Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #95

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I think the defense will object and ask what Evidence shows BM was controlling for the first 28.5 years of the marriage? I don’t think SM’s brother AM and sister stating BM was controlling in their opinions will be admissible as it it conjecture. Again, all IMO and I am not an attorney.
It won't matter if it is admissable or not. All the texts and deleting of texts will speak for themselves.
 
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And the “controlling” aspect might be dicey for prosecution. There are plenty of facts available that make the concept of control a debatable claim. Prosecution might be better off staying away from gray areas. Why Suzanne wanted a divorce is less important than the concept that Barry didn’t. Their marital issues and grievances don’t really add much to prosecution in my opinion plus they won’t have hearsay to use so could get disjointed.
But her grievances do matter!

She made it clear in her texts that she was afraid of him, scared of him, and afraid to be alone with him.

Her very own voice on that spy pen made it clear she was sick and tired of him controlling what she wore, what she didn't wear, what she drank, what she didn't drink, what she did, what she couldn't do. Her whole life was totally controlled by him.

This will all come out at trial....
 
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Dropping a timeline in. Links go to collected details surrounding individual events.

August 5, 1994 – Suzanne Moorman marries Barry Morphew

The Alexandria Times-Tribune Alexandria, Indiana 05 Jan 1994, Wed • Page 4

December 1999 – Barry and Suzanne Purchase 26040 Cal Carson Rd, Arcadia, IN
Private, Gated Estate Home on 10 Acres!

November 2013 – Suzanne Inherits $208,000 upon the Passing of her Mother.
Melinda Baumunk provided documents that Suzanne inherited approximately $208,000 in 2013 at the passing of her mother. She inherited another approximate $217,000 when her grandmother passed away in 2016.

August 2016 – Suzanne inherits $217,000 upon the death of a grandmother.
Suzanne’s grievance list included multiple references to Barry controlling the finances.

April 12, 2018 – The Morphew’s Purchase 19057 Puma Path
Barry and Suzanne Morphew purchase 19057 Puma Path for $1,575,000.

June 1, 2018 – The Morphews move to Colorado. (PH – Harris)
SA Harris: Yeah, they moved in 2018. I believe they left around June 1st, 2018. to move to Colorado. So roughly a year and a half of the time is what Sheila originally said in that.

September 2018 – Suzanne sends “Howdy stranger” message to JL
First contact since high school.

Fall 2018 – JL’s daughter sees messages from Suzanne on his phone.
JL breaks it off.

Thanksgiving 2018 – Barry obsessive/possessive.
While Suzanne was at the Oliver’s house, she had stepped away from her cell phone to use the restroom, and Barry tried calling her several times within a few minutes, then tried calling Sheila, then tried calling Darin.

Holidays 2018 – Suzanne finds Libler’s LinkedIn Page.
Relationship Rekindled

January 2019 – The Mexico trip where Barry took Suzanne’s phone
Mexico trip mentioned in the grievances list where Barry took Suzanne's phone.

February 11 – 14, 2019 – Suzanne in New Orleans with JL
Barry admitted to questioning Suzanne about the New Orleans trip, further evidence he suspected the affair.

April 2019 – Suzanne meets up with JL in Indiana
She does not see SO on this trip.

July 2019 – Suzanne and JL meet up in Michigan
Barry called SO while Suzanne was in MI visiting her father/JL, wanting to know why Suzanne wasn't returning his calls.

September 2019 – Barry stalks Suzanne and SO, creeping through woods.
Barry stalked Suzanne and SO at the Puma Path house in September 2019.

October 2019 – Libler and Suzanne in Dallas
Suzanne and JL spend two nights at the Galleria.

September – November 2019 – Barry aggressively pursues KW around Salida.
From the first time KW met Barry, she said it felt like "he was putting his tentacles out."

Holidays 2019 – Suzanne and JL stop talking on the phone because she is afraid Barry will find out.
They shift to more covert ways to communicate. Barry's second device makes its first appearance.

January/February 2020 – Suzanne in Florida, gets spy pen, sees JL
Suzanne in Florida, SO gives her the spy pen during this trip. Suzanne records a conversation with JL on this trip.

Late February 2020 – Suzanne in Florida, sees father and JL.
Suzanna skips out on time with her father to see JL. Barry goes to Florida.

