Found Deceased CO - BARRY ARRESTED AGAIN - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #116

[Knox]

When insects or animals interact with bones, they typically leave evidence. It's microscopic. The method I was trained in involves using a thin layer of gold on the bones and a special, high power microscope. Since then, they have even more powerful scopes.

There would certainly be organic matter from the bugs. The clothing showed no evidence of the byproducts of decomp, so she decomposed somewhere without that set of clothing.

I agree with those saying he put her into one of his large hunting coolers (probably wrapped in something). I think that if bleach or peroxide or similar were poured onto her that this too would be detectable in the bones (if she was left to decompose with those chemicals applied). He likely rewrapped her before transporting her (leaving behind the hair). Knowing Barry, he probably just tipped the contents of the first package into a tarp or something.

The part that's mystifying me, a bit, is how he managed to transport her skeleton to the grave site and whether the bones were scattered in a manner consistent with the bones being still somewhat intact (held together by cartelige fibers?) It has occurred to me that he may have simply dumped what was in the container (unwrapped) at the burial site. We don't know when he put the bones there. They could have sun bleached in situ. Being 3 feet under sandy soil out there would result in fairly warm temperatures in the summer. If the bones were scattered by animals, the most likely animals would be birds and so far, no mention of that in the forensic reports (which have not been fully released).

Microscope marks on the bones should also give evidence of any birds or other wild creatures interacting with the bones. I can see how they might leave that part out, as it's not relevant to establishing guilt and would be hard for family members to read, until they are ready to know all the details.

IMO

Those spa chemicals he said Suzanne asked him to pick up that day on his way home, could they produce the results being discussed?

I’m convinced she was put into one of his hunting coolers too. He’s so predictable in some ways and it would be a logical choice. Besides the fact they are said to be missing.

 

[Lyanna]

Someone refresh my memory:

Barry claimed Suzanne had planned a bike ride that morning?, but didn't someone (that knew Suzanne - daughter's boyfriend? Barry's co-worker at the volunteer fire department?) contradict that by saying she never rode in the morning, only in the afternoon?

MM2's boyfriend.

Moo

 

[J-Kat]

This is ugly to say about the two daughters but I bet they are not smiling now as they were when the first case was dropped. That video of them both with those big smiles flanking Daddy Dear as they left the courthouse at that time is just maddening to me. I can’t imagine a child would choose to leave their mother alone, especially one who had been through recent cancer treatment, on of all days, Mother’s Day. It will be interesting to see if they continue to stand with him with this new evidence.

 

[Wishbone]

The new indictment draws on forensic evidence from Suzanne's remains, location data, and prescription records. According to prosecutors, no one apart from Barry purchased BAM in the relevant region of Colorado for years leading up to Suzanne's disappearance. Investigators found a tranquilizer dart gun and associated paraphernalia at the Morphew home, according to The Denver Post.

The Washington Post reported that phone records cited in the indictment suggest that after sending a selfie to her extramarital partner on May 9, 2020, Suzanne did not use her phone further, and Barry placed his own phone in airplane mode around the same time. Surveillance and cellphone data reportedly tracked Barry disposing items in multiple trash containers on the morning following his wife's disappearance.

Barry Morphew indicted in murder of wife: What to know

The 57-year-old was initially charged in 2021, before his wife's remains had been found, but the case was dismissed in 2022.

www.newsweek.com

 

[rainbowshummingbird]

Yesterday afternoon, I drove from Denver to Ojo Caliente hot springs in Northern New Mexico. We drove through Salida, Buena Vista, etc. At about 6pm, I drove past Moffat. My friend and I talked about Suzanne and how Barry ought to be in prison. Later, I got to my air bnb and checked out the online news. The best kind of kismet. Couldn’t be happier.

 

[Magic8Ball]

MM2's boyfriend.

Moo

That daughter's ex-bf has to feel like he dodged a bullet.
And not just figuratively.
Glad for his sake that he's well shot of that family.

