Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #98

[WestGL]

It's gotten late and I've been traumatized by recent revelations in the Abby and Libby case which could cause me not to understand this statement, if so, my apologies:

"The bike ride happened the same day they found it."

Suzanne did not take a "bike ride" on Mother's Day. I don't think she took one on Saturday either because she was throttled by an evil, cruel, terrorizing, greedy, punishing BM on Saturday afternoon.

At the risk of being repetitive: There was no "bike ride."

Yes! I’m annoyed every time I still see news headlines or articles that say Suzanne went missing from a bike ride or never returned from her bike ride, etc.

I want to shout at the journalist: we’ve known for a year and a half that there was no bike ride, there’s no evidence of a bike ride, there’s no evidence that anyone was riding a bike that crashed down a hill. There’s just a very suspicious husband and a bike very suspiciously tossed down a hill by itself. Right where said husband’s phone pinged in the middle of the night when he says he was asleep in bed.

Still repeating as fact that there was a bike ride on Mother’s Day validates Barry’s only and pathetically weak attempt at creating proof of life on Mother’s Day.

 

[Boxer]

Saying you're going to jump from a moving car shows that level of anger of being willing to take a life (even if ones own) to keep control.
Suicidal threats often end up as murder instead.

 

[mrjitty]

SBM

The truck GPS is shockingly accurate. We have a pic of Barry's truck in a parking spot at the HIE. The telematics GPS places the pin on the exact right parking space. Ditto on the McDonald's parking area.

Right

I am personally don't believe that the exclusion of some of the AA evidence is a big deal at trial (though I disagree policy wise on the DV rulings).

The critical evidence is admissible and devastating.

IMO the accused hopes hinge on a juror or two buying into his family man image the defence is trying to construct.

There will be a strong whiff of suspicion about the accused, even for a juror who might buy in the idea that the prosecution has railroaded BM.

The defence needs to land the plane in that narrow gap where a juror thinks BM probably did it, but maybe has some sympathy that the prosecution is somehow lacking or unfair (e.g. no body)

 

[FromGermany1]

I'm one of those that thinks Suzanne is very close to home. Maybe not directly on the PP property but not far away. With BM's "cushy" (no pun intended) arrangement with the Cushmans, not to mention SD was likely their cleaning lady, I wouldn't mind having a look at their landscaping. Boulders perhaps?? I could see Bare predigging a hole not too far away, throwing the dirt on his trailer so he doesn't have a mess next to the hole and then coming back and putting SM in and then shovelling the dirt in and topping it off with a nice boulder. He's good at that. I think that's all he's good at.

He could have even brought a bucket full of dry soil from somewhere to conceal freshly dug earth (then place a boulder, his favorite decoration stuff).
The place, where he was lying on his back like a cockchafer during search, was it near the PP area or far away?

 

[BDAJAG]

Mineshaft, lion's den, burial pod -- I still can't rule out PP.

Who would know the status of Barry's ongoing landscaping progress? Who would pay attention?

If Barry was HUNTING Friday night for the sole purpose of having a fresh kill, who's to say he didn't have a suitable grave already waiting? Just a yawning cavity amid his rock piling....

Or that he didn't create one overnight on Saturday.

A grave with tiny Suzanne and a larger deer, with some lime and quikrete and a marinade of bromide, covered with river rock and soil, back filled and secured by driveway peatrock or even just a manmade ring of rock, in keeping with the work he had actually been doing would be virtually undetectable.

How long would that take? Would he even need the Bobcat? Did he have a load of dirt/gravel/rock on his trailer? Did he wheelbarrow it and backfill a grave by hand? Good, old-fashioned, back-breaking hard work, minus the good?

Consider: if Barry killed Suzanne close to 2:47, by 2:47am, cadaverine would be a factor. Perhaps Barry set her aside while he prepared his site. A cooler comes to mind.

If Barry handled human remains after even midnight IMO, he may have unwittingky transfered cadaverine. I am convinced he also handled bromide. The reddish brown stains, the smell of chlorine. So it was either to cleanse himself or it was an integral part in throwing off scenters.

Barry's discomfort, diversionary tactics and faulty disclosure (two mines, not three. Sealed, but straight down) about mines make me suspicious --

I'm just not sure he would have needed four or five hours for that.

IMO whatever he was doing was labor intensive.

And IMO he was very close to home while doing it.

JMO

__<vrbbm>____________________________


Hello Megnut, and good morning everyone!

There's good reason you can't rule out PP. That's because - and it's been my humble opinion for months now - Suzanne never left.

Let's start with The BMlandcare Motif there: It impresses me as would an abandoned archaeological dig that had at its end devolved into tomb-raiding. I believe Suzanne's mortal remains are someplace under that mess.
And let us not forget this very early scene:
Barry with shotgun slung, phaffing about with his remote cameras, advising searchers they were near his property boundary and not to cross it. What possibly could have been his concern with searching strangers traipsing about his land mere days after the lion attack?

Now a bit of an aside: ​

The technology surely exists to locate/ search for an atypical disturbance/anomaly amidst the more generally uniform grading and excavation that was done years earlier incident to preparing that building site.
Also, a datum would have been established in the course of the initial permitting process, as numerous authorities reviewed soil studies, contouring (original and finished), percolation data, immediate and proximate substrate characteristics, and Heaven knows what else. The presence of the river would have added to the scrutiny, for sure.
All these records exist -- stored someplace -- I wince as The Ark of the Covenant, Indy, and that government warehouse come to mind...
Lots of coring, scintillation, acoustics probably. All before you even get your samples/findings to the lab(s). And $$$. And delay, that now would be undue.

