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

[Megnut]

It's a trick to garner sympathy and pain investigators and the state as the bad guys. I have little doubt they would have been allowed to do this had they not waited until Barry was charged.

From what I can gather from a couple people in the know, Suzanne would NOT want to have been cremated.

Nor Florida.

We barely know of her but even we know her heart was in Indiana.

What a sad situation, all around.

 

[waldojabba]

It's a trick to garner sympathy and pain investigators and the state as the bad guys. I have little doubt they would have been allowed to do this had they not waited until Barry was charged.

From what I can gather from a couple people in the know, Suzanne would NOT want to have been cremated.

What's "off" and very transparent to me is the timing... their father is on trial for murder and they want to cremate the evidence - surely people can see right through this?

So instead of garnering sympathy, I think this ill timed request should backfire and be viewed as the calculated move by the D it is.
They have not agreed to stipulate to the entire validity of the autopsy nor done their own autopsy
This is just an end run IMO

We all know who's idea it is -

JMO

 

[katydid23]

Oh yeah, it's Macy and Mallory, but misspelled as Malory. Oops on that attorney, and oops on the court for missing that redaction.

It does make sense it was that side of the family. moo

Excuse me for being suspicious of the motives behind asking for the remains. It's hard to believe it is out of concern for mom. More likely out of concern for Dad, imo.

Please remember you can't discuss blurred posts

 

[katydid23]

Breaking-3.5 years after #SuzanneMorphew' remains were discovered, a fight is brewing over their "outrageous and cruel" retrieval of by investigators just as her daughters requested them for a "Christian burial" including planned cremation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027105461175189526

"...requested them for a "Christian burial" including planned cremation."

Wait, do the words ' Christian burial ' and 'planned cremation' belong in the same sentence?

 

[Momofthreeboys]

"...requested them for a "Christian burial" including planned cremation."

Wait, do the words ' Christian burial ' and 'planned cremation' belong in the same sentence?

Yes why wouldn’t they be compatible? It’s quite common and has been for Christian doctrines.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Yes why wouldn’t they be compatible? It’s quite common and has been for Christian doctrines.

I think what was meant was, if she's cremated are they also burying her ashes? I suppose some do that, but I'd guess it's more common to scatter the ashes or keep them in an urn. But not also bury them.

jmo

 

[Megnut]

A Christian burial of remains in Florida, but also spread her ashes? And per her wishes?

I can clear this up. Let's see what she may have written on the subject in her journal.

Welp.

JMO

 

[Skigh]

I would have thought Susannah would want her remains laid to rest with her deceased family members in Indiana.

 

[Niner]

Actually both my parents were cremated & buried.... me - I want to be cremated & my ashes scattered... same for my husband - he was cremated & I scattered his ashes in the Redwood forest.

 

[Kittybunny]

(Mod snip)

If there’s any outrage and shock to be had about anything, let’s start with old BM’s shockingly cruel and callous murder (alleged) of his wife who he adored enough to share a steak and a plate with, shall we?

Of all the things I’m looking forward to the most in 2026, seeing Barry behind bars forever and ever amen is the mostiest of the most.

 

[Teche]

"...requested them for a "Christian burial" including planned cremation."

Wait, do the words ' Christian burial ' and 'planned cremation' belong in the same sentence?

The Catholic Church allows cremation but the ashes must be buried.

 

[Ontario Mom]

The Catholic Church allows cremation but the ashes must be buried.

Although Suzanne was not RC. She was a member of a Baptist church in CO. ‘They can’t find her’: Message to church group shows desperate plea in early days of search for missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew [REPORT]

 

[Megnut]

I'm weary of the supreme decider of all things Suzanne.

Suzanne had hopes and dreams and wishes and the right to speak them.

Waiting on someone, anyone to be her voice now...

JMO

 

[Tragg]

The 10th Circuit US Court of Appeals takes on average 4 months to issue its decision after a case has been submitted. I wonder if they will defer a decision to avoid publicity that could affect the pending criminal trial.

 

[Tragg]

Suzanne Morphew's autopsy reveals she died by homicide

Suzanne Morphew, 49, went missing on Mother's Day in May 2020. Authorities found her remains in Saguache County in September 2023.

www.9news.com

Fisher-Byrialsen said investigators gave Barry Morphew and his daughters the opportunity to pick up Suzanne's remains earlier this year, but on advice from their attorneys, did not collect the remains. Fisher-Byrialsen says prosecutors have not told Barry Morphew whether he is still a suspect in this case. She said Suzanne's remains are still at the El Paso County Coroner's Office where the autopsy was performed.

Nice find! This controversy is accurately described as a play for public sympathy by alleged "victims of prosecutor abuse," but it may also involve the defense legal strategy.

We know Fisher-Byrialsen would like to argue that the autopsy results should be thrown out - or at least doubted by the jury - because it was corrupted by the influence of the people Morphew sued, some of whom were present.

We also know from the article you found that the daughters were advised by "their" attorneys not to retrieve Suzanne's remains.

Why would it be in the daughters' legal interest to put the funeral on hold? Why does that interest no longer require preservation of Suzanne's remains?

It seems obvious that the daughters wanted to protect their father's legal interest, and that the remains needed to be preserved until the defense attorneys could review all the discovered evidence and consult with their own experts about the potential usefulness of a defense-oriented autopsy. If it would likely contradict the coroner's findings, they would need the remains as evidence. Of course, if it affirmed the state's findings it would eliminate their ability to question them.

It appears that they have decided a defense autopsy will not help Morphew, and they have so informed the daughters.

I wonder if the defense attorneys also believe they can hamstring the prosecution by destroying the remains before disclosing how they intend to attack the state"s autopsy. Without the remains to test, the prosecution's ability to rebut the defense attack with further expert examination would be limited.

All MOO and speculation, of course.

 

[waldojabba]

Nice find! This controversy is accurately described as a play for public sympathy by alleged "victims of prosecutor abuse," but it may also involve the defense legal strategy.

We know Fisher-Byrialsen would like to argue that the autopsy results should be thrown out - or at least doubted by the jury - because it was corrupted by the influence of the people Morphew sued, some of whom were present.

We also know from the article you found that the daughters were advised by "their" attorneys not to retrieve Suzanne's remains.

Why would it be in the daughters' legal interest to put the funeral on hold? Why does that interest no longer require preservation of Suzanne's remains?

It seems obvious that the daughters wanted to protect their father's legal interest, and that the remains needed to be preserved until the defense attorneys could review all the discovered evidence and consult with their own experts about the potential usefulness of a defense-oriented autopsy. If it would likely contradict the coroner's findings, they would need the remains as evidence. Of course, if it affirmed the state's findings it would eliminate their ability to question them.

It appears that they have decided a defense autopsy will not help Morphew, and they have so informed the daughters.

I wonder if the defense attorneys also believe they can hamstring the prosecution by destroying the remains before disclosing how they intend to attack the state"s autopsy. Without the remains to test, the prosecution's ability to rebut the defense attack with further expert examination would be limited.

All MOO and speculation, of course.

Bingo - motive is pretty transparent IMO