Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #51

[rainbowshummingbird]

<modsnip>
Barry has some things working in his favor: there was no one at home aside from Barry and Suzanne, experienced excavator and landscaper, variety of tools, machinery, access to dirt, sand, rocks, covid - people are more isolated and less likely to see others, the Morphew residence is a good distance from neighbors, apparently he cleaned up, he probably had access to other vehicles, he has friends who seem reluctant to talk, his daughters appear to be supportive of him, physically he is strong, he must have some disposable income at least enough to buy properties, a new vehicle and hire an attorney for guardianship, and whatever happened at least partly occurred in the middle of the night without witnesses and in close proximity to vast wilderness.

Is that enough to get away with it?

 

[Seattle1]

What, if one day SM is found and nothing can be determined anymore after more than 7 months (or more): neither time of death nor manner of death. They will call it a suicide, if BM is supporting this assumption, I'm fearing, and I think, he will do it.

If LE would request repayment of the immense costs for their searching, he might say, HE didn't call for a search, but his anxious neighbor had nothing better to do than call LE for a missing woman on a bike ride, which didn't end in time. After that the ball was rolling and he, BM, couldn't do any more than saying: nobody knows the truth.

What do you think: will the case "solved" by that possibly?

I do not think this would be the outcome.

I think the cause of death would be undetermined. As of this date, we've seen nothing that suggests SM presented with or ever treated for suicide ideation. Nope, BM doesn't get to dictate her cause of death.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Suzanne is missing. We can safely say that. Perhaps that is all we can safely say.

jmo

 

[Chocoholic]

Here I am, caught up again but with nothing to add.

Thank you all so much for keeping the discussion going! I’m hopeful that the new DA bringing a fresh set of eyes will bring justice for Suzanne.

 

[news buff]

bbm
Good comment.
Two loaded questions.
I'll volunteer an opinion.

Lavender bolded : In thread # 50 the Reid investigative techniques were mentioned. I'll admit that was an interesting read, and new to me !
Obviously, I am not LE.
As in if they were used maybe a misstep would've sparked LE's interest ?
We don't know at this time what LE had to say.
And none of us will be privy to that anytime soon as we're not flies on the wall and LE are treating this as a criminal investigation.

If it was a missing person LE would've posted information and recent photos of Suzanne and her biking clothing and the bike/helmet.
There was a lady who has sadly been found deceased where LE released Walmart footage of her on the day she vanished looking to buy some wine or soda.
We could see what she was wearing , how she looked, and to some degree --her mannerisms.
There was none of this in Suzanne's case.
The most recent video of her looked slightly different than the photos provided of her with the bike helmet.
This wasn't released until just recently; and not May 11th when it might have done some good.
We do know that the fbi and cbi were brought onto Suzanne's case early on.
And as far as we know-- BM arrived home that evening (he claims 9pm but that over two hours from where he said he was, so speculation.) and at some point that night LE decided the bike story didn't happen.
So what did LE ask BM ?
Did BM decide LE were out to ruin his life that very night ?
We don't know.
But theories and speculation are welcome, including yours.

Teal bolded : At this time I believe LE initially handled it as a missing person but something made them suspicious enough to conduct two searches at the residence and two tear up the foundation of a house BM had worked on.
I'd say that's enough reason to believe investigators are handling Suzanne's case correctly !

LE aren't going to back away and figuratively say -- "Ok, we give up. You're right. She was abducted by a mountain lion or a random kidnapper, while she was on a bike ride and washed away down a creek. Right where the personal items were found. And we've mishandled all of the evidence of a crime, even though there was no crime. Just a lady that went missing."

No.
They want justice for her if warranted, as do most of the rest of us.

Imo.

Thank you. Very informative and well written.

 

[dmac55]

<modsnip>
"Approved sources are MSM, LE, Profiling Evil podcast, Lauren Scharf podcast or social media, Investigation Discovery, Crimeonline, Tyson Draper (only the interview with Barry Morphew)."

YouTuber who ‘secretly’ recorded video of Barry Morphew discussing wife’s disappearance says he believes Suzanne Morphew’s husband knew the camera was on – Crime Online
YouTuber who ‘secretly’ recorded video of Barry Morphew discussing wife’s disappearance says he believes Suzanne Morphew’s husband knew the camera was on

Barry Morphew & Tyson Draper

 

[Dalgliesh]

I'm still trying to figure out where SM's remains might be, but I haven't found MSM information on some details. I am hoping someone can show me what I may have missed.

I have always inferred from the MSM information about the Salida worksite, the nocturnal noise there, BM's admission that he worked on his Bobcat at some point, and the Broomfield wall crew's statements that BM did about 30 minutes of prep work and left them the wrong tools for work on a retaining wall, that BM took the Bobcat with him to Broomfield. I seem to recall but can't now find an aerial photo from Monday, May 11 showing BM's truck, trailer, and Bobcat parked outside the home which I took as confirmation that the Bobcat was among the tools he took to Broomfield.

