twitter.com/laurenscharftv/status/1430189904085102594?s=21

How humble and gracious of you @NoSI; first for giving up your seat and second, for not saying a word about it! You are exceptional in so many ways;)! We all adore and appreciate all the sacrifices you have made in the spirit of Suzanne and for Websleuths :)
 
Whatever the "journal" was, it was important enough for someone to mention to LE...and negative enough to BM for him to burn it.
Or the sexual predator who kidnapped her, as someone like that would clearly have a reason to burn it.

Or something.

Yes, BM burned the journal for a reason, and disappeared Suzanne’s phone for a reason.
 
This exactly.

If you look at the bottom of page 2 of the linked court order to seal the AA, there is a single black line of redaction. I’m convinced that short black line, more than any other, is the tell-tale mark that’s protecting the daughters from some truly heinous information. (And IMO it may keep the AA sealed until trial, at which point everything will have to come to light.)

I’ve been playing a game with myself because I don’t want to go into that much conjecture here on WS: But read that redacted sentence, filling in the redaction in your own words using natural language that grammatically follows.

“These young women are in an unimaginable situation and should be given time to process what has occurred and the time to review, or decide not to review, the evidence alleged against their father <<…redacted…>>.”

For me, and IMO, the first redacted word is “by”. And it’s not “by the District Attorney’s office of the State of Colorado”. I think the court is protecting the girls from the very specific, very inflammatory, testimony of a very specific person. To me, personal information is the most logical reason for redacting this part of the sentence’s structure.

But who is it? And what is it they are alleging?

MOO.

https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases of interest/21CR78/21CR78 Order Limit Public Redacted.pdf
Excellent thought!!
You’ve certainly peaked my interest in that redacted line! Moo
 
Maybe burning the journal was a knee jerk reaction. I have a feeling he may not have bothered to read much of it. If there was anything less than flattering involving Barry or their relationship, it had to go. Just like the texts he deleted, the trash he threw out, and Suzanne’s missing phone.
Wonder when he started that fire? For a true crime follower - which I confess to be - I would never burn anything in a fireplace - I would use my charcoal starter and burn on the grill then throw the top on and let it burn out- then dump water on the whole mess the next day - if I needed to burn something I didn’t want anyone to see and read, that is - which I don’t - but a grill master like the husband ?? It’s a slip up
IMO
 
Wonder when he started that fire? For a true crime follower - which I confess to be - I would never burn anything in a fireplace - I would use my charcoal starter and burn on the grill then throw the top on and let it burn out- then dump water on the whole mess the next day - if I needed to burn something I didn’t want anyone to see and read, that is - which I don’t - but a grill master like the husband ?? It’s a slip up
IMO
I imagine he did it the same time he did the laundry. There was apparently no movement from the house until later on that evening, so I’m sure he was taking care of business inside.

Probably took him a couple hours to figure out how to work the washing machine, but it was the dryer that ultimately did him in.

“Suzanne, how do I work this thing? Oh yeah…”
 
I think people are a lot more savvy these days due to 23&me, My Heritage, etc. Anyone who's ever done it knows you'll get a TON of partial matches. Below is mine, for example :


Distant relatives
+8,199
These DNA Matches are likely to be 3rd cousins or more

So they could get a partial match for me on every continent!
Exactly! If a detective is following up on this lead, then I think they could have called and found out it was say 6 segments matching and therefore like a 3rd or 4th cousin. There is no way to know who that person is and it definitely isn't the sex offender it partially matched too so what else would there be to follow up on. Now if they followed up and it was like 50% match, then the DNA likely belongs to a sibling, parent or child of that partial match and following up would be very different. It still does not mean the DNA was left by the "partial match sex offender" person. It isn't as big of a deal as the defense said.
 
I think her wedding friend will have quite a lot of insight into it and very well could be the reason the AA was sealed (because of what she knows)
JMO

Thank you for mentioning the friend with the Indiana wedding. Speculation was that Suzanne's last, interrupted conversation was with this friend. Based on the PH, it sounds like the interrupted conversation was with the lover. Did anyone interpret things differently?

IMO
 
I imagine he did it the same time he did the laundry. There was apparently no movement from the house until later on that evening, so I’m sure he was taking care of business inside.

Probably took him a couple hours to figure out how to work the washing machine, but it was the dryer that ultimately did him in.

“Suzanne, how do I work this thing? Oh yeah…”
OMG LOL!!
 
