Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #96

[Scootie98]

Yes to all of the above @DizzyB. As to the BBM, very true. IMO, jurors take their jobs very seriously and render the correct verdict/get it right most/majority of the time. Having said that, as most of us are aware, sometimes a “not guilty” verdict doesn’t equate to innocence, i.e., OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony are perfect examples of 2 high profile cases that imo, murderers were set free. It is beyond maddening and I think it’s more rare this happens but unfortunately, it can and has happened.

In this case, it’s going to come down to the prosecution hitting a grand slam at trial as someone here astutely pointed out a few days ago (apologies I can’t remember who). It’s not a slam dunk case, no smoking gun because BM knew not to leave physical evidence behind and hid/concealed SM very well. That said, I still believe the state has a very strong circumstantial case and imo, there will likely be some things revealed at trial that the state has on BM that we haven’t even heard about yet (prosecution have not and will not reveal their whole hand prior to trial). IMO, the digital evidence in this case is powerful. That and the crazy, wacky last minute fake alibi, I think will raise more than one eyebrow so to speak on the jury. Then we have BM’s lies, contradictory statements, changing stories to LE, and the body cam footage of BM arriving at the staged bike scene speaks for itself as to BM’s overall unconcerned demeanor, and first things he asks about was it a Mountain Lion?! Did you find her phone?! Very telling. I do believe most jurors take behavioral evidence seriously/into account and figures into their ultimate decision.

Bottom line, though we might not like them or their tactics, the prosecution is going up against a competent, intelligent, formidable defense team.
I’ve read everything I could find on E&N and it’s not lost on me that one of things IE aka a Force of Nature/Hurricane, is known for is her command of a courtroom. My research led me to several articles and profiles on E&N and awards they’ve won. They are very well respected in the legal community, and their record speaks for itself. I’m not going to lie and say it doesn’t worry me that BM hired the best of the best DC. It does worry me to a degree. Having said that, the Attorney’s for both sides are going to ‘duke it out’ at trial and in the end, the jury will decide if the prosecution proved their case BARD. I absolutely believe if the prosecution/lead prosecuting Attorney does their job right presenting their case against BM, help the jury connect the dots of the mountain of circumstantial evidence which totality thereof points directly to BM, along with key witness testimony, that if jurors use critical thinking skills, logic and reasonable deduction, I think highly likely jurors will come to conclusion/unanimous decision and convict BM on all charges.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Well stated.....One thing that I want the prosecution to drive home to this jury is, as far as last proof of life is concerned, and Barry's own testimony that he was with Suzanne Saturday after 2:46pm until he left for Broomfield on Sunday.....the evidence shows that Suzanne did not disappear on Mother's Day, May 10th.....she disappeared on Saturday, May 9th....and Barry was the last person known to have been in her company, by his own admission.

 

[Scootie98]

Yes to all of the above @DizzyB. As to the BBM, very true. IMO, jurors take their jobs very seriously and render the correct verdict/get it right most/majority of the time. Having said that, as most of us are aware, sometimes a “not guilty” verdict doesn’t equate to innocence, i.e., OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony are perfect examples of 2 high profile cases that imo, murderers were set free. It is beyond maddening and I think it’s more rare this happens but unfortunately, it can and has happened.

In this case, it’s going to come down to the prosecution hitting a grand slam at trial as someone here astutely pointed out a few days ago (apologies I can’t remember who). It’s not a slam dunk case, no smoking gun because BM knew not to leave physical evidence behind and hid/concealed SM very well. That said, I still believe the state has a very strong circumstantial case and imo, there will likely be some things revealed at trial that the state has on BM that we haven’t even heard about yet (prosecution have not and will not reveal their whole hand prior to trial). IMO, the digital evidence in this case is powerful. That and the crazy, wacky last minute fake alibi, I think will raise more than one eyebrow so to speak on the jury. Then we have BM’s lies, contradictory statements, changing stories to LE, and the body cam footage of BM arriving at the staged bike scene speaks for itself as to BM’s overall unconcerned demeanor, and first things he asks about was it a Mountain Lion?! Did you find her phone?! Very telling. I do believe most jurors take behavioral evidence seriously/into account and figures into their ultimate decision.