March 2020 – Spy pen records argument between Suzanne and Barry. “It’s money. It’s about money.”
“… I have lived for years being told how I should feel, how I should act, how I should look, what I should drink, what I shouldn’t drink, what I should put in my body, what I shouldn’t put in my body … ”

March 20, 2020 – Jekyll and Hyde text exchange between Suzanne and SO, Macy suggests restraining order.
"It’s Jekyl and Hyde again … Pretty much told him I can’t be healthy and stay in this."

March 22, 2020 – Spy pen records Barry listening to Forensic Files episodes, call with Suzanne on drive to Pueblo
Coincidentally one of the episodes involved a woman "disappearing" after a bike ride.

April 21, 2020 – Messages between Suzanne and Libler
“I want to be with you,” “I can only be me with you,” I love you,” “I need you.” “You know I was born to love you.”

May 4, 2020 16:05 – Barry makes 3 second outgoing call to Suzanne
This was the first logged call in Barry’s phone to or from Suzanne since February 7, 2020.

May 5, 2020 – Suzanne drives Macy to Gunnison
Suzanne drives MM2 to Gunnison, CO to meet MM1 for a road/camping trip through Utah and Idaho with MM1's best friend.

May 6, 08:44 – Suzanne sends MM2 a text
“Good morning! I miss you already!”

May 6, 10:13 – Suzanne: “I’m done. I could care less what you’re up to and have been for years.”
From 14:43 to 17:00 Barry replied, “When I’m dead,” “Going to see my savior,” and “This life on earth is a mear (sic) grain of sand compared to eternity.”

May 6, 2020 – 14:43 – From Barry to Suzanne: “I’m sorry if things went the way they did. I have a problem dealing with the way you accused me of hiding checks. If you think I’m as terrible of a person to hide our accounts and have ones you don’t know about you don’t know me.
All I do is for you and the girls. All. When I'm dead, which won't be long, you guys will be taken care of. Please stop being angry. If I can control my hurt heart I think I can overcome your distant unlovingness toward me. Honey, I swear it's the hardest thing I've had to do. I love you I always will.”

May 6, 2020 – 15:51 – Barry to Suzanne: “I promise you were wrong about all the crazy thoughts about me. I have always been faithful. Always.
Why would I ever want another when I'm married to the most beautiful, sweet, kind, loving, woman as you? Only a fool would stray from an angel like you.”

May 07, 2020 – Suzanne messages JL about how magical past days had been. Barry wants a new truck.
16:43 - “Been studying all afternoon. I’m gonna bike now. I’ve got veggie soup on for supper.”

May 7, 2020 – SB puts new tires on Suzanne’s bike
Bike mechanic was interviewed by law enforcement.

May 7, 2020 23:00 – “I finally got the job” text from Mallory goes unanswered.
Q (Lindsey): Anything on May 6th that didn’t seem normal? Was there a text from MM1 to Mr. Morphew? A (Grusing): I believe that’s the night of May 7th. MM1, MM2, and their friend H are out on a trip towards Utah and MM1 is sending pictures to both Suzanne and Barry but I was ... Read more

May 08, 07:03 – Suzanne’s phone backs up a list of 50 reasons why she wanted to leave marriage on “Notes”
Not safe alone with you. Can’t be trusted - Oppressive - Slam on brakes when angry - Threaten to jump out of car - Gun

May 08, 08:43 – “I will continue to do your invoicing when you need to.”
"When FBI Agents showed Barry these texts during interviews in 2021, he said he did not think Suzanne was serious."

May 08, 09:28 – Suzanne texts sister about Barry’s abuse.
“It’s hard dealing with the harsh abrasiveness and having to show respect. He’s also been abusive, emotionally and physically. There’s so much … I went thru a period of acceptance and I feel more angry now. Anger at what I’ve allowed.”

May 08, 10:55 Barry: “I Love You, Suzanne.”
“But, in the afternoon, it (the text fight) was like it never happened. She texted me back and it was just like, ‘Hey, what time are you coming home? Hey, this or that. Just pick this up or pick that up.'”

May 08, 13:18 – Barry texts Salida Stove and Spa about getting the hot tub fixed.
"Asking when he could come out to the home."

May 08, 15:43 – Barry’s iPhone receives an SMS message associated with the unknown device
This second device was first used on November 30,2019 and was associated with Barry’s iPhone 91 times since then, compared to 1,701 associations with the primary User ID since November 2019.

