Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #94

[mrjitty]

It seems that the tranquilizer darts do not contain any 'charge' or gunpowder that would allow them to fire from a nonmodified .22 rifle. It is the striking against the back of the bullet containing gun powder, by the rifle pin which causes the bullet to shoot out of the gun. It seems that dart guns are working off of air propulsion - like many bb or pellet guns. So while the caliber of the tranquilizer dart may be .22, it would not shoot out of a rifle that uses .22 caliber ammunition, because it is lacking the firing charge.
If Suzanne was 'shot' with a tranquilizer dart, it was most likely manually put into her and definitely not shot into her from that 'squirrel' .22 that Barry surrendered. JMO

The Tranq dart i researched based on the brand in the AA is indeed fired like a .22 bullet - i.e. not an airgun

I will see if I can find the product video later today

It is quite interesting. After the target is shot, a spring delivers the payload, then the needle drops out.

 

[Megnut]

Would the sound of a truck with a diesel engine at 5 am at a campground be memorable? Or just an annoyance? As in, somebody must be packing up and moving on?

Suzanne's clothes, if found in camp trash, would be an interesting find. SODDI for sure. ahem. But if not found, they'd make their way to a landfill. Goal achieved, either way.

Why'd he turn left? This is my new favored theory.

Why he'd decide to throw the helmet out the window, only hell knows.

Among his myriad mistakes, I think he didn't want you to marry himself to a single What I Want Them To Think Happened. Maybe he learned about the risk of staging from his podcasts to avoid a single, obvious staging, so he staged for everything. Accident, abduction, bushy haired SODDI from the campground, head injury, mountain lion. Any, all. Accident, hit her head, got herself in the water, Cat got her, SODDI wrestled her from the mouth of the Cat, stole her for ransom, ran back to her house to look for her journal in her glovebox, found it by her bedside, burned it for sudden warmth while Barry slept or didn't sleep, before racing off to deposit her helmet because SODDIs are nothing if not random and unpredictable.

Final answer: Barry turned left but he never went as far as Garfield, to turn around.

He went somewhere else.

JMO

 

[303gmf]

It’s entirely possible that jurors could have IQs on the lower end of the continuum or they could have cognitive deficits in deductive reasoning. However, I haven’t noticed this with Colorado juries. Their MO is putting killers in prison.

Colorado ranks 5th in most educated residents stats

 

[303gmf]

Colorado ranks 5th in most educated residents stats

Replying to myself here exclude Patrick Frazee of course

 

[DellaC]

Has anyone gone back to check the defense's claim that, if GPS data is correct, BM must have been zigzagging through the house, unbelievably, in excess of 30 mph? (My experience as an engineer is that we tend to believe computer calculations, but they are really only as good as the input and assumptions used, as well as accuracy of formulas and conversion factors used.) Do we know what tolerances are typical on time stamps and GPS coordinates?

 

[Boxer]

Has anyone gone back to check the defense's claim that, if GPS data is correct, BM must have been zigzagging through the house, unbelievably, in excess of 30 mph? (My experience as an engineer is that we tend to believe computer calculations, but they are really only as good as the input and assumptions used, as well as accuracy of formulas and conversion factors used.) Do we know what tolerances are typical on time stamps and GPS coordinates?

I looked at the times on path and using Google earth for distance, I calculated his speed.
MOO 5mph. A medium run.

 

[Pyrite]

@Pyrite. Let's use the post above as an example of why it's important to indicate that you are quoting an incomplete post, where you chose to include only a select portion of the author's actual thoughts.

In other words, please indicate to all that you are using my information out of context by designating you have snipped the quoted post using the designation RSBM or SBM (snipped by me).

It's part of WS TOS, and I also appreciate the courtesy.

I’m sorry.. I didn’t realize I was supposed to indicate that it wasn’t a complete post I was quoting. In the future I will add the RSBM.

 

[NothingSurprisesAnymore]

Barry had access to chemicals. Chlorine. Probably Bromide. Tranquilizer sedatives. (He said he tranqued TWO deer -- was there a chance LE would recover two -- not one, not three -- dart parts? He also said he woke them back up.) He would likely have easy access to quikcrete and lime/limestone. He's a scent guy, probably an expert on hiding human scent. Hunter thing.

