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

[NuttMegg]

Dbm

 

[Knox]

These are all just guesses for the sake of providing examples, but I suppose it could have been in a protected location (for example in a shed/barn/outbuilding with windows or open roofing) or in an open-lidded "container" (think barrel, box, etc), or it could have simply been in an outdoor area where scavengers weren't around (or they never found it). Hard to say without knowing actual recovery details, and these suppositions could change as more info becomes available. But I have worked many cases recovered from outdoor contexts that had no evidence of animal scavenging, even though you might have expected it.

Thank you, one last question. Would lime poured over a body in a sealed container produce an effect on bones similar to those of sunlight/UV rays?

 

[Soulmagent]

Thank you, one last question. Would lime poured over a body in a sealed container produce an effect on bones similar to those of sunlight/UV rays?

From the AR, referencing the forensic anthropology report, we know there was no indication of perimortem trauma. SM died as a result of homicide by unspecified means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication.

Morphew, Suzanne No 23-1011

www.documentcloud.org

So an overdose is her COD?
I cannot go through 116 threads. Let me know. I did see your posted links so , Probably don't waste MUCH time on me.
But wow. This case makes me feel like I was living under a rock.

ETA, I do live under a rock. My husband.

 

[Karin1974]

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.

IMO - Considering that SM presumably, normally took her bike in the back of her car to go on bike rides, I believe this is a huge slip up on BM’s part, asking to check if her bike is there, because if her bike is not there & her car is there, then worse case scenario for the bike is that it has been stolen, not that SM has gone riding, but BM, not knowing SM’s bike riding habits, didn’t realise that her bike would not be gone without her car & immediately came up with an unbelievable ‘She went bike riding & a mountain lion got her’ story. MOO

 

[Soulmagent]

I hope I never get murdered.
My house is a forensic nightmare.

They would never solve it.

Like its not nasty ,but it shows wear and tear.
All my doors are janky. Got some marks on the walls. ect.ect..
I had 4 kids ,two grands and a 5 person foster family . It shows.

eta
Lots of how the Hockey stick that happen. Some I still question kids(grown) about.

 

[BlackholeSeason]

Thank you, one last question. Would lime poured over a body in a sealed container produce an effect on bones similar to those of sunlight/UV rays?

Contrary to popular opinion, some research has shown that quicklime may actually delay decomposition in soft tissue, preserving tissue longer. But I am unaware of its potential effects on bone, and whether it would produce a discoloration that would mimic sun bleaching.

 

[Soulmagent]

Contrary to popular opinion, some research has shown that quicklime may actually delay decomposition in soft tissue, preserving tissue longer. But I am unaware of its potential effects on bone, and whether it would produce a discoloration that would mimic sun bleaching.

I would have told them ,but they had never believed me.

 

[Karin1974]

Are those coolers really big enough to put a body in? I thought maybe something like a barrel or one of those containers for grit salt in the winter.

IMO - Here in Australia, they’re known as ‘Eskies’, they’re sold from small sizes & up, we’ve definitely got ones big enough for a small woman to be put in, eek, I never thought I’d type that sentence. MOO

 

[Auntie Cipation]

So an overdose is her COD?

No, probably not. The charging document says that BAM is normally used to sedate animals for medical or transport needs, after which a different substance is used to reverse the sedation and the animal then recovers. So it doesn't typically kill. However it is not intended for human use and so no human-scale dosages are specified.

So it's theoretically possible it could kill a person if the dose was high enough, but it seems more likely that it was used to knock her out and prevent her from resisting some other form of homicide such as asphyxiation. MOO

 

[browneyes]

IMO - Here in Australia, they’re known as ‘Eskies’, they’re sold from small sizes & up, we’ve definitely got ones big enough for a small woman to be put in, eek, I never thought I’d type that sentence. MOO

Sadly, I’ve seen a couple Dateline episodes where a small woman was moved in a cooler.

 

[MassGuy]

Did the BAM kill her? The autopsy says method was unknown but lists BAM ingredients as being present. So I'm guessing they don't know, either. Certainly, there might be evidence if there had been a shooting or head trauma but otherwise.... I think chances are yes, but can't be proven.

JMO, obviously

I think there are really only two options here:

The BAM itself killed her.
He strangled/smothered her

Barry strikes me as a strangler.

 

[MassGuy]

Good recap of the previous legal proceedings, and what has happened since then.

Legal experts say the jury is unlikely to ever hear about the shenanigans in the first case.

This is a much better case. Lots of circumstantial and scientific evidence.

All new prosecution team, whole new set of facts, no concerns about expert witnesses not being able to testify.

https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/a-new-case-against-barry-morphew-next-with-kyle-clark-full-show-062025/73-89ef7d27-78ca-46f2-9b5e-bbe885990bff?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot

 

[Cindizzi]

Autopsy Report

Source:

WARNING, DISTURBING DETAILS: Autopsy reveals manner of death for missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew was homicide

As the search for answers continues into how a Colorado mother died, the autopsy for Suzanne Morphew has been completed.

www.kktv.com

 

[Barry]

This is the end BM. No one believes your BS. I have followed this for a long time. It makes me sick, what you did to her, what you have done to your daughters. Knock the crap off, man up to what you did.

 

[NuttMegg]

This is the end BM. No one believes your BS. I have followed this for a long time. It makes me sick, what you did to her, what you have done to your daughters. Knock the crap off, man up to what you did.

Never will.

 

[Barry]

Sorry, I am so sick of this guy, it needs to end.

 

[NuttMegg]

Sorry, I am so sick of this guy, it needs to end.

Kohberger and Morphew. My main two. The ones where just a button gets pushed to rid the world.

 

[Soulmagent]

No, probably not. The charging document says that BAM is normally used to sedate animals for medical or transport needs, after which a different substance is used to reverse the sedation and the animal then recovers. So it doesn't typically kill. However it is not intended for human use and so no human-scale dosages are specified.

So it's theoretically possible it could kill a person if the dose was high enough, but it seems more likely that it was used to knock her out and prevent her from resisting some other form of homicide such as asphyxiation. MOO

Yeah ,but ,
What did the medical examiner say?

 

[Warwick7]

Alamosa, San Luis, Moffat, we're talking the stomping grounds of "Psycho" (Andre Baroz) and his posse who were all recently convicted under DA Kelly's watch.

Locals have long deemed the area where SM's remains were recovered as "the boneyard." I believe two bodies were found in the area shortly before SM was discovered -- and they were reportedly looking for missing Edna Quintana when they found SM!

IE made a big deal of this "boneyard" when the location was announced, and it follows that BM would choose this place to re-bury SM to promote alternate suspects theory (i.e., reasonable doubt) just as his defense did with the DNA in SM's glovebox.

I'm just waiting for BM to introduce the late Jeff P as SM's killer! MOO

Oh my word, I had forgotten all about the boneyard and Quintana...

 

[Soulmagent]

Oh my word, I had forgotten all about the boneyard and Quintana...

I am just trying to catch up as fast as I can.