Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #97

[Scootie98]

We know through Suzanne’s list of grievances that she was both afraid of driving with Barry in the vehicle and being a passenger where he was driving. Slamming brakes and threatening to jump out of car. Suzanne was smart enough and maybe even aware to realize that DV is a grave risk when leaving the relationship. She drove separately to meet Barry at Tailwinds and likely she drove her RR to Moonlight Pizza to be in control. The fact that she sent the girls the pic of Barry awaiting their order Moonlight is heartbreaking because she likely thought she was safe only meeting up with him and returning home separately. She wasn’t safe. Whether or not something happened that night after they both returned home we may never know but she was smart enough to suggest meeting him somewhere to hike on Saturday which he didn’t respond to thankfully. I think he was hoping to win her over enough to lure her somewhere more remote to do the deed. Heartbreaking. IMO
Ebm spelling again lol

I think BM was fully aware of Suzanne's fear and distrust of him. I think that both incensed him and required him to play cat and mouse. The lack of control he experienced in the latter infuriated him.

 

[Scootie98]

I guess you're all correct that Barry planned it for a few days, not hours. It would have taken that long to plan. I'm just an optimist by nature, and don't like to think of him plotting evil for that long. Not that it makes any difference to his evil soul I suppose.

I think the decision to disappear Suzanne was made the moment BM realized that she was completely and permanently committed to the separation. I also think that when he heard the term "we need to figure this out....civilly" then reality was sealed in his mind. His control over the game board was severed at that point...and the only option was to throw the game board away.

 

[Kingsley]

No apology necessary @Kingsley. I understand and appreciate the clarification because I did miss that in the body cam video footage. I’ve watched it twice so far and remember MH discussing SM’s normal bike ride routines and him speaking about SM/BM arguments and that there’d been talks about separation/divorce, but somehow missed the part about him discussing the outfits likely due to getting distracted by something else. At any rate, I’m sure I’ll probably be watching it a few more times to make sure I absorb everything, similar to having to read the AA many, many times to take it all in.

Oh yes, I think LE’s hinky meter was on high alert from virtually moment one due to the narratives being put forth and BM’s overall demeanor that first night at the scene as he seemed to be more concerned about where the bike was, a Lion, and whether they found the phone, than he was about his missing wife. He’s so transparent. He also thought he could fool/outsmart all LE involved, yah sure, NOT!
BM is a legend in his own mind.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Thank you.
Just for clarification, the body cam footage was with the daughter’s boyfriend, not Barry. It was earlier in the day before Barry arrived.
Around 5 1/2 minutes.
I’m pretty sure this has been linked previously with permission from mods. If not, my apologies again.

 

[Scootie98]

I don't follow you, heck it's hard to follow any of it but on a completely unrelated note - -I'm not sure if I'm reading this correctly but it looks like the date of Barry's offense of 'Public Servant - Attempt to Influence' was on 5/9/20 which was 4 days after his arrest?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

5/9/20 could be the date LE shows as placement of the bike and helmet...designed to influence their interpretation of the evidence. Amateur stab at that one....but I have to assume the date is not a mistake. Could be wrong.

 

[susiQ]

5/9/20 could be the date LE shows as placement of the bike and helmet...designed to influence their interpretation of the evidence. Amateur stab at that one....but I have to assume the date is not a mistake. Could be wrong.

Replying to you Scootie98 & @marylamby. Marylamby cited 5/09/20 as being 4 days after his arrest?
He was arrested in 2021. Is it possible there is a typo there and should read 5/09/21? I’m just confused by this.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Thank you.
Just for clarification, the body cam footage was with the daughter’s boyfriend, not Barry. It was earlier in the day before Barry arrived.
Around 5 1/2 minutes.
I’m pretty sure this has been linked previously with permission from mods. If not, my apologies again.

Yes you can sequence the videos by the degree of sunlight without looking at any visible time stamps at least roughly. We don’t know how many people were in and out of the house prior to Barry’s arrival.

 

[Love Never Fails]

I do wonder this morning as BM heads to court again what his innermost thoughts are. Does he believe he will be acquitted? Trial is getting close. You can count the people who believe him on one hand.

Even with all the discussion and back and forth that goes on here, most of us agree he is guilty. He knows he is. Yet I wonder what he is thinking deep inside.

 

[pseudo_hum]

I do wonder this morning as BM heads to court again what his innermost thoughts are. Does he believe he will be acquitted? Trial is getting close. You can count the people who believe him on one hand.

Even with all the discussion and back and forth that goes on here, most of us agree he is guilty. He knows he is. Yet I wonder what he is thinking deep inside.

I have also given his psyche some thought. IMO, there must be quite an internal conflict going on; having to play the innocent father, yet knowing their mother is gone by your hands. And to profess his belief in God; its very complex and deeply troubling.

 

[DizzyB]

I have also given his psyche some thought. IMO, there must be quite an internal conflict going on; having to play the innocent father, yet knowing their mother is gone by your hands. And to profess his belief in God; its very complex and deeply troubling.

I think he just doesn’t think about it. He does not believe he is going back to jail. I think the girls choose not to think about the possibilities either, and are trusting what their father has told them. I think he left the child rearing to Suzanne, and was not outwardly abusive to them. One may have idolized him and basked in the glow of being the favorite. The family dynamic may just have been all they have ever known, and we saw how upset Suzanne was on the occasions that the girls were dragged into the spousal disputes. She may have kept up the facade so well that the girls refuse to look further.

 

[Love Never Fails]

I meant in front of LE.

Yep that would have been something.

