Hoosierfan72
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You bring up an interesting point. From the NamUs website itself (BBM) https://www.namus.gov/Content/downloads/user_guide/UserGuide-EnteringMPCases.pdf:Isn't NamUs an official website? Under the department of Justice. They list SM as:
"Circumstances of DisappearanceSuzanne Morphew went missing on 05/10/2020 while on a bicycle ride on County Road 225 and West Highway 50, located in unincorporated Chaffee County."
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
I can't see an official website posting heresay. I sure hope it isn't and they have proof. Very confusing.
Entering a Missing Person Case All registered users can enter missing person cases into NamUs. Prior to publication in NamUs, a Regional Program Specialist will verify the missing person report with the appropriate law enforcement agency and obtain permission from that agency to publish the case information in NamUs.
The way I read that is whomever entered this into NamUs likely chose the wording. Maybe the specialist would catch the nuance from LEs language in the official press release (BBM) Missing Person - Chaffee County Sheriff
Members of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and contacted the reporting party. They advised that their neighbor, Suzanne Morphew, age 49, from the Maysville area had reportedly gone for a bike ride in the area and failed to return home.
A press release on the 13th also mentioned a bike ride. I don't believe any press releases since the 13th have mentioned the bike, as the wording shifted to "reported missing on May 10th".
I'm not convinced NamUs is more accurate than LE on this and IMO LE has never actually confirmed the bike ride. I fall in the camp of believing the bike ride was staged. JMO, MOO.