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

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The YouTuber named in the Court Order has quite a history. His Wikipedia page only covers it up to 2018.

I first heard of him when he was outside Brian Laundrie’s parents home with a bullhorn being extremely obnoxious for attention.

Ugh. The worst of social media.
 
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Oh sheesh, I might have guessed it was JLR. An all-around horrible person, imo. Just because you buy a hat that says PRESS does not make you a journalist.
 
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With the upcoming hearing on Monday, thinking about this lovely soul, her radiant light, and warm beautiful smile.

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Going forward, may her voice be heard during judicial proceedings via State of CO officials’/prosecuting team, and may she ultimately receive her rightfully deserved justice. 🤞

Also thinking about Suzanne’s siblings as they continue to endure the journey of seeking justice for their beloved Sister.

IMHOO

#JUSTICEFORSUZANNE
 
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With the upcoming hearing on Monday, thinking about this lovely soul, her radiant light, and warm beautiful smile.

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Going forward, may her voice be heard during judicial proceedings via State of CO officials’/prosecuting team, and may she ultimately receive her rightfully deserved justice. 🤞

Also thinking about Suzanne’s siblings as they continue to endure the journey of seeking justice for their beloved Sister.

IMHOO

#JUSTICEFORSUZANNE
When I look at Suzanne’s picture, I get so sick at thinking of how such a beautiful lady endured such a horrible death by realizing her psychotic husband injected her with BAM. Maybe paralyzed, but knowing within seconds or minutes she would be dead.

Then when I see a picture of Barry smiling at his lawyers or daughters, I get angry. I am angry at his mother, his sister, and both daughters who would stand up for this monster, regardless of the love they have in their heart for him. The psychology of that is beyond my understanding. I could support my son alright, but he would need to be behind bars.

I am sure Patrick Frazee’s mother visits him in prison and is glad he is alive. But surely she must be relieved he is locked up. Same for Kohberger, Watts and others. What does it take for these women to realize one misstep, just crossing a red line with a murderer means they could be next.
 
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Monday, Nov. 3rd:
*Status Conference Hearing (@ 1:30pm MT) - CO – Suzanne Renee Moorman Morphew (49) (missing May 10, 2020, did not return from bike ride (supposedly), Maysville, Chaffee County; CBI agents located human remains (dry bones found in a shallow grave (3 ft deep)) scattered (across a large swath of sagebrush-dotted prairie estimated to be around 75 yards) in a dry field of sagebrush & natural grasses (on east side of Saguache County) in the area of Moffat in Saguache County (which is 45 miles south of Salida) on State Hwy 17 & near mile marker 103 at County Road R on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 during an unrelated investigation (CBI was searching for 55-year-old Edna Quintana who had gone missing in the region on May 3, 2023) . The El Paso County Coroner’s Office identified the remains as Suzanne Morphew (dental records & her cancer port) on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. - *Barry Lee Morphew aka Lee Moore (53 @ time of crime/now 58 when arrested) indicted & charged (6/18/25) & rearrested (on 6/20/25 in Gilbert, AZ) with 1st degree murder after deliberation. Surety Bond @ $3M; $300K for surety/cash bond. Alamosa County
Judge Amanda Hopkins presiding. Alamosa DA Anne E. Kelly & Boulder County Special Deputy DA Frederick H. Johnson. Defense attorneys David Beller & Jane Fisher-Byrialsen.
Link to documents filed: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/node/13869

Missing info, Barry’s PP loan & court info & appeal info from 5/10/21 thru 8/28/25 reference post #619 here:
https://websleuths.com/threads/co-b...-o-prejudice-found-in-2023-118.748006/page-31

8/29/25 Docket update: Order RE Motion to Limit Public Access to Motion to Reduce Bond filed by Defense-Granted by District Court Judge Amanda Claire Hopkins. Link: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/si...lic Access to Motion to Reduce Bond D-008.pdf
8/28/25 Docket update: Granted wearing civilian clothes. Next status hearing on 9/2/25 @ 1:30pm.

