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

[Smelly Squirrel]

The Appearance Bond was also filed. It has the various conditions of his bail.

Appearance Bond.pdf (PDF, 197.75 KB)

 

[Megnut]

The Appearance Bond was also filed. It has the various conditions of his bail.

Appearance Bond.pdf (PDF, 197.75 KB)

Why is USE OF CASH BOND not checked?

Is it not considered a cash bond?

 

[Megnut]

If he violates his conditions in any way, I hope there are teeth in them. No hand-spank, no second and third chances, bail rescinded, hard stop.

Given his loose definition of "work", I fear he'll move freely about the State. Claiming he's "at work" when he's not, you know, like the illegitimate, smother's day fish dinner.

Fish dinner?

Colossal wall-lie.

JMO

 

[Smelly Squirrel]

Why is USE OF CASH BOND not checked?

Is it not considered a cash bond?

Cash bond would have been him paying the full $3 million. It shows he used a bonding agent, who puts up the full $3 million for a fee from BM. Curiously, it says TBD in the space for the premium amount. So we don't know how much he had to pay the bondsman.

 

[Megnut]

Cash bond would have been him paying the full $3 million. It shows he used a bonding agent, who puts up the full $3 million for a fee from BM. Curiously, it says TBD in the space for the premium amount. So we don't know how much he had to pay the bondsman.

SMH

Suzanne wanted transparency. Somehow Barry seems to operate in a realm where no dictionary has that word.

JMO

 

[MassGuy]

Some news in the Barry Morphew proceedings:

The defense filed an unopposed motion to shift future hearings from livestream to WebEx. They cite the fact that the previous hearing was broadcast on YouTube, despite the court prohibiting that.

They also point to abuse and harassment directed at themselves, the daughters, and Barry himself.

One positive as far as Barry posting bond goes, is that he is no longer considered indigent by the court. If you recall, he was essentially getting private attorneys for free.

So until the well runs dry, Barry will now be paying out of pocket for his defense.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/si...d Livestream of Court Proceedings D-009_0.pdf

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/si...o Change Attorney Status Designation D-10.pdf

 

[steeltowngirl]

So where exactly is the little chipmunk hunter now that he's been cut loose from jail? Or is the public not allowed to know his whereabouts?

 

[Seattle1]

9/19/25 -

BM's defense filed UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CEASE UNMONITORED LIVESTREAM OF COURT PROCEEDINGS (D-009)-- after at least two YouTubers identified as JLR Investigates and Tombstone filmed the Court's livestream hearing held on September 2, 2025, and uploaded a copy of the same to their YouTube Channel for rebroadcasting, in violation of Colorado Statute and this Court's June 20, 2025 Order regarding Expanded Media Coverage.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Unoposed%20Motion%20to%20Cease%20Unmonitored%20Livestream%20of%20Court%20Proceedings%20D-009_0.pdf

@Sillybilly

Colorado Judicial Branch​

Warning: Do not record or reproduce the court proceedings. Any recording of these proceedings—including any audio recording, visual recording, screen capture, or photograph—without the express prior written authorization of the court is prohibited and may subject you to contempt proceedings, including a fine, jail, or both. For more information, please see Chief Justice Directive 23-02 and C.R.S. § 13-1-132.

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[Seattle1]

Relative to the June 20, 2025 -ORDER PREEMPTIVELY GRANTING REQUESTS FOR EXPANDED MEDIA COVERAGE, take note of the following:

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of section II. LIMITATIONS ON EXPANDED MEDIA COVERAGE, KRDO is the pooling partner, and paragraph 11 identifies the limited court hearings/events allowed to be recorded and shared by partner KRDO with other media outlets.

3. One member of the media will be allowed to record the proceedings with an agreement to share that video and audio with all other media outlets who request it. Any member of the media unwilling to share its video or audio with any other
credentialed member of the media will not be permitted to record. Members of the media are solely responsible for making all pooling arrangements.

11. The only portions of the proceedings that may be audio/video recorded are: bond hearings, preliminary hearing, arraignment, pre-trial conferences, motions hearings, opening statements, closing statements, reading of the verdict, sentencing (except for any victim impact statements), or post-conviction hearings. There shall be no recordings of any bench conferences, in camera proceedings, communications between the defendant and counsel, or communications between co-counsel for any party.

Since the next scheduled hearing on Nov 3, 2025 at 1:30 pm is deemed a "status hearing" -- this hearing is not expected to be covered pursuant to the EMC Order above.