May 8, 19:06 – Moonlight Pizza and Phone Calls
Barry convinces Suzanne to meet him at the Tailwinds site before going to pick up Moonlight Pizza together.

May 08, 21:04 – 20 Facebook friend requests, 3 men named “Jeff.” Barry’s lurking at the River.
Barry was asked about his phone pinging down by the river during the Facebook posts on Friday night and asked if he was outside. Barry said, “I could have been. I don’t remember. I chase critters around the house all the time.”

May 09, 00:02 – Incoming call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)
Incoming call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)

May 09, 02:07 – Outgoing call on Suzanne’s phone (PH CAST)
02:07 am outgoing call on SM’s phone (PH CAST)

May 09, 06:00 – Barry’s phone received call (PH CAST)
06:00 am BM’s phone received call (PH CAST)

May 09, 06:46 – Barry’s phone registered “Power On”
Comes out of Airplane mode.

May 09, 07:19 – Barry’s cell received signal (PH)
Barry’s cell received signal (PH)

May 09, 07:22 – 07:39 – Barry at “Tailwinds” worksite
Barry’s phone registered locations at his “Tailwinds” work site near Poncha Springs.

May 09, 07:35 – Suzanne texting SO
Discussing SO's daughters wedding on Sunday.

May 09, 08:00 – MG was with Barry working on the rock beach site until 11am.
Gentile: “He said that he had to go make the wife happy – do some hiking or biking.”

May 9 – Morning – Suzanne messaging JL
“He’s still wanting Arizona.”

May 09, 09:50 – Barry to Suzanne: Want to go on hike? *Text Exchange*
Barry to Suzanne: Want to go on hike?

May 9, 2020 – 11:14 – Suzanne received a second password reset message from Facebook
Previous reset was while Barry was down by the river on the evening of the 8th.

May 09, 11:15 est. – Barry tells MG he could “bury a body” and it “would never be found.”
Gentile: “He seemed stressed. He definitely seemed weird on Saturday.”

May 09, 11:55 – Dead Turkey Hunt or Barry Takes Down His Trail Cameras
Barry said he was looking for a turkey that Mallory had shot previously with a bow, but they had never found.

May 09, 13:35 – Barry leaves home again.
Checked on job at Kim Gyms

May 9, 13:40(?) – Suzanne texts JL
"Guess who is alone again?"

May 09, 13:46 – Barry and the backhoe
After texting, Barry drove by Tim Klco's house to see the backhoe, but did not get back in touch to buy it. In 2018, Barry used a backhoe to dig a large hole in his front yard, fill it with items to include furniture, and cover it over, planting alfalfa on top.

May 09, 13:51 – 14:13 – Barry at DSI, replacing Bobcat blade
He was wearing a blue t-shirt and khaki shorts.

May 09, 14:03 – Suzanne sends sunbathing pic to JL, last proof of life.
“Well, look at her. She’s obviously drunk. Look at her eyes. Do you know what drunk eyes look like?”

May 09, 14:11 – Suzanne sends last LinkedIn message to JL: “I’m on wa.”
Libler sent response messages at 2:39PM, 2:46PM and 2:47PM that Suzanne did not answer.

May 09, 14:26 – Barry texts Suzanne, “Done headed back.”
He texted Suzanne that he was done and was headed home.

May 09, 14:31 – Barry texted Suzanne, “Did you leave.”
At 2:31 PM, Barry texted Suzanne, “Did you leave.”

May 09, 14:39 – JL messages Suzanne, she does not respond. First unread.
Messages from LinkedIn show they were talking about how Suzanne is in love with Jeff before she went missing.

May 09, 14:43 – Barry’s phone and F-350, per telematics, arrive at the Morphew residence.
"The photo is shown in the courtroom, Suzanne smiling. Truck GPS coordinates show Barry’s truck goes into park at 2:43:59. Phone coordinates show he walks around the house. You can hear a pin drop in the courtroom as tension is high." - Carol McKinley, PH Tweet

May 09, 14:44 – Shooting Chipmunks? Barry had a .22 in the moments when Suzanne ceased the communicate with everyone she loved in the world.
Shooting Chipmunks? Barry had a .22 in the moments when Suzanne ceased the communicate with everyone she loved in the world.

May 09, 14:46 – JL messages: “Hey … your weather looks great” Second unread.
No response from Suzanne.