If he did take the Bobcat with him to the wall site to do the prep work and brought it home after, he would have had the opportunity to use it to bury SM's remains deeply. If not, he would have had to use hand tools to bury her (if that is what he did).

So I am curious. Did BM retrieve the Bobcat from the Salida site Saturday night so he could take it to Broomfield? Did he use it for the prep work? If not, were the tools left for the crew wrong for repairing a wall but right for burying a body? Is anyone sufficiently familiar with the published accounts to confirm or reject these speculations?

 

[MassGuy]

I'm still trying to figure out where SM's remains might be, but I haven't found MSM information on some details. I am hoping someone can show me what I may have missed.

I have always inferred from the MSM information about the Salida worksite, the nocturnal noise there, BM's admission that he worked on his Bobcat at some point, and the Broomfield wall crew's statements that BM did about 30 minutes of prep work and left them the wrong tools for work on a retaining wall, that BM took the Bobcat with him to Broomfield. I seem to recall but can't now find an aerial photo from Monday, May 11 showing BM's truck, trailer, and Bobcat parked outside the home which I took as confirmation that the Bobcat was among the tools he took to Broomfield.

If he did take the Bobcat with him to the wall site to do the prep work and brought it home after, he would have had the opportunity to use it to bury SM's remains deeply. If not, he would have had to use hand tools to bury her (if that is what he did).

So I am curious. Did BM retrieve the Bobcat from the Salida site Saturday night so he could take it to Broomfield? Did he use it for the prep work? If not, were the tools left for the crew wrong for repairing a wall but right for burying a body? Is anyone sufficiently familiar with the published accounts to confirm or reject these speculations?

During the search efforts, Andy referenced a 3.5 hour time period where BM is believed to have disposed of her body. If accurate, that tells me that LE has a gap in BM’s movements at some point (perhaps his cell phone was shut off).

We have no idea if BM brought the bobcat to Bloomfield or not. If he did, then I believe she was disposed of on the way.

He claims to have left at 5am, which makes absolutely no sense based on what we know about this job. According to what Andy relayed on Dr. Phil, it appears he may have left even earlier (around 4am).

There has to be a reason for that.

 

[steeltowngirl]

The bobcat was said to have not made it to Broomfield. Media thread post #385 (Nancy Grace interview with LS)
bbm:

32:42
nancy i want to tell you something barry
32:44
did admit one
32:45
inconsistency to me about his timeline
32:48
that he provided to investigators
32:50
but it was about uh it was he told me it
32:52
was a mechanical thing to his bobcat
32:55
that's the one thing that he said that
32:57
he mistakenly
32:59
had confused and you know he said
33:02
you know i just found out my wife was
33:04
missing and um
33:05
i i didn't have that timeline right as
33:08
far as what was wrong
33:10
mechanically with his bobcats he
33:11
wouldn't tell me what would the bobcat
33:13
have to do with the timeline
33:15
he he the one of the employees told me
33:19
that he was supposed to bring that to
33:21
broomfield for that job site but they
33:24
never had it when they got there

 

[kittythehare]

The bobcat was said to have not made it to Broomfield. Media thread post #385 (Nancy Grace interview with LS)
bbm:

32:42
nancy i want to tell you something barry
32:44
did admit one
32:45
inconsistency to me about his timeline
32:48
that he provided to investigators
32:50
but it was about uh it was he told me it
32:52
was a mechanical thing to his bobcat
32:55
that's the one thing that he said that
32:57
he mistakenly
32:59
had confused and you know he said
33:02
you know i just found out my wife was
33:04
missing and um
33:05
i i didn't have that timeline right as
33:08
far as what was wrong
33:10
mechanically with his bobcats he
33:11
wouldn't tell me what would the bobcat
33:13
have to do with the timeline
33:15
he he the one of the employees told me
33:19
that he was supposed to bring that to
33:21
broomfield for that job site but they
33:24
never had it when they got there

Didn't MG say they had needed the bobcat for the job but they didn't have it?

 

[steeltowngirl]

Didn't MG say they had needed the bobcat for the job but they didn't have it?

The NG transcript does not say which employee told LS that, but the lines I bolded in my last post state that the employees thought BM was taking the bobcat up, but it was not there in Broomfield. It may have been MG who said it. Or MG may have said it in her own interview with LS. I will try to find the videos to confirm.

jmo

 

[dspdenver]

he
33:11
wouldn't tell me what would the bobcat
33:13
have to do with the timeline
33:15
he he the one of the employees told me
33:19
that he was supposed to bring that to
33:21
broomfield for that job site but they
33:24
never had it when they got there

SBM

But given that BM was said to have left sometime before his workers got to Broomfield, he may have brought it with him and then took it back when he left when SM was reported missing. Unknown to us at this point, I think, but LE should know.

