Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #34

[OzzieB]

So is Lauren trying to get a statement or response from the Sheriff? I’m a little shocked at this latest article
Search for Suzanne Morphew pushes on despite silence from Chaffee County Sheriff | FOX21 News Colorado

Yeah I was not too impressed with her comment. Perhaps they don't want to give her too much because they know she is in contact with BM.

 

[riolove77]

Wonder how many hours he’s put on that bike with “his searches”

hundreds of square acres I bet

 

[IceIce9]

i think she will be found, we just don't know when.

Maybe when BM leads LE to it.

 

[Birmingplumb]

In my opinion, the phone call from last night’s report was the same phone call between Lauren & Barry that was used in her previous piece. That part was highlighted last night again, so, in the spirit of how tv works, I am going to say that maybe it means something for the next piece. Maybe tonight’s piece will feature a worker who states that tools were NOT left at the hotel? Maybe a worker who shopped with Barry for bleach or something else? MOO, of course.

The "pay for click" you tube jobs competing in this case alone.........nuff said...... . At first I liked the you tube stuff....after more thought -not so sure. Hope it helps solve this mystery ,I'll take all the help I can get. Dislike the teasers, but love her heart and relentlessness. IMO

 

[Topppps]

Andy likely got that information early on. We have no idea what those evidence technicians actually found inside the home, or why they felt compelled to return.

No new searches using that particular team from the sheriff’s department. Why would they keep searching an area that she is unlikely to be?

Outside of Chafee County, would be outside the jurisdiction of the sheriff’s department. The CBI and FBI would likely use their own resources for that.

So I don’t understand why the lack of searches in Salida is an issue, or why it’s at all disheartening.

There is a task force operating here that includes the best in the business (CBI and FBI). So I’m not at all worried about the sheriff’s department’s budget. It’s not like they are going it alone. Hell, it looks like the CBI and FBI are doing all the heavy lifting.

It’s been four months, which is like a minute when you’re talking about a case this complex, and without a body. Double it, and I’ll be annoyed, but not worried.

He said it was after the second search of the house, said they didn't find her cell phone, or her body or any sign of a struggle 59:00:

Short of police flat out lying to Andy which I dont think there's a high probability of that. When they refused to answer Andy's question they would say "we cant share that information".

There's still a lot of areas in Chaffee county to search, like for example
38°29'53.7"N 106°04'40.2"W

Hopefully the FBI and CBI know the route Barry took to Broomfield.

 

[KLM6]

It’s important to remember LS’s reporting timeline; the footage of her going to the Sheriff’s office for a statement is about a week old. She is only releasing it this week as a lead-in to her exclusive interview with one of BM’s employees.

I believe it was a day after she was at the Sheriff’s office last week, that the Sheriff released the latest statement to suffice her inquiry.

I also believe since that time, though BM said he would be at the vigil in LS’s call, AM stated in an interview that BM would not be part of the search effort he is planning. MOO

Yes. Lauren tweeted on September 3 that she had stopped by CCSO twice that day but was not able to make contact with the Sheriff. On the same day Spezze released a statement via the CCSO website.

Judging by the clothing she was wearing in recent releases and ladt night's video, they were all from her visit on 9/3. Its only just now being aired, probably as you suggest, as a lead-in to tonight.

Twitter

Suzanne Morphew - Chaffee County Sheriff

 

[Lilypad13]

lmao hes sounds like me when someone ask to hang out after 9pm, reluctant, agreeing to pacify but we all know what its like to agree to plans when at the exact moment you will do be showing up. that was BM here

Lol so true! I think “absolutely” was B-speak for “absolutely NOT” I hope the daughters attend the vigil...it would be nice to see them with AM and possibly healing.

 

[Lilypad13]

I don't disagree with your view on Speeze.

Does anyone except Lauren know how to pronounce the the Sheriff’s last name? All the different pronounciations gave me a little chuckle. I wonder if that annoys him?

 

[Murphy1950]

What I did find interesting was that he reaffirmed that he left his tools at the hotel. Since that is something easily verifiable by LE, I get the impression that he must have actually left them there, perhaps with one of the other workers. Why lie about that?

RSBM
Possible Barry is accomplishing exactly what he set out to do…throw shade on JP..is JP lying? What else is JP lying about?

As Barry said he’s on video he’s all over the hotel, I’m sure he is. What could possibly be in the tool bags/boxes/coolers he carried in other than tools. See folks it’s here on video.

JP says he didn’t work…but both admit he was paid. JP adds insult to injury and accuses Barry of not leaving any tools and reports that to the media? Tell me again why Barry paid him, especially if the tools were there but he didn't do any work?

 

[KLM6]

Lol so true! I think “absolutely” was B-speak for “absolutely NOT” I hope the daughters attend the vigil...it would be nice to see them with AM and possibly healing.

