CO - BARRY ARRESTED AGAIN - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #119

[Tragg]

Doesn't it remain true, however, they BM side-stepped the system by getting his attorneys of note? Had just enough money to retain them, now gets to keep them, on the State's payroll as PDs? A favor/advantage.

Particularly steaming, that there's a clear record of him moving money out of his name in order to appear indigent.

JMO

You can't sidestep the appointment process, and defendants facing the most serious criminal charge do not have their attorneys chosen at random. Both the Public Defender and the ADC Director make their appointment recommendations based on who, in their judgment and among the available attorneys, will best represent the individual defendant in the individual case. For BM, JFB was hands down that attorney, due not only to her preeminent qualifications but also to her intimate knowledge of the evidence produced in the initial investigation. If it had not been JFB, it would have been another highly skilled and experienced attorney like DB.

These people cannot ethically -- and do not -- hand murder cases over to Ham and Eggers. Nor would a judge approve such an appointment.

If BM's transfers of assets actually prove to be an effort to defraud the public, Colorado has both criminal (Perjury) and civil means of redress.

My best guess is that his asset transfers to trusted family members are bona fide, but that all the parties understood (not as a quid pro quo but as a matter of family loyalty) that the property would be used to help him when he was charged. His family is in serious psychological denial that he killed SM, even in the face of overwhelming (IMO) evidence.

MOO.

 

[girlhasnoname]

You can't sidestep the appointment process, and defendants facing the most serious criminal charge do not have their attorneys chosen at random. Both the Public Defender and the ADC Director make their appointment recommendations based on who, in their judgment and among the available attorneys, will best represent the individual defendant in the individual case. For BM, JFB was hands down that attorney, due not only to her preeminent qualifications but also to her intimate knowledge of the evidence produced in the initial investigation. If it had not been JFB, it would have been another highly skilled and experienced attorney like DB.

These people cannot ethically -- and do not -- hand murder cases over to Ham and Eggers. Nor would a judge approve such an appointment.

If BM's transfers of assets actually prove to be an effort to defraud the public, Colorado has both criminal (Perjury) and civil means of redress.

My best guess is that his asset transfers to trusted family members are bona fide, but that all the parties understood (not as a quid pro quo but as a matter of family loyalty) that the property would be used to help him when he was charged. His family is in serious psychological denial that he killed SM, even in the face of overwhelming (IMO) evidence.

MOO.

I agree with everything you said, although the State of Indiana handed the Delphi case over to the most unprofessional Ham and Eggers I've ever seen in a case. It can happen under certain circumstances.

Each Defendant has a strong 6th Amendment right as it should be as much as I may not like it. It is an important part of our Judicial Process.

JMO

 

[girlhasnoname]

Timestamp 15:47

I'm going to set this on Monday, March 30th at 1:30 p.m. I'm going to set it

for an hour. You do not need to use that full hour.

I'm going to set that largely on the motion filed by the Morphew children,

but we will start that day with a status conference concerning the issues that were brought up by council today.

Right, Miss Kelly? Anything else on behalf of the state? Um, nothing, judge. Thank you very much.

Barry Morphew - Status Conference - March 9, 2026​

Why do they keep calling the Morphew young ladies children???? The are both of legal age. Am I missing something?

 

[FromGermany1]

Why do they keep calling the Morphew young ladies children???? The are both of legal age. Am I missing something?

They are HIS children, now adult, but for all time his children. Of course, one could say "daughters".

 

[Ontario Mom]

Why do they keep calling the Morphew young ladies children???? The are both of legal age. Am I missing something?

It's a reporting spin to make people feel a certain way.

In almost every case, the main player could be a 17 yr old kid but if he's the PERP of a horrible crime, he's reported as young man, young adult male, etc. The reporting is creating a narrative for the public to frame the news by. Calling him a young man instead of a kid to make you feel less sorry for him. Same approach if the same 17 year old is the victim. He or she is then reported as "minor child" or "un-named minor" to paint a completely different picture for people to feel about.

In this case, while those young women are in fact legal adults, calling them "children" is done for the same reason. To drum up sympathy for them.

jmo

 

[mrjitty]

I agree with everything you said, although the State of Indiana handed the Delphi case over to the most unprofessional Ham and Eggers I've ever seen in a case. It can happen under certain circumstances.

Each Defendant has a strong 6th Amendment right as it should be as much as I may not like it. It is an important part of our Judicial Process.

JMO

To be fair though they were well regarded before that case.