Bottom line, though we might not like them or their tactics, the prosecution is going up against a competent, intelligent, formidable defense team.
I’ve read everything I could find on E&N and it’s not lost on me that one of things IE aka a Force of Nature/Hurricane, is known for is her command of a courtroom. My research led me to several articles and profiles on E&N and awards they’ve won. They are very well respected in the legal community, and their record speaks for itself. I’m not going to lie and say it doesn’t worry me that BM hired the best of the best DC. It does worry me to a degree. Having said that, the Attorney’s for both sides are going to ‘duke it out’ at trial and in the end, the jury will decide if the prosecution proved their case BARD. I absolutely believe if the prosecution/lead prosecuting Attorney does their job right presenting their case against BM, help the jury connect the dots of the mountain of circumstantial evidence which totality thereof points directly to BM, along with key witness testimony, that if jurors use critical thinking skills, logic and reasonable deduction, I think highly likely jurors will come to conclusion/unanimous decision and convict BM on all charges.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

duplicate post.

 

[FromGermany1]

Can it be, that BM secretly borrowed a FF vehicle (smaller one) on Saturday and used it for maybe transporting the bike or even SM?

 

[MassGuy]

I still think he was shocked to be banned from his home. I think he never thought his story would be challenged. I think he thought he would be out 'searching ' with his buddies ,perhaps even hunting for mountain lions then he would return home to sympathetic neighbours who would have left him food to heat up .

It really was a shocking move on the part of law enforcement. It's not something I would expect to occur, and I obviously follow a lot of true crime. No way Barry would have anticipated that.

 

[MassGuy]

Can it be, that BM secretly borrowed a FF vehicle (smaller one) on Saturday and used it for maybe transporting the bike or even SM?

I think he probably walked the bike there, but I'm totally open to him having borrowed a vehicle to transport Suzanne's body.

I think that would have been discovered had he used a firefighter vehicle though.

 

[Megnut]

Can it be, that BM secretly borrowed a FF vehicle (smaller one) on Saturday and used it for maybe transporting the bike or even SM?

Certainly possible but I don't think he had to go that far. Like how ever many steps it is to where he's staying now.

JMO

 

[genuineusa77]

Question here, I know they have 2 Range Rovers, right? Suzanne's was white, what color was the other one??

 

[genuineusa77]

It is on You Tube in the entirety now.

I looked at numerous You Tube sites and they were all partial episodes.

 

[OldCop]

In addition, Barry wouldn't have then asked police when they found her bike, "Did you find her phone?" Not asking about her...asking about her phone...

JMO.

I have always wondered if he asked that as in his mind it was an expected question and he knew they would not find it or whether he had planted it and expected it to be found.

For me it is the choice of wording. He didn’t ask if they found her phone. (SM’s). He didn’t ask if they found a phone. (Any phone). He specifically asked, “Did you find the phone. This says to me “the phone that I planted”.
I think the fact that he didn’t use the pronoun her was very telling.
He was asked what she normally had with her when biking. He mentioned her helmet, blue biking clothes, and her phone. The exact items he planted or discarded.
He did not mention her sunglasses, camel, gloves, all of which she would normally have with her, but were found at the house and/or in her RR because he wasn’t thinking when he grabbed items to stage.

 

[genuineusa77]

We make judgments about others daily. If someone "appears" drunk, slurring their words etc. I'm not riding with them. I agree about "assuming." That isn't the intent of the discussion, I haven't really read any wild, off the wall accusations. Many people on this forum have reached the conclusion based on evidence, not assumptions, that Barry needs to be held accountable.