A cooler, ten feet down, buried under concrete in a slurry of lime, tamped down, God himself would have trouble detecting that.

You know what else we don't know? The girls were away, the Ritters were asked not to come over, Barry had his eye on the hot tub repair guy's schedule, we don't know what Barry's driveway looked like from 5/6 going forward.

Barry may have been lining up what he needed right in front of her. An old blade, an old auger, lime, old work boots. Right in plain sight. Suzanne would never dream he was assembling her grave kit.

I'm not sure Barry needed to dig one though, not with all the pre-dug offerings littering his own backyards. (I say backyards, plural, because, while he felt compelled to guard his property/backyard from Suzanne's searchers, I'm not certain he respected his neighbors' property lines.)

A mine is just so easy. And Busy B loves himself some busyness but why dig the hole if he didn't need to?

I'm 50/50.

JMO

Barry has history of burying things on his real estate... furniture, money, etc.
Wonder if he had habit of keeping pre-dug hole on his property?
He may do or own things he wants to keep secret.
Like Suzanne.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Has anyone gone back to check the defense's claim that, if GPS data is correct, BM must have been zigzagging through the house, unbelievably, in excess of 30 mph? (My experience as an engineer is that we tend to believe computer calculations, but they are really only as good as the input and assumptions used, as well as accuracy of formulas and conversion factors used.) Do we know what tolerances are typical on time stamps and GPS coordinates?

From what I understand Cellular GPS is less accurate than WiFi GPS positioning and time stamps. It uses triangulation from the nearest cell phone tower which for the Morphews is in Poncha Soprings. Thre are plenty of people that have experienced the phenomenon of jumping locations just using Find My Phone to locate friends and family when in areas of weak coverage that have been posted. If prosecution brings the same theory to trial as they brought to the preliminary there are two areas of potential weakness with this theory: the dark gun theory and the cellular data information. That theory - that Barry came home and chased Suzanne or was "hunting" for her with a loaded tranquilizer gun was the heart of the preliminary so I'm very curious to see if they attempt it during trial. For me the speed is a minor piece of the theory...whether he was going 5 mph or 30 mph in and around the house. It is believable he would pull up, cut through the house looking for her as that would be a fairly normal and plausible thing to do which if the data is found credible would be a counter argument.

 

[Pyrite]

This is a dart gun made for animal control or capture. This is a Marlin 925R 22 cal model that has been modified by a company named Pneu Dart that is located in PA.
Dart Gun 22 caliber Pneu Dart for sale

An unusual Tranquilizer/dart gun made by GERWIG MFG. ASHLAND, OHIO FOR WILDLIFE MATERIALS INC. .The bore is about .50 cal. but the gun chambers a .22 cal. blank shell
TRANQUILIZER RIFLE AND DART GUN for sale

CAP-CHUR SS CARTRIDGE-FIRED RIFLE
The CapChur Stainless Steel CartridgeFired Rifle uses CapChur approved .22 blank power loads to propel medicated syringes, allowing you to treat or immobilize animals safely in the field or feedlot.
Cap-Chur – Making Sure Every Shot Counts!

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All except the Cap-Chur allow the use of a .22 blank to propel a .50 cal dart. You could not shoot a 22 round safely from these gun as the gas would escape from around the .22 bullet as it does not fit snuggly into the .50 barrel. IMO

looking through the cap-chur site briefly, I was unable to find the diameter of the syringe the 22 blank is pushing.

 

[NothingSurprisesAnymore]

Would the sound of a truck with a diesel engine at 5 am at a campground be memorable? Or just an annoyance? As in, somebody must be packing up and moving on?

Suzanne's clothes, if found in camp trash, would be an interesting find. SODDI for sure. ahem. But if not found, they'd make their way to a landfill. Goal achieved, either way.

Why'd he turn left? This is my new favored theory.

Why he'd decide to throw the helmet out the window, only hell knows.

