CO - BARRY ARRESTED AGAIN - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #118

[charminglane]

My hope is those people do know who he is, are hoping he slips up, and are laughing behind his back.

 

[girlhasnoname]

Love him from the True Crime programs I've seen him interviewed on.

Agree, he comes across so professional, low key, soft spoken, but so knowledgeable and to the point. He played BM like a cheap fiddle and when BM finally realized his 'good friend' wasn't his friend, he folded like a cheap suit.

I might have a bit of a Girl crush on Grusing.

JMO

 

[girlhasnoname]

About that $70k - I think he reported it stolen out of his gun safe ( see attached) - which looked similar to his trailor, that was packed for the move from Indiana to Colorado - neatly organized

Yes and don't forget his nasty truck. The guy is a complete slob IMO.

 

[Megnut]

Agree, he comes across so professional, low key, soft spoken, but so knowledgeable and to the point. He played BM like a cheap fiddle and when BM finally realized his 'good friend' wasn't his friend, he folded like a cheap suit.

I might have a bit of a Girl crush on Grusing.

JMO

Like a cheap suit?

Maybe that's why he was parked by Men's Wearhouse. Dumpster diving for a free suit.

We know he wasn't cleaning out his truck.

We've seen it.

JMO

 

[Cindizzi]

 

[scapa]

About that $70k - I think he reported it stolen out of his gun safe ( see attached) - which looked similar to his trailor, that was packed for the move from Indiana to Colorado - neatly organized

Hah -- I'm surprised it's right-way up.

Actually, I'm surprised BM had a gun safe at all -- rather than casually draping 'em off an illegally-harvested set of antlers.

Probably another thing he resented SM for "making him do..."

 

[scapa]

Imagine the reflections of those bright jail lights off BM's veneers...

Glad the case is still getting some coverage. Anything to keep the pressure on.

 

[gammagirl]

Is this guy going to post bond??? What??? How much is his bond? I cannot believe they are letting him bond out??!!!

 

[Warwick7]

Is this guy going to post bond??? What??? How much is his bond? I cannot believe they are letting him bond out??!!!

They may be letting him bond out but I think he still sitting there. Unless I read it wrong he hasn't come up with the funds to bond out.

 

[Tragg]

Is this guy going to post bond??? What??? How much is his bond? I cannot believe they are letting him bond out??!!!

@Seattle1 explained this very well in several posts a few pages upthread. The law applicable to Morphew requires Judge Hopkins to set bond for him, despite the murder charge against him. She initially set the bond amount at $3 million (cash only) when the indictment was issued, with strict restrictions as to where Morphew would be expected to live if released. He asked for a reduction to $500.000 (which was his bond in the previous murder charge), and to be allowed to continue to live outside the state of Colorado. Judge Hopkins adjusted the conditions to allow him to live outside Alamosa County but not outside Colorado. She allowed a surety (insurance) bond but declined to adjust the bond amount, and Morphew has yet to post bond in any form.

IMO, he doesn't have the resources to post the $3 million cash bond or to provide collateral to a surety bond company. Although Colorado law gives him a right to reasonable bond, it does not give him a right to a bond he can make.

I expect that he will have another go at bond reduction at the next hearing in November. Given Judge Hopkins' reasoning for refusing to reduce the bond amount, I don't expect him to be successful.

FYI, Colorado law has changed. In the future First Degree Murder defendants will not be eligible for bond, if the judge finds that "proof is evident or presumption is great" that the defendant committed the offense.

 

[Megnut]

I'm not gonna lie. That Barry is forced to telegraph to the world that he can't afford to bond out feels like he's eating a karma sandwich, and I'm good with that.

Even if it's strategic and his new lawyers told him to sit tight and they'll try to ease the judge into more freedom, less bail at their next go-round.

I'm sure she'll hear them out. I hope she responds with a new arrangement. The current one or, if he doesn't like it, he can have the original one back.

What's that saying? Karma is a dish best served  cold on a single plate.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

What's astounding is that, in all this time, he hasn't invited remorse in. In fact, IMO if he regrets anything, it's how the comportment of others doesn't sit right with his megalomanic let me tell you what happened ego.

From Spezzo to Grusing to Cartel Tim to the dotty woman who tipped in the beachside noise to his meth-head employees to local journalists to... well, everyone. So he can be right, everyone else needs to be wrong. How much fun that must have been to live with/under.

Listen.

I actually appreciate his  listens. It helps signal the herd of incoming lies.

JMO

 

[FromGermany1]

Shall we think, he suddenly has become a nice guy (father), who doesn't want his 2 girls stripped of the last wealth, they would have to expect one day, and he therefore doesn't bond out?

 

[Megnut]

Shall we think, he suddenly has become a nice guy (father), who doesn't want his 2 girls stripped of the last wealth, they would have to expect one day, and he therefore doesn't bond out?

Of all the reasons, I think that's one we can safely throw out.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Barry has the opportunity, if not the capacity, to do The Next Right Thing (if you do something wrong, do the next right thing); he could plead guilty as charged, beg for mercy from the court at sentencing. Spare the cost of trial, spare bail/bond, spare sensitive witnesses the anxiety of testifying, spare his family from having to see images they can't unsee, from having to hear testimony they can't unhear and spare a potential jury from the same.

He could do that, but IMO he won't. He'll roll the acquittal dice.

It won't go well.