Personally, I think it is in all of their best interests to stay away from it. Ive seen some crazy stuff being said and done by random people in this case. The last thing those girls need right now is an abundance of questions, and some people just dont have that respect or know how to behave like that. I would love for them to be surrounded by their family members who are coming out for the search. But watching from afar would be my best recommendation.
Jmho.

 

[Fireflize]

I listened to it and thought he decisively answered that he would be at the vigil. I didn't hear anything wonky with his response but that's just MO. What I did find interesting was that he reaffirmed that he left his tools at the hotel. Since that is something easily verifiable by LE, I get the impression that he must have actually left them there, perhaps with one of the other workers. Why lie about that?

Yes, he certainly is adamant about leaving those tools at the hotel. So just in case anyone missed it, he repeats it again. It is very important in his mind, he is focused on that. I think it is part of his strategy. How can anyone say that the job was a last minute alibi for a murderer? He even brought tool and left them at the hotel, for Pete's sake. I know....eyes roll....but he's doing the best he can with the tight time frame. And maybe he did leave some tools, just not enough tools to do the job.

I believe that in his mind that will prove his alibi is true, the job was legit, pre-planned.
Just like the bike in a ditch proves that she was alive on Mother's Day.

Bike ride
Baby blue bike helmet
Tools left in hotel

Moo of course

 

[chuppa74]

Personally, I think it is in all of their best interests to stay away from it. Ive seen some crazy stuff being said and done by random people in this case. The last thing those girls need right now is an abundance of questions, and some people just dont have that respect or know how to behave like that. I would love for them to be surrounded by their family members who are coming out for the search. But watching from afar would be my best recommendation.
Jmho.

I also hope they don't attend the vigil. Many people are going to be there just to gawk and gossip, and they don't need that.

 

[EggSalad]

Yes, he certainly is adamant about leaving those tools at the hotel. So just in case anyone missed it, he repeats it again. It is very important in his mind, he is focused on that. I think it is part of his strategy. How can anyone say that the job was a last minute alibi for a murderer? He even brought tool and left them at the hotel, for Pete's sake. I know....eyes roll....but he's doing the best he can with the tight time frame. And maybe he did leave some tools, just not enough tools to do the job.

I believe that in his mind that will prove his alibi is true, the job was legit, pre-planned.
Just like the bike in a ditch proves that she was alive on Mother's Day.

Bike ride
Baby blue bike helmet
Tools left in hotel

Moo of course

Yeah, the tools are very important evidence. MOO, he’s on camera bringing tools into the hotel. He cleans them in the room with bleach/chlorine. He might even be on camera brining the tools out, and if that is the case I bet he says he left them in the parking lot for his crew and they were stolen (he wasn’t thinking clearly).

But we are also noticing a discrepancy of when he says he left the hotel and arrived home Sunday night. I’m thinking he disposed of the tools on his way home and that stop off explains why it took him 4 hours to get home that night.


**and I still like my theory that the property insurance letter left in the trash was BM’s business insurance and listed an inventory of tools that he had covered on the policy. He was thinking the room would be cleaned before JP arrived but it wasn’t. **

 

[EggSalad]

My biggest take away from LS’ piece is that the CCSO was over budget before the end of August with 4 months left in the year because of overtime pay.

So I’d imagine all OT has been cutoff as of August. I’m sure the Sherriff understands a budget, and I’m betting he transferred the bulk of the case work to the CBI/FBI in August. (If not sooner)

The reason CCSO is so silent is because they are not leading the investigation right now and will not interfere by giving an update on the CBI/FBI work. Heck, the CBI/FBI might not even be updating the CCSO regularly. But the CBI/FBI will let CCSO make the arrest and take credit.

LS is just doing her job with a report like last night.

Just to add a little more to this post. Below is the 2019 annual report for the CBI.

You’ll notice the resources they have available as well as their dedication to the highest profile cases in CO. I’d have to assume SM is the highest profile case this year.

https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/2019 CBI Annual Report.pdf


You might also notice that they only respond to a very small fraction of the media requests they receive.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

a few things that stood out in lauren's report:

* BM claims the neighbor said BOTH her car and bike were missing from the home. ("she said, 'suzanne is not at the house, her car is here, but her bike's missing.'") in the interview with tyson, he said he had to ask the neighbor to go back to the home a second time to check for the bike. could be nothing, as both of those do mean that the neighbor did technically say the car and bike were missing, but the story has been slightly re-written again. (later he says "i don't remember what i said, but i probably said something like 'is her bike there?'")

*BM sounds insistent that he left denver to come back home at 5:00, immediately after hearing that his wife was possibly missing. in tyson's video, he didn't get home until 9pm. it's a 160 mile drive (about 3 hours). BM went straight to the scene of the found bike.

<snip for length>

Another store owner added, “people that have money can do dangerous things, if you get too close to the fire you can get burned.”

RSBM

Bold #1: I'm confused. If BM claims the neighbor said "her car is here but her bike is missing", how does that lead to a claim that her car was missing along with her bike?

