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Scent of human remains found on land owned by missing mom Suzanne Morphew's husband: reports
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The scent of human remains has been discovered on land owned by Barry Morphew, the husband of missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew, her brother told multiple media outlets on Monday.

A second search of the site, using different cadaver dogs, also got a hit, Andrew Moorman said.

The discoveries were made on a plot of land owned by Barry Morphew in Poncha Springs, located about 20 minutes from where the couple lived with their high-school and college-aged daughters.

MASSIVE 'BOOTS ON THE GROUND' SEARCH UNDERWAY IN COLORADO FOR MISSING MOM SUZANNE MORPHEW

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been called in to take over the search, Moorman said.
 
Suzanne Morphew: No new evidence - Chaffee County Sheriff
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office
September 28, 2020

Contrary to some media reports, there have been no remains found in the Suzanne Morphew case. There have been a handful of potential leads that have been pursued as a result of the volunteer search; however, nothing has been identified as related to Suzanne’s disappearance. Investigators will not comment on specific leads being investigated or other information connected with this case.

Sheriff John Spezze
 
Sheriff downplays reports of remains found in Suzanne Morphew disappearance

Sept 28, 2020

The Chaffee County sheriff downplayed reports Monday that cadaver dogs picked up the scent of human remains near the family home of a 49-year-old Colorado woman who disappeared on Mother's Day.

“Contrary to some media reports, there have been no remains found in the Suzanne Morphew case,” the department said in a Facebook post. “There have been a handful of potential leads that have been pursued as a result of the volunteer search; however, nothing has been identified as related to the disappearance.”

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“Reporters saw dog behavior and jumped the gun.”

Moorman, on his fifth day of a massive volunteer search for Morphew, said the German shepherds have previously “hit” on a riverfront property where her husband, Barry, had been working for his landscape business, and on the entrance to a housing development, but he says he doesn’t think the scent search will yield answers to where she is. Barry Morphew has theorized his wife was killed by a mountain lion.
 
 
We’re working to get more clarity on the #SuzanneMorphew situation. It does appear that as of last night, @ChaffeeSheriff had not processed the scene(s) where cadaver dogs had reportedly picked up a scent. We are waiting to hear if they plan to

https://twitter.com/ellenkilloran/status/1310919453484503041?s=21

And a note about @ChaffeeSheriff statement: it does not deny that cadaver dogs picked up a scent, just that no remains had been discovered in connection w/Morphew investigation. But: they likely would not have been able to positively ID anything in that short time.

https://twitter.com/ellenkilloran/status/1310919455099289601?s=21

Also: we’d love to hear from volunteer searchers who are in the area. DM or ekilloran@crimeonline.com #SuzanneMorphew

https://twitter.com/ellenkilloran/status/1310920224351322118?s=21
https://twitter.com/ellenkilloran/status/1310920224351322118?s=21
 
Sheriff's office expected to release another statement today. I was told Sheriff Spezze is out of the office this week, for medical reasons. The former acting PIO on the investigation, from CBI, is no longer the media lead

https://twitter.com/ellenkilloran/status/1311005137087930369?s=21
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Susan Medina, Communications Director for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, who had since May been the acting spokesperson for the missing persons investigation, told CrimeOnline on Tuesday that she is no longer the media lead on the Morphew case. She said that the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office was now the media lead and would likely be releasing a written statement about the investigation later Tuesday. A news conference is not expected on Tuesday, Medina said.

Law enforcement expected to release new statement on missing Suzanne Morphew investigation: Source
 
FBI agents are seen investigating plot of land owned by Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew's husband | Daily Mail Online
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EXCLUSIVE: FBI and CSI are seen preparing to dig up plot of land owned by Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew's husband where dogs detected the smell of human remains
  • Suzanne Morphew, 49, was reported missing from her home in Maysville, Colorado, on Mother’s Day on May 10
  • Four months after her disappearance, nothing has been found of the mother-of-two but her bike, which was located by cops on a bridge close to her home
  • But over the weekend, cadaver dogs detected the scent of human remains on a plot of land owned by Suzanne's husband Barry
  • Now the FBI has begun investigating the land, DailyMail.com can reveal
  • Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show FBI and CSI investigators working at the spot where the scent was detected twice by cadaver dogs
  • Suzanne's brother Andrew Moorman raised $18,000 to pay for the search that took place over the weekend
  • Moorman said Barry, 52, has refused to participate in the search but did allow him access to the grounds of his $1.5 million home on Sunday
  • He also revealed he was told by FBI investigators the Morphew home stank of chlorine when it was searched by police in the days after Suzanne vanished
  • DailyMail.com previously revealed Morphew was at a hotel in Broomfield when his wife was reported missing and left the room reeking of chlorine
By Ruth Styles In Maysville, Colorado, For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:18 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 14:21 EDT, 29 September 2020

The FBI has begun investigating the plot of land where searchers looking for missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew detected the smell of human remains, DailyMail.com can reveal.

Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show FBI and CSI investigators working at the spot where the scent was detected twice by cadaver dogs – once on Sunday and again on Monday morning.

Roads around the site have been blocked off by officers from the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Department, which yesterday claimed that no search was taking place.
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Law enforcement expected to release new statement on missing Suzanne Morphew investigation: Source

Sept 29, 2020

Authorities in Colorado are expected to issue a news release Tuesday about the investigation into the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing on May 10.

As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office released a statement on their Facebook page Monday denying that any remains had been found in connection to the missing persons investigation. Earlier Monday the Daily Mail first reported that cadaver dogs trained to detect human scents had multiple “hits” during a volunteer search organized by Suzanne’s brother Andy Moorman. Moorman also told KDVR news that a search dogs had picked up on a scent on Monday, at a property owned by Suzanne’s husband Barry Morphew, about 20 miles from the couple’s home in Maysville, and said the FBI was coming to the area to further investigate the discovery.

Later Monday, the sheriff’s office denied the discovery of human remains in a statement. The statement did not confirm or deny reports that cadaver dogs may have detected human remains.

“Contrary to some media reports, there have been no remains found in the Suzanne Morphew case. There have been a handful of potential leads that have been pursued as a result of the volunteer search; however, nothing has been identified as related to Suzanne’s disappearance. Investigators will not comment on specific leads being investigated or other information connected with this case.”

CrimeOnline has contacted multiple law enforcement sources in an attempt to clarify conflicting reports about potential discoveries made during the volunteer search that began on Thursday and was expected to continue through Tuesday.

A person who answered the phone at the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday said that Sheriff John Spezze was out of the office this week for unspecified medical reasons. The undersheriff has not returned a message.

Susan Medina, Communications Director for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, who had since May been the acting spokesperson for the missing persons investigation, told CrimeOnline on Tuesday that she is no longer the media lead on the Morphew case. She said that the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office was now the media lead and would likely be releasing a written statement about the investigation later Tuesday. A news conference is not expected on Tuesday, Medina said.

CrimeOnline will provide further updates as the story develops.
 
 
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