Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #19

[Madeleine74]

“Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency on the case. Corsentino said law enforcement might not want to release information that hasn’t been validated or could be perceived as misinformation.

“They are restricting information intentionally to preserve the integrity of the case based on information that they may have that they do not want to be released,” Corsentino explained. “They want to be very methodical in what they are looking for any hair particle, any type of blood splatter, any type of semen, anything at all that they are afraid that they missed and they might go through the house with an ID specialist or a forensic specialist and the next day they might use a different forensic specialist to make sure nothing was missing whatsoever.”

Testing from the 3-day search on a construction site would have been done fairly immediately Corsentino said. He explained that forensic testing would take 72 hours depending on the intensity of the search. Corsentino believes the timing of Suzanne’s disappearance is especially unusual.

“So who was celebrating mother’s day with Suzanne? And you would think that would be a day of celebration with her,” he said.

Corsentino explains that those working on the case have questioned family members, friends, and any witnesses in the community multiple times. He also wasn’t aware of any Colorado private detective or investigator working with Barry.

“It becomes a big jigsaw puzzle and you have to put that puzzle together based on information that is consistent,” Corsentino said.

The community remains puzzled as the case goes into the third month.

“I think the best thing the family can do right now is trust law enforcement,” Corsentino said.

“We just keep praying that there is a happy ending involved,” Skinner added.”

Two months into search for missing Chaffee County mother, investigators “aggressively working this case” | FOX21 News Colorado

Hopefully this will at least pause the criticism out there (on social media) that LE "is doing nothing," "knows nothing," "has nothing," "has let this all go cold."

Don't know how much more clear they could make it they are working the case, not stopping, not giving up, not "doing nothing."

 

[NoSI]

Anyone up for felony friday? Beautiful day in Colorado! I know, i know... but i can hope/dream/wish, right?

May today be the day we make progress toward bringing Suzanne home.

 

[SeattleStew]

And how many of the WS members will ever have personal contact with any of the people suspected of committing a crime? Not many I suspect.

Raises both hands...
RIP Susan
RIP Kyron

 

[SeattleStew]

And how many of the WS members will ever have personal contact with any of the people suspected of committing a crime? Not many I suspect.

Raises both hands...
RIP Susan
RIP Kyron

 

[Madeleine74]

It means we are doing something but we’re not going to tell you what it is.

IMO:

Reality about SM's investigation -- how criminal investigations are conducted.

 

[Birmingplumb]

Exactly! That full 8 second pause when TD asks him when the last time anyone saw or spoke to Suzanne. Wasn’t expecting that question. That did it for me! Why would you need to think about that IF you saw her the day she went missing?? And THEN doesn’t even answer the question? Evasion! Liars lie by omission too. MOO

8 second pause---new to me---did not watch video---don't remember reading it before here-- and read everything here--good great catch! Huge clue!

 

[Birmingplumb]

Did I miss coverage of the latest search by any drone or reporter to see if anything was carried out or dug up ? It was yesterday no? It also hasn't been discussed.IMO

 

[Megnut]

Ask me about anyone I know. Ask me when the last time I saw them was. That's not a hard question to answer. Unless you really, really don't want to answer that question.

JMO but the brain works faster than the mouth. What happens if your brain calls up an image your mouth absolutely doesn't want to share? What's the definition of tongue-tied?

As someone said upthread, you can learn a lot about a person from what they say. And what they don't say. The truth usually finds a way out.

JMO JMO JMO

 

[DizzyB]

^^sbm

OK, you totally lost me here!
Can you please explain what horrible thing TN (BM's nephew??) did. Thank you.

what I meant was: TN and TS both may have trouble believing that someone they liked and trusted could be a murderer.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Hopefully this will at least pause the criticism out there (on social media) that LE "is doing nothing," "knows nothing," "has nothing," "has let this all go cold."

Don't know how much more clear they could make it they are working the case, not stopping, not giving up, not "doing nothing."

It hasn't had that affect here, so I don't suppose it will pause the social media criticism either.
Doesn't matter, I'm sure LE is doing all they can with all the resources they have to solve this case.

 

[Knox]

I don't find it odd. I know of more than one lady who wanted to go on a long bike ride (60-100+ miles) but they or their SO wanted someone to go with them the first time. I've done this half dozen times or more and one time it was a good thing because the lady had never fixed a flat while on the road. That she feels "safe" could also mean she is confident she can handle any mechanical or other technical problem and still get home - not necessarily a sexual attack. To me, it means she feels confident in her bike travels. The kind of person I like to ride with.

I have no doubt Suzanne was confident and unafraid, I think you missed my point.