 

[Teche]

Barry Morphew indicted on murder charges in the death of his wife Suzanne Morphew

A grand jury handed down a first-degree murder charge against Barry Morphew and he was arrested in Arizona on Friday.

gazette.com

Snipped from article:

Iris Eytan, Barry Morphew’s civil attorney who filed one of the complaints against the former prosecutors, said in a statement to The Denver Gazette on Friday: "In 2021, I had the honor of defending Barry's innocence. Not only is he a loving father, but he was a loving husband."



His cousin, Jason Morphew, disagreed.

"Barry was always a heartbreaker and he certainly broke mine. He was my childhood hero," Jason Morphew told The Denver Gazette. "I hope the actions of the investigation today bring justice one step closer for Suzanne."

This is the 1st time that I see Barry’s cousin’s powerful statement. Thanks.

 

[atomicsciencegal]

They used dental records as well, so they knew the body was hers. The port may be circumstantial evidence. Whose else could it be, if the skull belonged to Suzanne?

I have seen a few people inquiring about whether BM helped her administer any sort of medicine through the port. She was going to a treatment center for chemotherapy and had, just the week before, been declared in full remission and had completed her final treatments.

Suzanne Morphew Vanished 5 Years Ago. Inside Her Disappearance — and Why Prosecutors Claimed She Was ‘Hunted’ By Her Husband (mentions she had "Beat cancer")
While searching for the articles about her celebrating the end of her chemotherapy (I was unsuccessful in finding them on the media thread - but I know they are there), I also found this chilling paragraph from the local news:

Coroner's Report Reveals Brutal Homicide and a Callous Disregard for a Brave Life - by Jan Wondra - Ark Valley Voice

This week Ark Valley Voice requested and received the coroner's report that confirmed the remains found near the town of Moffat in Saguache County seven

arkvalleyvoice.com

This article also mentions her "coming out the other side" of chemotherapy and being in remission.

Ahh, sorry. That is not at all what I meant about the port. You have misunderstood why I’m asking.

I was responding to a poster who said it could be verified through serial numbers to match to hers. I was asking if indeed it HAD been matched, or just assumed.

I am in no way questioning if the body is hers.

I want to know if he threw a clean unused port in just as with the ‘running clothes’ found with the body. I want to know this so we can know the extent to which the scene was manipulated.

 

[Lyanna]

That daughter's ex-bf has to feel like he dodged a bullet.
And not just figuratively.
Glad for his sake that he's well shot of that family.

Yea, lucky lucky escape. Don't think anyone either of those girls brought home would be "good enough and godly enough" for good ol Barrrrr. Maybe now they will stand a chance at happiness with people who truly love and care about them without his oily, murderous voice whispering in their ears and controlling their lives. Absolute arsehole that man is.

He came across as a nice kid at the time and seemed genuinely upset about Suzanne. Says a lot about both her and him.

Moo

 

[Ontario Mom]

Those spa chemicals he said Suzanne asked him to pick up that day on his way home, could they produce the results being discussed?

I’m convinced she was put into one of his hunting coolers too. He’s so predictable in some ways and it would be a logical choice. Besides the fact they are said to be missing.

It's been so long I've forgotten some details. Remind me again who stated the hunting coolers were missing?

 

[Whiteorchids]

Yeah, I posted pictures from the gas station (Circle K) in one of my posts last night where you can see the trailer park behind it.

Horny Toad and Harold's Corral have been in Cave Creek for far longer than Barry has been alive (they're a little less biker-y than some) but Roadhouse and Hideaway and Buffalo Chip are definitely more biker-y.

Do you have a link for that photo of the trailer park? Did he ever win that lawsuit going after state of Colorado?

 

[debrat007]

They used dental records as well, so they knew the body was hers. The port may be circumstantial evidence. Whose else could it be, if the skull belonged to Suzanne?

