Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #41

[MassGuy]

When you say “was” do you mean it was there but then moved or something else?

“Is,” although who knows at this point?

I definitely don’t think she was moved, as that would have been incredibly difficult after the fact.

 

[Seattle1]

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.”

[..]

“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.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

So how far away is Salida etc from a city that has local TV? Just odd the situation is being covered closer by a UK newspaper than anything in Colorado. Why is LE out there so slack. If there’s nothing to see here....say it! Have a three minute press conference. Act like you care. LE in the Kelsey Berreth case was all over it. There was no doubt they were committed to finding Kelsey and solving the crime. Nothing like that in this case.

 

[StarryStarryNight]

So how far away is Salida etc from a city that has local TV? Just odd the situation is being covered closer by a UK newspaper than anything in Colorado. Why is LE out there so slack. If there’s nothing to see here....say it! Have a three minute press conference. Act like you care. LE in the Kelsey Berreth case was all over it. There was no doubt they were committed to finding Kelsey and solving the crime. Nothing like that in this case.

 

[sripey]

Is it possible LE's plan is to downplay the search for now until they get confirmation that the remains are in fact SM ?? So as not to inflame BM to do something rash and tip him off that things are about to change radically for him?

I don't think it has anything to do with pacifying Barry. Barry knows where they are searching and if Suzanne is located there he knows he's toast. No amount of soft peddling by LE would change that.

 

[10ofRods]

This doesn't seem fair to me. LS was so good at keeping Suzanne's name front and center in this case. Hopefully, she's doing well and will be able to speak out and share more once Suzanne is found.

It's not fair - but it's the fate of so many who go missing in small town/rural America (and in big cities too).

LE agencies need to be fair-handed with their budgets.

But it is really sad that LS was taken off this case. She got her first real spot on the local Fox program last week (like a 4-6 minute in studio spot, not just on on-site report). Then something happened. It's really not fair to her at all, whatever it is.

 

[canteloupe]

I know I already asked this in the closing chaos of the previous thread, but just wanted to ask once more if anyone can give some insight into the process of contracting/subcontracting landscaping services in Colorado.

It seems like this is indeed a word-of-mouth advertisement system that relies on subcontracting work that would fall under other companies' established permits. Is this a fair assessment? If so, I'm curious how he landed a project like RTD-Denver, which seems like quite a challenge for, in BM's words, a team of "meth heads".

Additionally: would the winter months represent a significant lull in activity for companies like BM's? Do other landscapers try their hand at the more crowded and temperate front range areas when the passes get snowy? Or do people with access to machinery like Bobcats pick up state/county contracts for snow removal, etc.?

 

[Knox]

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.”

[..]

“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.

SO DM lied in the article when they said "A second search of the site took place on Monday using different cadaver dogs and the dogs' handler told DailyMail.com they got another hit. The handler explained the dogs are trained to only pick up human scents"?

 

[legalmomma]

PE has been saying the search is at an end quite a lot

Yes, i asked Indiana searchers yesterday and they said they plan to search until 29th. Hmm.... ok. This says a lot...

 

[jakat]

I think we will, if this goes to trial.

I certainly hope so. I hope there is a trial. The dogs who alerted cannot all be wrong. I think Suzanne is on the property BM bought alone after she died.

 

[MassGuy]

So how far away is Salida etc from a city that has local TV? Just odd the situation is being covered closer by a UK newspaper than anything in Colorado. Why is LE out there so slack. If there’s nothing to see here....say it! Have a three minute press conference. Act like you care. LE in the Kelsey Berreth case was all over it. There was no doubt they were committed to finding Kelsey and solving the crime. Nothing like that in this case.

The Daily Mail used a freelance reporter in their coverage today. She is based in the United States.

There is absolutely no reason to have a press conference at this point. LE has made it clear they aren’t willing to share anything that could jeopardize the investigation.

This case has the same agencies involved as in the Kelsey Berreth case, with the exception of local LE. The CBI and FBI have been involved since the beginning, and appear to have dedicated a tremendous amount of resources to it.