First the context, did Barry mention Suzanne's long bike rides to Skinner? Is that the context of his conversation with Suzanne? If so, that could lend itself to a preexisting train of thought on BM's part (how can I make someone disappear, but appear as though I had no involvement). BM has been distancing himself from the very beginning in one form or another.

Personally I feel the motive will be financial, and involve another woman. Not sure on the premeditated part yet, MOO.

 

[gitana1]

Opinion based on: Barry consistently shaking his head no while he spoke in the 26 second video, Barry paying out the reward only in the event of Suzanne’s safe return, Barry’s failure to coordinate his reward through Crime Stoppers or LE, Barry’s absence during Suzanne’s Mother’s Day disappearance, Barry didn’t call 911 and had the neighbor call instead, Barry’s conflicting alibis of ff training and then changing the alibi to working on a job site, Barry’s disparagement of LE on TD video, Barry’s dodging and ultimately not answering TD’s question regarding when he had last spoken to Suzanne, Barry’s recounting to TD that he had been cleared by LE, Barry’s relative who said that Barry had been in control of what happened for a long time, Barry’s threat to TD if he was media, Barry’s Get Money page asking the public for money, Barry’s guardianship request due to Suzanne’s incapacitation, Barry’s lack of attempts and lack of public appeals to find his wife, Barry waiting one week before making the 26 second video and then saying it was too soon, Barry’s ridiculous supposition of a mountain lion attack as the cause of Suzanne’s disappearance, Barry’s supposition that Suzanne was hit by a car or had a bike accident which resulted in her getting in the river, Barry’s work site being excavated by LE, Barry’s physical altercation at an Indiana job site that resulted in legal action, LE second search of the Morphew property, LE refusal to clear Barry.

Surely, there is additional behavior from Barry that’s suspicious; but this is just off the top of my head. IMO.

Dang!!

 

[Knox]

It sounds like BM was the author. IMO

Sort of like he authored the 911 call?

 

[Seattle1]

Did I miss coverage of the latest search by any drone or reporter to see if anything was carried out or dug up ? It was yesterday no? It also hasn't been discussed.IMO

You missed nothing reported in MSM, no footage or photos of any search in Maysville. This is the most we received:

"Two months after the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew, local, state, and federal investigators searched the Morphew property west of Salida once again. On Thursday, investigators said they can’t rule anyone out as a suspect."

 

[Tate123]

ETA: Another observation. Why is it that both men Skinner and Beltran were each given the side-eye here just based on their comments on how they perceived SM. I recall attacks on Fire Chief warranted a mod warning.

snipped bbm
I wasn't trying to "attack" Skinner or his assessment of Suzanne. I did think that the conversation he chose to share with the media about Suzanne not feeling threatened on her bike rides was odd...that's all.

 

[gitana1]

Those big rocks have been added since they bought the house, wonder how long they've been there .... do you reckon LE have looked under them?

I don’t know how you guys notice such things or know to look for them to begin with!

 

[Knox]

snipped bbm
I wasn't trying to "attack" Skinner or his assessment of Suzanne. I did think that the conversation he chose to share with the media about Suzanne not feeling threatened on her bike rides was odd...that's all.

You're not sitting alone with that thought ...

 

[?mysterian?]

You're spot-on, @OldCop. Your question, "[H]ow long is too long?" is the question when it comes to long-unsolved cases.

In your post, you explained all the valid reasons for the policy of holding back a case file. What I propose, though, is that investigators should use the power inherent in crowdsourcing on the internet if an arrest is not made within a certain period of time. This way, investigators can obtain new leads & harness knowledge that they do not have.

For example, the murder of Betsy Aardsma at Penn State occurred 50 years ago. There hasn't been an arrest in the case. The Commonwealth's "Right-to-Know Law" exempts records of a criminal investigation from disclosure. An amendment to the statue could remove the exemption -- say, after 50 years -- so that the records could be disclosed. Once disclosed, thousands -- possibly hundreds of thousands -- of individuals would be able to pool their brainpower to "work" on the case.

Admittedly, investigators & prosecutors may be reluctant to make such records public. They may fear damaging a case or disclosing facts that damage the reputation of an uninvolved person. This is why I favor a legislative solution to the issue: state legislators can decide the right "balance" for their state or commonwealth between the need to protect the evidence and the ridiculousness of continuing to keep case records sealed even after all participants may be deceased.

The public didn't do so great of a job identifying suspects of the Boston Marathon bombing 3 Years After Boston Marathon Bombing, The Story Of A Wrongly Accused Student

Sunil Tripathi was wrongly accused by members of the general public of being a suspect. He and his family were trashed on social media. He had actually gone missing before the marathon and committed suicide, his body was found after the bombing. Not only did his family have to deal with his suicide, but they had to suffer from the false accusations.