If the Court decides to strike the livestream link below (in red text), there will be no public viewing.

People of the State of Colorado v Barry Morphew​

Status Conference: November 3, 2025 at 1:30 pm.

Hearing available by livestream here. Alamosa Courtroom C

You will not be able to join the Court's Webex room. The hearings are only available to the public via Livestream. If you are experiencing issues with the Livestream quality, please contact the Alamosa County Court Clerk's Office at 719-589-4996.

People of the State of Colorado v Barry Morphew | Colorado Judicial Branch

www.coloradojudicial.gov

 

[TIGER0822]

I'm not the original poster, however, I want to add my own personal opinion as to BM's threat to society, per se, even legally.

Suzanne Morphew's own brother had argued against Morphew's release, calling him a "flight risk and serial psychopathic controller" and requesting he remain imprisoned until a verdict is read.

When he was re-arrested in 2025, Morphew was living in Arizona under an alias, which suggests he poses a flight risk and deviousness to the community.

We have pages and pages of posts right here on WS and links that raise deep concerns about Morphew's manipulative behavior, any of which could be warranted for threat to anyone else.

We have SM's own feelings. Based on court documents, text messages, and interviews with family and friends--SM's complaints against her husband included statements of abuse, dishonesty, manipulation, domestic violence and controlling behavior, lest we forget SM stated she did not feel safe alone with him.

Text messages released by prosecutors show a marriage in severe decline in the months leading up to Suzanne's disappearance in May 2020.

This may be my own opinion, but it is a strong opinion.

I don't believe he is. He was a danger to Suzanne in the moment he allowed his ego to control his anger and killed her.
Now that he's out and being monitored with the ankle bracelet, he's not going anywhere.
Even if he does something completely idiotic like try and remove it and disappear, they'll find him and throw his sorry self back into a cage until trial.

He's done, even with a few months of "freedom" (if being confined to your dwelling unless for medical or legal appointments can be called freedom) his life is still over.

"He was a danger to Suzanne in a moment he allowed his ego to control his anger". Most people's anger do not lead to murder, and if it does lead to murder, that person is a danger to society. MOO. All actions are alleged.

 

[New Penny]

There's another filing. As a bail condition, he agreed to waive extradition if he is arrested in another state.

Waiver of Extradition.pdf (PDF, 474.53 KB)

1. If I am arrested in another state, I can be returned to Colorado through the extradition process.

2. I will not resist or fight any effort by any state to return me to Colorado and waive all formal extraditions proceedings.

3. I understand I shall not be admitted to bail in any other state pending extradition to Colorado.

4. I agree to waive any right I may have to contest my extradition and I waive this right freely, voluntarily and intelligently.

Okay can someone please explain this to me? I thought he’s under house arrest in Colorado but just in case he somehow goes out of state (oopsie) he waives extradition proceedings but only if he gets arrested in another state?

I’m confused.

 

[Megnut]

"He was a danger to Suzanne in a moment he allowed his ego to control his anger". Most people's anger do not lead to murder, and if it does lead to murder, that person is a danger to society. MOO. All actions are alleged.

He's shown his propensity to murder. There was in fact only one Suzanne, only one marriage, so it's a truth that he murdered only his wife, but it's a a leap too far to say he's not a murder risk now... because he has no wife currently. Fallacy. He murdered Suzanne, murdered her because IMO he wasn't willing to lose control of her, gave himself permission to control her completely (fatally). Those closest to him, whether they admit it publicly or to themselves, IMO know they need to yield to Barry. They see what he does when he doesn't get his way.

IMO real people feel a lot less safe, knowing he's out again. I'm reminded of Suzanne, the week/weekend Barry was supposedly off working on firetraining or biblethumping, when he circled back to spy on her and her bff. Boy needs a bell on him.

He can't be trusted.

JMO

 

[snooptroop88]

"He was a danger to Suzanne in a moment he allowed his ego to control his anger". Most people's anger do not lead to murder, and if it does lead to murder, that person is a danger to society. MOO. All actions are alleged.

Agreed, a murderer's a murderer. That's it. I'd be terrified if I saw him walking down the street right now, jmo.

BUT he does have restrictions.

I just wish he wasn't out. I'll never be "glad" that guy's out trotting around after doing what he did, but actions are alleged, and jmo.

