Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #85

[waldojabba]

How do you know it’s free?
I haven’t seen the deal the Cushman’s and BM worked out yet, let us know if you find any information.
Isn’t he paying $2k a month for SD’s rental?
Seems odd to me

I tend to assume that the Cushman property is also free to Barry. I also tend to think as part of the deal he needs to maintain the property, snow plow etc, move around a boulder here and there...lol. I think the Cushman's probably knew Barry as a nice helpful nieghbor who would never kill his wife - they are not local and IMO would not have followed the case in detail. Plus their trusted house cleaner SD is his girlfriend - so they offered their rental up. Maybe he has even agreed to move out to SD's if the Cushmans rent it here and there for ski or hunitng vacations etc

I think that he started paying SD's rent when she went on disability because he was going to move in with her after he was released. Also this gives him an element of control in the relationship. Because you know Barry , he's an ATM.

I would guess that IE interceded due to Optics. I believe she said the prosection was trying to color the relationship "dirty" last time she was in the courtroom. As in sexual/ cohabitation before marriage ? Does dirty mean that Barry is not a "Godly" man ? Beats me-
IE wants it to appear like they are just "friends" . Like in grade school .

IMO, If I had to guess his legal team would like the relationship to disappear all together. We all know that won't happen. SD knows things that will help LE ( deleted messages etc) so BM is keeping her close - at least as long as he needs to that is -

ALL MY OPINION ONLY

 

[Megnut]

Did Barry tell LE originally that he was at the spa store all afternoon on the 9th, only to be confronted with data that showed he was not, that he'd been doing the mechanical thing with his Bobcat in Salida before returning to PP and essentially parking himself there for the day?

The missing 18 miles, he tried to sell that as a spa run which we're not sure was EVER made, right?

The empty bottles in Suzanne's RR, how'd they get there? WHEN did they get there? Weird they didn't disappear into the Men's Warehouse vortex. Presumably, if they were in Suzanne's RR all MDW, Suzanne herself was likely planning to run that errand. Is this the same errand referenced in her text to Barry on Saturday morning, to get the spa stuff? Wouldn't he need the refill bottles from her car? We're those bottles underfoot on Friday when they went to Salida for pizza? Did Barry ride in her car? As driver? Passenger? Or was he in his truck, separate vehicles?

The bottles are likely insignificant but we're left with the 18 miles.

And I keep coming back to the unnecessary Garfield run. It's not a full 18 miles. Unless he went further.

Might there be biking clothes 2 or 3 miles beyond the Garfield turn?

How much traffic would there have been at 4am? Besides the herds of elk. Why would Barry drive all those extra miles, at least 6 each way, just to stage one helmet, one that doesn't IMO yield great narrative value?

What are we missing?

All jmo

 

[waldojabba]

I firmly believe BM & SD had a relationship prior to SM disappearance. I may have missed previous information that suggest otherwise, my apologies. SD has been in the picture for more than a while….IMO.

Totally agree @Pink2017

 

[303gmf]

I wonder if Barry did her landscaping with those signature boulders sitting there in the middle of the yard. You would think if your honey is a landscaper then your yard would look better than that.

Just looked at Cushman house photo,
bit of landscaping zoomed in on has many huge boulders on both sides of steps shown, (props to Andy Johnstone!) BM would feel right at home

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Exactly, and if the “abductor” had turned left after taking SM from the PP/Fooses Dam area, he would not have thrown the helmet clear across HWY 50 while making his escape in broad daylight. That is a busy road.
However, if one traveled up towards Monarch Pass and turned around at Garfield in the middle of the night when there was little traffic, it would be easy to pull over for a second and toss that helmet off to the south side of 50 without being seen.
Also, the defense attorneys made a big show of the fact that no tire tracks from BM’s vehicle were found near where the helmet was found. A close up of that pull off off shows tire tracks that indicate it was a well used pull off. The helmet wasn’t found until Thursday. No telling how many people pulled off there between Sunday and Thursday obliterating previous tread marks.

More importantly GPS did not show him turning left. LE implied they had data that showed him turning left and he answered that he was chasing Elk. So how does prosecution prove that he turned left? Because he said he did? He said alot of things people don't believe....just saying. Defense will scream entrapment IMO. And I'm still confused by the continual fascination with SD. If anything trying to figure out if they knew each other prior just sheds doubt on the charge that Barry acted alone with with premeditation. Does anyone really think the DA is going to change the charge to conspiracy to commit murder? I certainly think there's more to the story....but the arrest happened, the preliminary happened....what can change between now and prosecutions delivery of the witness list? Lots of things....but is it going to happen. My vote is no.

Did Barry tell LE originally that he was at the spa store all afternoon on the 9th, only to be confronted with data that showed he was not, that he'd been doing the mechanical thing with his Bobcat in Salida before returning to PP and essentially parking himself there for the day?

