Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #53

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IMO, LE have ruled out -
1.) Mountain Lion attack (no drag marks, blood, etc), 2.) accident/got lost/fell in river (no blood, skidding/tire marks, LE et al searches, AM et al searches etc.),
3.) Suzanne leaving voluntarily alone or with someone else (wouldn’t leave her daughters, her family, not show up at her Monday, May 11th Cancer treatment appt, no attempts to contact daughters/family/LE, no SM sightings reported, no bank activity, not to mention she wouldn’t be tossing her bike off side of road on her way out of town). What’s left? Abduction?:
Considering no one supposedly ‘knew’ what happened to Suzanne that fateful day when she ventured out for a ‘ bike ride’, naturally from the jump, abduction would be on the table, considered/suspected as well, right. Meaning from moment one, the clock is ticking/time is of the essence to appeal to the abductor(s), and any potential witnesses who may have seen or heard something while memories are still fresh etc., appeals that could potentially be the difference between life or death for your loved one (BM), and the victim (LE). Yet here we have a husband that didn’t want to be identified or say anything for the 1st week because it was “too soon”. Ummmm, Really??? And LE 1st press conference minus the husband standing alongside them?? and conducted 5 days after Suzanne was reported missing (Sheriff Spezze updating the public 5/15/20)??? IMO, IF it ends up Suzanne was abducted (I obviously don’t believe she was), this would be one for the books as one of the most bizarre, atypical reactions of an innocent, loving Spouse and Law Enforcement agencies from the outset, when no one has a clue what happened and abduction is considered a plausible scenario.
Unless........all parties ‘know’ that Suzanne wasn’t abducted. That’s the only way the above bolded makes sense to me and which is why, among other things listed below, I believe LE has also ruled out - 4.) abduction.

Further, IMO LE is careful about what they release/say in their Press Release in order to not alert unnamed POI/Suspect to what they know/don’t know, they have their reasons, and don’t owe the public an explanation. The main goal is to protect the integrity of their investigation at all cost.

The overall silence on both sides has been/is deafening and personally, I’d have to ignore both LE’s & BM’s actions/inactions/said/not said since day 1 of Suzanne “vanishing” to believe she was abducted. LE didn’t follow their abduction playbook so to speak, and I won’t take up more space lol, repeating all the other absolutely bizarre, sketchy things BM’s done/not done/said/not said since his wife of almost 3 decades suddenly “vanished” off the face of the earth, just that with all things considered in totality, leads me to the logical conclusion that BM knows what happened to Suzanne, and that LE figured out pretty quick, like by late that night/day 1-2 latest, (there’s obviously things LE know that we aren’t privy to, rightfully so, but IMO, whatever it was LE discovered seemingly right out the gate, must have been a huge clue), that this was not an abduction and IMO both parties’ - BM and all LE involved- have proceeded accordingly and hence all the deafening silence, i.e.,
BM knows Suzanne is deceased, he knows who’s responsible, why it happened, when it happened, what and how it happened, and where/ location of Suzanne/her remains are;
LE knows Suzanne is deceased, who the perpetrator is, potentially the when and why at this point, and just need/want the where/locate Suzanne/her remains to prove to the DA/Court that she’s deceased. I wasn’t sure if the what (cause), and how (manner) of death would be able to be determined especially if a lot of time has passed when remains are found, but apparently, it’s possible according to the fascinating article at link below.

Personally, I think Suzanne is hidden so well she may never be found, and if it is the case, LE has a steep hill to climb, but I remain confident they’re diligently working on building a solid case to ensure ‘someone’ is held accountable and Suzanne receives the justice she rightfully deserves.

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All of the above IMHOO.

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne
 
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Does LE Know?
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze - July 9, 2020 “Until we determine what happened to Suzanne, we can’t discount any scenario or formally eliminate anyone from suspicion.” Are we confident that LE knows what happened?
@Minordetails There are diff ways to interp LE's ^ stmt, such as:
1. LE does not yet know what happened, which is what I think you were suggesting.
2. When LE determines what happened, LE will (a) discount other scenarios, (b) formally eliminate others from suspicion, (c) make an arrest, and (d) make a public announcement and (e) in the meantime, not publicly release info.
3. __?