 

[girlhasnoname]

To be fair though they were well regarded before that case.

Maybe Rozzi, but Baldwin was known for his courtroom antics according to his 'friend/coworker' that leaked the CS photos of the girls. IMO

 

[Bekind89]

IF ANYONE can get the jury to understand who Barry really is, it is Agent Grusing, a Hall of Famer. IMO

I really hope you're right.

 

[Sillybilly]

Hey everyone,

Please remember, Barry Morphew is the accused in this case. His daughters are not. Please leave them out of this discussion.

Thanks.

 

[Magic8Ball]

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/Intervenor%27s%20Motion%20to%20Withdraw%20Motion%20to%20Intervene.pdf

Well, well.

Barry's daughters have withdrawn their motion.

I wonder what was said in the "beneficial conversations" they had with the DA's office that convinced them it wasn't a good idea for them to move ahead with it.

 

[Megnut]

I remain irate at Barry for the impossible situations he has put everyone close to him in.

Suzanne was not done being a mom.

Her work was not done.

She had a right to still be here.

He decided this for everyone when he decided he would never divorce.

JMO

 

[Seattle1]

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2026-03/Intervenor%27s%20Motion%20to%20Withdraw%20Motion%20to%20Intervene.pdf

Well, well.

Barry's daughters have withdrawn their motion.

I wonder what was said in the "beneficial conversations" they had with the DA's office that convinced them it wasn't a good idea for them to move ahead with it.

I trust Ann Kelly cited Barry's previous defeat in Oct 2022 when he sought the return of about 97 pieces of his property being retained by the State after his case was dismissed -- citing similar constitutional grounds. I think Kelly reminded the Intervenors and their lawyer that evidence obtained under a legal warrant is also sufficient to hold the evidence for future prosecution. JMO

 

[Megnut]

All this posturing is quite sad.

False war cry.

The outrage shouldn't be at the State for shelving Suzanne's remains. Barry is the ogre here. It's Barry's fault she's on a shelf at all.

It's important to remember who the villain is.

One dead, countless harmed.

None of it had to happen.

JMO

 

[katydid23]

I really hope you're right.

In three of the biggest cases I followed, all in Colorado, Agent Grusing was the ultimate hero. Example one:

In the Kelsey Berreth Murder case, Patrick Frazee her killer--- her cell phone was traced and found to be 800 miles away in Idaho.
LE had no idea why or how it got there. So Grusing makes a cold call, to the phone number from Idaho that had been communicating with Frazee.

Within minutes of speaking to Krystal Lee, who was hemming and hawing and bumbling around, he said HE KNEW she was involved in the murder. And he was able to unravel this case pretty quickly. And he took the stand and was amazing.

#2
The same thing happened in the tragic case of 13 yr old Dylan Redwine---Grusing did an amazing job, trapping Dylan's father in his own lies. Mark Redwine tried to give the searchers a pillow 'of Dylans' to use to help dogs find him. Later on Grusing did an extensive experiment which proved that Dylan's scent was not on that pillow.

Unable to locate his son, Mark Redwine took a nap, FBI agent says

Prosecutors rested their case Thursday after nearly three full weeks of testimony.

www.9news.com

#3
He was also instrumental in the Gannon Stauch horrible case. Leticia deserved every minute of his takedown of her.

Agent Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, se

jonnygrusing.com

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, serial killers, federal jurisdiction homicides and mass attacks. From 2008 until his retirement, he served as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Coordinator for the division. SA Grusing received extensive training from the profiling unit during these years and employed that training in addressing the serious violent crime cases in Colorado. From 2013 through the present, he has taught hundreds of seminars on profiling serial killers and preventing mass attacks using the sound BAU principles

Scott Lee Kimball ("Hannibal"): This is Grusing's most prominent case. Kimball was a manipulative con man and serial killer who operated as a paid FBI informant while committing at least four murders (Jennifer Marcum, LeAnn Emry, Kayci McLeod, and Terry Kimball). Grusing led the 15-year investigation that eventually exposed Kimball's crimes.
Harold Henthorn: Grusing was the lead investigator in the case of Harold Henthorn, who murdered two wives (Lynn and Toni) for insurance money. Grusing gathered evidence to prove that the deaths, initially reported as a car accident and a hiking fall, were premeditated murders.
Letecia Stauch: Grusing played a critical role in the investigation of Letecia Stauch for the murder of her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. He conducted a high-profile, five-hour interrogation that was a centerpiece of her trial.
Mark Redwine: Grusing testified in the trial of Mark Redwine, who was convicted of murdering his 13-year-old son, Dylan Redwine, after years of investigation into the boy's 2012 disappearance.