The missing 18 miles, he tried to sell that as a spa run which we're not sure was EVER made, right?

The empty bottles in Suzanne's RR, how'd they get there? WHEN did they get there? Weird they didn't disappear into the Men's Warehouse vortex. Presumably, if they were in Suzanne's RR all MDW, Suzanne herself was likely planning to run that errand. Is this the same errand referenced in her text to Barry on Saturday morning, to get the spa stuff? Wouldn't he need the refill bottles from her car? We're those bottles underfoot on Friday when they went to Salida for pizza? Did Barry ride in her car? As driver? Passenger? Or was he in his truck, separate vehicles?

The bottles are likely insignificant but we're left with the 18 miles.

And I keep coming back to the unnecessary Garfield run. It's not a full 18 miles. Unless he went further.

Might there be biking clothes 2 or 3 miles beyond the Garfield turn?

How much traffic would there have been at 4am? Besides the herds of elk. Why would Barry drive all those extra miles, at least 6 each way, just to stage one helmet, one that doesn't IMO yield great narrative value?

What are we missing?

All jmo

The fact that GPS did not show him turning left before he headed for Broomfield. But yes, prosecution is "missing" 18 miles. The Garfield mine might play a role...but I don't believe it was on the way to Broomfield. If prosecution is going to rely on GPS to make their case then that discounts him turning left to go to Garfield at that moment in the timeline.

 

[303gmf]

I tend to assume that the Cushman property is also free to Barry. I also tend to think as part of the deal he needs to maintain the property, snow plow etc, move around a boulder here and there...lol. I think the Cushman's probably knew Barry as a nice helpful nieghbor who would never kill his wife - they are not local and IMO would not have followed the case in detail. Plus their trusted house cleaner SD is his girlfriend - so they offered their rental up. Maybe he has even agreed to move out to SD's if the Cushmans rent it here and there for ski or hunitng vacations etc

I think that he started paying SD's rent when she went on disability because he was going to move in with her after he was released. Also this gives him an element of control in the relationship. Because you know Barry , he's an ATM.

I would guess that IE interceded due to Optics. I believe she said the prosection was trying to color the relationship "dirty" last time she was in the courtroom. As in sexual/ cohabitation before marriage ? Does dirty mean that Barry is not a "Godly" man ? Beats me-
IE wants it to appear like they are just "friends" . Like in grade school .

IMO, If I had to guess his legal team would like the relationship to disappear all together. We all know that won't happen. SD knows things that will help LE ( deleted messages etc) so BM is keeping her close - at least as long as he needs to that is -

ALL MY OPINION ONLY

All excellent thoughts W, agree!
Was responding to OP’s use of “free” in BM choice of his hopefully temporary residence.
TX owners seem to be defending helpful BM on social media and believe in his innocence but who doesn’t need a property caretaker on-site for their AirBB, the old neighbor with plow & cleaning woman’s bf…win win for all
Is there room for SD?
Daughters visits?
I have many questions, lol

 

[OldCop]

More importantly GPS did not show him turning left. LE implied they had data that showed him turning left and he answered that he was chasing Elk. So how does prosecution prove that he turned left? Because he said he did? He said alot of things people don't believe....just saying. Defense will scream entrapment IMO. And I'm still confused by the continual fascination with SD. If anything trying to figure out if they knew each other prior just sheds doubt on the charge that Barry acted alone with with premeditation. Does anyone really think the DA is going to change the charge to conspiracy to commit murder? I certainly think there's more to the story....but the arrest happened, the preliminary happened....what can change between now and prosecutions delivery of the witness list? Lots of things....but is it going to happen. My vote is no.

I think BM is a lot like LS in the Gannon Stauch case. BM presents a story to investigators during an interview. As the case goes on, LE finds information that contradicts his story. They call him back in and he very nimbly changes his story to fit the facts. He did it then, he did it when confronted with the mechanical thingy on his Bobcat, and he did it when asked why he was running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20.
If he didn’t turn left, why wouldn’t he just say he didn’t turn left? Why on earth would you make up a whole story about spotting elk, following them up the highway, and turning around at Garfield? Because BM knew that LE knew.
He said he did a mechanical thingey to his Bobcat at a certain time. When LE confronted him because the time was wrong, he said he was all upset about his wife being missing. BM knew that LE knew that he didn’t do the mechanical thingey when he said he did.
When LE asked him about running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20, why wouldn’t he say he wasn’t running around his house? Why on earth would he say he was running around shooting chipmunks? Because BM knew that LE knew that he was running around his house.
I’m sure there are many other contradictions. The truth is that BM will change his narrative every time a new piece of evidence surfaces against him. He twists his story to fit the facts. You don’t do that if you are an innocent person.
MOO

 

[Momofthreeboys]

More importantly GPS did not show him turning left. LE implied they had data that showed him turning left and he answered that he was chasing Elk. So how does prosecution prove that he turned left? Because he said he did? He said alot of things people don't believe....just saying. Defense will scream entrapment IMO. And I'm still confused by the continual fascination with SD. If anything trying to figure out if they knew each other prior just sheds doubt on the charge that Barry acted alone with with premeditation. Does anyone really think the DA is going to change the charge to conspiracy to commit murder? I certainly think there's more to the story....but the arrest happened, the preliminary happened....what can change between now and prosecutions delivery of the witness list? Lots of things....but is it going to happen. My vote is no.