 

[friendlysleuther]

Some news in the Barry Morphew proceedings:

The defense filed an unopposed motion to shift future hearings from livestream to WebEx. They cite the fact that the previous hearing was broadcast on YouTube, despite the court prohibiting that.

They also point to abuse and harassment directed at themselves, the daughters, and Barry himself.

One positive as far as Barry posting bond goes, is that he is no longer considered indigent by the court. If you recall, he was essentially getting private attorneys for free.

So until the well runs dry, Barry will now be paying out of pocket for his defense.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Unoposed Motion to Cease Unmonitored Livestream of Court Proceedings D-009_0.pdf

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Motion to Change Attorney Status Designation D-10.pdf

I just about called you out for stealing a redditors post.. until I saw the username

Thank you for the info. Very glad that he is able to afford an attorney

 

[K9Enzo]

I don’t think BM is a danger to society. The murder was personal, domestic. He’s not a threat to the broader public. SM? Yes. imo

 

[sunspun]

I don’t think BM is a danger to society. The murder was personal, domestic. He’s not a threat to the broader public. SM? Yes. imo

But even now, when the hammer's about to drop, and he's probably feeling as desperate as he could ever be, and willing to engage in all sorts of desperate measures if he thought it would help him?? You know he must be thinking of no one's welfare but his own at this time (probably same as always but certainly now!)

 

[girlhasnoname]

9/19/25 -

BM's defense filed UNOPPOSED MOTION TO CEASE UNMONITORED LIVESTREAM OF COURT PROCEEDINGS (D-009)-- after at least two YouTubers identified as JLR Investigates and Tombstone filmed the Court's livestream hearing held on September 2, 2025, and uploaded a copy of the same to their YouTube Channel for rebroadcasting, in violation of Colorado Statute and this Court's June 20, 2025 Order regarding Expanded Media Coverage.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Unoposed%20Motion%20to%20Cease%20Unmonitored%20Livestream%20of%20Court%20Proceedings%20D-009_0.pdf

@Sillybilly

Colorado Judicial Branch​

Warning: Do not record or reproduce the court proceedings. Any recording of these proceedings—including any audio recording, visual recording, screen capture, or photograph—without the express prior written authorization of the court is prohibited and may subject you to contempt proceedings, including a fine, jail, or both. For more information, please see Chief Justice Directive 23-02 and C.R.S. § 13-1-132.

Colorado Courts Livestreaming

This is why we can't have nice things...uggg people.

 

[steeltowngirl]

There are 15 pages of witnesses that might feel endangered by Bruce/Lee/Barry’s temporary freedom. Else, why the protection order?

Therefore, it is ordered that you the Defendant:
1. Shall not harass, molest, intimidate, retaliate against, or tamper with any witness to or victim of the acts you are charged with committing.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Protection%20Order.pdf

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/Witness%20List.pdf

 

[girlhasnoname]

Cash bond would have been him paying the full $3 million. It shows he used a bonding agent, who puts up the full $3 million for a fee from BM. Curiously, it says TBD in the space for the premium amount. So we don't know how much he had to pay the bondsman.

Right, it's generally 10% of the bond posted. So I would speculate $30K. Where oh where did BM come up with $330K NON REFUNDABLE $$$$?

 

[DellaC]

Great post @snooptroop88. You make some very good points which are well considered.

Jumping off your post-

IMO while I think it’s probable he very likely did contemplate fleeing back then, he ultimately decided against it. Here’s why, I think he knew it was inevitable he’d be arrested again and that fleeing would make him look guilty and probable guaranteed conviction because why would an innocent man flee? IMO most juries would heavily side eye him for fleeing if he were innocent. I think that very likely could have been his thinking at the time. Now, some may say well he’d have fled to a country with no extradition treaty with the U.S. and I would have agreed until I learned that fleeing to a country without an extradition treaty with the U.S. is not a guarantee you won’t get extradited back to the U.S.
snipped from link below, B&UBM: “Sometimes you can hear that a person is “safe” because they are in a country that does not have an extradition treaty with the USA. This is a dangerous misconception. The absence of a formal agreement is not a guarantee that extradition is impossible”.
If I can find this info via a simple Google search, so can BM.



#JUSTICEFORSUZANNE

sbm

Jumping off your post, fcavanaugh:

Suzanne's body was found in September 2023. Roughly one year earlier, the murder of Mo Wilson was in the news with the sensational fleeing and capture of Kaitlin Armstrong making headlines. Armstrong's trial began in November 2023. I suspect this high profile case may have made an impact on BM's decisions.