Found Deceased CO - BARRY ARRESTED AGAIN - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #117

[Megnut]

I have been trying to catch up again on this case. I apologize if this has already been discussed, but have any of BM family members issued a public statement following his second arrest?

Crickets.

 

[Nikynoo]

I think this is true of many secret affairs. The two involved are living in a fantasy world, untouched by everyday concerns or the impact of their relationship on others whom they also care about. And once pulled out into the light of day, with those realities added in, many of those relationships formed through secret affairs don't survive.

It seems SM knew that because - even though they talked of being soulmates and meant for each other as husband and wife when meeting for their fantasy relationship - when SM talked about leaving BM and moving on, she was talking about doing it on her own, without JL. She was separating reality from fantasy.

I think they were both deriving affirmation, the joy of being desired and admired, and the sense of what their life might have been like had they made different choices out of their affair. So it was likely something they both needed and they chose that means to get it while hoping that they wouldn't bear the cost to other relationships that would be jeopardized by discovery.

IMO, SM likely would have forgiven JL for not coming forward - her murder was BM's doing, not JL's, and she likely would not have wanted JL to bear the cost to his other relationships and for her reputation to bear the cost to her other relationships they both had so carefully avoided before the murder.

Nevertheless, once a crime had been committed it was not just about what JL wanted or what SM would have wanted.

JL should have come forward to LE once SM disappeared. He had relevant information - the affair as motive for BM to kill SM. He should have come forward because BM murdered SM and concealed that fact and those acts in response to SM's behavior reveal him to be a dangerous man who needs to be tried and imprisoned because SM had a right to her life and BM violated that and concealed that fact. That made him an unacceptably dangerous man toward SM and makes him an unacceptably dangerous man where all others at potential future risk are concerned.

JMO.

Yes and if he had come forward immediately there would have been no fireside chats and Barry would be in prison.

 

[Love Never Fails]

The furniture at Puma came with the purchase of the house. It was the same stuff from this lisitng agreement prior to their purchase. It was an all inclusive deal.
JMO

Sick.

 

[Diddian]

Thanks to those keeping track of BM's whereabouts. So many of us are eager for him to return to Colorado and face justice.

I still am a little confused about the charges in Alamosa County if circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the murder was likely committed elsewhere. I could see tampering with evidence and/or messing around with a corpse in Alamosa (where SM's remains were found in what the evidence shows was a secondary grave), but I still don't quite understand how the murder charges belong in that county.

The evidence shows the BAM was likely administered at the Puma Path house the afternoon of May 9. BM was the only individual in the state that had it and he admitted to LE that he cleaned up his garage workbench where he kept it, and then disposed of some of it, along with related supplies, in his garbage dumping runs on the way to his hotel in Broomfield.

The evidence shows a period of ease (indicating SM was at least disabled if not dead), when telematics showed his truck doors opening and closing at Puma Path after a period of several hours when neither phone nor truck telematics were activated.

Then, after BM's phone turned off at 4:32 am shortly before leaving Puma Path on May 10 for Broomfield (and truck telematics disabled), there is a little over an hour that BM is driving somewhere with at least some time for side-trips or stops before heading north to Broomfield.

This suggests SM died sometime the afternoon-into-night of May 9 (within approximately 8-9 hours of administration of BAM, assuming it would have left her tranquilized that long if it didn't outright kill her... we don't know how much he used and have only approximations about how long she'd remain tranquilized). And she was either killed and disposed of during the several hour time period between roughly 2:30 pm and 10:30 pm OR she was killed sometime during the period she'd be tranquilized after 2:30 pm and when that would wear off and then disposed of either before 10:30 pm on May 9 OR during that short period unaccounted for on the way to Broomfield.

IMO, the circumstantial evidence strongly suggests SM was killed in Chaffee County.

HOW can the murder be assumed to have occurred, so charged and tried in Alamosa County?

 

[Niner]

HOW can the murder be assumed to have occurred, so charged and tried in Alamosa County?

There is another case I am following. Murder committed in one county - her body found in another. The "other" county took the case instead of where the murder happened. So this could be the same.

 

[justtrish]

Thanks to those keeping track of BM's whereabouts. So many of us are eager for him to return to Colorado and face justice.

I still am a little confused about the charges in Alamosa County if circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the murder was likely committed elsewhere. I could see tampering with evidence and/or messing around with a corpse in Alamosa (where SM's remains were found in what the evidence shows was a secondary grave), but I still don't quite understand how the murder charges belong in that county.

The evidence shows the BAM was likely administered at the Puma Path house the afternoon of May 9. BM was the only individual in the state that had it and he admitted to LE that he cleaned up his garage workbench where he kept it, and then disposed of some of it, along with related supplies, in his garbage dumping runs on the way to his hotel in Broomfield.

The evidence shows a period of ease (indicating SM was at least disabled if not dead), when telematics showed his truck doors opening and closing at Puma Path after a period of several hours when neither phone nor truck telematics were activated.