8/29/25 Docket update: People's response to defendant's Motion to reduce bond. See post #637, page 32, thread #118 or here: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/si...Defendant's Motion to Reduce Bond D-007_0.pdf
9/2/25 Docket update: Protection Order.pdf https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Protection Order.pdf
9/2/25 Update: Judge Hopkins said that she wouldn't reduce the bail amount but did modify the terms of the bond. The bond was changed to a cash surety or property bond. That means that a bail bond company posts the bail on the defendant's behalf for a non-refundable fee, typically 10-15% of the total bail amount, which means that he could pay $300K for the bond. The judge also added additional conditions to the bond terms for Morphew: He must surrender his passport; he may not leave Colorado for any reason; he will wear a GPS monitor; he cannot leave his home for any reason except to appear in court, meet with his attorneys, attend a doctor's appointment, or for a medical emergency; he must use only his name of Barry Morphew; he must only drive vehicles registered to him & he may not possess or control any firearm. Since Morphew is in custody, the judge determined that he has the right to an attorney appointed by the state, but she said state public defenders have recused themselves because of a conflict of interest. Prosecutors said they would provide Morphew's attorneys with the grand jury records & a witness list within the next three weeks & were "prepared to go to trial at any time." Next status conference hearing on 11/3/25 @ 1:30pm.
9/19/25 Update: Morphew has made bail & will be out of jail on Friday during his pre-trial preparations. As of Wednesday afternoon, Lt. William Squires of the Alamosa Detention Center confirmed that Morphew was in the process of signing paperwork & being fit with a GPS ankle monitor. As part of the stipulations of a pre-trial release, Hopkins told Morphew that he is to be monitored at all times with an ankle monitor \7 isn’t allowed to leave Colorado. A protection order was issued preventing any contact with victims of the case. Hopkins did not limit contact with his daughters. The order prohibits Morphew from possessing firearms & ammunition & consuming alcohol & controlled substances.
9/22/25 Docket updates: Appearance Bond. https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Appearance Bond.pdf
Unopposed Motion to cease unmonitored livestream of Court proceedings (D-009). https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Unoposed Motion to Cease Unmonitored Livestream of Court Proceedings D-009_0.pdf
Waiver of extradition. https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Waiver of Extradition.pdf
Motion to change attorney status designation (D-10). https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/Motion to Change Attorney Status Designation D-10.pdf

10/8/25 Docket update: Order-Motion to Change Attorney Status Designation (D-010) is granted by Judge Amanda Claire Hopkins. See link: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/Order Granting Motion to Change Attorney Status D-10.pdf
10/27/25 Docket update: File: Order granting Defendant's unopposed Motion to Cease Unmonitored Livestream of Court Proceedings [D-009].
Judge Amanda Hopkins this week stopped public livestreaming in the high-profile murder case against Barry Morphew after multiple YouTubers violated state law that prohibits the recording and rebroadcasting of the court’s videos.
Link: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/25CR128 D02 Morphew Order Granting Defendant's Motion D-009 10 27 25_0.pdf

10/28/25 Docket update: File: Amended Standing Order on Decorum.
Link: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/10 28 Amended Standing Order on Decorum.pdf

10/28/25 Docket update: File. Amended Order preemptively granting requests for expanded Media coverage.
link: https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2025-10/10 28 Amended Order Re Expanded Media Coverage.pdf
 
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I can not seem to correct the error on the URL above.... :(

never mind - got it corrected.... :)
 
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At the Sept. 2 hearing, the judge noted the fact that the two women (daughters) were in attendance and listed their support as a key reason why she modified Barry's bail — even as prosecutors have listed both daughters as potential witnesses.
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Barry said that he had used the sedative on a deer farm he owned in Indiana approximately a month before his wife's murder. Comment by me: I thought, the deer farm was sold years ago?
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Barry was arrested in Arizona on June 20 and then extradited to Colorado.

He has not yet entered a plea as his lawyers say they still need time to sort through all the evidence and information in the case. They are expected to provide the judge with a status update at the Nov. 3 hearing.
 
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Barry said that he had used the sedative on a deer farm he owned in Indiana approximately a month before his wife's murder. Comment by me: I thought, the deer farm was sold years ago?
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RSBM
IMO the above info from the article about him having used the sedative (aka BAM) on his deer farm in Indiana aprox a month before SM’s murder is either a misprint or misreported since BM himself told investigators the last time he used the sedative/BAM was in late April from their home in Colorado to sedate deer and that they’d likely find tranq darts all over his Puma Path yard because of that practice.