RSBM
After the prosecution team taking a year to build this case, if that isn't a tranq dart sheath, something so basic and intrinsic to their investigation and theory of her death, they should all lose their jobs, IMO. That would be like saying you had the murder weapon to find out at trial, it's a toy gun. I'd be stunned.

BBM: I respectfully disagree. MOO

 

[MassGuy]

BBM: I respectfully disagree. MOO

The wildest thing I've seen is people believing he could actually be innocent.

 

[jakat]

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[K9Enzo]

It really was a shocking move on the part of law enforcement. It's not something I would expect to occur, and I obviously follow a lot of true crime. No way Barry would have anticipated that.

I'm more shocked that you're shocked by this move My reasoning - forget about BM for a moment. LE has a woman reported missing from a bike ride, the bike is recovered fairly quickly but no SM. The position of the bike was a standout to LE I believe. At this point they, IMO, wisely started a parallel investigation. One where they may have a severely injured woman from a bike ride waiting to be rescued-they dispatch SAR. On the other hand this might be a foul play case, so they are going to start at her LKP - the home and they need to get started quickly. IMO

 

[MassGuy]

I'm more shocked that you're shocked by this move My reasoning - forget about BM for a moment. LE has a woman reported missing from a bike ride, the bike is recovered fairly quickly but no SM. The position of the bike was a standout to LE I believe. At this point they, IMO, wisely started a parallel investigation. One where they may have a severely injured woman from a bike ride waiting to be rescued-they dispatch SAR. On the other hand this might be a foul play case, so they are going to start at her LKP - the home and they need to get started quickly. IMO

Yes, but think about other cases where a parallel investigation occurred:

Gannon Stauch was believed to have maybe run away, but things were suspicious right off the bat. The home was not secured for days, and the family lived in a bloody crime scene.

The same thing happened in the Kelsey Berreth case.

Chris Watts too, although for a shorter time period. He even had the opportunity to clean.

 

[fcavanaugh]

Well stated.....One thing that I want the prosecution to drive home to this jury is, as far as last proof of life is concerned, and Barry's own testimony that he was with Suzanne Saturday after 2:46pm until he left for Broomfield on Sunday.....the evidence shows that Suzanne did not disappear on Mother's Day, May 10th.....she disappeared on Saturday, May 9th....and Barry was the last person known to have been in her company, by his own admission.

Thank you. That’s such a great point, and I agree that it’s critical the prosecution drives this home so the jury understands it. To me, it’s one of the biggest if not the biggest nexuses for the jurors to understand is that BM does not have an alibi because SM did not disappear on 5/10/20. That she was disappeared (murdered) the day before, on 5/9/20 when she was alone with BM and both she and her digital footprint ceased to exist, forever. That BM spent the rest of the afternoon/evening on 5/9/2o into wee hours of Sunday morning 5/10/20 covering up his crime- removed and concealed SM body, packed up his truck, staged bike, staged helmet, got rid of SM phone/planted it somewhere, etc., etc and then hightailed to Broomfield to distance himself from the area aka staged/fake alibi, so as to be far, far away when the fake/staged disappearance of his wife from a bike ride was reported. Because it’s so critical to the timeline and their case, I have faith the prosecution will drive this home and explain it so the jury understands.

Tick, Tock….

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

ETA-clarity

 

[Cindizzi]

I think Barry shot Suzanne with the dart from the breezeway (element of truth shooting deer from the breezeway) ... he then chased her around the house (chipmunks) There was the bare footprint on the blade of the bobcat... I have always thought it was her print as she was running from him. She made it into the bedroom and locked the door. He stood outside the door for two minutes because he was waiting for the drugs to take effect. He probably listened until she stopped stumbling around and then broke down the door to get to her. The brown towel was missing, but he could have easily removed her bikini and hung it up (easier than regular clothing).