May 09, 14:47 – JL sends another messages to Suzanne with no response. Third unread.
Jeff sends last message if the day to Suzanne with no response.

May 09, 16:00 – 17:30 – Defense says Barry was at Salida Stove and Spa
Salida Stove and Spa's posted hours have the store closing at 2pm on Saturday. Telematics show Barry's truck in his garage during the time he was supposedly at Salida Stove and Spa.

May 09, 16:44 – Barry parks his truck in the garage.
Barry claims to have been loading his truck and cleaning off his workbench.

May 09, 17:33 – Barry’s truck system manually rebooted
Barry attempted to disable the trucks GPS and SYNC features.

May 09, 18:40, 18:46 – SO sends two Snapchats to Suzanne that were never opened
SO sends two Snapchats to Suzanne that were never opened

May 09, 21:25 – Barry’s truck goes into reverse, backs 96.8 feet down driveway
Barry backs 96 feet out of the garage.

May 09, 22:17 – Barry’s Phone Exits out of Airplane Mode
Barry's phone comes out of airplane mode at the Morphew residence.

May 10, 02:53 – Outgoing call on Suzanne’s phone
Possible glitch.

May 10, 03:25 – 03:48 – Barry’s truck door opened and closed
"SA Hoyland noted over eighty events involving the F350 during this timeframe."

May 10, 03:58 – Barry’s phone moves from home to near where Suzanne’s bike found
3:58 am BM cell moves from home to near 225/50 where bike found Carol McKinley PH Tweets (read from bottom tweet up): 431 am 5/10 Barry’s phone goes back into airplane mode at the his home. 5:37 am – morphew turns into buena vista & heads towards broomfield. 538 he texts his mom “happy ... Read more

May 10, 04:10 – 04:23 – Last Activity from Suzanne’s iPhone
Sergeant Mullenax asked dispatch to ping the number given for Suzanne’s cell phone. Dispatch informed Mullenax that the cell phone appeared to be off and last known activity was at 4:23AM on the present date, with a general location about 11.5 miles west of a cell tower in Poncha Springs, CO.

May 10, 04:32 – Barry’s Phone Goes Back into Airplane Mode
Barry's Phone Goes Back into Airplane Mode

May 10, 04:32 – 05:14 – Chasing Elk, or Staging Evidence?
Barry's trip to Garfield adds an approximate five miles each way to his morning trip, and places Barry and his vehicle in the direction the helmet was discarded - west from the bicycle.

May 10, 05:00 – MG Hears Barry’s Truck on Hwy 50
Gentile stated she did not see the truck but that his truck has a very distinctive exhaust.

May 10, 05:14 – 06:56 – Barry on the road to Broomfield.
Barry phone exits airplane mode while heading towards Buena Vista, CO.

May 10, 08:10 – Trash Dump #1 – RTD Bus Stop Hwy 36
Agent Grusing: "Yes. He would have time -- with the passenger door opening and closing -- like it would say passenger door opened at 8:10:36 am and then passenger door closed at 8:12:13 am. So it took about a minute and a half and that trash can is only 10 to 15 steps away from where the truck was parked."

May 10, 08:14 – 08:20 Holiday Inn Express, Broomfield. Trash Dump #2
Grusing: "He said he parked there because he hoped someone would come out and he could go in the hotel before checking in and get a free breakfast."

May 10, 08:41 – 08:46 – “I made it to Broomfield call me when you get a chance”
Barry texts Suzanne.

May 10, 08:46 – Barry carries items into the Holiday Inn Express
“If there’s clothes in my truck, there was probably old clothes I threw away.”

May 10, 10:06 – Barry exits hotel room.
He's carrying a charcoal long-sleeved shirt, two white bags, and a pair of boots.

May 10, 10:20 – 10:41 – McDonald’s – Trash Dump #3
SA Grusing said Barry had a small item in his hand and used one arm to push it down, then both to push it further down as Barry was shown the photos.

May 10, 10:47 – 11:18 – Men’s Wearhouse Trash Dump #4
Barry was told he was there for about 40 minutes and asked if he remembered what he was doing there. Barry said, “I think I was still cleaning my truck, umm, yeah, yeah I mean, like I said, I just uh, I would, I was probably getting crap out of my truck like I said, which I’ve done my whole entire life.”