The fact that GPS did not show him turning left before he headed for Broomfield. But yes, prosecution is "missing" 18 miles. The Garfield mine might play a role...but I don't believe it was on the way to Broomfield.

I think BM is a lot like LS in the Gannon Stauch case. BM presents a story to investigators during an interview. As the case goes on, LE finds information that contradicts his story. They call him back in and he very nimbly changes his story to fit the facts. He did it then, he did it when confronted with the mechanical thingy on his Bobcat, and he did it when asked why he was running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20.
If he didn’t turn left, why wouldn’t he just say he didn’t turn left? Why on earth would you make up a whole story about spotting elk, following them up the highway, and turning around at Garfield? Because BM knew that LE knew.
He said he did a mechanical thingey to his Bobcat at a certain time. When LE confronted him because the time was wrong, he said he was all upset about his wife being missing. BM knew that LE knew that he didn’t do the mechanical thingey when he said he did.
When LE asked him about running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20, why wouldn’t he say he wasn’t running around his house? Why on earth would he say he was running around shooting chipmunks? Because BM knew that LE knew that he was running around his house.
I’m sure there are many other contradictions. The truth is that BM will change his narrative every time a new piece of evidence surfaces against him. He twists his story to fit the facts. You don’t do that if you are an innocent person.
MOO

I don't disagree. And for the most part all his little stories including the totally not believable ones like the 65 chipmunks supports prosecution....I just "wish" LE hadn't tried to trap him by claiming they had him turning left that morning. Hopefully there are no others in the disclosure. Defense doesn't like that kind of tactic and neither do some people on juries. My guess is it won't come up at trial by the prosecution despite all the attention we're giving it. We'll see.....

 

[Pink2017]

Yeah, but he's paying rent in Salida. Killers return to the scene, but this is some epic level guilt projection.

Yes, all of it. So true!!! I’m stuck on SD meeting BM at dumpster…clandestine moment, I have no doubt!

 

[O.Incandenza]

From a professional perspective, I can't imagine anything worse than going from El Paso County's 4th Judicial District to the conglomerate of Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Park Counties making up the 11th Judicial District.

Lindsey spent 16 years in the 4th District before losing his job in an administration change and I doubt anybody's first choice (let alone a Sr DA) would be the 11th District!

Clearly, a Sr Deputy DA position came open in Pueblo County in Sept -- very comparable to his former job in Co Spgs, so why wouldn't Lindsey apply for that position? This is not private practice but a state, civil servant position so I don't understand the controversy here.

I also doubt Lindsey's family relocated with him to the land of no cellular service, etc. and he can actually commute from his Co Springs family home to Pueblo. I think this was the best move for both Lindsey and his family, and I wish him every success. MOO

ETA: Linsdey spent 4 years (2000-2004) in Pueblo County before joining El Paso County Judicial District.

That's all true. But if this was purely a career move then I think it would have been handled a bit differently. It wouldn't have been so abrupt. He wouldn't have been handling a hearing in the highest profile case the county has seen in years just a few days before resigning. The DA wouldn't have mentioned issues he had. There would have been a transition period and a clear replacement, etc. Hard to know for sure from the outside, but I think there are a number of signs that there was some sort of internal turmoil.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

That's all true. But if this was purely a career move then I think it would have been handled a bit differently. It wouldn't have been so abrupt. He wouldn't have been handling a hearing in the highest profile case the county has seen in years just a few days before resigning. The DA wouldn't have mentioned issues he had. There would have been a transition period and a clear replacement, etc. Hard to know for sure from the outside, but I think there are a number of signs that there was some sort of internal turmoil.

Without question the signs were he was discontented with the current status quo. It's a shame because on paper he seems quite accomplished and it could be difficult to find a replacement with as deep of knowledge of the law and trial experience. My guess is the budgets aren't all that large in Chaffee County compared to more populous jurisdictions.