Also I googled the weight of a buck, if the dart was for a buck to sedate and remove antlers, then they weigh 350-500 pounds. That is a lot bigger than Suzanne, I wonder what the impact of all those drugs would be on her?

Also to him having a bad night and her having a good night (Friday) likely she told him she wanted the divorce ... great night for her, she was about to be free of him, terrible night for him, the reality of his situation sunk in and he had to make plans ...and likely starting putting plans into action

BM told LE what chemicals he would use to tranquilize deer. Page 119

and LE then interviewed 2 experts about the possible effects on a human. Pages 122 and 123

https://www.courts.state.co.us/user.../21CR78/21cr78 Morphew Redacted Affidavit.pdf

 

[sk716]

Barry's foreknowledge error IMO was revealed when the officer asked him about Suzanne's routes and said they'd check up by Foose's. Barry's reaction is worth a second look.

Barry wants the bike to be the crime scene. Suzanne's last location.

He doesn't react while at PP because the house doesn't feature into his narrative.

JMO

I didn't notice a big reaction to Fooses being searched, but he was trying like heck to sell the mountain lion wasn't he. Trying to redirect a questioning deputy to talk about lion tracks. Brazen, really.

 

[Lyanna]

She was fighting all right.

Fighting for her life !!

And that is why her Social media, phone and all communication from her no longer existed.... She couldn't call her friend or anyone.

Rbbm

I find that thought most saddening and terrifying - in those last moments she was helpless, powerless and alone with a monster. (Imo).
I like this site, I like the compassionate, caring and super intelligent people that post here.
I find it frustrating when people throw comments in without sharing their thoughts too why they see it differently, I'm not saying they should either but its just frustrating imo, I don't understand their thinking. I don't understand how it can appear they forget Suzanne, she was a flawed yet perfect human like most of us in the world (murderers, criminals and war criminals aside) she had a vision of a better life and seeing the light at the end of what must have been a long, lonely and frightening tunnel - there is no more light for Suzanne, Barry turned it off.

The evidence does not point to anyone else but Barry.
Barry was the last person known to be with her.
She is not in Ecuador.
She did not run away.
There was no random creature, with the cleanest of kills ever known.
There was no other guy who conveniently arrived from Arizona during a pandemic, 1 who knew their routine and plans for that day, 1 who knew Barry was working that Sunday, 1 who knew how to organise any disturbed scene in the home back to what it should look like, who took her bike and placed it, who took her helmet and placed it at the same time Barry was driving past, who disappeared Suzanne.

There was Barry and Barry only.

Rant over.

 

[sk716]

It really was a shocking move on the part of law enforcement. It's not something I would expect to occur, and I obviously follow a lot of true crime. No way Barry would have anticipated that.

Responding here as it it's day one: Considering the proximity of the bike to the house, I would automatically consider the house a part of the same crime scene. If a stranger took her, more than likely they would have watched her at the house before snatching her off of a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. They don't live somewhere that a random serial abductor is just going to happen by.

 

[justtrish]

While this is plausible....the guy entering his home and not peppering LE with a barrage of questions about what may have happened to her is telling. A missing wife and LE in his home....and he simply waits on them to ask him something? That seems out of sorts.

I'm also curious why LE didn't ask him if anything looks out of place. The Ritters and MH would not know how the house was left when Barry left that morning, but he would. The girls were not there at that point so LE couldn't have asked them and they also would not have been in the house that week to know what was out of place. Barry at this point said he left about 5am to go to Broomfield. LE finds a bike wrecked, her car in the garage, no sign of a break in, etc. Why would they not ask him to see if anything was out of place? Does anything look missing? It's straight to the room for clothes and Barry didn't ask questions and neither did LE. I find that odd. I think they already knew who suspect #1 was and not because they always look at the spouse first, but because of the scenario where he is out of town, he doesn't call 911 but someone else does, he shows up mumbling about a mountain lion, likely because of what he isn't saying while waiting at the bike scene, then what MH had said already when LE spoke with him.