Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #52

[OldCop]

I keep asking myself why the repeated trips to Indiana. I think LE has more possibilities than we are aware of. I do not think there is a single POI right now. I think once people jump the fence and decide it is Barry and only Barry then everything that gets brought up is colored by that thinking. I am still trying to keep my mind open until there are more facts/puzzle pieces.

We know SM’s bff was allegedly texting her sometime on Saturday and SM suddenly went silent. Her bff was in IN. I’m willing to bet SM kept in touch with quite a few of her old pals from back home. I’m sure LE wanted to talk to her closest friends to see what they might know of her personal life. I think it was one or more of these people that LE was trying to reach in their last press release with regards to social media apps. Who did she confide in? I’m sure they also wanted to talk to BM’s friends and employees from IN, too.
LE needs to find out if SM or BM may have had a relationship with a member of the opposite sex before leaving for CO. Was BM the jealous type? Did he feel intimidated if SM had a male friend even if it was a platonic relationship?
I don’t think LE believes the person who made SM disappear was from Indiana. If Broomfield was a planned job, I might say maybe. However, I think it highly unlikely that some stalker from IN went to CO and waited for SM to be alone so he could abduct her. The same could be said of a jealous wife.
I think Indiana definitely holds some clues but will not produce the perpetrator. MOO

 

[fcavanaugh]

We know SM’s bff was allegedly texting her sometime on Saturday and SM suddenly went silent. Her bff was in IN. I’m willing to bet SM kept in touch with quite a few of her old pals from back home. I’m sure LE wanted to talk to her closest friends to see what they might know of her personal life. I think it was one or more of these people that LE was trying to reach in their last press release with regards to social media apps. Who did she confide in? I’m sure they also wanted to talk to BM’s friends and employees from IN, too.
LE needs to find out if SM or BM may have had a relationship with a member of the opposite sex before leaving for CO. Was BM the jealous type? Did he feel intimidated if SM had a male friend even if it was a platonic relationship?
I don’t think LE believes the person who made SM disappear was from Indiana. If Broomfield was a planned job, I might say maybe. However, I think it highly unlikely that some stalker from IN went to CO and waited for SM to be alone so he could abduct her. The same could be said of a jealous wife.
I think Indiana definitely holds some clues but will not produce the perpetrator. MOO

ITA @OldCop. Regarding the bolded, at I believe his last PC, when Sheriff Spezze spoke about SM keeping in touch with those she cared about on social media asked that they come forward, right after that, he commented something to the effect, “we can’t address your concerns if we don’t know what those concerns are. If you are afraid to get someone in trouble, you can come forward anonymously” (paraphrased). Maybe LE thought SM might have been communicating to friend(s) on encrypted app about state of her marriage, DV, and this person(s) might be afraid to come forward to report SM confided in them about incidents of DV, due to being afraid of potential retaliation from BM. We know how he’s reacted/treated others who’ve spoken up against him and thrown a wrench into his narrative. The comment by MG to LS, “I’m afraid of Barry” comes to mind. Also remembering AM stating that things weren’t necessarily “hunky dory”at home. I mean, how much more glaringly obvious can it be, as in GM’s (RIP) obituary that SM was presumed dead and asking for donations be made to DV prevention institutions.

Interesting too, around same time as Sheriff Spezze’s last PC, the CCSO eliminated the “SM didn’t return from a bike ride on Sunday, May 10, 2020” from their press release.

Telling.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

 

[Algo214]

ITA @OldCop. Regarding the bolded, at I believe his last PC, when Sheriff Spezze spoke about SM keeping in touch with those she cared about on social media asked that they come forward, right after that, he commented something to the effect (paraphrased), “we can’t address your concerns if we don’t know what those concerns are. If you are afraid to get someone in trouble, you can come forward anonymously”, maybe they thought she might have been communicating to friend(s) on encrypted app about state of her marriage, DV, and this person(s) might be afraid to come forward to report SM confided in them about incidents of DV, due to being afraid of potential retaliation from BM. We know how he’s treated others who’ve spoken up and thrown a wrench into his narrative. The comment by MG to LS, “I’m afraid of Barry” comes to mind. Remembering AM stating that things weren’t hunky dory at home, and I mean, how much more glaringly obvious as in GM’s obit that SM was presumed dead and asking for donations be made to DV prevention institutions.

Interesting too around same time as Sheriff Spezze’s lat PC, the CCSO eliminated the “SM didn’t return from a bike ride on Sunday, May 10, 2020” from their press release.

Telling.

IMHOO.

BBM

What does it say now?
I also find that GMs obituary is very telling, would there be any other reason for the family to put that in the obituary.

To quote BM...at least two words of his...oh Suzanne, how I wish this is resolved sooner rather than later

 

[fcavanaugh]

BBM

What does it say now?
I also find that GMs obituary is very telling, would there be any other reason for the family to put that in the obituary.