Below is part of exchange between FBI’s J. Grusing and BM during their interview on March 10, 2021, starts near bottom of page 85 of the AA.
Snipped and BBM:
“SA Grusing said the odd thing about the sheets and the house was that a tranquilizer dart had been fired in or around the house."
Barry replied, "And I, I have shot, and again I have told you I don't want to get in trouble with the DNR, SA Grusing inserted he was not. Barry continued, "I'm tellin' you, I'm telllin' you right now I've shot two deer with my tranq gun, 'cause I used to raise deer, and I collect horns, and I'll tell you exactly what I did”. “He continued, "They're in the yard. They're in the yard. I shoot 'em, they go to sleep. I cut their horns off, and I wake 'em up, and they go off with no horns on their head, and I cut their horns." "And, and it's totally illegal.”
“And, so I'm not gonna share that with the DNR, the way they are, and (exhale), they come arrest me.”
“And nobody even asked me about that tranq dart, but you're gonna find tranq darts around my property because I've done that."

SA Grusing asked Barry when he last did that and he shook his head and replied, "I don't recall, but, it would be when deer had antlers, and that's usually until late April."
Barry said
, "I'm just tellin' you right now, I'm a redneck. And the first thing I thought of when I came here and saw deer in my yard with big horns, I'm like, 'I'm getting' them horns.' Not gonna kill
it. Not gonna poach it. But I guarantee if DNR knew I did that, they'd slap my wrist pretty hard."

Then there’s this from interview with FBI agents dated April 22, 2021, page 111 of the AA BBM:
In this interview, FBI Agents showed Barry their audit results and discussed them, directly telling him in the end that Suzanne was not conscious Saturday evening, May 9" or Sunday morning May 10*, and
Barry agreed with, "Yeah."
Barry admitted to disposing of the tranquilizers.


*My guess is the tranquilizers (BAM) he admitted to FBI agents disposing of, were tossed along with other incriminating items/evidence during BM’s trash dump odyssey in Broomfield.


Tick Tock…

IMHOO

#JUSTICEFORSUZANNE

ETA-clarity
 
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RSBM
IMO the above info from the article about him having used the sedative (aka BAM) on his deer farm in Indiana aprox a month before SM’s murder is either a misprint or misreported since BM himself told investigators the last time he used the sedative/BAM was in late April from their home in Colorado to sedate deer and that they’d likely find tranq darts all over his Puma Path yard because of that practice.

Below is part of exchange between FBI’s J. Grusing and BM during their interview on March 10, 2021, starts near bottom of page 85 of the AA.
Snipped and BBM:
“SA Grusing said the odd thing about the sheets and the house was that a tranquilizer dart had been fired in or around the house."
Barry replied, "And I, I have shot, and again I have told you I don't want to get in trouble with the DNR, SA Grusing inserted he was not. Barry continued, "I'm tellin' you, I'm telllin' you right now I've shot
two deer with my tranq gun, 'cause I used to raise deer, and I collect horns, and I'll tell you exactly what I did”.
“He continued, "They're in the yard. They're in the yard. I shoot 'em, they go to sleep. I cut their horns off, and I wake 'em up, and they go off with no horns on their head, and I cut their horns." "And, and it's totally illegal.”
“And, so I'm not gonna share that with the DNR, the way they are, and (exhale), they come arrest me.”
“And nobody even asked me about that tranq dart, but you're gonna find tranq darts around my property because I've done that."

SA Grusing asked Barry when he last did that and he shook his head and replied, "I don't recall, but, it would be when deer had antlers, and that's usually until late April."
Barry said
, "I'm just tellin' you right now, I'm a redneck. And the first thing I thought of when I
came here and saw deer in my yard with big horns, I'm like, 'I'm getting' them horns.'
Not gonna kill
it. Not gonna poach it. But I guarantee if DNR knew I did that, they'd slap my wrist pretty hard."

*So yes he did use BAM on his deer farm when he lived in Indiana BUT according to his own words, the last time he used it was in Colorado (illegally) during the month prior to SM’s death. He apparently brought the BAM with him when they moved from Indiana to Colorado and when investigators queried him about why they found just empty vials but no BAM chemicals in his garage and asked if it could be because he disposed of the chemicals, BM replied, yeah could’ve. 🙄
My guess is any BAM he had leftover after shooting Suzanne up with it that fateful day was tossed along with other incriminating items/evidence during his trash dump odyssey in Broomfield.


Tick Tock…

IMHOO

#JUSTICEFORSUZANNE
He had the right to remain silent, but not the good sense to do so. He honestly never thought in a million years they would find her body with BAM in it.

These are the words that have come back to haunt him.
 