^^rsbm

Clearly, your arguments belong to the actual rules and are best directed at the rule-makers, not the Judge.

I disagree with your interpretations. A judge does not rule on the "spirit of the rule" that failed to be adopted as law. Want a different outcome -- propose to change the law.

Same with Webex viewing of Colorado court procedures that are not statutory and haven't been since 1955 and Canon 35.

Judge Murphy followed the written laws for each and his response was not challenged by the Colorado Press Association (CFOIC).

It's old news:

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Re: Rule 55.1 - why does it matter that it's not law?

"A marked improvement in public access. Although Colorado’s newly adopted rule falls short of the Press-Enterprise standard in some significant respects (the governmental interest supporting sealing need not be a “compelling” one or “of the highest order,” and appellate review of any suppression order will presumably be for “abuse of discretion,” not de novo), the adoption of a statewide rule — one that trial judges must abide by — that requires detailed written findings and a mandated “expiration date” for any suppression order, undoubtedly represents a major step forward, and is therefore “truly a cause for celebration.” It remains to be seen how well the new rule will operate in practice."
Zansberg: Colorado’s new rule governing public access to judicial records in criminal cases ‘a tremendous leap forward’ | Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition

Why would the CFOIC make a second appeal? They asked, the judge answered. I thought his answer was basically a non-answer and it has never been added to the case docket.

Your comments seem short & curt rather than helpful IMO. Respectfully, are you a lawyer or legal expert in CO? If so, please state your area of expertise. Thank you.
 
Your personal knowledge of this drug's effects reveals more than any conjecture we have seen in the testimony of 8 min or 3-4 minutes for it to make her completely vulnerable. A high dosage could have taken her life in a short time, maybe?
MOO

It's very possible to overdose on it. Special K is the street name for ketamine. I have heard that it's a club drug, but not like a roofie, more like something that would be taken at a rave or a grateful dead show for the psychedelic effects. Obviously my use was in a clinical setting so the ability to take too much wasn't there. I would assume that a dose for a deer would be quite high and quick acting because nobody wants to chase down a deer to give it medical attention. There is no telling what the dart dose was and how it would compare to a human dose. I imagine in a high dose and possibly depending on where it was injected, it could take effect quicker and a stronger level. My whole point of sharing my experience was to describe how ketamine could effect Suzanne's ability to think clearly, run, or fight off an attacker, assuming she wasn't immediately overdosed.
 
Wonder when he started that fire? For a true crime follower - which I confess to be - I would never burn anything in a fireplace - I would use my charcoal starter and burn on the grill then throw the top on and let it burn out- then dump water on the whole mess the next day - if I needed to burn something I didn’t want anyone to see and read, that is - which I don’t - but a grill master like the husband ?? It’s a slip up
IMO
Right...that's so lame burning it in the fireplace. Like a bad movie.
 
Thank you for mentioning the friend with the Indiana wedding. Speculation was that Suzanne's last, interrupted conversation was with this friend. Based on the PH, it sounds like the interrupted conversation was with the lover. Did anyone interpret things differently?

IMO
I’m reconsidering the whole timeline with regard to phone activity for Saturday ….
 
IMO

New poster and new reader here. I hope its okay if I share some thoughts.. I skipped about 70 threads so I may be missing some key facts but here is my perspective based largely on the PH.

Regarding the PH, my understanding is that the prosecution's goal is to just barely clear the relatively low bar of probable cause. They don't need beyond-a-reasonable-doubt and don't aim for it. I think they cleared that bar. However, if you'll forgive the mixed metaphors, I would have liked to see one solid nail in the coffin. My perception is that the prosecution wood-glued the thing shut, but no nails.

Two things stood out to me that I thought could be very powerful but turned out not to be at all.

First, the broken door jamb. The door in question was the entrance to the master bedroom and the spypen was located in the bra box in the master bedroom. Clearly the prosecution is implying that Barry broke the door jamb while breaking into the room to harm Suzanne. If it happened that way the spypen should have picked up the sound. Why not play the sound in court?

Second, there was just a small implication of domestic violence, something about Barry's hand brushed against Suzanne's nose and (I think) caused it to bleed. Again, clearly the prosecution is trying to make this a big deal and implying there was more to the story. Is that all they have, though? If that is the best evidence of DV then I'm sorry, its poor. If the prosecution has more, why leave it at innuendo rather than present a more clear-cut example?