 

[Warwick7]

I do wonder this morning as BM heads to court again what his innermost thoughts are. Does he believe he will be acquitted? Trial is getting close. You can count the people who believe him on one hand.

Even with all the discussion and back and forth that goes on here, most of us agree he is guilty. He knows he is. Yet I wonder what he is thinking deep inside.

My own opinion is-- he thinks he"s walking away from this with "minor searches."

He is dead set this was God"s will...

 

[FromGermany1]

I think the decision to disappear Suzanne was made the moment BM realized that she was completely and permanently committed to the separation. I also think that when he heard the term "we need to figure this out....civilly" then reality was sealed in his mind. His control over the game board was severed at that point...and the only option was to throw the game board away.

No CBD, no alcohol, no medicaments - what should he, the abstinent guy, do for calming himself down a bit?

 

[MrsWatson]

My own opinion is-- he thinks he"s walking away from this with "minor searches."

He is dead set this was God"s will...

Yes!

I think he has justified this so completely and thoroughly to himself he doesn't think he's guilty of anything; it's just that the law doesn't agree, which is a big inconvenience. In his mind, he will always be blameless. This is all Suzanne's fault.

I don't think we will ever see any remorse, any attempt at a plea deal, any admittance of anything from BM. He truly does not believe he did anything wrong.

 

[Scootie98]

I do wonder this morning as BM heads to court again what his innermost thoughts are. Does he believe he will be acquitted? Trial is getting close. You can count the people who believe him on one hand.

Even with all the discussion and back and forth that goes on here, most of us agree he is guilty. He knows he is. Yet I wonder what he is thinking deep inside.

I doubt you can count on one hand how many people who truly believe he is innocent....especially those who know him. The issue is that his inner circle has chosen to prioritize and rationalize...i.e. No one can bring Suzanne back...and Barry is more useful as a father, brother and son who is free than one who is incarcerated.

 

[DeDee]

We know through Suzanne’s list of grievances that she was both afraid of driving with Barry in the vehicle and being a passenger where he was driving. Slamming brakes and threatening to jump out of car. Suzanne was smart enough and maybe even aware to realize that DV is a grave risk when leaving the relationship. She drove separately to meet Barry at Tailwinds and likely she drove her RR to Moonlight Pizza to be in control. The fact that she sent the girls the pic of Barry awaiting their order Moonlight is heartbreaking because she likely thought she was safe only meeting up with him and returning home separately. She wasn’t safe. Whether or not something happened that night after they both returned home we may never know but she was smart enough to suggest meeting him somewhere to hike on Saturday which he didn’t respond to thankfully. I think he was hoping to win her over enough to lure her somewhere more remote to do the deed. Heartbreaking. IMO
Ebm spelling again lol

Your thoughtful post made me wonder if Suzanne had, of late, begun to lock the mastersuite door every time she entered the room as a form of a protection mechanism. I don't think she allowed Barry into the marital bed since she was done and hoped to settle their affairs civilly. No way she wanted him touching her with those dirty hands again. Shivers.

We learned that the demonic Barry never slept in the mastersuite after her death as he chose to sleep on the sofa in the auxiliary adjoining room. I thinks Suzanne likely had him sleeping on that sofa before her death, too.

Suzanne knew Barry had become a dangerous liar who oftentimes used egregious deception in order to manipulate. She'd taken steps in order to protect herself without filing a restraining order. She just didn't think, or couldn't imagine, that he'd kill her before Mother's Day with her miracle babies.

 

[Love Never Fails]

Yes!

I think he has justified this so completely and thoroughly to himself he doesn't think he's guilty of anything; it's just that the law doesn't agree, which is a big inconvenience. In his mind, he will always be blameless. This is all Suzanne's fault.

I don't think we will ever see any remorse, any attempt at a plea deal, any admittance of anything from BM. He truly does not believe he did anything wrong.

If he gets acquitted I believe your words will become his reality.
If he is convicted, the harsh reality may set in.
he can’t be in control in prison.

 

[OldCop]

Damn you're good!

 

[susiQ]

I do wonder this morning as BM heads to court again what his innermost thoughts are. Does he believe he will be acquitted? Trial is getting close. You can count the people who believe him on one hand.

Even with all the discussion and back and forth that goes on here, most of us agree he is guilty. He knows he is. Yet I wonder what he is thinking deep inside.

Hmmm…..let’s count!
BM’s two sisters and mother = 3
MM1 & MM2 = 2 (3+2 = 5, well that’s one hand )

Then there’s TS and another friend from IN = 2

Ok, how about two hands?? Can we think of anymore?

 

[Love Never Fails]

I doubt you can count on one hand how many people who truly believe he is innocent....especially those who know him. The issue is that his inner circle has chosen to prioritize and rationalize...i.e. No one can bring Suzanne back...and Barry is more useful as a father, brother and son who is free than one who is incarcerated.

If that’s true, I am grateful he isn’t related to me. To set aside my beliefs in order to accommodate him as a family member who murdered his wife and the mother of his children would destroy my soul.

 

[Love Never Fails]

Hmmm…..let’s count!
BM’s two sisters and mother = 3
MM1 & MM2 = 2 (3+2 = 5, well that’s one hand )

Then there’s TS and another friend from IN = 2

Ok, how about two hands?? Can we think of anymore?

I think it’s his mom, one only sister, MM1, and TS. That’s 4. okay maybe add the Cushmans, that makes 6. Ok so two hands.

I think if he is convicted MM2 will be free. Tormented maybe but I think she could heal with a future with friends and Suzanne’s family. But I don’t know that she could stay close to MM1. That’s just my opinion though.