Personally I'm confident LE has a reasonable grasp on what happened but may still be collecting sufficient evd for conviction. Some ppl here understand: as an investigation like this continues, LE remains (virtually) silent, until there is an arrest.

Do criminal investigations run like Swiss trains - on a very predictable schedule? Or are they like making a cake: mix specified ingredients; pour batter into pan; bake for 60 min; remove from oven; voila. Nope, that's not my expectation.

It's not General Hospital or Days of Our Lives, w daily updates./ no sarc.
 
Not to mention, if BM was successfully impersonating Suzanne on Saturday morning, why would he suddenly stop? Surely he'd try to keep the impersonation going throughout Saturday so that his Sunday alibi actually meant something.
Good questions. My thought is that he had to go pick up MG for work Saturday. He wanted it to seem like everything was normal at home. Also, he wanted to leave SM’s phone at home so it wouldn’t be traced to him that day.
When he got home around noon he may have tried to text w/ the bff again, impersonating SM and trying to establish that she was alive and well.
I think the bff knew something was off, that it didn’t sound like SM. She may have asked if something was wrong. At that point BM stopped texting.
MOO
 
Not to mention, if BM was successfully impersonating Suzanne on Saturday morning, why would he suddenly stop? Surely he'd try to keep the impersonation going throughout Saturday so that his Sunday alibi actually meant something.

IMO, he’d suddenly stop Saturday morning because he needed to go to Salida to work. He didn’t want to bring the phone because he knew the location data would be tracked. So instead the phone stayed at home and was only active when BM was also at home.

If the last outbound communication was 2:30pm on Saturday, it would be interesting to know if the phone died or went offline at that time. To our knowledge, SM’s phone was not recovered, so at some point BM disposed of it. It’s possible he powered the phone down at 2:30pm, headed to downtown Salida and disposed of it at some point.
 
I never saw the tweet until I posted it here. I recall Andy saying she was communicating with her friend at 9 pm on 5/9. That was shortly changed to 8:30 am, 2:30 pm on Saturday, I think. Was Suzanne seen in Salida on Saturday afternoon? If she was, then she was still alive on Friday. I'm also on the fence.

BM's behavior on Saturday morning leads me to believe Suzanne was already dead. Infact, his behavior that entire weekend tells me he's good for it. JMO

I wish LE dug up the entire slab at the beach site. I wonder why they dug up just that small piece. Did cadaver dogs alert just at that one spot or did they not use dogs there at the concrete?

Yes, BM is incredibly lucky. So far.

You're making me think @OldCop! :)

I wonder if the timing of the phone info changed, because AM’s access to that info changed as the case progressed.

For example,

AM first learns that SM’s friend has communication abruptly stop Friday night at 9pm. (Maybe this indicates the time SM was murdered)

Then AM learns through LE, that SM’s phone sent an outbound communication at 8:30am Saturday. Possibly to someone other than the best friend.

Then AM learns that the last outbound communication happened at 2:30pm.

So I could see a scenario like that happening were new info is learned by AM and he’s just sharing what he knew at the time he shared it.
 
Alright, one more theory. My opinion only.

Let’s say the last outbound communication was made by SM’s phone at 2:30pm on Saturday.

BM powers the phone down and takes it with him to dispose of while he is going to Salida.

BM realizes that no one will be able to reach SM via call or text, and then realizes the main way someone might try to contact her is via Facebook or FB messenger. BM needs to monitor her profile to make sure there aren’t any concerned friends that post or message her. So he logs into SM’s Facebook profile on his phone so he can keep tabs on things and make sure no one is suspicious. He needs to monitor this for another 15 hours so that he can pull off his alibi.

But, BM logging into SM’s Facebook profile on his phone, means the app collects all of his contacts and sends out the friend requests that occurred from SM around midnight on Saturday.

The phone data is going to be highly compelling from a timeline perspective.
 
Alright, one more theory. My opinion only.

Let’s say the last outbound communication was made by SM’s phone at 2:30pm on Saturday.

BM powers the phone down and takes it with him to dispose of while he is going to Salida.

