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

[marylamby]

Didn't we learn that BM had taken the Bobcat back to Indiana shortly before he was arrested?

When I see folks doubting that he was going to bolt, I have to wonder why he would do that otherwise. If he was planning on moving to Arizona or some such, wouldn't he just move the Bobcat there, either in advance or along with his other belongings? Putting it far from himself, knowing that it was his always-at-hand go-to machine for his livelihood, kinda seems to imply he wasn't planning on doing that sort of work anymore.

(and yet -- why not just sell it in Chaffee County or nearby? Why go to all the effort to keep it in IN?)

Did he move it to IN? I missed that. I thought it was at the condo but that must've been earlier?
We do know he had a trailer at the condo when he was sunning himself. He certainly wasn't working.
I think LE got a tip that he was planning his travels. That and he sold off all of their JOINT properties.
Did anyone search if Sho's home was rented or owned and if it had been put on the market?
We know she'd be a good housekeeper. Wonder if she's a good cook. That would be a concern of Barry's.
Obviously, she meets the other requirements or they wouldn't be together.
IMO

 

[marylamby]

Hold Up a Just a Sec.
@marylamby Interesting post.
Everyone thought?
While many (most?) on WS may believe BM killed SM, and
many ppl in gen. may believe BM is guilty, personally imo saying "everybody thought" is a s-t-r-e-t-c-h. I could be wrong.

While many (most?) sleuthers here who believe BM killed SM, do all of them also think he will be convicted of M-1, guilty BARD? My guess, no. A significant portion of ^ group may think so, but imo no, not all. I could be wrong.

Open and shut?
A no-body case is an open and shut case???

Not trying to challenge or change anyone's opinions about BM or the outcome of crim case.

Just saying, very respectfully, I doubt everyone here is in mental lockstep w ^ post. my2ct, I could be wrong.

I believe the Chaffee County LE, the CBI agents and FBI agents all thought Barry was guilty. Maybe not an open and shut case but I do believe they thought there was more than enough to convict the murderer.
I also would say, the prosecution may have much more in their case. I think they too thought they gave the court more than enough to bring Barry to trial.
IMO

 

[mom2chloe]

My point is LLCs, LLPs and other shell corps are hard to find if only a tax related search is done. If you ask me (and I know you didn't, lol), Barry was about to flee. If he had transferred funds to an international acct before any search, it likely wasn't found if the transfer were done through an LLC or LLP account. That's why they exist.
IMO

IMO LE have had his number from day one or two. They know however we don’t. We will learn this during trial and much more. I’m not going to fret it because I believe one of the first things LE especially CBI and FBI have experience in is what we question. IMO the financial information has yet to be disclosed but they know every detail and all will be revealed. IMO

 

[sk716]

Barry's Truck Events - Google My Maps
This will be the landing map for Barry's truck.

I've got the Parking Light Events and System Log Events in and on the map. It's a log process. The documents don't convert well and I'm having to go line by line and confirm timestamps and GPS are correct.

ETA: Google Doc spreadsheet of truck data
Barry's Truck Events

 

[marylamby]

While Intent to Sue letters may be common, this example is not so common. Perhaps OP is unaware that effective last year, Colorado is the only state to completely bar the legal defense for officers. Colorado is serving as the litmus test for the alarming predictions by police nationwide that eliminating qualified immunity would severely hamper their profession. In comparison, among the seven qualified-immunity bills that became law late last year, Iowa actually strengthened qualified-immunity rights of its officers, and Arkansas did so for its college and university police officers.

In other words, I don't doubt the BM's civil team would like nothing more than to make an example out to Joseph Cahill in their suit against prosecutors and investigators alleging unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation. To be clear, I'm not citing this lawsuit as Cahill's reason for resigning but I don't think the new law specific to Colorado can be dismissed as nothing to see here. MOO

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...rphew-intend-to-sue-prosecutors-investigators

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...e546bc-0cdf-11ec-aea1-42a8138f132a_story.html

Totally agree. Although, E&I would be hard-pressed to both smear Cahill and then reintroduce his statement how he felt the case was rushed. Unless of course, they do their best to stack the jury with double digit IQs .