Then, after BM's phone turned off at 4:32 am shortly before leaving Puma Path on May 10 for Broomfield (and truck telematics disabled), there is a little over an hour that BM is driving somewhere with at least some time for side-trips or stops before heading north to Broomfield.

This suggests SM died sometime the afternoon-into-night of May 9 (within approximately 8-9 hours of administration of BAM, assuming it would have left her tranquilized that long if it didn't outright kill her... we don't know how much he used and have only approximations about how long she'd remain tranquilized). And she was either killed and disposed of during the several hour time period between roughly 2:30 pm and 10:30 pm OR she was killed sometime during the period she'd be tranquilized after 2:30 pm and when that would wear off and then disposed of either before 10:30 pm on May 9 OR during that short period unaccounted for on the way to Broomfield.

IMO, the circumstantial evidence strongly suggests SM was killed in Chaffee County.

HOW can the murder be assumed to have occurred, so charged and tried in Alamosa County?

I recall this discussion happening when her remains were located. I can't recall exactly what all was discussed, but I do recall excitement that this could be moved out of Chaffee County (with all that mess going on there). I believe it was because her remains were found in that county and without definitive proof she was killed in Chaffee County or any other county, they could proceed with trying it in either county where crimes were committed as part of this case. So, because she could have been taken alive from Chaffee and killed in Alamosa, it could be tried there. I'll try to search back through the threads from Sept of 2023 to look for specifics. I think this is a good thing for it to be tried in Alamosa County. A fresh start completely separate from the debacle that was going on with the first arrest in Chaffee.

 

[Skigh]

When I just did an inmate search for BM on Maricopa County Sheriff's Office I noticed that his cell number and bed number are no longer indicated. It's just XX. Did anyone else see that? I wonder if he is on his way to CO?

This was about 13 hours ago so it can't be that long before he is back in Colorado.

 

[Tragg]

Thanks to those keeping track of BM's whereabouts. So many of us are eager for him to return to Colorado and face justice.

I still am a little confused about the charges in Alamosa County if circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the murder was likely committed elsewhere. I could see tampering with evidence and/or messing around with a corpse in Alamosa (where SM's remains were found in what the evidence shows was a secondary grave), but I still don't quite understand how the murder charges belong in that county.

The evidence shows the BAM was likely administered at the Puma Path house the afternoon of May 9. BM was the only individual in the state that had it and he admitted to LE that he cleaned up his garage workbench where he kept it, and then disposed of some of it, along with related supplies, in his garbage dumping runs on the way to his hotel in Broomfield.

The evidence shows a period of ease (indicating SM was at least disabled if not dead), when telematics showed his truck doors opening and closing at Puma Path after a period of several hours when neither phone nor truck telematics were activated.

Then, after BM's phone turned off at 4:32 am shortly before leaving Puma Path on May 10 for Broomfield (and truck telematics disabled), there is a little over an hour that BM is driving somewhere with at least some time for side-trips or stops before heading north to Broomfield.

This suggests SM died sometime the afternoon-into-night of May 9 (within approximately 8-9 hours of administration of BAM, assuming it would have left her tranquilized that long if it didn't outright kill her... we don't know how much he used and have only approximations about how long she'd remain tranquilized). And she was either killed and disposed of during the several hour time period between roughly 2:30 pm and 10:30 pm OR she was killed sometime during the period she'd be tranquilized after 2:30 pm and when that would wear off and then disposed of either before 10:30 pm on May 9 OR during that short period unaccounted for on the way to Broomfield.

IMO, the circumstantial evidence strongly suggests SM was killed in Chaffee County.

HOW can the murder be assumed to have occurred, so charged and tried in Alamosa County?

The same question arises when a course of criminal conduct begins in one state and continues or ends in another, and the answer is that multiple states (and the United States) may have subject matter jurisdiction (authority to deal with the case). One key consideration is whether any part of the criminal conduct occurred in the governed territory. Here is Colorado Revised Statutes Section 18-1-201, which speaks to this issue at the state level.

Within the state, similar factors apply among judicial districts. Within a judicial district, a similar issue of "venue" (which forum) may arise, and again, more than one venue may be proper.

Jurisdiction and venue are certainly appropriate in Alamosa County. I suppose Morphew could move to challenge it, but he'd have to give the judge a compelling reason to transfer the case.

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

He does show in Alamosa now.

VINELink

vinelink.com

 

[Megnut]

I recall this discussion happening when her remains were located. I can't recall exactly what all was discussed, but I do recall excitement that this could be moved out of Chaffee County (with all that mess going on there). I believe it was because her remains were found in that county and without definitive proof she was killed in Chaffee County or any other county, they could proceed with trying it in either county where crimes were committed as part of this case. So, because she could have been taken alive from Chaffee and killed in Alamosa, it could be tried there. I'll try to search back through the threads from Sept of 2023 to look for specifics. I think this is a good thing for it to be tried in Alamosa County. A fresh start completely separate from the debacle that was going on with the first arrest in Chaffee.