The Kelsey Berreth case had a cooperating witness who held all the cards, and all the answers. It doesn’t appear that is the case here. It’s a hell of a lot harder to make a case without that.

That last press release made it abundantly clear how seriously this case is being taken. I have never seen that many organizations involved in a case.

I have no doubt they “care.”

 

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[Midwestmom2019]

I don't think it has anything to do with pacifying Barry. Barry knows where they are searching and if Suzanne is located there he knows he's toast. No amount of soft peddling by LE would change that.

Barry is so cool, calm and collected because she is nowhere near where searchers are looking. They have to expand the search circle and encompass a much wider area. If he didn’t have the time to drive out further to dispose of her, I’d bet there is an accomplice. Sounds so much like Jennifer Farber Dulos.

GRAPHIC:
Or he cut her to bleed, and left her to entice a mountain lion to an easy dinner.

 

[Summit1964]

“Is,” although who knows at this point?

I definitely don’t think she was moved, as that would have been incredibly difficult after the fact.

Agreed, but assuming the cadaver dogs really did pick up on human decomposition at the Longhorn Ranch site (per the article in the DM), wouldn't that mean she was moved there after she was killed? BM didn't purchase the lot until June 25, 2020. Or is it possible that he buried her there and then purchased the lot after the fact so that he could control who had access to it (seems unlikely).

 

[kkdj]

I certainly hope so. I hope there is a trial. The dogs who alerted cannot all be wrong. I think Suzanne is on the property BM bought alone after she died.

I do too.
And he already knew he was going to buy it prior to her demise imo.
Which leads me further to whether or not this was planned in advance.

 

[10ofRods]

So how far away is Salida etc from a city that has local TV? Just odd the situation is being covered closer by a UK newspaper than anything in Colorado. Why is LE out there so slack. If there’s nothing to see here....say it! Have a three minute press conference. Act like you care. LE in the Kelsey Berreth case was all over it. There was no doubt they were committed to finding Kelsey and solving the crime. Nothing like that in this case.

About 2 hours (4 hours round trip). LS was driving 4 hours each time she appeared in Salida.

Very few missing persons get a reporter hot on the trail.

Very few reporters would drive a round trip time of 4 hours to do a 3 minute press conference - and CSSO has made it clear they are not talking.

Is this really SOP these days? LS was very committed, but she's somehow been banned.

 

[MassGuy]

Agreed, but assuming the cadaver dogs really did pick up on human decomposition at the Longhorn Ranch site (per the article in the DM), wouldn't that mean she was moved there after she was killed? BM didn't purchase the lot until June 25, 2020. Or is it possible that he buried her there and then purchased the lot after the fact so that he could control who had access to it (seems unlikely).

If she is there, I think he was already in the process of purchasing that lot, and finalized it so he could ensure that Suzanne would never be found.

I believe she was murdered and dumped somewhere. What I don’t think, is that she was murdered, dumped, and moved again.

 

[DizzyB]

How many press conferences and releases have there been? I’m not saying that CCSO is obliged to give the public information that needs to be kept private for the case, but I think it is their duty to release updates. Are the people of Salida safe? I think about the Sheriff of Charlottesville, Tim Longo, and how he handled the case of Hannah Graham. I hope John Spezze feels a sense of obligation to Suzanne and her daughters to get this case to trial.

 

[Gigi3]

Surely, we would know if BM had purchased other land in that area, right?


IF SM’s remains are on that recently purchased lot, I think he put her there knowing he was going to purchase that lot. Thinking they would never search it because at that time, the lot was not actually his.

I’m also wondering about the trees. Did he recently order trees to plant on that lot in order to conceal evidence?

 

[gambler777]

I was wondering what others think the clue regarding the Pink Bike and possibly used for parts could be. The PE guys mentioned a name as well. Was it Tyler?
I read the suggestion from earlier today regarding the #5 possibly meaning Day 5. I think that's a good one. I was wondering if it's to do with 5:00am when Barry supposedly saw Suzanne sleeping in bed b4 he left. Could there be some info to show Barry wasn't home at that time?