 

[sk716]

My point is LLCs, LLPs and other shell corps are hard to find if only a tax related search is done. If you ask me (and I know you didn't, lol), Barry was about to flee. If he had transferred funds to an international acct before any search, it likely wasn't found if the transfer were done through an LLC or LLP account. That's why they exist.
IMO

We know he was flush with cash as he sold all of his real property.

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.

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.

 

[PaulaDC]

If I recall correctly, Barbara Thomas's case remains open. While her remains were recovered and her autopsy complete, LE has not released either the cause or manner of death.

Thank you for stating this.

 

[al66pine]

Everyone? Open & Shut Case?

I believe the Chaffee County LE, the CBI agents and FBI agents all thought Barry was guilty. Maybe not an open and shut case but I do believe they thought there was more than enough to convict the murderer.... IMO

@marylamby sbm Oh, I believe now I'm following ^ line of thinking.
If we define "everyone" as including only "Chaffee County LE, the CBI agents and FBI agents," then yes, close to everyone, in that grouping, probably thought BM is guilty.

And maybe this no-body case is not an open and shut case?

BTW, I look forward to convictions of murderers.

 

[PaulaDC]

Okay, the last golden oldie before we sign off the air.
Going out to all our radio fans in Websleuths land.

Now a special request @OldCop made to dedicate this one to pals down at the the old precinct house, this is "In the Heat of the Night" composed by the prolific Quincy Jones as the theme for 1967 movie of the same name and performed here by the late great Ray Charles.

For your listening pleasure, stay tuned to station WS.

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See lyrics, hear song at Ray Charles - In The Heat Of The Night Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

In the Still of the Night is another song, I was even confused singing it to the Whitesnake tune.

 

[PaulaDC]

Okay, the last golden oldie before we sign off the air.
Going out to all our radio fans in Websleuths land.

Now a special request @OldCop made to dedicate this one to pals down at the the old precinct house, this is "In the Heat of the Night" composed by the prolific Quincy Jones as the theme for 1967 movie of the same name and performed here by the late great Ray Charles.

For your listening pleasure, stay tuned to station WS.

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See lyrics, hear song at Ray Charles - In The Heat Of The Night Lyrics | AZLyrics.com

In the Still of the Night is another song, I was even confused singing it to the Whitesnake tune.

 

[Kemug]

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Oh I just love it! We'd better come up with some choreography for them too!

 

[Lyanna]

Just an observation while scrolling through pics that I noticed in the HIE surveillance photo attached (and I don’t think has been mentioned before):

Is that a hammer, specifically a ball peen hammer, poking out of the bag BM is carrying? It may appear white because of glare. The shape looks like a hammer head to me.

I don’t think it’s out of the norm for a landscaper/volunteer FF to have such tools, but IF it is a hammer, I wonder if it is in one of the bags he threw away that day?

I included a pic of a ball peen hammer plus some examples of different types of hammers for reference.

MOO IMO

Does look like a hammer, never noticed the bag looks 'wet' before (bottom of bag by Barry) but maybe the bag has a pattern or it's something dark inside ?

 

[sk716]

Btw, we've got our first timeline issue on the truck logs. The two that I've finished list Barry at RM's (the person Suzanne mentioned in the continue to do invoicing text on the 8th) at 10:15 am when he's supposed to be out at the rock beach with MG. RM's place is up behind Tailwinds and might be part of the same subdivision.

Also, if you were hoping to truck logs would reveal more of Barry's movements on the 6th, 7th, and 8th, you will be disappointed. All I've added to the timeline so far is that he was working out at GDs on May 7th at 17:13.