May 10, 11:18 – Barry calls MG
"Barry called he was out of breathe (sic) panting but fatigue, kind a like hungover but he doesn’t drink, honestly when I hung up I thought to myself he sounded like he had the worst night of his life.”

May 10, 11:23 – 11:36 – Barry back at the HIE
Barry carries in disorganized papers in a binder. Carries out an organized binder.

May 10, 11:57 – 12:25 – Barry at the worksite
Barry spent 28 minutes removing a few blocks from the wall.

May 10, 12:28 – 12:41 – HIE Trash Dump #5
A camera recorded Barry throwing away: a small item, one white trash bag, larger in size than the previous bags in one hand, a black container, along with a piece of clothing, possibly a camouflage coat.

May 10, 12:42 – 18:03 – Barry remains in his HIE room.
"At 3:30PM, Barry sent an outgoing message to Suzanne “Call me”"

May 10, 2020 (Time Unknown) – Libler wishes Suzanne a Happy Mother’s Day
Commented that it would be a hard day because she missed her own mother.

May 10, 2020 – 15:30 – Barry texts Suzanne from his hotel room.
At 3:30PM, Barry sent an outgoing message to Suzanne “Call me”

May 10, 15:50 – 17:45 – Suzanne is discovered missing
“I’m just so sad and REDCATED and I texted mom for Mother’s Day and she still hasn’t answered and I’m scared her and dad probably got in a big fight and I don’t even know it just made me want to be gone even more because I don’t want to be around them it hurts me and I know if REDACTED is working I might have to be home a lot more and it’ll probably...

May 10, 17:55 – 19:10 – Barry leaving Broomfield
6:10 pm - Barry entered the lobby carrying two shovels and placed them beside the front desk. He made subsequent trips, placing more tools in the same spot.

May 10, 19:31 – Chaffee County finds the bike
“Something is up with the front tire,” Deputy Brown

May 10, 20:42 – Barry arrives at CR 255 & US 50
"Barry is heard asking if deputies saw any “cats” on the road and a deputy says not recently."

May 10, 21:37 – CCSO Commander Avila brings Barry into the house for scent items.
Barry does not call out or look for his wife in the home.

May 10, After 21:47 – Barefoot prints in the Bobcat Bucket
Deputy Brown was walking in the driveway when Deputy Defurio told him that there were barefoot marks inside of the bucket on the Bobcat. Deputy Brown went with him to examine and found that the cutting blade on the bucket of the Bobcat appeared to be newly replaced, along with the nuts and bolts.

May 10, 22:00 – Gentile and Puckett smell chlorine and have the wrong tools in Broomfield.
“It looked like Barry had removed top caps that was it. We also did not have the tools we need like a packer or gravel.”

May 11, 2020 – First Interviews, Puma Path Searched
"On May 11, 2020, at about 7:00AM, Barry called Morgan and said that Suzanne was missing and he thought a mountain lion may have attacked her. Morgan explained that Barry was initially crying but then abruptly shifted to the specifics about the Broomfield job."

May 11, 2020 – 14:47 – Libler sends last message to Suzanne.
Wishing her well for her scheduled final cancer treatment that day.

May 12, 2020 – 20:00 – Barry found digging in the trash at Poncha Market
“He went to write down a description of maybe what she was wearing,” Butala said. “I just thought it was weird because he didn’t explain what the color of her eyes were or her hair or anything about her, like how tall she was or anything.”

May 13, 2020 – Deputy Carricato took photos of scratches on Barry’s left arm and hands.
These injuries appeared to be healing, several days old scratches.

May 13, 2020 – Fundraiser created
$33,552 raised

May 17, 2020 – 11:13 – Barry’s “plea” video is released on Facebook.
“Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there and can hear this, that has you, please, we’ll do whatever it takes to bring you back. We love you, we miss you, your girls need you. No questions asked, however much they want – I will do whatever it takes to get you back. Honey, I love you, I want you back so bad.”

May 19, 2020 – Interviews, Pneu-Darts, Range Rovers
"CCSO Deputy Scott Himschoot was present during the search at 19057 Puma Path, in the laundry room, and was asked to collect a “pneu-dart box, empty,” one plastic hypodermic cover, one Pneu-dart book from safe in garage, one dart from box under bench in garage, among other items. The plastic cover was located by evidence search teams in the dryer, inside of the sheets belonging to REDACTED bed."