To quote BM...at least two words of his...oh Suzanne, how I wish this is resolved sooner rather than later

“Suzanne was last seen by her husband Barry Morphew at 5:00am on Sunday, May 10, 2020”.
(Paraphrased since I’m on my i-phone and it’s not cooperating with me atm).

If you check the Media Thread, you should be able to find the Press Release.

IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

 

[Algo214]

“Suzanne was last seen by her husband Barry Morphew at 5:00am on Sunday, May 10, 2020”.
(Paraphrased since I’m on my i-phone and it’s not cooperating with me atm).

If you check the Media Thread, you should be able to find the Press Release.

IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Thanks, still new and learning. Saw it and they're quite different.
Don't have to be a genius to come to the conclusion that they probably discarded that theory...huh.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

The encrypted chats could have been at the request of whomever Suzanne was chatting with. And I hope it is just LE slowly knocking off possibilities from a list. I find the subtle differences in his workers stories disconcerting.

 

[swedeheart]

 

[JosieMae]

Agree that the Broomfield events are damning. Also damning are the statements BM has made about 1. being cleared by LE* and 2. taking and passing a polygraph**.

Both false statements.

* TD's YouTube video
** AM's interview on PE

 

[swedeheart]

Wow. I realize Chris might not have gotten off on the right foot with his first episode, but this one is super interesting! I am re-watching now because I missed the start, and I'll try to summarize tomorrow for those who don't want to watch. Might take me a while, bc it is ALOT. I do highly recommend watching it though.

Chris interviews Forensic Linguist Analyst Steve Johnson, FBI Profiler Greg Cooper, and Cold Case Foundation's Dean Jackson and it is something.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Wow. I realize Chris might not have gotten off on the right foot with his first episode, but this one is super interesting! I am re-watching now because I missed the start, and I'll try to summarize tomorrow for those who don't want to watch. Might take me a while, bc it is ALOT. I do highly recommend watching it though.

Chris interviews Forensic Linguist Analyst Steve Johnson, FBI Profiler Greg Cooper, and Cold Case Foundation's Dean Jackson and it is something.

I'll watch tomorrow as I'm able but really do look forward to your summary report.
They're pretty awesome, and if I've never said thank you before now, THANK YOU for your updates on these kinds of video reports.
I find it very helpful to know what to look for, at the time stamps you provide.

 

[swedeheart]

I will just say, Greg Cooper just said that there were 2 bikes in the garage that day. An expensive bike, and a cheaper bike that had been bought for parts. Suzanne went off on the cheaper bike! Why? (The whole time he was speaking, Chris had a huge grin on his face like "Oopsie," you aren't supposed to be airing out that info." You can see it all over his face. Lol. That must be what all the cryptic bike pics were about on Chris' Twitter). So, that's very interesting!

You are very welcome, @Ontario Mom! This one is so long and detailed, but I'll get to writing as soon as the (later) morning rolls in.

 

[PaulaDC]

Well that put the bike issue into a better perspective for me. "Ask about the bike" the parts bike. moo

 

[Ontario Mom]

Well that put the bike issue into a better perspective for me. "Ask about the bike" the parts bike. moo

Well this is certainly curious.
Any thoughts on why Suzanne may have gone "for a ride" on the "parts bike"?
Any thoughts on why after this time frame, when TN urged the public to ask about the bike, suddenly we never heard from him again?

 

[fcavanaugh]

Thanks @swedeheart. I watched the whole episode, it was a long one tonight, but well worth it IMO. The panel Chris had on were very impressive, all three have stellar LE credentials and backgrounds, a wealth of knowledge and very informative. It was interesting to learn BM is a true crime fan, and they said they wouldn’t be surprised if he was watching tonight, and possibly in the chat! Lol.

If BM was indeed watching Chris’s live tonight, all I’ll say for now is,
I reckon he wishes he could have a do-over.

I look forward to your summary

All of the above IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

ETA: words, spelling, punctuation

 

[crhedBngr]

Thanks @swedeheart. I watched the whole episode. Excellent episode. The panel Chris had on tonight was impressive. All three of his guests have stellar LE credentials and backgrounds. It was interesting to learn BM is a true crime fan, and they even said they wouldn’t be surprised if BM was actually watching and in the chat!

If BM was indeed watching tonight, I reckon he wishes he could have a do-over.

I look forward to your summary

IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

RBBM

I do as well.

JMVHO.

 

[Chocoholic]

For me, it's that Broomfield job that points right at BM and no one else. Not before, not during, and not after. Just BM. There are other things, but this one is the biggest red flag.