I have seen a few people inquiring about whether BM helped her administer any sort of medicine through the port. She was going to a treatment center for chemotherapy and had, just the week before, been declared in full remission and had completed her final treatments.

Suzanne Morphew Vanished 5 Years Ago. Inside Her Disappearance — and Why Prosecutors Claimed She Was ‘Hunted’ By Her Husband (mentions she had "Beat cancer")
While searching for the articles about her celebrating the end of her chemotherapy (I was unsuccessful in finding them on the media thread - but I know they are there), I also found this chilling paragraph from the local news:

Coroner's Report Reveals Brutal Homicide and a Callous Disregard for a Brave Life - by Jan Wondra - Ark Valley Voice

This week Ark Valley Voice requested and received the coroner's report that confirmed the remains found near the town of Moffat in Saguache County seven

arkvalleyvoice.com

This article also mentions her "coming out the other side" of chemotherapy and being in remission.

Excellent post 10ofRods! At the beginning of this case they found a live 22 bullet in the house (bedroom I think). You mentioning this really makes me wonder if she was shot too. If you see anything about the type of bullet found with her body please let us know.

 

[Hilt]

Some thoughts on Mr. Morphew’s theory (and staging) of a bike ride near the Puma Path home on May 10 (Mother’s Day) 2020.

Per the arrest affidavit (page 21),

“In regards to the call(s) to Jeanne Ritter, he stated, "She calls me and says, "Hey, her car is here." And I said, "Well, is her bike there?" ……………………………She goes, "There's no bike here. (Unintelligible) look here in the back." And I said, "Well, she's ridin' her bike but I'm a little concerned, because I think she said she was gonna take a morning ride".”

Although the temperatures were nice in Salida (elevation 7084 ft) on Mother’s Day, peaking around 70 between 2 and 5 PM, they were considerably cooler in the morning. Additionally, the temperatures at their house on Puma Path (elevation 8800 ft) would have been about 9 degrees cooler. This undermines the idea of the “morning ride”.

His first impression is that she’s simply riding her bike (quite reasonable). Nonetheless he’s a “little concerned”, because he “thinks” she said “morning ride” but given her typical routine of an afternoon ride, it would certainly be the obvious explanation before anyone’s concern rose to the level of calling the Sheriff.

However, “He told police that he received a call around 5 :00pm on May 10, 2020 from his neighbors while physically at the Broomfield jobsite. The neighbors told Barry Morphew that his daughters were concerned because they could not reach Suzanne all day. Barry instructed the neighbors to check the house and specifically to look for her bike, the neighbors reported to Barry that neither Suzanne nor the bike were at the house, and Barry then instructed them to call the sheriff.” (Indictment p. 2).

Why call the Sheriff presuming she’s a missing person. Wouldn’t a much simpler explanation for the lack of contact be (from an innocent person’s point of view) that she and her bike are together on an afternoon ride? This, naturally, wouldn’t involve raising alarm and calling the Sheriff. (if I called the police every time I couldn’t contact my wife for a few hours I’d be doing life without parole for harassment!).

An even simpler explanation for both the lack of contact and the instructions to call the Sheriff, is that (1) she’s dead, (2) he’s staged an abduction-during-bike-ride near their home that morning and (3) he’s now trying to focus attention on a scenario that exonerates him for murder.

 

[Magic8Ball]

It's been so long I've forgotten some details. Remind me again who stated the hunting coolers were missing?

Exclusive: Barry Morphew responds to explosive claims regarding the disappearance of wife, Suzanne

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — Nearly four months have passed since anyone has seen missing Chaffee County woman, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew. In an update published Thursday, Sheriff John Spezze ac…

www.fox21news.com

Suzanne’s older brother, Andrew Moorman, brought up something he’d heard, following a search of the Morphew family home.

“From what I understood secondhand, they said there was an overwhelming smell of bleach in the home,” he said.

That information had apparently been relayed to him by initial investigators.