I think LE has this case under control and doesn't need any help from the public. IMO.

 

[windrower]

How do you draw a conclusion like that from a 26 second video, isn't that all we have? I have no idea what to think but you seem very certain about what kind of person he is. Do you know him personally?

IMO, that isn’t all we have.

Do you have to know someone personally in order to form an opinion about them?

^^This. IMO, no. Otherwise, how would we ever decide who to vote for in elections, etc. We form opinions about people we don’t personally know all the time.

What happens when other people form an entirely different opinion? Not trying to be difficult, but I have a pretty good bs meter and do well w/ most of my character assessments. I had a totally different take on the video, but I still wouldn’t have formed an opinion, from that short video. While I might take note of other opinions, such as those of friends and relatives who have known him much longer, I would still use my own perceptions to form my opinion.

IMO, I would sure hate for my whole life’s behavior to be judged on some of my worst public performances. At least let it be one of my better ones, lol.

As would most of us. But most of us aren’t the husband of his missing wife, and therefore the subject of a crime blog, where discussion of all aspects of a case is expected.

Opinion based on: Barry consistently shaking his head no while he spoke in the 26 second video, Barry paying out the reward only in the event of Suzanne’s safe return, Barry’s failure to coordinate his reward through Crime Stoppers or LE, Barry’s absence during Suzanne’s Mother’s Day disappearance, Barry didn’t call 911 and had the neighbor call instead, Barry’s conflicting alibis of ff training and then changing the alibi to working on a job site, Barry’s disparagement of LE on TD video, Barry’s dodging and ultimately not answering TD’s question regarding when he had last spoken to Suzanne, Barry’s recounting to TD that he had been cleared by LE, Barry’s relative who said that Barry had been in control of what happened for a long time, Barry’s threat to TD if he was media, Barry’s Get Money page asking the public for money, Barry’s guardianship request due to Suzanne’s incapacitation, Barry’s lack of attempts and lack of public appeals to find his wife, Barry waiting one week before making the 26 second video and then saying it was too soon, Barry’s ridiculous supposition of a mountain lion attack as the cause of Suzanne’s disappearance, Barry’s supposition that Suzanne was hit by a car or had a bike accident which resulted in her getting in the river, Barry’s work site being excavated by LE, Barry’s physical altercation at an Indiana job site that resulted in legal action, LE second search of the Morphew property, LE refusal to clear Barry.

Surely, there is additional behavior from Barry that’s suspicious; but this is just off the top of my head. IMO.

Thank you, rainbowshummingbird, this is a great recap.

Respectfully, I was responding to a post, and my interpretation of that post was that the member did base much of their opinion on the video.
You have quite a list of things, that YOU have used for your assessment.
However, many of yours still are very subjective, each and every one of them has been argued from another perspective.
You are entitled to your opinion as I am.
IMO, we really have very little actual evidence against BM, everything else could be dismissed as hearsay, (IANAL)
I still stand by my statement to the other member, but I will add, I hesitate to judge someone so personally, when I have had no personal contact w/ him.

Almost everything all of us say here about the missing and her family will be subjective.

I consider myself a decent judge of character as well. And I have the opposite opinion of your own. Sometimes it isn’t what you say, but what you don’t say that people judge. JMO

Agreed.

I don’t mind differing opinions here. Because every discussion brings up new thoughts, maybe solidifies my opinion, maybe gives me a reason to re-examine my position on a case.

Thank you ALL for being here for Suzanne.

 

[Warwick7]

With the Skinner interview my mouth dropped when I read that last night. Really? Seriously? Well...lets not push the envelop best friend. In my book that makes him useless.

He did nothing more than tip toe around the pink elephant in the living room.

a. I didn’t actually get to talk to Barry until two or three weeks into the ordeal

Why? Why wait that long? I do that, when I absolutely do not want to talk to someone. I will beat around that bush till I am finally pressed and I have to approach that person.
hmmm.....

b. the girls are having a hard time. I haven’t spoken with them directly

MOO soooo everything is going through ole controlling Barry. Always maneuvering the narrative...
hmmm...

c. we have talked it’s not questioning on what happened or anything

Oh yes, God forbid he might ask questions. Oh yes, important questions like "what the **** happened?!" No cause that's stairing that pink elephant in the eye.

Yep, its obvious to everyome across the US and across the pond but he doesn't mention it or wants talk about it cause it going to make him (both hims) uncomfortable.
hmmm.......

So far, MOO, all I've seen is willing "tip toe around pink elephant friends" for Barry....
How nice for him...
How convient....
hmmm.....