Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #44

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Megnut said:
Please lock this down for me.

What day was the bike helmet found, and was this the same day a searcher went sidewise and showed up later at the house (or house Andy was staying at?

And how do those two events triangulate with BM's trash search?

Any significance?

Was he off searching all by himself?

Something's off.

JMO
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I believe AM said that the errant searcher ended up back where they had begun, and where they agreed to meet after searching, which was the neighbor's home IMO
 
MrsWatson said:
That's a very interesting question, @oviedo , when he started the guardianship paperwork. And it should be noted, she had just come through a serious bout of cancer, and likely had some POAs in effect.

Funny money, somewhere along the line, IMO.

ETA: I mean more of a juggling money type of thing, enormous debt, LOC, that sort of thing. In the most basic sense, a financial house of cards.
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I like that description - Financial House of Cards. It's perfect for what I think precipitated Suzanne's disappearance.
Follow the money ...
 
Money Laundering w an Inheritance?
Ninja Bunny said:
... I think he laundered SM’s inheritance through the house, now it’s possible he laundered the house through Suzanne’s foundation - tax free and an asset protected from civil suits should someone try to sue BM. I’m wondering if the foundation, which has a board of directors stacked with BM’s people, not SM’s, was really a front for some of BM’s shady, shady financial antics.
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@Ninja Bunny bbm ;):DINAMLW:cool:;) (I am not a money laundering wizard) and don't play one on TV or the internet, but I'm not sure I'm following the idea about laundering inherited money w a house purchase or laundering by using SM's foundation.
The term "money laundering"* implies that the $ is from a dirty or illegal source.* If SM inherited a substantial amt of money/prop/assets after her mother's death several yrs ago (and IIUC, AM & MSM reported that it did happen), how would that be 'dirty money' from illegally gained proceeds which then BM needed/wanted to launder?

$ donated to SM's 501(c)(3) charitable foundation** is not included in income on SM & BM's fed inc tax filings 1040 form (or equiv) and is not subject to fed income taxation on SM/BM, when/after it is donated to SM fdtn.
If a bd member, or officer, or employee of SM fdtn withdraws $ from the fdtn and uses it for personal purposes unrelated to the fdtn, e.g., family vacations, second home, personal vehicles, lavish entertaining, etc., that's not money laundering, it's one or more of the many varieties of plain old criminal fraud.

Is ^ post saying PP home is somehow 'protected' from civil suits by anyone suing BM? Not following how prop, which public records show is held in jt tenancy by SM & BM, is protected against judgment creditors.

If the most recent fed tax filings for the fdtn (online for tax yr ending Dec. 2018***) are any indication of 'shady, shady financial antics' they are relatively teensy-tiny antics, as balance sheets for 2018 & prior yrs show total assets of $6680. A lot can change over a few yrs so fdtn could have millions or bazillions of $$$ in assets now, from who knows what sources, dirty or clean. And as we learned in 2008-2009, from the G.o.A.T. Ponzi scheme criminal Bernie Madoff **** financial fraud can last for decades.

I'm not saying BM is not involved in shady business or financial practices; he could be. Just saying I don't see the ^ inheritance, house, and SM fdtn as evd/clues/signs of money laundering or criminal activity. If I am misinterpreting ^ post, which is entirely possible, my apologies. jm2cts.
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* From United States Treasury Department:
"Money laundering is the process of making illegally-gained proceeds (i.e. "dirty money") appear legal (i.e. "clean"). Typically, it involves three steps: placement, layering and integration. First, the illegitimate funds are furtively introduced into the legitimate financial system. Then, the money is moved around to create confusion, sometimes by wiring or transferring through numerous accounts. Finally, it is integrated into the financial system through additional transactions until the "dirty money" appears "clean." Money laundering can facilitate crimes such as drug trafficking and terrorism..." History of Anti-Money Laundering Laws | FinCEN.gov
See also: Money laundering - Wikipedia
** 501(c)(3) organization - Wikipedia
Exempt Organization Types | Internal Revenue Service
Form 990 Resources and Tools | Internal Revenue Service
*** Suzanne R Morphew Hope Foundation Inc, Form 990-EZ - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica
**** Prosecutors estimated the size of the fraud to be $64.8 billion.
Madoff investment scandal - Wikipedia.
 