May 20, 2020 – Spy Pen found.
"The pen was located in a cloth bin amongst women’s bras. The cloth bin and pen were inside the walk-in closet in the master bedroom, located on the ground level of the residence. Detective Hysjulien located, with the pen, the controller and headphones for playback and a USB cable."

June 1, 2020 – Barry files for guardianship.
Within a month of Suzanne’s disappearance, Barry began to liquidate their assets.

June 1, 2020 – Tyson Draper interviews Barry on camera.
"So, uh -- we uh --. We had two daughters that were coming home from a trip. And I got a job in Denver that I wanted to get started on on Sunday. Set it up for my work because my rookies are coming in Sunday night. (Unintelligible) Monday but I, being the owner, I wanted to get everything lined up so that (Unintelligible).

June 6, 2020 – Barry closes on IN home.
Pockets $750,000

June 25, 2020 – Barry purchases the Longhorn Ranch property for $165,000
Property Address 8366 LONGHORN DR

July 13, 2020 – Barry sells Suzanne’s Range Rover.
Leaves Suzanne's sunglasses in the car.

Aug 20, 2020 – Lauren Scharf Interviews Barry
“People don’t know the truth, so they’re gonna think what they’re gonna think.”

October 05, 2020 – Barry lists Puma Path home for sale.
Originally listed for $1,759,000.

February 17, 2021 – Barry Sells Longhorn Ranch property for $150,000
A $15,000 loss. Same property sold on 04/21/2021 for $175,000, indicating Barry needed the money fast.

March 3, 2021 – 19057 Puma Path sells for $1,625,000.
Barry and Suzanne Morphew purchased the home on April 12, 2018 for $1,575,000.

May 4, 2021 – Warrant Issued for the Arrest of Barry Lee Morphew
CRS/CHARGE: 18-3-102 (1), (a) Murder in the First Degree, a class 1 Felony, 18-8-610. Tampering with Physical Evidence, a class 6 felony, 18-8-306, Attempt to Influence a Public Servant, a class 4 Felony.
BAM!!
We need this every now and again to keep fresh in mind how this EXACTLY went down.
 
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On May 10, 2020 at approximately 5:58PM, CCSO Deputy Damon Brown was notified by dispatch to contact Scott Ritter (later correctly identified as Martin Ritter) by phone regarding a “possible missing person who also has cancer.” Dispatch further informed that the missing person was named Suzanne Morphew and that her husband, Barry, was driving back from Denver and “did not have cell service,” when in fact, he was at his hotel in Broomfield with cell service. (In a separate interview, Martin Ritter told the FBI that Barry said he was “at a worksite with workers present” when he received the final call from Martin. Barry also told CBI Agents multiple times that he was at the Via Varra worksite in Broomfield, CO, when he received that call and had to drive to his hotel to drop his tools off for workers. The Broomfield hotel video, however, disproved those assertions by Barry(See Section 4).)
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Barry stated, “I was at the job site when Jeanne called me,” adding that Jeanne called around 5:00PM. Barry left the jobsite and drove to the hotel where he dropped the tools off in the lobby. He then drove directly back to Salida. (On April 22, 2021, FBI Agents showed Barry surveillance photos of him being in his hotel room, not the job site, when Jeanne Ritter called him at 5:00PM.)
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Barry stated that he was at the job site at “ten o-clockish.” He added, “It was just hotel and job, back and forth.” Barry stated he drove to a McDonald’s near the jobsite and cleaned his windshield. He then went back to the hotel room. He stayed in the room for about one hour and possibly watched television. Barry then returned to the jobsite.
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When asked about working on Sunday he stated, “It’s Mother’s Day. It’s not like it’s husband day.”

He stated he stayed at the worksite with the quote, “I think I was there until probably 6:00.”

In regards to the call(s) to Jeanne Ritter, he stated, “She calls me and says, “Hey, her car is here.” And I said, “Well, is her bike there?” She goes, “Where does she keep the bike?” And I said, “Well, I pulled out (sic) her car. It should be right near the car.” She goes, “There’s no bike here. (Unintelligible) look here in the back.” And I said, “Well, she’s ridin’ her bike but I’m a little concerned, because I think she said she was gonna take a morning ride”.
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Barry stated, “I’m pretty sure when she (Jeanne) called, I was right there at the wall,” adding that he loaded up his tools, took them directly to the hotel, told the lady working in the hotel lobby that he had an emergency and asked if he could leave the tools in the lobby.