JMO

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Barry has the opportunity, if not the capacity, to do The Next Right Thing (if you do something wrong, do the next right thing); he could plead guilty as charged, beg for mercy from the court at sentencing. Spare the cost of trial, spare bail/bond, spare sensitive witnesses the anxiety of testifying, spare his family from having to see images they can't unsee, from having to hear testimony they can't unhear and spare a potential jury from the same.

He could do that, but IMO he won't. He'll roll the acquittal dice.

It won't go well.

JMO

Yes I think he has nothing to lose here by rolling the acquittal dice and he's not losing money by sitting in the jail. Both those seem more "fitting" with what we sorta know anecdotally about his personality through life.

 

[Tragg]

Barry has the opportunity, if not the capacity, to do The Next Right Thing (if you do something wrong, do the next right thing); he could plead guilty as charged, beg for mercy from the court at sentencing. Spare the cost of trial, spare bail/bond, spare sensitive witnesses the anxiety of testifying, spare his family from having to see images they can't unsee, from having to hear testimony they can't unhear and spare a potential jury from the same.

He could do that, but IMO he won't. He'll roll the acquittal dice.

It won't go well.

JMO

I agree, he's most likely to roll the dice and lose.

But one of his lawyers has a reputation for negotiating with prosecutors. If Morphew can articulate a case for Murder in the Second Degree, he can make himself eligible for a drastic reduction in sentence. But I suspect he'll have to admit he killed Suzanne, and also disclose in verifiable fact exactly what he did with Suzanne's remains and why, among other things he'll be reluctant to share.

 

[Megnut]

I agree, he's most likely to roll the dice and lose.

But one of his lawyers has a reputation for negotiating with prosecutors. If Morphew can articulate a case for Murder in the Second Degree, he can make himself eligible for a drastic reduction in sentence. But I suspect he'll have to admit he killed Suzanne, and also disclose in verifiable fact exactly what he did with Suzanne's remains and why, among other things he'll be reluctant to share.

I worry about a 'no contest' plea once his lawyers run out of everything else.

State saves a dollar but Barry gets to hide behind the false narrative no one believes.

Hard to make a case for accidental tranquilizing ... hard to make a case for crime of passion.

He had far more than mere moments to decide not to kill.

What I smell, however, might take a page out of a recent case in Australia -- the Defense basically conceded that the material facts were true but proposed a new interpretation of them. Defendant had to take the stand to introduce it. Fell flatter than ninja sweaters in vacuum bags.

Static drift isn't going to cut it. Chasing chipmunks is already out there -- he'd have to double down or invent something new, to account for the chase, one that doesn't incriminate him worse.

If they can't get evidence suppressed, interviews sixed, I'll think they'll aim for accidental, and that bereft, all his idiotic actions after the initial crime were panicked.

It can't work. He cannot come up smelling like roses. Smell like something, but not roses. This was no mercy killing, no suicide cover-up, no accidental poisoning (he didn't call 911, he didn't administer the waking agent, which he said he owned), and he didn't do it to spare her children from learning she was having an affair. Outside of HDV, infidelity isn't terminal. A straying mom is better than a dead one.

If they try to repackage the facts to claim something noble about what he did, I won't be surprised.

I'll be mad as hell.

JMO

 

[Seattle1]

I'm not gonna lie. That Barry is forced to telegraph to the world that he can't afford to bond out feels like he's eating a karma sandwich, and I'm good with that.

Even if it's strategic and his new lawyers told him to sit tight and they'll try to ease the judge into more freedom, less bail at their next go-round.

I'm sure she'll hear them out. I hope she responds with a new arrangement. The current one or, if he doesn't like it, he can have the original one back.

What's that saying? Karma is a dish best served  cold on a single plate.

JMO

^^bbm^^

So very true, @Megnut! I've long opined Fotis Dulos chose to unalive himself rather than make this admission to the court (that he couldn't cure his bond default) when he was ordered to appear/surrender for an emergency hearing after the Surety filed notice of forfeiture -- requesting the court cancel his bond after Surety found Dulos submitted a fraudulent bond application.

ETA: Also, BM is probably just learning that per Statute, once a defendant steps foot outside of jail, if they wish to keep their current, court-appointed public defender and/or alternate defense counsel (OADC), they must make formal application for appointed, funded counsel, and where defendant can be held liable for reimbursement for their services.

If BM bonds out, it will be interesting to see how the defense attorney chairs rotate here. I predict we might see a change where Beller is appointed, and Jane is retained. Actually, relative to counsel, I don't recall seeing an Order or any filing beyond the limited 'Notices of Appearance' for the Initial Appearance on July 1. MOO

 

[Seattle1]

Barry has the opportunity, if not the capacity, to do The Next Right Thing (if you do something wrong, do the next right thing); he could plead guilty as charged, beg for mercy from the court at sentencing. Spare the cost of trial, spare bail/bond, spare sensitive witnesses the anxiety of testifying, spare his family from having to see images they can't unsee, from having to hear testimony they can't unhear and spare a potential jury from the same.

He could do that, but IMO he won't. He'll roll the acquittal dice.

It won't go well.

JMO

As one of the cofounders of "PEP" along with BM's former defense attorney IE -- Jane has too much invested in BM being wrongfully prosecuted with manufactured evidence by corrupt officials. BM has to go forward!

We heard a hint of this strategy continuing during Beller's bond argument that BM last had access to the animal tranquilizer, BAM, in 2018-- when he was residing in Indiana. In other words, they're denying that BM made any claims to possessing and using BAM in Colorado, and allege the State made up these claims to strengthen their argument to support probable cause!

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