Among his myriad mistakes, I think he didn't want you to marry himself to a single What I Want Them To Think Happened. Maybe he learned about the risk of staging from his podcasts to avoid a single, obvious staging, so he staged for everything. Accident, abduction, bushy haired SODDI from the campground, head injury, mountain lion. Any, all. Accident, hit her head, got herself in the water, Cat got her, SODDI wrestled her from the mouth of the Cat, stole her for ransom, ran back to her house to look for her journal in her glovebox, found it by her bedside, burned it for sudden warmth while Barry slept or didn't sleep, before racing off to deposit her helmet because SODDIs are nothing if not random and unpredictable.

Final answer: Barry turned left but he never went as far as Garfield, to turn around.

He went somewhere else.

JMO

I'm leaning toward desperate man, desperate measures.

For all his love bombing, threats of suicide, spying on Suzanne, and erratic behavior I think he snapped.

His actions the week leading up to May 10th have the appearance of planning but for Barry it was what he had been doing for years. Suzanne said so.

He had a back pocket plan on how to kill and bury people and I think it was implemented relatively last minute hence the ridiculous alibi and staging.

JMO

 

[Boxer]

From what I understand Cellular GPS is less accurate than WiFi GPS positioning and time stamps. It uses triangulation from the nearest cell phone tower which for the Morphews is in Poncha Soprings. Thre are plenty of people that have experienced the phenomenon of jumping locations just using Find My Phone to locate friends and family when in areas of weak coverage that have been posted. If prosecution brings the same theory to trial as they brought to the preliminary there are two areas of potential weakness with this theory: the dark gun theory and the cellular data information. That theory - that Barry came home and chased Suzanne or was "hunting" for her with a loaded tranquilizer gun was the heart of the preliminary so I'm very curious to see if they attempt it during trial. For me the speed is a minor piece of the theory...whether he was going 5 mph or 30 mph in and around the house. It is believable he would pull up, cut through the house looking for her as that would be a fairly normal and plausible thing to do which if the data is found credible would be a counter argument.

The path he took is completely, understandable. 30mph is too fast for a human. But I can't see how the Def came up with it. MOO IE fudging around to muddy waters on principle.

BM said he ran around then, and did not say he went through walls.

 

[Love Never Fails]

Ij

Why did BM’s old rusty chipmunk gun that he handed over to Grusing and Harris have a newly mounted scope on it? Maybe there is another gun of the same vintage as the scope somewhere? Hmmm….

great post.

 

[Megnut]

The path he took is completely, understandable. 30mph is too fast for a human. But I can't see how the Def came up with it. MOO IE fudging around to muddy waters on principle.

BM said he ran around then, and did not say he went through walls.

Although, from the looks of it, he did run through a locked door.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Perhaps LE mislabeled the trash dumps, by starting with #1 in Broomfield.

I count the potential for FIVE before he even left town.

1. Ravine/Bike
2. (Speculation) campsite/clothes maybe
3. Helmet
4. (Speculation) Poncha Market
5. (Speculation) dumpster/trash in the neighborhood of MG's residence

That may be when he decided to throw everything else away in Broomfield.

I'd like to know the date and time Barry started deleting texts from his phone.

Busy Friday night down by the creek?

JMO

 

[Love Never Fails]

What Causes Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?

According to this article Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is not directly hereditary but if you have a parent who suffers from it, especially if you’re a female your risk of acquiring it increases. Additionally a female’s risk of acquiring an autoimmune disorder increases with a family history of both AI and HL. We know AI disorders are more prevalent in females and that certain stressors can contribute to this. Wasn’t Suzanne diagnosed with HL shortly after her parent’s divorce? Likely a highly stressful time for her as any teenager. And she later blamed her recurrence on stress and it’s leading to an unhealthy lifestyle?
If Barry knew anything about Suzanne’s diagnosis why would he risk this scenario endangering both daughters health? Selfish as can be. They are enduring an ultimate stress that thankfully most of us are not well acquainted with. He is endangering not only their safety and health but possibly contributing to their own lack of peace and risking their future health at a minimum.
When if ever has Barry ever put anyone’s needs above his own?

I’m certain Barry hasn’t given a single thought to what caused Suzanne’s cancer, nor is he concerned his daughters would develop cancer.