Anybody got anything to help me out here? Did I miss a time change? Tailwinds is not anywhere near the Rock Beach, but the Rock Beach site hasn't shown up in the logs yet. Between all that's not here and what it clearly a glitch (several times on the 10th, Barry's truck GPS thinks it's already at the CCSO location where it spends the 11th - 15th) there's not a lot of new or useful info.

System Log Starting saving log file to flash at 2020-05-09 16:15:56 Started saving 5/9/2020 4:15:56 PM UTC 2020-05-09 10:15:56 38.50764 -106.06571 RM
System Log Finished saving log file to flash at 2020-05-09 16:15:56 Finished saving 5/9/2020 4:15:56 PM UTC 2020-05-09 10:15:56 38.50764 -106.06571 RM
System Log Starting saving log file to flash at 2020-05-09 22:44:37 Started saving 5/9/2020 10:44:37 PM UTC 2020-05-09 16:44:37 38.54003 -106.23734 Morphew Home
System Log Finished saving log file to flash at 2020-05-09 22:44:37 Finished saving 5/9/2020 10:44:37 PM UTC 2020-05-09 16:44:37 38.54003 -106.23734 Morphew Home
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Barry's Truck Events

 

[sk716]

Just an observation while scrolling through pics that I noticed in the HIE surveillance photo attached (and I don’t think has been mentioned before):

Is that a hammer, specifically a ball peen hammer, poking out of the bag BM is carrying? It may appear white because of glare. The shape looks like a hammer head to me.

I don’t think it’s out of the norm for a landscaper/volunteer FF to have such tools, but IF it is a hammer, I wonder if it is in one of the bags he threw away that day?

I included a pic of a ball peen hammer plus some examples of different types of hammers for reference.

MOO IMO

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http://www.[link removed]/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/People-Exhibits-Prelim-Hearing_Page_31.png

To me, it looks like a spray bottle nozzle.

 

[FromGermany1]

IMO LE have had his number from day one or two. They know however we don’t. We will learn this during trial and much more. I’m not going to fret it because I believe one of the first things LE especially CBI and FBI have experience in is what we question. IMO the financial information has yet to be disclosed but they know every detail and all will be revealed. IMO

Karen R*stevski Australia 2016 - we never learned of husband's financial shenanigans and the forensic accountant, as far as I know.
Very much comparable to this case. Even a loving daughter plays an important role, who stands to her father despite disappearing and murdering her mother, this besides silent relatives from his side, "golden couple", financial struggle, expensive lifestyle, inheritance from her side, alleged affair by her, strange company foundations by him and what else.
Found Deceased - Australia - Karen Ristevski, 47, Melbourne, Vic, 29 June 2016 - #18 *Arrest*

 

[Lyanna]

You should never be on a jury then. When you take the oath, you accept the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. There is no burden on the defense to prove anything. They don't need to present a viable explanation as to how she went missing. It is 100% the responsibility of the State of Colorado to prove their case. I believe he is guilty but don't think the state will be able to prove it unless they find the body or he cracks. Problem with the body is that it would be bones and probably scattered at this point.

I wasn't talking bout the defense, I was talking about when posters make a comment in Barry's favour but don't provide an alternative theory to explain such comments and why they see it that way. Also said they didn't have too but its frustrating to me as I don't understand it.
And defense will try and provide an alternative to prosecution, they already have by discussing the DNA and implying its more than it is.
I wouldn't want to be on a jury for something like this, my mind is made up it's Barry, based on his own words, actions, bizarre lies, crappy fake Sunday story and I understand that I wouldn't be fair to him which a juror is required to be.

 

[marylamby]

Everyone? Open & Shut Case?
@marylamby sbm Oh, I believe now I'm following ^ line of thinking.
If we define "everyone" as including only "Chaffee County LE, the CBI agents and FBI agents," then yes, close to everyone, in that grouping, probably thought BM is guilty.