Bam!!!!
Stunning when we these all these back to back like this. It is so incriminating.
 
  • #227
BBM
On how many if those trips did he call her, stalk her, call others because he "couldn't get her" or just show up unexpectedly??

Yes, I would call this controlling. moo

Between the cameras around the house and harassing calls she must have felt imprisoned.
Barry's charged with her murder and probably isn't monitored as much.
 
  • #228
Completely agree.
I think she wanted a marriage that was less transactional and more of a partnership.
It was sad to read his comment that things would have been fine between them if she just went back to who she used to be. She must have felt very lonely and unloved.

Barry moved her to Salida, Colorado in order to isolate Suzanne from all of her family and friends, iow, her support system. No doubt in my mind he had already extricated himself from feeling love for her well before the move took place. He was having affairs in Indiana. He wouldn't go to her treatment sessions.

Remember he joined the Volunteer FF almost as soon as they arrived in CO. He had no intentions of staying around the house with her. Barry was greedy. He wanted Suzanne's inheritance which is truly disturbing while knowing he could earn good wages on his own.

It is written in the AA, in one of her texts, that Barry's controlling behavior grew more intense after the move. Not a year after the move but Suzanne realized it straight away. She was caught up in the classic Double Bind. Her only salvation was to bow out secretively; to escape from his tight clutch.

You wrote: "It was sad to read his comment that things would have been fine between them if she just went back to who she used to be." This is a good example of the classic double bind. He's saying he doesn't love who she is and things would be better if she'd change which he knows is a lie. Things were not going to get better. He intended to press the pedal down in order to accelerate her demise by any means possible. "Whatever it takes." ~Barry Morphew

Being in a double bind relationship is stressful, frustrating, confusing, and anxiety producing. He was intentionally lowering her self-esteem. His erratic behavior was making Suzanne think she was crazy. She was seeking validation that she wasn't crazy, that her desires were real, when she reached out to JL. While I wish like anyone that he had not been married with children, she needed to be validated as a good and loving person because her husband was purposefully creating crazy making behavior with his secretive lifestyle and cruel, confusing words to her and their children.

A double bind is a dilemma in communication in which an individual (or group) receives two or more reciprocally conflicting messages. In some scenarios (e.g. within families or romantic relationships) this can be emotionally distressing, creating a situation in which a successful response to one message results in a failed response to the other (and vice versa), such that the person responding will automatically be perceived as in the wrong, no matter how they respond. This double bind prevents the person from either resolving the underlying dilemma or opting out of the situation." - wiki

#JusticeForSuzanne
 
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Barry also told CBI Agents multiple times that he was at the Via Varra worksite in Broomfield, CO, when he received that call and had to drive to his hotel to drop his tools off for workers. The Broomfield hotel video, however, disproved those assertions by Barry(See Section 4).
How dumb does someone have to be to begin their interactions with professional investigators with such easily provable lies?
 
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Barry has admitted to: chasing a chipmunk with a gun around the house while Susan was outside sunbathing, shooting a deer with a tranquilizer dart to explain a dart needle cap in the dryer, disposing of the tranquilizer solution during this trip to Broomfield, following a bull elk down Highway 50 in the 4:00 am hour on the May 10th to explain why his truck would be headed west (where her helmet was discarded), and finally stating to the FBI on April 22, 2021 that he looks guilty from the evidence and God allowed these things to happen.
 
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Barry moved her to Salida, Colorado in order to isolate Suzanne from all of her family and friends, iow, her support system. No doubt in my mind he had already extricated himself from feeling love for her well before the move took place. He was having affairs in Indiana. He wouldn't go to her treatment sessions.

Remember he joined the Volunteer FF almost as soon as they arrived in CO. He had no intentions of staying around the house with her. Barry was greedy. He wanted Suzanne's inheritance which is truly disturbing while knowing he could earn good wages on his own.

It is written in the AA, in one of her texts, that Barry's controlling behavior grew more intense after the move. Not a year after the move but Suzanne realized it straight away. She was caught up in the classic Double Bind. Her only salvation was to bow out secretively; to escape from his tight clutch.