BM realizes that no one will be able to reach SM via call or text, and then realizes the main way someone might try to contact her is via Facebook or FB messenger. BM needs to monitor her profile to make sure there aren’t any concerned friends that post or message her. So he logs into SM’s Facebook profile on his phone so he can keep tabs on things and make sure no one is suspicious. He needs to monitor this for another 15 hours so that he can pull off his alibi.

But, BM logging into SM’s Facebook profile on his phone, means the app collects all of his contacts and sends out the friend requests that occurred from SM around midnight on Saturday.

The phone data is going to be highly compelling from a timeline perspective.
Not only that but LE can tell every single device and location your account is logged in from . They would of known 100% her acct was accessed from his phone.
Facebook won't send out friend requests from contacts, they will send suggestions. If their was requests sent that was physically done.
 
What the sheriff said is 100% LE Speak. We, the sleuthing public, know that they, LE, can't really give any indication in a public message, which way the evidence is leading them, or even IF the evidence does lead a certain way. So until they have enough for an arrest warrant they have to use super generic language like this. And to be honest, I'm glad they do it this way. Keeping the integrity of the investigation tightly protected, and everyone else on a need-to-know basis until all the t's have been crossed and the i's dotted. And the warrant(s) issued.

In this case, I'm definitely confident in Sheriff Spezze's LE background, experience and dedication to the job - and to his community - 38 years worth About Sheriff John Spezze - Chaffee County Sheriff
As well as the expertise and professionalism of everyone from the FBI evidence recovery teams, the CBI, and every other local, state, federal, etc., team that's been involved in this case. These men and women know what they're doing and I do think 100%, we'll see justice for Suzanne.

jmo
I wish I was as confident as you Ontario Mom. This is a small town with only two famous missing cases: Beverly England and now Suzanne Morphew. Both case investigations now led by the same man who in the past has said he was frustrated with the DA as they did not want to bring forward charges due to financial reasons. See article here.

We’ve been waiting for charges/ developing information in Beverly’s case since it was first announced back in 2016. I hope for SM’s loved ones they do not have to wait that long for justice to be served. I guess the ball is in the new DA’s court.
 
Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze - July 9, 2020 “Until we determine what happened to Suzanne, we can’t discount any scenario or formally eliminate anyone from suspicion.”

Are we confident that LE knows what happened?
I'm confident that its BM. Really confident , could be wrong but I will be SHOCKED if its not.
MOO
 
IMO, if/when ‘someone’ goes to trial there will be 3 very important witnesses for the prosecution’s case who incidentally we haven’t heard anything from to date, and I believe for good reason: JR, neighbor who called 911 to report SM ‘missing’ on 5/10/20; Suzanne’s BFF wedding convo (name/initials unknown) on 5/8?- 5/9/20; Scot, bike repair shop owner/mechanic who saw SM on 5/7/20.

There likely will be other important witnesses called I’m sure, but the testimony of these 3 people/witnesses in addition to SM & BM phone records IMO, will prove very damning for ‘someone’. The phone records alone could potentially bury him. It will definitely be interesting, to say the least.

IMHOO.

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeFirSuzanne
 
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I wonder if the timing of the phone info changed, because AM’s access to that info changed as the case progressed.

For example,

AM first learns that SM’s friend has communication abruptly stop Friday night at 9pm. (Maybe this indicates the time SM was murdered)

Then AM learns through LE, that SM’s phone sent an outbound communication at 8:30am Saturday. Possibly to someone other than the best friend.

Then AM learns that the last outbound communication happened at 2:30pm.

So I could see a scenario like that happening were new info is learned by AM and he’s just sharing what he knew at the time he shared it.
Was it said friend requests were sent , or friend suggestions?
 
IMO, if/when ‘someone’ goes to trial there will be 3 very important witnesses for the prosecution, who incidentally we haven’t heard anything from and I believe for good reason. They are JR, neighbor who called 911 to report; Suzanne’s BFF, name/initials unknown; and Scot, bike repair shop owner/mechanic.
There likely will be other important witnesses called, but the testimony of these 3 people/witnesses in addition to SM & BM phone records IMO, will prove very damning for ‘someone’.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeFirSuzanne
I agree with you and I am confident that they have video from either ring doorbells or home security camera on the neighbors near their home.