 

[kittythehare]

The NG transcript does not say which employee told LS that, but the lines I bolded in my last post state that the employees thought BM was taking the bobcat up, but it was not there in Broomfield. It may have been MG who said it. Or MG may have said it in her own interview with LS. I will try to find the videos to confirm.

jmo

I read it very recently as part of my catch-up, I'll try to find it too, was print journalism far as I remember..

 

[fcavanaugh]

SBM

But given that BM was said to have left sometime before his workers got to Broomfield, he may have brought it with him and then took it back when he left when SM was reported missing. Unknown to us at this point, I think, but LE should know.

Right, I agree @dspdenver. I was typing a post to opine same when I saw your post.

To add, I’d imagine that cameras along the highway route would reveal if BM took the Bobcat with him to Broomfield, so I have confidence LE knows if he hauled with him, or not.

IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

 

[Boxer]

<modsnip>
Barry has some things working in his favor: there was no one at home aside from Barry and Suzanne, experienced excavator and landscaper, variety of tools, machinery, access to dirt, sand, rocks, covid - people are more isolated and less likely to see others, the Morphew residence is a good distance from neighbors, apparently he cleaned up, he probably had access to other vehicles, he has friends who seem reluctant to talk, his daughters appear to be supportive of him, physically he is strong, he must have some disposable income at least enough to buy properties, a new vehicle and hire an attorney for guardianship, and whatever happened at least partly occurred in the middle of the night without witnesses and in close proximity to vast wilderness.

Is that enough to get away with it?

MOO. Hope not.

 

[Warwick7]

The bobcat was said to have not made it to Broomfield. Media thread post #385 (Nancy Grace interview with LS)
bbm:

32:42
nancy i want to tell you something barry
32:44
did admit one
32:45
inconsistency to me about his timeline
32:48
that he provided to investigators
32:50
but it was about uh it was he told me it
32:52
was a mechanical thing to his bobcat
32:55
that's the one thing that he said that
32:57
he mistakenly
32:59
had confused and you know he said
33:02
you know i just found out my wife was
33:04
missing and um
33:05
i i didn't have that timeline right as
33:08
far as what was wrong
33:10
mechanically with his bobcats he
33:11
wouldn't tell me what would the bobcat
33:13
have to do with the timeline
33:15
he he the one of the employees told me
33:19
that he was supposed to bring that to
33:21
broomfield for that job site but they
33:24
never had it when they got there

He may have arrived and then left with the bobcat.

Also one thing I know about living in Colorado when you're close to Denver or Colorado Springs, if you're speeding you're going to get zapped and they're going to send you a ticket!! lol!!

They take pictures pictures pictures. If that Bobcat was being hauled by Barry there's going to be a picture(s).

I'm getting deja vu of Patrick Frazee and pictures of a tote in the back of his truck...

 

[oviedo]

He may have arrived and then left with the bobcat.

Also one thing I know about living in Colorado when you're close to Denver or Colorado Springs, if you're speeding you're going to get zapped and they're going to send you a ticket!! lol!!

They take pictures pictures pictures. If that Bobcat was being hauled by Barry there's going to be a picture(s).

I'm getting deja vu of Patrick Frazee and pictures of a tote in the back of his truck...

Could we be so lucky? video, phone records, gps all documenting movements the 9th and 10th of May - it's all I want for Christmas....
JMO

 

[MrsWatson]

All the gaps and holes in the timelines of where Suzanne and BM were that week-end.

 

[sunflowerchick]

He may have arrived and then left with the bobcat.

Also one thing I know about living in Colorado when you're close to Denver or Colorado Springs, if you're speeding you're going to get zapped and they're going to send you a ticket!! lol!!

They take pictures pictures pictures. If that Bobcat was being hauled by Barry there's going to be a picture(s).

I'm getting deja vu of Patrick Frazee and pictures of a tote in the back of his truck...

I live in the area. I wouldn't rely on this... It's not as much as you portray here and it really depends on which road you are traveling, whether they have cameras active, etc.

 

[rainbowshummingbird]

He may have arrived and then left with the bobcat.

Also one thing I know about living in Colorado when you're close to Denver or Colorado Springs, if you're speeding you're going to get zapped and they're going to send you a ticket!! lol!!

They take pictures pictures pictures. If that Bobcat was being hauled by Barry there's going to be a picture(s).

I'm getting deja vu of Patrick Frazee and pictures of a tote in the back of his truck...

Seems like HIE would have video of their parking lot. Hoping they did, but of course we don’t know for sure.