You wrote: "It was sad to read his comment that things would have been fine between them if she just went back to who she used to be." This is a good example of the classic double bind. He's saying he doesn't love who she is and things would be better if she'd change which he knows is a lie. Things were not going to get better. He intended to press the pedal down in order to accelerate her demise by any means possible. "Whatever it takes." ~Barry Morphew

Being in a double bind relationship is stressful, frustrating, confusing, and anxiety producing. He was intentionally lowering her self-esteem. His erratic behavior was making Suzanne think she was crazy. She was seeking validation that she wasn't crazy, that her desires were real, when she reached out to JL. While I wish like anyone that he had not been married with children, she needed to be validated as a good and loving person because her husband was purposefully creating crazy making behavior with his secretive lifestyle and cruel, confusing words to her and their children.



#JusticeForSuzanne
The poor girl. He’s a beast. She reached out to JL as her only hope of survival. The old boy friend from her past when life was easy and love was innocent. JL, being married with children, was in quite a predicament, he had a family who needed him but also had a desperate and fragile woman from his past suddenly back in his life. IMO
 
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2:26 "Done headed back" text sent
2:43. Barry's phone and F-350 telematics appeared to be at the Morphew residence

from redacted AA
Thank you for getting this straight for me. Could swear he said to Grusing that he went home or was home by 2:30 so an estimation, I guess. When was her last communication again?
I'm sure there's a timeline here somewhere, so no worries. I'll find it. :)
 
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BBM
And has the audacity to blame it on God.
So perhaps he sees himself as God's agent? Sounds pretty unbelievable, but hey, this is Barry we're talking about.
 
  • #235
I think this is spot on. It really is tragic for many reasons and this I think is one of them. Suzanne desperately want HIM to understand her heart. I think she would have worked and worked and worked on this marriage if he showed ANY effort to be available for her and to understand what she needed.

I don't for one minute believe that she would have even reached out to Jeff if Barry was emotionally there for her or even showed an interesting in trying to work on that. He didn't want to go to therapy. He just wanted her to be who she used to be. It's like he never grew or matured. His behavior is what I might expect from high school boyfriend/girlfriend. Storming off for days, not answering the phone. You have children with this woman for goodness sake. She evolved and grew as a person and realized how toxic this was for her. He refused to work on himself. She tried to tell him what she needed and he threatens to kill himself. It's like anything emotional he is unable to process in a healthy way.
An excellent and insightful summing-up.
 
  • #236
I wonder if they have phone info for her as in where her phone was when certain things were done. I can't get over the idea that she was tranquilized before he left for his errand. He called her several times, maybe trying to show he was trying to contact her.. the text again planting an alibi that he wasn't at the house. I don't know. Something about that exchange is odd. He was home before going to DSI, but he called her several times on his way to DSI.. Then texts her he is on his way home. She doesn't respond. I believe he called again also. Did he have her phone? Did he send the photo to Jeff at 2:03? She could have taken it, but maybe he saw her from his turkey hunting in the woods and was looking at her phone. She said I'm on WA. I don't know something is just off. Their entire text exchange all day the 9th is off. Wanna hike? Where? No I'm coming home. Just all of it is off, but now we know she was killed that day (or I believe she was) and it all seems odd knowing what we know about their relationship and the arguments and divorcing, etc.
If BM was able to send texts/whatsapps/etc from SM's phone, then he almost certainly would have continued to do so on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The single most damning piece of evidence against him is her sudden silence after Saturday afternoon. The whole point of staging the bike ride was to establish that Suzanne was still alive on Sunday. That could have been done much more convincingly with a matching digital trail.
 
  • #237
Will her texts be allowed in? How does the defense cross examine her statements? Doesn’t the accused have a a right to question the accuser?

I don’t know the answer. Hopefully an attorney can let us know.

IMO
There will be a pre-trial fight over the admissibility of the texts IMO. They're pretty classic hearsay, so the prosecution is going to have to find exceptions (present sense impression?) to get some of them in.
 
  • #238
I think the defense will object and ask what Evidence shows BM was controlling for the first 28.5 years of the marriage? I don’t think SM’s brother AM and sister stating BM was controlling in their opinions will be admissible as it it conjecture. Again, all IMO and I am not an attorney.
You would have to think that the prosecution will ask the daughters about this during the trial, as surely this is something the jury needs to know about. And surely the girls will have to agree that BM was very controlling. They couldn't not know. I wonder if BM and his daughters have talked about this?
 
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...if his lips are moving...
This reminds me of the old joke:
A: "How do you know when a politician is lying?"
B: "His lips are moving." :D
 
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