MOO
 
I wonder if the timing of the phone info changed, because AM’s access to that info changed as the case progressed.

For example,

AM first learns that SM’s friend has communication abruptly stop Friday night at 9pm. (Maybe this indicates the time SM was murdered)

Then AM learns through LE, that SM’s phone sent an outbound communication at 8:30am Saturday. Possibly to someone other than the best friend.

Then AM learns that the last outbound communication happened at 2:30pm.

So I could see a scenario like that happening were new info is learned by AM and he’s just sharing what he knew at the time he shared it.

ITA with you. I'm sure a lot of things have changed from what we heard at the time Suzanne went missing until now. If this case ever makes it to trial, and I certainly hope it does, I'll be surprised at all the things none of us knew about.
 
IMO, if/when ‘someone’ goes to trial there will be 3 very important witnesses for the prosecution’s case who incidentally we haven’t heard anything from to date, and I believe for good reason: JR, neighbor who called 911 to report SM ‘missing’ on 5/10/20; Suzanne’s BFF wedding convo (name/initials unknown) on 5/8?- 5/9/20; Scot, bike repair shop owner/mechanic who saw SM on 5/7/20.

There likely will be other important witnesses called I’m sure, but the testimony of these 3 people/witnesses in addition to SM & BM phone records IMO, will prove very damning for ‘someone’. The phone records alone could potentially bury him. It will definitely be interesting, to say the least.

IMHOO.

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeFirSuzanne
Can’t wait to hear it all.
 
Good questions. My thought is that he had to go pick up MG for work Saturday. He wanted it to seem like everything was normal at home. Also, he wanted to leave SM’s phone at home so it wouldn’t be traced to him that day.
When he got home around noon he may have tried to text w/ the bff again, impersonating SM and trying to establish that she was alive and well.
I think the bff knew something was off, that it didn’t sound like SM. She may have asked if something was wrong. At that point BM stopped texting.
MOO
That would make sense to me except that what we've heard is that the communication suddenly stopped, not that the bff thought that it was someone other than Suzanne texting. And if she wasn't suspicious then I don't know why BM would have stopped the impersonation. I guess she could have been suspicious and we just haven't heard that part yet. Or maybe she asked to facetime or something like that.

To me, if BM was impersonating Suzanne in the morning and needed to go work, he would have made up an excuse ('going for a bike ride' or something) and then come back and attempted to continue the impersonation to establish that Suzanne was alive on Saturday evening, since that's so crucial to the alibi he was trying to construct.

I wish we had more concrete information on when the texting with the bff occurred on Saturday. If it overlapped with the time that BM was working with MG, then it makes it very likely that Suzanne was alive at that time. But if there was a gap at that time, then that might suggest the opposite. Presumably LE know.

Also, it seems somewhat likely that BM logged into Suzanne's facebook account on his own phone or computer on Saturday night. I don't understand why he would do that if he had access to her phone. I would lean more towards him not being able to access to her phone for whatever reason (didn't know the passcode, damaged in a fight).
 
I think both.

I think suggestions, friend requests as well as unusual communications were all mentioned relating to SM’s Facebook activity Saturday night.

Found the OP Hoosierfan72, this is what they wrote:

“This is what I thought, too, initially. But it is both. BMs FB friends had SM show up in PYMK and friend suggestions AND AMs FB friends received friend request from SM late Sat night. The former happened to my DW and friends, the latter was stated by AM (and my DW knows two of these people).”

CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #43
 
While looking for something else, I came across this Sept 20th tweet by CM (Profiling Evil). It's interesting because we're still not certain what day or time Suzanne was last heard from. Was it 5/9 at 8:30, 12:30 or 9:00 she stopped texting/talking to her friend about the wedding? Or was it 5/8?

"To be clear from the family the timeline is Saturday 05/09/20 around 2:30 PM approx all communication with Suzanne stopped. BM said Sunday 05/10/20 at 0500 he last saw her in bed when he left."

https://twitter.com/187cjm/status/1301180948902535179?s=21

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