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Well... wow. Listen to what LS says at 25:28.

I know what I'm hearing but I want to make sure I'm hearing correctly. She says that when MG and crew were leaving Salida at 6:30am Sunday, they got a call saying BM was not going to be there due to a family emergency, but for them to go ahead and start the job on Monday anyway.

He already knew about some family emergency at 6:30 Sunday morning, and yet, the neighbor didn't call 911 until 5:46pm, after she'd spoken to both BM and the daughters.

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Hatfield said:
Re BBM
It would be awful and like most of us know it does happen sometimes where innocent people sometimes even end up convicted and sent to prison. Luckily it is not very common but we know it can happen which is why it is so very important that LE gets these cases right.

About all a person can do in that predicament is to come out and provide information that helps to prove their innocence. Whether that be in the courts or in the court of public opinion which is why it is important to study what is being said in the few times he has made any statements.

When I review what we have been told by him
it started with practically nothing for about a week. It was all "too soon" for him.
That did not help us understand why he could be innocent. So we waited and waited.

And finally we get a short under 30 second one-way video where no reporter could ask him any followup questions but at least he finally said something.

Since then, the message I am receiving is only him blasting others. Where is the content that helps us understand his innocence? Like explaining more about what and who he was with in Broomfield that could vouch for his whereabouts on Sunday? What time and day did he check in to that motel? How many rooms were reserved? Did he stay some time in the room that one of his workers found his insurance type papers? What were those papers? Why was he in that room to begin with?

You know, the important things that may help us to understand he had legitimate reasons to be in Broomfield and was actually working that day.

And what about who found the bike? Who exactly was it that found the bike that Sunday and what made them walk in that specific area? He sure knew about the bike's condition so he may know who found the bike and why they walked that specific area.

All I hear from his latest news is him throwing shade on others that he no longer thinks is on his side. How about providing some information that can help us understand why he is so innocent. Some real concrete and validateable information so we can get on his side.

It hasnt happened to date so I dont think its ever going to come. Its no wonder a lot of us cannot support him at this time. We have no basis to go in that direction.
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He doesn’t owe us a evidence that he’s innocent. That wouldn’t be the priority of most innocent people in his position, IMO.

I’m more concerned about his failure to tell us anything or to make any statements whatsoever that could help find his wife.

His focus is absurd and bizarre, to say the least.
 
EggSalad said:
The crew arriving at 11am in Broomfield and BM already being gone sure makes the chlorine smell, tools, towels and bed info all that much more intriguing.

Also, I bet there is some interesting footage of BM around Broomfield killing time for when the call happens.
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and if they arrived at the hotel and were in the room that can only mean to me - check in was Saturday. I can't wait for the phone records to come out.
JMO
 
Ontario Mom said:
Well... wow. Listen to what LS says at 25:28.

I know what I'm hearing but I want to make sure I'm hearing correctly. She says that when MG and crew were leaving Salida at 6:30am Sunday, they got a call saying BM was not going to be there due to a family emergency, but for them to go ahead and start the job on Monday anyway.

He already knew about some family emergency at 6:30 Sunday morning, and yet, the neighbor didn't call 911 until 5:46pm, after she'd spoken to both BM and the daughters.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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What? That's not what MG said in her interview with LS? IIRC she said Barry called somewhere around 4:30-5:00 PM on Sunday.
 
Megnut said:
Please lock this down for me.

What day was the bike helmet found, and was this the same day a searcher went sidewise and showed up later at the house (or house Andy was staying at?

And how do those two events triangulate with BM's trash search?

Any significance?

Was he off searching all by himself?

Something's off.

JMO
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Time to drag out @OldCop timeline
[USER=168514]@OldCop[/USER] Is the Author
Updated timeline for the days surrounding SM’s disappearance. We are limiting the dates to those put forth by LE when they requested that area residents save their video footage: May 8-12, 2020.

Friday 5/8/20

Evening, exact time unknown:
-BM works at “beach area” at Salida dig site (MG)

Saturday 5/9/20

A.M.:
-BM & MG at Salida dig site. MG states BM was acting unusual. MG is supposed to rake out beach area that BM had worked on the night before. (MG). BM picked up MG (unverified) to bring her there.

11:00 a.m.:
-BM tells MG to go home. He tells her he has to go home to make wife “happy” and take her hiking or biking. (Did BM drop off MG?)