 

[girlhasnoname]

In three of the biggest cases I followed, all in Colorado, Agent Grusing was the ultimate hero. Example one:

In the Kelsey Berreth Murder case, Patrick Frazee her killer--- her cell phone was traced and found to be 800 miles away in Idaho.
LE had no idea why or how it got there. So Grusing makes a cold call, to the phone number from Idaho that had been communicating with Frazee.

Within minutes of speaking to Krystal Lee, who was hemming and hawing and bumbling around, he said HE KNEW she was involved in the murder. And he was able to unravel this case pretty quickly. And he took the stand and was amazing.

#2
The same thing happened in the tragic case of 13 yr old Dylan Redwine---Grusing did an amazing job, trapping Dylan's father in his own lies. Mark Redwine tried to give the searchers a pillow 'of Dylans' to use to help dogs find him. Later on Grusing did an extensive experiment which proved that Dylan's scent was not on that pillow.

Unable to locate his son, Mark Redwine took a nap, FBI agent says

Prosecutors rested their case Thursday after nearly three full weeks of testimony.

www.9news.com

#3
He was also instrumental in the Gannon Stauch horrible case. Leticia deserved every minute of his takedown of her.

Agent Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, se

jonnygrusing.com

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, serial killers, federal jurisdiction homicides and mass attacks. From 2008 until his retirement, he served as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Coordinator for the division. SA Grusing received extensive training from the profiling unit during these years and employed that training in addressing the serious violent crime cases in Colorado. From 2013 through the present, he has taught hundreds of seminars on profiling serial killers and preventing mass attacks using the sound BAU principles

Scott Lee Kimball ("Hannibal"): This is Grusing's most prominent case. Kimball was a manipulative con man and serial killer who operated as a paid FBI informant while committing at least four murders (Jennifer Marcum, LeAnn Emry, Kayci McLeod, and Terry Kimball). Grusing led the 15-year investigation that eventually exposed Kimball's crimes.
Harold Henthorn: Grusing was the lead investigator in the case of Harold Henthorn, who murdered two wives (Lynn and Toni) for insurance money. Grusing gathered evidence to prove that the deaths, initially reported as a car accident and a hiking fall, were premeditated murders.
Letecia Stauch: Grusing played a critical role in the investigation of Letecia Stauch for the murder of her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. He conducted a high-profile, five-hour interrogation that was a centerpiece of her trial.
Mark Redwine: Grusing testified in the trial of Mark Redwine, who was convicted of murdering his 13-year-old son, Dylan Redwine, after years of investigation into the boy's 2012 disappearance.

Grusing yes, my future husband. Hah

I've seen multiple interviews with him from various crime related shows and the man is mesmerizing. Soft spoken, but confident. Extremely well versed in the law, but also in human nature. I know if he ever interviewed me I would tell ALL THE SECRETS within the first 5 minutes. The Bureau lost one of the best when he retired.

I find it deeply satisfying that BM really thought Agent Grusing was his true friend, not an FBI Agent working on a case against him schooling him like a 3rd grader. Heehee, Ole' Bare the motormouth, not the sharpest crayon in the box to say the least.

HAHAHAHA - That speaks to Grusing's ability and to BM's idiocy.

JMO

#Justice4Suzanne

 

[FromGermany1]

Grusing yes, my future husband. Hah

I've seen multiple interviews with him from various crime related shows and the man is mesmerizing. Soft spoken, but confident. Extremely well versed in the law, but also in human nature. I know if he ever interviewed me I would tell ALL THE SECRETS within the first 5 minutes. The Bureau lost one of the best when he retired.

I find it deeply satisfying that BM really thought Agent Grusing was his true friend, not an FBI Agent working on a case against him schooling him like a 3rd grader. Heehee, Ole' Bare the motormouth, not the sharpest crayon in the box to say the least.

JMO

#Justice4Suzanne
HAHAHAHA - That speaks to Grusing's ability and to BM's idiocy.

bbm: Grusing yes, my future husband. Hah

We have to acknowledge, that BM chose the best of the best as his intimate friend. Anyway! He can judge!