There are a few allegations that I have read on WS for which I haven't seen evidence (again, I skipped a lot) and that no evidence was presented at the PH. This leads me to believe the allegations are false. These include: 1) Barry cheating on Suzanne, 2) domestic violence (except the above), 3) money problems in the marriage.

There are also a few allegations that were disputed in the media and/or on WS and I think we have clear evidence that they are factual. 1) Suzanne's affair, 2) Suzanne wanted to sell the Indiana house, 3) spying within the marriage, though it went the opposite way as expected.

There remain many open questions. 1) Chlorine - its not crazy to me that the smell in the hotel room was from the pool but I also wonder about the empty bottles in the Range Rover. Undecided. 2) Tranquilizer dart - I understand the theory but it seems like more work than is necessary to do the job, especially for a premeditated murder. Why complicate the action in that way? Maybe there was some grand plan that went wrong? I don't know. 3) No DNA and no blood anywhere - Yes, I've seen every episode of CSI twice so count me in as having high expectations of the prosecution in this area but, seriously, none? That sucks. 4) Mallory's sheets - At first I thought they were used to transport the body, but they were found in the house. What sort of evidence could have been on the sheets but that a person would reliably believe would be washed away? Tranquilizer serum? If there was evidence, why not disappear the sheets along with the body, just in case? I cannot connect this dot.

Before you all call me names, yes, I can see that there are a lot of questionable points about Barry's story. I might be able to believe 1, or 2, or 3 of the points but taken together its difficult. I haven't heard enough to convict him but, again, I don't understand that to be the point of the PH.

I welcome feedback on the above and will respond if its civil and fact-based, as I understand that to be the reason WS exists.

I will not argue pure speculation nor will I will answer criticism that I'm not sufficiently anti-Barry. I don't understand that stuff to be the reason WS exists.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts.

Welcome to WS! :)

If the sheets are gone, that is suspicious, but if the sheets are washed that is typical for Suzanne when guests are coming over. I believe washing sheets was also on her list. If the sheets disappear, then it's very damning for Barry.

One thing I wonder about is if the prosecution doesn't have a clear cause of death since there is no body. They may have hesitated to put out an exact story so that as they continue to investigate and look for her and as new leads arise they can shift that story and not be seen as presenting one thing at the PH and another at trial. I think they have time before they need to lock in a concrete story and I just hope they can find her body before then so it all will be much easier to piece together.
 
IMO

New poster and new reader here. I hope its okay if I share some thoughts.. I skipped about 70 threads so I may be missing some key facts but here is my perspective based largely on the PH.

Regarding the PH, my understanding is that the prosecution's goal is to just barely clear the relatively low bar of probable cause. They don't need beyond-a-reasonable-doubt and don't aim for it. I think they cleared that bar. However, if you'll forgive the mixed metaphors, I would have liked to see one solid nail in the coffin. My perception is that the prosecution wood-glued the thing shut, but no nails.

Two things stood out to me that I thought could be very powerful but turned out not to be at all.

First, the broken door jamb. The door in question was the entrance to the master bedroom and the spypen was located in the bra box in the master bedroom. Clearly the prosecution is implying that Barry broke the door jamb while breaking into the room to harm Suzanne. If it happened that way the spypen should have picked up the sound. Why not play the sound in court?

Second, there was just a small implication of domestic violence, something about Barry's hand brushed against Suzanne's nose and (I think) caused it to bleed. Again, clearly the prosecution is trying to make this a big deal and implying there was more to the story. Is that all they have, though? If that is the best evidence of DV then I'm sorry, its poor. If the prosecution has more, why leave it at innuendo rather than present a more clear-cut example?

There are a few allegations that I have read on WS for which I haven't seen evidence (again, I skipped a lot) and that no evidence was presented at the PH. This leads me to believe the allegations are false. These include: 1) Barry cheating on Suzanne, 2) domestic violence (except the above), 3) money problems in the marriage.

There are also a few allegations that were disputed in the media and/or on WS and I think we have clear evidence that they are factual. 1) Suzanne's affair, 2) Suzanne wanted to sell the Indiana house, 3) spying within the marriage, though it went the opposite way as expected.