Bold #2: BM going straight to the scene of the found bike. From what I can tell looking at google maps aerial photos, the primary way to and from the Puma Path house to the freeway includes that stretch where the bike was supposedly found. No? So he would have gone past there by default on his way home regardless of his knowledge of the bike being there. IMO There have been a few other references to people seeking out the bike location as if it's out of the way, but it seems to be directly in line with that neighborhood's main access to the freeway, if I'm not mistaken.

Bold #3: My first/gut reaction to that quote is that he's saying that if he (business owner) spoke out negatively against someone with money, that moneyed person could retaliate by hurting the business owner's business, such as by getting his buddies to not patronize that business anymore in protest. No idea whether this is an accurate interpretation but it was my first impression.

 

[EggSalad]

I wonder if the windows at the Holiday Inn Express open or if they are the type that are locked shut?

I also wonder which floor BM/JP’s room was on?

 

[Error505]

The big build up to this latest LS report came from PE, who we all hold in high regard. I’m feeling a bit let down, certainly not what I was anticipating. It was noted by PE during their last on air convo with AM, that LS was working on 4 or 5 new segments hinting there is major news she’s working on. And the comment from Chris McDonough was “buckle up!” I went back and listened to the video.

Some LE are better at dealing with the press/public than others. I don’t feel Spezze is among those who falls in that category. He doesn’t appear comfortable in front of a camera. He knows SM’s not still alive, but won’t come out and say it on the record.

That said, I need to put a check on my expectations of what LS can legitimately report. Expecting a blockbuster revelation to in LS’s next report really is where my disappointment stems from.

And my own opinion, the only time I really want to hear from BM is when he tells where SM is. Past that, I’m sick of his “victim role” he’s projecting. If he wasn’t the person who disappeared his wife, I’d have all the sympathy in the world for him. But.....Barry is one a sick puppy, in my books!

It’s Felony Friday, lets hope for new felony charges out of Chaffee County today.

Tell us where Suzanne is, Barry!

ETA. NO, ITS NOT FELONY FRIDAY. MY MISTAKE., SORRY fellow WSers

 

[Lilypad13]

Andy likely got that information early on. We have no idea what those evidence technicians actually found inside the home, or why they felt compelled to return.

No new searches using that particular team from the sheriff’s department. Why would they keep searching an area that she is unlikely to be?

Outside of Chafee County, would be outside the jurisdiction of the sheriff’s department. The CBI and FBI would likely use their own resources for that.

So I don’t understand why the lack of searches in Salida is an issue, or why it’s at all disheartening.

There is a task force operating here that includes the best in the business (CBI and FBI). So I’m not at all worried about the sheriff’s department’s budget. It’s not like they are going it alone. Hell, it looks like the CBI and FBI are doing all the heavy lifting.

It’s been four months, which is like a minute when you’re talking about a case this complex, and without a body. Double it, and I’ll be annoyed, but not worried.

Did you catch the spokeswoman that Lauren interviewed from the CC task force North saying they assisted with searches including water searches and the last time they were called out was in early June. I wonder if they searched any new bodies of water (such as the river area where TD saw BM soaking wet and red) during the time the FBI went back to search the M home? I’m also wondering if the way BM is so openly trashing the Sheriff if he has threatened to take legal action against CCSO through his attorney? For the way they have conducted the investigation and “ruining his and his family’s life.” Can you sure for that? Probably only if it turns out he is innocent. So doubt CCSO is too worried but maybe that’s why CCSO has gone completely silent? They just want to focus on getsting the job done, let BM rant & squirm and then get him behind bars! The Sheriff is probably appalled at the nerve of this guy and will put the cuffs on him himself!

Also didn’t Lauren look so pretty last night in her black outfit and with her hair curled? I know it’s not important what she looks like but what she says and does so not to be shallow but she did look very nice. Nothing wrong with brains & beauty!

 

[PaulaDC]

When all you WSleuther

When you guys (fellow Wsleuthers) see eachother at the search in Colorado will you be using your online names to greet eachother or real names? I wish I could go search with you all.

AKA name stickers on their shirts. Lol

 

[GordianKnot]

Yeah, the tools are very important evidence. MOO, he’s on camera bringing tools into the hotel. He cleans them in the room with bleach/chlorine. He might even be on camera brining the tools out, and if that is the case I bet he says he left them in the parking lot for his crew and they were stolen (he wasn’t thinking clearly).

But we are also noticing a discrepancy of when he says he left the hotel and arrived home Sunday night. I’m thinking he disposed of the tools on his way home and that stop off explains why it took him 4 hours to get home that night.

I'm actually not thinking he's on camera bringing tools into the motel.

I think he may be on video lugging a large plastic tote or something like that into the hotel.

He would have hidden any items that needed cleaning, along with the chlorinated product he used to clean them.

Saying he brought his tools with him to the hotel may be a way of baking in a plausible explanation for him being captured bringing a bulky container with him into the building.

JMO.