 

[Seattle1]

In three of the biggest cases I followed, all in Colorado, Agent Grusing was the ultimate hero. Example one:

In the Kelsey Berreth Murder case, Patrick Frazee her killer--- her cell phone was traced and found to be 800 miles away in Idaho.
LE had no idea why or how it got there. So Grusing makes a cold call, to the phone number from Idaho that had been communicating with Frazee.

Within minutes of speaking to Krystal Lee, who was hemming and hawing and bumbling around, he said HE KNEW she was involved in the murder. And he was able to unravel this case pretty quickly. And he took the stand and was amazing.

#2
The same thing happened in the tragic case of 13 yr old Dylan Redwine---Grusing did an amazing job, trapping Dylan's father in his own lies. Mark Redwine tried to give the searchers a pillow 'of Dylans' to use to help dogs find him. Later on Grusing did an extensive experiment which proved that Dylan's scent was not on that pillow.

Unable to locate his son, Mark Redwine took a nap, FBI agent says

Prosecutors rested their case Thursday after nearly three full weeks of testimony.

www.9news.com

#3
He was also instrumental in the Gannon Stauch horrible case. Leticia deserved every minute of his takedown of her.

Agent Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, se

jonnygrusing.com

Jonny Grusing was a Special Agent (SA) with the FBI’s Denver Division from 1996 to 2021. For 23 years of his career, he worked violent crime matters to include missing persons, serial killers, federal jurisdiction homicides and mass attacks. From 2008 until his retirement, he served as the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Coordinator for the division. SA Grusing received extensive training from the profiling unit during these years and employed that training in addressing the serious violent crime cases in Colorado. From 2013 through the present, he has taught hundreds of seminars on profiling serial killers and preventing mass attacks using the sound BAU principles

Scott Lee Kimball ("Hannibal"): This is Grusing's most prominent case. Kimball was a manipulative con man and serial killer who operated as a paid FBI informant while committing at least four murders (Jennifer Marcum, LeAnn Emry, Kayci McLeod, and Terry Kimball). Grusing led the 15-year investigation that eventually exposed Kimball's crimes.
Harold Henthorn: Grusing was the lead investigator in the case of Harold Henthorn, who murdered two wives (Lynn and Toni) for insurance money. Grusing gathered evidence to prove that the deaths, initially reported as a car accident and a hiking fall, were premeditated murders.
Letecia Stauch: Grusing played a critical role in the investigation of Letecia Stauch for the murder of her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon Stauch. He conducted a high-profile, five-hour interrogation that was a centerpiece of her trial.
Mark Redwine: Grusing testified in the trial of Mark Redwine, who was convicted of murdering his 13-year-old son, Dylan Redwine, after years of investigation into the boy's 2012 disappearance.

Austin Sigg-17, opted to accept a plea deal for kidnapping and murdering Jessica Ridgeway-10, once he learned he would be tried as an adult. However, had the case gone to trial, I think it likely we would have also heard testimony from Jonny Grusing for Jessica's 2012 murder too.

In this case, Sigg's mother turned him in after he confessed to her that part of Jessica's body was hidden in their crawl space! A few years ago, I heard Grusing reveal on a podcast that Sigg and his mother actually lived in his neighborhood at the time of the murder.

https://people.com/jessica-ridgeway-killing-colorado-girl-vanished-walk-school-11726976

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

The order on the motion to intervene withdrawal was filed and the 3/30 hearing was vacated. Next hearing scheduled is for motions starting 7/6 and has 5 days blocked off.

Mar 19, 2026 Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Motion to Intervene.pdf (PDF, 194.35 KB)

 

[browneyes]

God, this is moving Sooooo Slow!

 

[Seattle1]

The order on the motion to intervene withdrawal was filed and the 3/30 hearing was vacated. Next hearing scheduled is for motions starting 7/6 and has 5 days blocked off.

Mar 19, 2026 Order Granting Motion to Withdraw Motion to Intervene.pdf (PDF, 194.35 KB)

I believe only the hearing for the Intervenors and their Attorney was vacated, but the virtual status hearing for Team Morphew is still slated for 3/30/26. They have a big Motions filing deadline looming on April 13 (that will be heard over multiple days in July).

3/9/26

In the March 9 status conference for the trial of Barry Morphew, another status conference was set for 1:30 p.m. March 30, in addition to a possible hearing regarding the release of the late Suzanne Morphew’s remains to her children, Macy and Mallory Morphew.

Additionally, before this discussion, Barry Morphew's attorney, David Beller, told Judge Hopkins about the amount of discovery the prosecution continues to share and acknowledged the motion filings deadline of April 13.