A job that had no deadline, no reason to rush, and wasn't previously scheduled for that weekend, and no urgent reason to schedule it for that time frame. Then, after already acting "weird" according to MG, the day before, Sunday comes with 5am phone calls to hurriedly get a crew together (as if magically there was some new reason for a rushed crew to assemble - that he didn't bother telling MG about the day before, when they were working together), he himself had to be out of the house at 5am (according to him), to get there & set it all up... when he did not in fact, set anything up. Not the right tools, no materials ordered, nada. But he made darn sure he was on record as being out of Maysville by 5am.

That Broomfield job did not need to happen that weekend, but BM made sure it did, then by Sunday morning he's convienently out of town working, and SM goes missing.

Broomfield 100% reeks of an alibi to me.
Probably an alibi crafted sometime late Saturday afternoon/evening.

jmo

100% agree! I really appreciate you being here for Suzanne and adding to her thread. Thank you, I’m sure your job here is not always easy!

 

[Chocoholic]

I don't think she would turn her phone over and lie about the message or conversation at all. I only think we have gotten partial information on that conversation is all I am thinking. I would also seem to think she has earned more than one interview, but it does seems she wants to distance herself.

There are plenty of verifiable reasons to have to go do a job last minute. One thing that is strange; is if they did NOT know about it. It is really strange frantically calling 4-5am to set up a job. BM would have known about having to do the repair and I would presume he would have given warning to the crew, possibly a couple weeks prior. Something like "Hey, we are going to have to repair this wall and it is going to be a last minute call when we do. They say they will be ready at this time and if they are we have to go or we will be fined". Especially at the start of covid, I think employees would have had to plan some to leave out of town for work, and to even set up that travel. I think he would have told them this a few days or weeks prior to having to do so.

So, one reason why I am not sold on that call is that BM would have found out from the Contractor on Saturday afternoon that they were ready for him to work on Monday AM. WHY wait until 4 or 5am to make the call to set it up, he should have made that call as soon as he got word of the work being ready? That leaves a gap in the time frame for me and again, this is just my opinion and I try to keep throwing things out for you guys to think about, which you are, thank you. Is the LS interview the only knowledge we have of the contents of that call? Would it be a lie to LS if she said that we had a phone call about setting up a job to go to, but that call was actually on Saturday afternoon and not the contents of the early morning or night call? Total speculation on my part, and LE will kow all the communication MG had with BM via phone.

The second reason on the phone call is I'm not sure of consistency between BM and MG on the conversation. That is kind of a head scratch alibi of a phone call at 4am on a Sunday morning or Saturday night. UNLESS BM was so pre occupied he completely forgot about it and made the call to set up a crew then, or that call was something else.

The third reason, why answer a phone call from BM at that time, did she know what was going on? Did he leave a VM, or did she answer because she thought he was outside in his truck?

Finally, and very sorry for rambling here Not saying that this whole thing is strange, but to me there is a gap with inconsistencies of BM's whereabouts from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning. Any normal person it would be, 'well we went to bed and got up'. But we have a neighbor saying they heard noises in the middle of the night, then we have him possibly driving by MG's, and making a phone call. So he was doing something throughout the night on Saturday. If you look for abnormal, to me Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning is abnormal.

I think it would be interesting to find out if he had a trailer attached to his truck, if it was him, at MG's, and if there was equipment on the trailer.

Someone please refresh my memory, I don’t recall a phone call at 4 or 5 am. I recall something like Barry was rambling down the road and texting at that time. With so many threads, I don’t recall exactly.

I am so frustrated over this case! This mother needs to be found!!

 

[kittythehare]

I have zero patience with statement analysis and I never thought I'd have the patience to listen for longer than 5 minutes.
I heard it all and even though I was cynical about his claim that he wanted to keep Suzanne to the forefront, I have to say he succeeded spectacularly!
They were all absolutely wonderful and insightful individuals.. it opened the case and brought it to a three dimensional level.
I highly recommend it and it's quite easy to listen while one is doing something else, every few minutes though, there's this ', wdh did he just say??'
and you're roped back in there and possibly even rewinding.
I'm glad I stuck with it and I learned a lot about 'ways of seeing' outside my own narrow tunnel vision or hysterical emotion... there is another way, a calmer way to approach matters...it kind of triggered a few sleepy or dead neurons in my brain.
Highly professional, a lot of hard work went into this presentation and I believe it paid off.
Worth your time.

Thanks so much @Sweda for posting it, I'd completely forgotten. Did you think it was a WOW too?

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Someone please refresh my memory, I don’t recall a phone call at 4 or 5 am. I recall something like Barry was rambling down the road and texting at that time. With so many threads, I don’t recall exactly.

I am so frustrated over this case! This mother needs to be found!!

I'm glad you said this, as this is my memory as well. I'm only catching up on the case sporadically these days, so I thought maybe I had missed some new information. I too would like to see the source of the 4am texting vs phone call because sometimes details morph during discussion from one phrase to another and pretty soon the essence if what we think is known has changed without our realizing.

 

[fcavanaugh]

DBM