And maybe this no-body case is not an open and shut case?

BTW, I look forward to convictions of murderers.

IMO, the prosecution has to preempt the defense's arguments. The myriad of Barry's suppositions one by one. Get in front of it all. THE BIKE, the mountain lion, the abductors, another man (JL, especially), gone girl etc.
The ALIBI - the non-existent job. This is HUGE. It's everything.
I'm not exaggerating when I say they should have easels with poster boards and bullet points of his many lies, his actions and inactions. They need to relive this case.
A DNA expert who can explain the partial dna in simplistic terms. A technical expert on Barry's truck and phones telematics who'll do the same.
The trash dumps. The darts/tranquilizers. The true state of the marriage.
The LE cam videos. Barry's recorded interviews and statements with concise LE testimony in the order they occurred. Let them follow it as it unfolded from the very beginning.
SO's, Melinda's, MG's, JP's etc testimony. All of Suzanne's texts. All of Barry's deleted phone msgs, texts and searches.
If they can get in front of the defense's attack on all of the facts and the actors, they'll convict Barry Morphew.

 

[FromGermany1]

Didn't we learn that BM had taken the Bobcat back to Indiana shortly before he was arrested?

When I see folks doubting that he was going to bolt, I have to wonder why he would do that otherwise. If he was planning on moving to Arizona or some such, wouldn't he just move the Bobcat there, either in advance or along with his other belongings? Putting it far from himself, knowing that it was his always-at-hand go-to machine for his livelihood, kinda seems to imply he wasn't planning on doing that sort of work anymore.

(and yet -- why not just sell it in Chaffee County or nearby? Why go to all the effort to keep it in IN?)

bbm
Why did BM speak of Arizona (of all states) and moving there, if the unknown DNA in Suzanne's car is from someone/some assault in Arizona?? I don't get it. Does it mean, he knew in advance, that certain DNA would be found?? Did he spill the beans with his plans to move? What's wrong with that??

 

[FromGermany1]

My point is LLCs, LLPs and other shell corps are hard to find if only a tax related search is done. If you ask me (and I know you didn't, lol), Barry was about to flee. If he had transferred funds to an international acct before any search, it likely wasn't found if the transfer were done through an LLC or LLP account. That's why they exist.
IMO

I don't know the meaning of being an "agent". Barry was an "agent" to several companies (ie. "Sunset ...."). I would be glad, if someone could roughly explain to me.

 

[marylamby]

You should never be on a jury then. When you take the oath, you accept the defendant is innocent until proven guilty. There is no burden on the defense to prove anything. They don't need to present a viable explanation as to how she went missing. It is 100% the responsibility of the State of Colorado to prove their case. I believe he is guilty but don't think the state will be able to prove it unless they find the body or he cracks. Problem with the body is that it would be bones and probably scattered at this point.

Then there's the human condition.
The juror is human. While the accused is presumed innocent, that doesn't mean they won't look to the defense to give them an otherwise reasonable explanation. If they can't produce one and the defense has a well constructed case then, I believe they'll blow their defense.
E&I will introduce the various scenarios, if the PHs are any indication. They don't have to but they will. That's all they've got. JL, who we know had nothing to do with Suzanne's disappearance will be front and center. She had SECRET bank accounts. She's a LIAR because she didn't tell SO of her seldom realized affair. Her texts and her daughter's own statements will be questionable. Maybe accusations, even from her own daughter, won't even be allowed in.
I'm getting ahead of myself here.

The reason I replied was to state my original sentence.
Then there's the human condition.

IMO

 

[marylamby]

I don't know the meaning of being an "agent". Barry was an "agent" to several companies (ie. "Sunset ...."). I would be glad, if someone could roughly explain to me.

I think you're referring to 'acct'? That's just an abbreviation for 'account'.
However, he likely did have an 'agent' in his financial dealings meaning a go-between or someone who arranged financial transfers etc.