12:30 p.m. : (conflicting information, time not verified, could be later in the day, or even earlier)
-SM is talking with BFF on a message app or FB when suddenly she stops replying.

Afternoon, exact time unknown:
-BM makes contact with JP and hires him for a Broomfield job on Sunday. According to JP, this was an in person meeting in Salida.
-MG states that BM was seen shopping around town. (Unverified)

Morning or Afternoon or Evening, exact time unknown:
-SM’s bff receives texts that seem “unusual” from SM
-Friends of BM receive FB friend requests from SM per Andy around midnight

11:30 p.m.:
-A neighbor of a home being built in Salida hears heavy machinery running for about a half hour. BM has been hired to do prep work for a foundation pour at this site. This is the same site where he is also prepping the “beach area”. This is the job site that was later searched by FBI teams.

Sunday 5/10/20

5:00 a.m.:
-BM allegedly leaves SM sleeping and heads to a job in Broomfield, CO approximately 3 hours from his home in Maysville. The job allegedly consists of a repair to a wall that BM had completed the previous September and that had structural problems.

A.M. Exact time unknown:
-BM checks into the HIE in Broomfield.
-According to MG, BM contacts her and asks her to get a crew together to head to Broomfield for the job. MG stated that BM sounded like he had the worst night of his life. ?

Approximately Noontime:
-BM calls JP to confirm Broomfield job.

5:46 p.m.:
-SM is reported missing by a neighbor. SM’s daughters allegedly contacted her and said they were worried because they hadn’t been able to reach their mother. Exact details are unclear, but neighbor checked the house and did not find SM but noted her car was there. According to BM in his TD interview, the neighbor then contacted him and he asked her to go back and check if her bike was there. The neighbor checked, returned home, and called BM on her landline and told him the bike was gone. BM asked her to call LE.

Approximately 6:00 p.m.:
-LE arrives at the Morphew home where they are met by the neighbor who reportedly told them that SM had not returned from a bike ride.
-LE begins a search. Dog teams from the prison and County SAR teams are called in. (CCSO)
-BM started home to Maysville. (TD)

After 6:00 exact time unknown:
-JP, MG, and a third worker arrived at the HIE in Broomfield. It is not clear if all 3 travelled together. JP and MG both report that there was an intense smell of chlorine in the room and several wet towels on the floor. JP stated that it looked like someone had laid down on the bed, on top of the bedspread. MG stated that the bed looked like it had been slept in and remade.
-BM let workers know that he had left for a family emergency and that they were on their own. Workers allegedly found some of BM’s tools in a “hotel cart”. MG stated they looked like a bunch of tools from the back of BM’s truck. Both JP and MG indicated they had neither the correct tools nor the materials to do the job.

Sometime before 9:00 p.m. :
-LE allegedly finds SM’s bike down a hill about a quarter of a mile from her home. (Never verified by LE). There is no sign of SM. The Morphew home is allegedly sealed off.
-Friend(s) of BM arrive at search area (unverified)

Approximately 9:00 p.m.:
-BM arrives home.
-Friend(s) tell BM that SM’s bike was found and that LE mishandled the scene/evidence. (BM to TD)

(At some point, either Sunday night or Monday, volunteer firefighters were told not to participate in the official searches. BM told TD in a later video that his friend tried to stop LE from mishandling the evidence, which may have been the reason that they were not allowed to participate further.)

Monday 5/11/20



BM was seen at Poncha Market leaving the handwritten note on Tuesday 5/12.

The personal item ( helmet) was found Thursday 5/14.
Time unknown:
-Concrete foundation is poured at the Salida dig site.

A.M.:
-Search resumes after overnight break. Over 100 LE are eventually involved including LE on foot, drones, divers, aircraft, SAR, Swift Water Rescue units, and various canines.
-BM calls MG crying and tells her SM is missing and that either a mountain lion got her or she was abducted. He stated they were going up the mountain to search. He tells MG and JP to stay in Broomfield and wait for supplies to be delivered for the job.

PM.:
-AM arrives in town to help look for his sister, meets with BM and some friends, and they formulate a plan to search for SM the following day.

