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

[crhedBngr]

Excellent news -- chalk one up for the chipmunks!

Hoping this adds a bit of momentum to the upcoming trial.

RBBM

They'll be raiding his peanut butter stash in celebration.

JMVHO.

 

[crhedBngr]

Out of that list I think I'm most interested in what Shoshana D., George D., Tyson D. & Jeff L. have to say.
In that order.

And I agree, I think BM should be very afraid.

jmo

THIS^^^^

 

[FromGermany1]

BM's behavior will be interesting, when his "rival" Jeff L. is called as a witness ......

 

[Kemug]

I can't help feeling a bit sorry for Jeff, what were the odds?

 

[K9Enzo]

I don't feel sorry for JL at all.

He's not on trial but I would like to ask him : you were in active contact with SM right before she disappeared. Why didn’t you contact LE immediately? She goes missing, and he stayed silent while her missing person case makes national news....for months.

He took it upon himself to decide his information didn't matter, it wasn't critical (regardless if it could have saved her life or not). He also can't be suddenly afraid of BM, and not before when the relationship was being concealed (imo) IIRC FBI digital evidence finally revealed who he was.

I wonder if obstruction charges were considered...if it would even apply. IMO

 

[dkaras]

I don't feel sorry for JL at all.

He's not on trial but I would like to ask him : you were in active contact with SM right before she disappeared. Why didn’t you contact LE immediately? She goes missing, and he stayed silent while her missing person case makes national news....for months.

He took it upon himself to decide his information didn't matter, it wasn't critical (regardless if it could have saved her life or not). He also can't be suddenly afraid of BM, and not before when the relationship was being concealed (imo) IIRC FBI digital evidence finally revealed who he was.

I wonder if obstruction charges were considered...if it would even apply. IMO

I don't feel sorry for him either! I never thought of obstruction or any other kind of charges, not sure if they would apply, but I kind of wish it would happen. Who knows what could have happened much sooner if he would have come forward and admitted to the affair and told everything he knew. There might have been evidence still available. Instead he chose to keep his secret because he is a coward. IMO.

 

[Seattle1]

I don't feel sorry for JL at all.

He's not on trial but I would like to ask him : you were in active contact with SM right before she disappeared. Why didn’t you contact LE immediately? She goes missing, and he stayed silent while her missing person case makes national news....for months.

He took it upon himself to decide his information didn't matter, it wasn't critical (regardless if it could have saved her life or not). He also can't be suddenly afraid of BM, and not before when the relationship was being concealed (imo) IIRC FBI digital evidence finally revealed who he was.

I wonder if obstruction charges were considered...if it would even apply. IMO

I recall these questions in 2020.

It's not illegal to remain silent-- every person has this Constitutional right, and JL showed the world he's morally bankrupt. However, JL did cooperate with investigators once he was contacted by FBI. If JL lied to investigators, withheld evidence, etc., only then would he be subject to criminal charges. I recall JL was interviewed as a POI and had to provide evidence that he was in MI-- building a dock when Barry disappeared SM.

 

[Love Never Fails]

I don't feel sorry for JL at all.

He's not on trial but I would like to ask him : you were in active contact with SM right before she disappeared. Why didn’t you contact LE immediately? She goes missing, and he stayed silent while her missing person case makes national news....for months.

He took it upon himself to decide his information didn't matter, it wasn't critical (regardless if it could have saved her life or not). He also can't be suddenly afraid of BM, and not before when the relationship was being concealed (imo) IIRC FBI digital evidence finally revealed who he was.

I wonder if obstruction charges were considered...if it would even apply. IMO

Oh he knew it mattered. His wife and family mattered more. Typical attitude for those in affairs. Very sad though.

 

[Megnut]

If he genuinely cared about Suzanne, he should have gotten out in front of it. With LE and his own family. He'd been outed once before at home so it wouldn't have been a shocking confession and he could have requested a wellness check. He knew what Suzanne feared, he knew she was trying to push the conversation with BM.

Just think how a simple wellness check at 8 PM or 8 AM would have changed how the last six years have played out.

Sometimes doing nothing isn't a neutral. It's the worst thing a person can do.

JMO

 

[Tragg]

Please note that Zanzberg notes that CRCrP Rule 55.1 falls short of the standard he would prefer:

"...Colorado’s newly adopted rule falls short of the Press-Enterprise standard in some significant respects (the governmental interest supporting sealing need not be a “compelling” one or “of the highest order,” and appellate review of any suppression order will presumably be for “abuse of discretion,” not de novo)..."

CRCrP 55.1

IIRC Judge Murphy initially sealed all records pertaining to the extensive and deeply flawed (IMO) Morphew arrest affidavit to give both sides a chance to review it in light of initial discovery, and to allow for resolution of any fair trial issues that might arise from its release. He defended this decision on the grounds that the public interest in fairness of criminal proceedings outweighed the interest in immediate access. He released these documents after that process was completed.

There was nothing wrong with the decision: the press didn't even file an appeal.