Yeah, and there goes 'change of venue' which defense attorneys love. Fresh new venue. They'll probably ask for one anyway. Because of national pre-trial publicity. Which he participated in. Good Morning, America. (The mouth says yes, the face says no; the mouth says no, the face says yes.)

They (the new defense) should be able to hit the ground running, ready for a speedy trial, but I wonder how long it'll actually take before he gets to face finally a jury of his peers. A year? Two?

No bail this time.

Sorry, not sorry.

JMO

 

[Skigh]

He does show in Alamosa now.

VINELink

vinelink.com

I was hoping we would have had press pictures of him arriving back to Colorado.

 

[Megnut]

From the Grand Jury Indictment

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/Grand%20Jury%20Indictment_0.pdf

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I don't know why her clothing was qualified at all. Yes to bike shorts being bike clothing, but the rest? The rest is just clothing. And IMO decidedly not bike clothing. And with that as the context, bike shorts are shorts that people wear for comfort, fitness, yoga, biking and not biking.

What's really missing from a real, fair, comprehensive conclusion into the nature of the clothing found alongside Suzanne's remains are biking shoes.

And feet.

JMO

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

I was hoping we would have had press pictures of him arriving back to Colorado.

Haven't seen a single tweet nor peep about it from the media.

He'll have to have a hearing appearance soon enough though.

 

[Skigh]

Haven't seen a single tweet nor peep about it from the media.

He'll have to have a hearing appearance soon enough though.

Very strange that there has been absolute silence about his return. Lauren Scharfe mentioned in her latest video that she would get the heads up about when he was returning.

 

[Tragg]

Yeah, and there goes 'change of venue' which defense attorneys love. Fresh new venue. They'll probably ask for one anyway. Because of national pre-trial publicity. Which he participated in. Good Morning, America. (The mouth says yes, the face says no; the mouth says no, the face says yes.)

They (the new defense) should be able to hit the ground running, ready for a speedy trial, but I wonder how long it'll actually take before he gets to face finally a jury of his peers. A year? Two?

No bail this time.

Sorry, not sorry.

JMO

The influence of the more intense news coverage of the past is probably not strong enough in Alamosa to justify a change of venue, and my read of Kelly's strategy is that she will try to avoid feeding any resurgence of press interest. Hence, she chose grand jury indictment to avoid a preliminary hearing to determine probable cause. She chose to stipulate to a $3M bail figure rather than insist Morphew was not eligible, thus avoiding a PEPG hearing.

If there's going to be public drama, it looks like she wants it to be Morphew who is promoting it - without any justification based on her decisions and actions. It's too easy to lose your home forum in a small community if your own grandstanding has tainted the jury pool. See, Linda Stanley.

I think Morphew will insist on a trial date within the six month time frame. (1) He's unlikely to make bail, so he'll be "in a cage" until he's acquitted (He and his attorneys will have no doubts on that score); (2) his appeal of Judge Domenico's dismissal of the civil case is pending, and he doesn't want the panel to be influenced by pending charges. (3) I think discovery will be smooth as silk - no reasons for delay there.

I could always be wrong of course, but this is my take so far.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Very strange that there has been absolute silence about his return. Lauren Scharfe mentioned in her latest video that she would get the heads up about when he was returning.

It's possible she did, and was either asked to keep it to herself, or she just chose to do that.
Or it's also possible LE chose to keep it quiet for other reasons.
Either way, Barry's in a cage where he belongs.

 

[Skigh]

It definitely looks as though the press have been requested not to release any information about his return to Colorado.
I wonder why this is.

 

[NoeticSoul]

Barry Morphew extradited to Colorado after arrest in Arizona in connection with wife's 2020 death

Barry Morphew, who was arrested earlier this month in Arizona after he was indicted for murder in the wake of his wife's May 2020 death, has been extradited to Colorado and is currently in jail.

www.denver7.com

 

[Seattle1]

6/30/25

Denver7 confirmed with the Alamosa County Sheriff’s Office that Barry Morphew, 57, was moved from Arizona to Colorado on Monday morning. As of 1:30 p.m., he was in the booking process at the Alamosa County Jail.

[..]

He is set to stand trial in the county, but a date has not yet been set. He is expected to make a first appearance in court on Tuesday, according to the court.

Extradition Complete...

 

[Skigh]

Barry Morphew extradited to Colorado after arrest in Arizona in connection with wife's 2020 death

Barry Morphew, who was arrested earlier this month in Arizona after he was indicted for murder in the wake of his wife's May 2020 death, has been extradited to Colorado and is currently in jail.

www.denver7.com

Sheriff’s Office that Barry Morphew, 57, was moved from Arizona to Colorado on Monday morning. As of 1:30 p.m., he was in the booking process at the Alamosa County Jail.
He is set to stand trial in the county, but a date has not yet been set. He is expected to make a first appearance in court on Tuesday, according to the court.