Tuesday 5/12/2020

A.M.:
-LE continue their search. No request for volunteers was made.
-BM, AM, and friends divide into teams to search. They were not allowed to search where LE was actively searching, but could cover area already searched. AM and BM we’re on separate teams. At one point, a member of AM’s team separated from the group. They backtracked to try to find him. He was later located back at the home where BM was staying. (On the following Thursday, 5/14/2020, a personal article belong to SM, was found about 20 yards from the trail where AM’s team was searching. Were they meant to find it? Was it placed there by the disappearing team member?)

Exact time unknown:
-MG, JP, and possibly one other person arrived back in Salida after no supplies were delivered to complete the job in Broomfield.
-MG was allegedly approached by two individuals connected to BM, (TN and GD), who told her she would not be paid for her time in Broomfield because it would look like hush, hush, money. MG also implied that she was asked not to cooperate with LE or turn over her phone.

8:00 p.m.:
-BM was observed by an employee of the Poncha Market digging in a trash can. (The market had closed at 7:00 p.m.) Upon being questioned, BM states he is looking for a bike helmet.

Shortly thereafter, BM taps on market window and when they let him in he stated that his wife was missing. When asked for a description he wrote a note on a crumbled receipt. The note said:

Baby Blue bike

helmet


Biking clothes

(No further description)

Helmet may be the personal item discovered on Thursday May 14 - LE has never confirmed this - PE episode
AM flew to Colorado on Monday 5/11. He says the next morning he went to see where bike was found. Then he says the next day ( would have been Wednesday 5/13) they went out searching. At 14:14 in PE video
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By Tuesday or Wednesday, CCSO has asked CBI and FBI for assistance.

Updated timeline was constructed based on LE info, MSM reports, and suggestions from fellow WS’ers. All additional comments/corrections are welcome. We may have additional information to plug in after the search this week.
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ETA - editing to include new information
 
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Knox said:
What? That's not what MG said in her interview with LS? IIRC she said Barry called somewhere around 4:30-5:00 PM on Sunday.
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This is what she said:

Barry called again around 6:10 p.m.

“Barry said that he had been up there all day, like getting the job ready for us,” Gentile said. And, he also told Gentile, he was leaving. There’d been a family emergency, he said. He left some tools behind, at the hotel.

“I’m not the other woman”: Second contractor speaks out about Suzanne Morphew investigation | FOX21 News Colorado
 
Ontario Mom said:
Well... wow. Listen to what LS says at 25:28.

I know what I'm hearing but I want to make sure I'm hearing correctly. She says that when MG and crew were leaving Salida at 6:30am Sunday, they got a call saying BM was not going to be there due to a family emergency, but for them to go ahead and start the job on Monday anyway.

He already knew about some family emergency at 6:30 Sunday morning, and yet, the neighbor didn't call 911 until 5:46pm, after she'd spoken to both BM and the daughters.

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I really want to know what time he checked into the hotel!
 
lamlawindy said:
Well, if CCSO (a) has probable cause to believe that he committed a crime and (b) believes that he is a flight risk, then CCSO would've probably already made an arrest. That they have not done so tells me either (1) they they do not have probable cause to believe that he committed a crime, (2) they do not believe he is a flight risk, or (3) both (1) & (2).

Now, probable cause is not a high level of proof, nowhere near the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard for a criminal conviction. However, if CCSO believed that flight was a possibility and they had probable cause to believe that Barry had harmed Suzanne, I doubt that they'd simply sit idly by.
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As a former prosecutor you should well know that’s absolutely false. We know they have probable cause that he committed a crime because of the extensive searches revolving around him, via sealed search warrants. They need probable cause to get those search warrants.

And you know that probable cause may be sufficient for an arrest but prosecutors in cases like this (no body, high profile case, attractive, Caucasian family) don’t agree to prosecute based on a mere showing of probable cause.

They need to know that the probability of proving the case beyond a reasonable doubt is high, otherwise they risk a murderer walking free.

This is a murder case. There’s no statute of limitations. They’re going to get this right.

But probable cause? I think it’s quite clear they have that.

By Paul Bergman, UCLA Law School Professor

Arrest and prosecution functions are separated primarily to protect citizens against the arbitrary exercise of police power. Police officers usually make arrests based only on whether they have good reason (probable cause) to believe a crime has been committed. By contrast, prosecutors can file formal charges only if they believe that they can prove a suspect guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

How the Prosecutor Decides Which Cases to Charge
 
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