 

[Megnut]

Did LE ever report whether Barry used multiple doors at the hotel? We know he tried to get in through a side door (he said to cop a free breakfast but if he had a room, he technically already paid for the breakfast, never minding that was Covid -- but no reason to avoid the front door, unless it wasn't about breakfast)... we know he changed shirts a lot. Perhaps he only came in the front door the first time, and then for the tool trips. I'm curious if he left via the other door during his trash runs. Using the side door might've worked too. If the adjacent business hadn't had a camera aimed right at it

JMO

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Did LE ever report whether Barry used multiple doors at the hotel? We know he tried to get in through a side door (he said to cop a free breakfast but if he had a room, he technically already paid for the breakfast, never minding that was Covid -- but no reason to avoid the front door, unless it wasn't about breakfast)... we know he changed shirts a lot. Perhaps he only came in the front door the first time, and then for the tool trips. I'm curious if he left via the other door during his trash runs. Using the side door might've worked too. If the adjacent business hadn't had a camera aimed right at it

JMO

For what purpose? They tracked his truck so knew when he was coming and going from the hotel so for what purpose would using different doors come into play?

 

[Megnut]

For what purpose? They tracked his truck so knew when he was coming and going from the hotel so for what purpose would using different doors come into play?

Because I think Barry felt confident that the hotel only had cameras at the front entry.

I think Barry may have felt he disabled tracking on his truck. Given that, had he parked on the side of the hotel and gained entrance, Barry may have been able to fake his arrival and departure times. Whatever his intention. I'm not sure he could have botched it worse if he tried. Shirt changing, dumpster hopping, granola eating, the only thing he DIDN'T do during his "working in Denver" alibi... was work.

JMO

 

[Scootie98]

I think BM is a lot like LS in the Gannon Stauch case. BM presents a story to investigators during an interview. As the case goes on, LE finds information that contradicts his story. They call him back in and he very nimbly changes his story to fit the facts. He did it then, he did it when confronted with the mechanical thingy on his Bobcat, and he did it when asked why he was running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20.
If he didn’t turn left, why wouldn’t he just say he didn’t turn left? Why on earth would you make up a whole story about spotting elk, following them up the highway, and turning around at Garfield? Because BM knew that LE knew.
He said he did a mechanical thingey to his Bobcat at a certain time. When LE confronted him because the time was wrong, he said he was all upset about his wife being missing. BM knew that LE knew that he didn’t do the mechanical thingey when he said he did.
When LE asked him about running around his house on the afternoon of 5/9/20, why wouldn’t he say he wasn’t running around his house? Why on earth would he say he was running around shooting chipmunks? Because BM knew that LE knew that he was running around his house.
I’m sure there are many other contradictions. The truth is that BM will change his narrative every time a new piece of evidence surfaces against him. He twists his story to fit the facts. You don’t do that if you are an innocent person.
MOO

Agent Grusing said that Barry responded to questions with "I don't recall" at least 95 times, IIRC. Interesting how at times, Barry would conjur up a wild animal tale and at other times....he can't recall. I suspect that the latter were questions where he smelled self-incrimination much more profoundly.

 

[sk716]

Yes, all of it. So true!!! I’m stuck on SD meeting BM at dumpster…clandestine moment, I have no doubt!

Their song is Dumpster Love (to the tune of Muskrat Love).

Barry loves his dumpsters.

 

[sk716]

From a professional perspective, I can't imagine anything worse than going from El Paso County's 4th Judicial District to the conglomerate of Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Park Counties making up the 11th Judicial District.

Lindsey spent 16 years in the 4th District before losing his job in an administration change and I doubt anybody's first choice (let alone a Sr DA) would be the 11th District!

Clearly, a Sr Deputy DA position came open in Pueblo County in Sept -- very comparable to his former job in Co Spgs, so why wouldn't Lindsey apply for that position? This is not private practice but a state, civil servant position so I don't understand the controversy here.

I also doubt Lindsey's family relocated with him to the land of no cellular service, etc. and he can actually commute from his Co Springs family home to Pueblo. I think this was the best move for both Lindsey and his family, and I wish him every success. MOO

ETA: Linsdey spent 4 years (2000-2004) in Pueblo County before joining El Paso County Judicial District.

It's fair to point out that the 11th isn't an exciting place for a prosecutor with big plans. It's not going to be easy to bring in top talent for longer than this case.

 

[scapa]

Without question the signs were he was discontented with the current status quo. It's a shame because on paper he seems quite accomplished and it could be difficult to find a replacement with as deep of knowledge of the law and trial experience. My guess is the budgets aren't all that large in Chaffee County compared to more populous jurisdictions.

I'm not really up on US state trial procedures -- can LS bring in a special prospector/ prosecutor from another county for the express and single purpose of helping to try this case? Or are they limited to whomever's already in that county's DA office?

 

[Megnut]

What was Barry doing at Tailwinds on May 9th, from 7:22 AM to 7:39 AM? (P. 36 AA)

 

[sk716]

Yes, she’s there and we need to move boulders.

It's gotta happen soon. There's already a light dusting of snow on Monarch.

Conditions - Monarch Mountain