There remain many open questions. 1) Chlorine - its not crazy to me that the smell in the hotel room was from the pool but I also wonder about the empty bottles in the Range Rover. Undecided. 2) Tranquilizer dart - I understand the theory but it seems like more work than is necessary to do the job, especially for a premeditated murder. Why complicate the action in that way? Maybe there was some grand plan that went wrong? I don't know. 3) No DNA and no blood anywhere - Yes, I've seen every episode of CSI twice so count me in as having high expectations of the prosecution in this area but, seriously, none? That sucks. 4) Mallory's sheets - At first I thought they were used to transport the body, but they were found in the house. What sort of evidence could have been on the sheets but that a person would reliably believe would be washed away? Tranquilizer serum? If there was evidence, why not disappear the sheets along with the body, just in case? I cannot connect this dot.

Before you all call me names, yes, I can see that there are a lot of questionable points about Barry's story. I might be able to believe 1, or 2, or 3 of the points but taken together its difficult. I haven't heard enough to convict him but, again, I don't understand that to be the point of the PH.

I welcome feedback on the above and will respond if its civil and fact-based, as I understand that to be the reason WS exists.

I will not argue pure speculation nor will I will answer criticism that I'm not sufficiently anti-Barry. I don't understand that stuff to be the reason WS exists.

Thank you for letting me share my thoughts.
If the pen captured that altercation, I have no doubt it would have been played in court. It couldn’t have.

I’m not concerned if Barry did or did not have an affair, as that doesn’t affect motive. Suzanne’s affair may have played a role, but I think divorce played a bigger one.

The sheets may have already been in the wash, which would make them irrelevant. They didn’t come from the master bedroom, so I just don’t see their relevance.

Barry made up an insane/illegal story to explain the tranquilizer, so I think it just has to factor in. His phone calls and texts to Suzanne minutes before arriving home, tell me that he may have stopped to load the dart, and had a limited time window.

I think his plan was to shoot Suzanne, and kill her quickly in a relatively bloodless way. Things went awry, and the one thing he didn’t want to happen happened, she scratched him.

I have no reason to believe chlorine does factor in at this point, but I’m open to it. We just haven’t heard anything convincing.

As for the domestic violence, there does seem to be some evidence of that. I’ve seen enough to show me that Barry was controlling, and highly manipulative (childish suicidal threats).

His interviews with Grusing in regards to how he would respond to divorce, say it all.

Barry Morphew marries for life…
 
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If the pen captured that altercation, I have no doubt it would have been okayed in court. It couldn’t have.

I’m not concerned if Barry did or did not have an affair, as that doesn’t affect motive. Suzanne’s affair may have played a role, but I think divorce played a bigger one.

The sheets may have already been in the wash, which would make them irrelevant. They didn’t come from the master bedroom, so I just don’t see their relevance.

Barry made up an insane/illegal story to explain the tranquilizer, so I think it just has to factor in. His phone calls and texts to Suzanne minutes before arriving home, tell me that he may have stopped to load the dart, and had a limited time window.

I think his plan was to shoot Suzanne, and kill her quickly in a relatively bloodless way. Things went awry, and the one thing he didn’t want to happen happened, she scratched him.

I have no reason to believe chlorine does factor in at this point, but I’m open to it. We just haven’t heard anything convincing.

As for the domestic violence, there does seem to be some evidence of that. I’ve seen enough to show me that Barry was controlling, and highly manipulative (childish suicidal threats).

His interviews with Grusing in regards to how he would respond to divorce, say it all.

Barry Morphew marries for life…

Great point about him making up insane stories surrounding the lies. I think he thinks it makes sense and yet to most of us it's a moment of HUH? I think his lies are easy to spot. He either makes up something nutty or he doesn't remember. What did they say something like 95 times he said he didn't remember during interviews.

If my husband accidently elbowed me, accidental knee, or hit me somehow during play fighting or in every day happenings, he wouldn't think to say that when asked if he ever hit me. It just wouldn't even register and likely he wouldn't even recall it happening because it would have been a 100% accident end of story. Why did he even say that to the detective that he accidently hit her face? Not buying that.
 
Excellent thought!!
You’ve certainly peaked my interest in that redacted line! Moo

To continue on with that line of thinking, after the redacted line, it goes on to mention that “especially considering the youngest daughter still resides in the small community of Salida.”

So if it is a person, that person probably lives in Salida. Also, based on the length of the redaction, I think it is the names of two maybe three people.
 
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Currently? Negative none. Pretty sure everything he has/had is being held by the defense team. Jmo
Scott Reisch opined that through the preliminary he could have spent $150,000. But that is his opinion. He could be wrong of course. I was wild *advertiser censored* guessing that if it went through trial it could be $250,000 or more. Lawyers could probably guess what the cost would be based on billing rates in Colorado and PI costs.
 
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