“I’ve heard the FBI lie and I know that they can legally do that in their investigations,” Barry said. “But it just pains me to know that they are doing this to me and my family.”

Moorman said CBI agents brought up other concerns as well.

“They did ask us, ‘why can’t we find any coolers at the house?’ And I said, ‘well I have no idea. I don’t know how many they had to begin with,” he said. “But I assume, as a hunter and a guy that maybe camps, he would have a few, and they couldn’t find a single one.”

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Looks like it was Andy who mentioned it, but he brought it up secondhand, and more in the context of "why aren't there any coolers?" vs. "there are missing coolers," for whatever that's worth.

 

[debrat007]

Well ... hello fellow sleuthers! Yesterday was my birthday ... and Barry Morphew aka Lee Moore was arrested and charged again with the murder of beautiful Suzanne! Don't think I could have received a better birthday gift. I truly believe they will be successful in prosecuting him this time ... and pray that M&M can eventually process the truth of their mother's murder and some how, some way forgive themselves for believing their father and judging their mother. I wish them peace ... no matter how long that takes.

This time Barry ... they are coming for you ... and they will get you!

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[Cindizzi]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1936491371084333298

 

[waldojabba]

He was apparently caring when they first got together. She was ill with another disease and her having two healthy children was a miracle. The crazy in Barry grew over time.

I think the crazy was always there. He started skinning squirrels at what 6 or 7 years old while sitting by himself in his room. My sense is that he was a Momma's boy with olders siters and that his father had little time for him outside of baseball.

He cared for Suzanne lovingly when she first had cancer when he was dating her and he was trying to win the prize aka Suzanne. Her sister Melinda once even opined that to Barry, Suzanne was a trophy, not unlike the the animal busts he hung on the walls.

As a skilled manipulator/charmer, you keep the crazy hidden and to yourself at that point. He was working maintenance/landcape at the golf course that her Mom's house overlooked. Suzanne was definitely a step up for him.

And as long as she was the "little lady" demure, attentive to his sexual needs etc all would go well.
If not all hell would break loose. Remember in his mind, his "church" preached that the woman is subserviant to the man and attends to his needs. So her having a mind of her own and a say in things was not on his agenda.

JMO

 

[Magic8Ball]

I think the crazy was always there. He started skinning squirrels at what 6 or 7 years old while sitting by himself in his room. My sense is that he was a Momma's boy with olders siters and that his father had little time for him outside of baseball.

He cared for Suzanne lovingly when she first had cancer when he was dating her and he was trying to win the prize aka Suzanne. Her sister Melinda once even opined that to Barry, Suzanne was a trophy, not unlike the the animal busts he hung on the walls.

As a skilled manipulator/charmer, you keep the crazy hidden and to yourself at that point. He was working maintenance/landcape at the golf course that her Mom's house overlooked. Suzanne was definitely a step up for him.

And as long as she was the "little lady" demure, attentive to his sexual needs etc all would go well.
If not all hell would break loose. Remember in his mind, his "church" preached that the woman is subserviant to the man and attends to his needs. So her having a mind of her own and a say in things was not on his agenda.

JMO

To quote Suzanne, "I don't know what the young me was thinking."

 

[Warwick7]

It's been so long I've forgotten some details. Remind me again who stated the hunting coolers were missing?

I remember that too. But it has been too long. Was it an interview of her brother when he was searching for her? Idk....

 

[K9Enzo]

If chemicals were involved, I think they would have described more uneven decomp rather than the clean skeletal progression. The fact that her remains were mostly skeletal with only small amounts of dried tissue left, and no mention of anything unusual, suggests (to me) decomp happened naturally- ish in a sealed environment that blocked insects (darn blowflies) and critters, not through chemical involvement. imo

I’m still thinking through the timeline of death - first location site (because to me it was clearly away from their home property that was extensively searched) and relocation to the recovery site, which still shocks me. imo