You see in Barry’s mind, if you just live the way he says, dress like says, do what he says, don’t take anything for pain, don’t have a drink, just hunt and give your husband all the sex he wants, then you will be just fine. That’s Barry’s world.

I’m sure he reminded Suzanne every single day of how weak she was mentally, emotionally and spiritually. That’s what a narcissist does.

 

[JusCurious]

"One person with a critical mind who isn't comfortable sending a man to prison for the rest of his life with the prosecution's speculation is a problem for the prosecution."

Not quite. I'd argue "one person ignoring facts, lies, and common sense, is a problem for the prosecution."

It is a fact that Suzanne's footprint ceased when Barry returned home.

It is a fact that Barry's cell phone and truck data show activity when he claimed to be sleeping.

It is a fact that Suzanne's last ping occurred during a time when he had access to her phone.

It is a fact that Barry lied about the state of their marriage, and deleted texts that would have proven this lie.

It is a fact that Barry puts himself driving past the location of the helmet.

It is a fact that Barry lied about what he did in Broomfield, and where he was when he got that phone call.

It is a fact that Barry told dozens of lies, and changed his story.

There are gaps and things that will forever remain unanswered.

For me however, the "who" and the "what" couldn't possibly be more clear.

Barry murdered Suzanne.

And if you want to consider any other ridiculous alternative to her disappearance (the Bobcat or stranger abduction) then the helmet and bike being planted disprove those alternatives.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

I’m certain Barry hasn’t given a single thought to what caused Suzanne’s cancer, nor is he concerned his daughters would develop cancer.

You see in Barry’s mind, if you just live the way he says, dress like says, do what he says, don’t take anything for pain, don’t have a drink, just hunt and give your husband all the sex he wants, then you will be just fine. That’s Barry’s world.

I’m sure he reminded Suzanne every single day of how weak she was mentally, emotionally and spiritually. That’s what a narcissist does.

I doubt all of that. There is just nothing to indicate that he belittled his wife throughout their marriage or his kids. If anything Suzanne had a conversation somewhere down the line with her daughters about her cancer and if it had genetic implications for them. Just strikes me that she would be that kind of mother. We know during an argument he threw out the cost of her medical insurance, but there just isn't anything that indicates he spent their marriage belittling her. Plus generally if a couple is fighting/arguing all kinds of crap comes out. I'd bet my bottom dollar Suzanne's grievances came out in at least one fight as Barry said and I believe it, she'd become assertive.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

And if you want to consider any other ridiculous alternative to her disappearance (the Bobcat or stranger abduction) then the helmet and bike being planted disprove those alternatives.

I think that is the defense's job. We just don't know for certain what will come into trial from prosecution if they alter their original theory or what angle defense will take to cloud their theory. We already know from motions and the prelim, that defense will most likely question the validity of the data. Prosecution has already said the bobcat was not involved so that won't come into trial unless prosecution makes a change in their thinking from the affidavit. From my POV you can't really speculate at this point since we don't know what info will be admissible and what info prosecution will use. The stuff we speculate about that is not admissible isn't going to come into play at all e.g. the character assassination stuff, the hearsay etc, For me, that is the root of talking head defense attorney claims that the case is weak. Alot of what was used to throw probability enough to get the arrest warrant signed off won't be in trial. Opening arguments will be absolutely fascinating.

 

[DeDee]

All except the Cap-Chur allow the use of a .22 blank to propel a .50 cal dart. You could not shoot a 22 round safely from these gun as the gas would escape from around the .22 bullet as it does not fit snuggly into the .50 barrel. IMO

looking through the cap-chur site briefly, I was unable to find the diameter of the syringe the 22 blank is pushing.

I am not a firearm expert and do not intend to become one during the course of this trial. It's doubtful this is the exact firearm Barry owned. My point, in the OP, was to prove .22s are sold for tranquilizer darts.

In the other link posted, it's also a .50 barrel that loads a .22 dart:

"This is a Marlin 925R 22 cal model that has been modified by a company named Pneu Dart that is located in PA. Dart barrel 50 cal. Caliber: .22 Short"
Dart Gun 22 caliber Pneu Dart for sale

Here's another one from the CapChur site