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  • #271
This guy. He's repulsive and just makes my skin crawl. Poor Suzanne having to deal with this schlub all those years 😭
 
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First update:

UPDATE: MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:54 p.m.​

(ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo.) — During Barry Morphew’s hearing, the defense requested another status hearing to be scheduled in mid-January to give time for the defense team to finish going through the evidence provided by the prosecution.

The judge set another status hearing for January 12 at 1:30 p.m. and noted that a plea is expected to be submitted by that time.
 
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11/3/25

UPDATE: MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:54 p.m.​

(ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo.) — During Barry Morphew’s hearing, the defense requested another status hearing to be scheduled in mid-January to give time for the defense team to finish going through the evidence provided by the prosecution.

The judge set another status hearing for January 12 at 1:30 p.m. and noted that a plea is expected to be submitted by that time.

ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Barry Morphew status hearing to be held at 1:30 p.m.​

MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:16 p.m.​

Barry Morphew’s additional status hearing will be held later today, Nov. 3, at 1:30 p.m.

@Niner
 
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Why is he delaying entering a plea? I fully expected Mr. I shoot 'em, they go to sleep’ to enter a not guilty plea today.
 
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First update:

UPDATE: MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:54 p.m.​

(ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo.) — During Barry Morphew’s hearing, the defense requested another status hearing to be scheduled in mid-January to give time for the defense team to finish going through the evidence provided by the prosecution.

The judge set another status hearing for January 12 at 1:30 p.m. and noted that a plea is expected to be submitted by that time.
The judge expects a plea deal or is media misquoting the situation? I can't imagine the judge saying that to both teams.
 
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11/3/25

UPDATE: MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:54 p.m.​

(ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo.) — During Barry Morphew’s hearing, the defense requested another status hearing to be scheduled in mid-January to give time for the defense team to finish going through the evidence provided by the prosecution.

The judge set another status hearing for January 12 at 1:30 p.m. and noted that a plea is expected to be submitted by that time.

ORIGINAL HEADLINE: Barry Morphew status hearing to be held at 1:30 p.m.​

MONDAY 11/3/2025 1:16 p.m.​

Barry Morphew’s additional status hearing will be held later today, Nov. 3, at 1:30 p.m.

@Niner

Maybe I can help -- repeat after me, Mr. Morphew, ga-ill-tee. There, that wasn't so hard.

Maybe he wants to wait until after Christmas.

Four months to enter a not-guilty plea? They already know the evidence. All IE's supposed evidence has been utterly decimated.

I don't think he'd plead no contest but maybe try to finagle a lesser charge?

The only real strategy I can see is to stipulate to all the facts and create a ridiculous STORY. Mercy killing. Try to paint him as a sympathetic character who didn't want to do it but...

It wouldn't fly. But I wouldn't put it past them.

Suzanne didn't want to die. In fact, she wanted badly to start living. And all the evidence supports that.

JMO
 
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The judge expects a plea deal or is media misquoting the situation? I can't imagine the judge saying that to both teams.
Not a plea deal. He has yet to enter a plea at all. He must plea to the charges - either plead guilty or not guilty.
 
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Prior the the Judge's recent Order denying public access to unmonitored streaming of the court proceedings, MEDIA was not allowed to access the proceeding via WebEx.

However, Pursuant to the 10/28/25 Amended Order re Expanded Media Coverage, Credentialed Media must now sign up for pre-approved WebEx access by 4 pm on the last business day before the hearing. In the case of today's hearing (Mon, Nov 3), this would have required signing up by 4 pm last Friday. Also, credentialed Media wishing to join via WebEx must sign into WebEx at least thirty minutes prior to the start of the hearing. Attempts to join later than this will be denied.

IMO, I think more than one reporter likely missed last Friday's cut-off date to get on the list for WebEx access. I also think today was likely a virtual hearing for all parties since Morphew's name didn't appear on the Nov 3 docket posted inside the Alamosa Courtroom. From the Fox21 Update above, it doesn't follow that BM's two defense attorneys would have traveled from Denver to Alamosa for 15 mins -- and/or just to request another status hearing in January 2026.

Given the next hearing is noted as on the Docket as an "Arraignment" and/or BM expected to enter a plea by that time, it's possible the pool camera partner will live stream this hearing or make the recorded feed available to others. JMO

1/12/2026

Time:1:30 PM

Duration:1 Hour(s)
Name: MORPHEW, BARRY

Case Number: 2025CR128

Hearing Type: Arraignment

Location: Alamosa County

Appearance Type:

Courtroom: C




 

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