So, while Suzanne may still in a grim sense remain at her last home, and might well be discoverable, it's my opinion that to this point Barry has accomplished his damnable boast.
And that hubris begets him what?
We'll see. Some of it, anyway*.
Perhaps, justice in this world.
But assuredly, again my opinion, in the Next*.

​

 

[MrsWatson]

I'm confused as to the mentions of Suzanne possibly having a port for her treatments. Wouldn't that have been mentioned early on when she went missing? I've never seen anything that says she had a port, if someone has that information, could you link to it?

 

[Megnut]

Barry's alfalfa field in Indiana -- bet you could stand right there and never suspect you were standing on a couch.

If a person were to hire an earth mover such as Barry for a small excavation project with the expectation of complete work, right down to no scrap marks, how long woukd that take an experienced earth mover? More than 11 minutes surely but what about half a day? Bet an experienced earth mover could do a job like that practically with his eyes closed, as the saying goes. Half a day. Half a night. Bet a hard worker could get the job done, no problem.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Remember in the early days when Barry was pacing, looking out the window?

I wonder which of the following might evoke a case of nerves:

1. Any report of remains being found
2. Search teams at nearby mines
3. A renowned Cat tracker coming to town to disassemble a den
4. A strong police presence on the mesa where he did the swan dive
or
5. An excavater showing up at PP

He spied on her while she was alive. IMO he hasn't stopped.

JMO

Husband of Suzanne Morphew is having a 'difficult time' as diggers continue construction site search | Daily Mail Online

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Right

I am personally don't believe that the exclusion of some of the AA evidence is a big deal at trial (though I disagree policy wise on the DV rulings).

The critical evidence is admissible and devastating.

IMO the accused hopes hinge on a juror or two buying into his family man image the defence is trying to construct.

There will be a strong whiff of suspicion about the accused, even for a juror who might buy in the idea that the prosecution has railroaded BM.

The defence needs to land the plane in that narrow gap where a juror thinks BM probably did it, but maybe has some sympathy that the prosecution is somehow lacking or unfair (e.g. no body)

I agree and have said before that they have to tighten the case as they just shouldn’t add the things in the AA that have plausible alternatives add to that we have no idea at all where defense will go with this.

 

[susiQ]

__<vrbbm>____________________________


Hello Megnut, and good morning everyone!

There's good reason you can't rule out PP. That's because - and it's been my humble opinion for months now - Suzanne never left.

Let's start with The BMlandcare Motif there: It impresses me as would an abandoned archaeological dig that had at its end devolved into tomb-raiding. I believe Suzanne's mortal remains are someplace under that mess.
And let us not forget this very early scene:
Barry with shotgun slung, phaffing about with his remote cameras, advising searchers they were near his property boundary and not to cross it. What possibly could have been his concern with searching strangers traipsing about his land mere days after the lion attack?

Now a bit of an aside: ​

The technology surely exists to locate/ search for an atypical disturbance/anomaly amidst the more generally uniform grading and excavation that was done years earlier incident to preparing that building site.
Also, a datum would have been established in the course of the initial permitting process, as numerous authorities reviewed soil studies, contouring (original and finished), percolation data, immediate and proximate substrate characteristics, and Heaven knows what else. The presence of the river would have added to the scrutiny, for sure.
All these records exist -- stored someplace -- I wince as The Ark of the Covenant, Indy, and that government warehouse come to mind...
Lots of coring, scintillation, acoustics probably. All before you even get your samples/findings to the lab(s). And $$$. And delay, that now would be undue.

So, while Suzanne may still in a grim sense remain at her last home, and might well be discoverable, it's my opinion that to this point Barry has accomplished his damnable boast.
And that hubris begets him what?
We'll see. Some of it, anyway*.
Perhaps, justice in this world.
But assuredly, again my opinion, in the Next*.

​

<modsnip: That TD podcast is not an approved source>

I've had many thoughts pass through my mind on where BM could have put SM and I always come back to, "she's close to home." I wonder how much run off there was around the time he murdered Suzanne as compared with how much 3 weeks later. Was he down there planting something or looking for something he planted that hadn't been found, perhaps washed away by the rising waters from the run-off? Any large boulders down there?

I hate not knowing where he put her. I want her in a special place where she can be visited and honoured by her loving family and friends.

Barry needs to go to prison, a not so special place where his supporters must make appointments to see him in his flashy orange suit, ankle bracelets and those shiny new white veneers.

 

[mrjitty]

I agree and have said before that they have to tighten the case as they just shouldn’t add the things in the AA that have plausible alternatives add to that we have no idea at all where defense will go with this.

The defence has no plausible answer to the circumstantial case. There can be none.

That is why they will have to pretend that bumbling lazy law enforcement must have missed the critical evidence of another perp in their zeal to railroad Barry

 

[susiQ]

The defence has no plausible answer to the circumstantial case. There can be none.

That is why they will have to pretend that bumbling lazy law enforcement must have missed the critical evidence of another perp in their zeal to railroad Barry

Oh, but wait! The defence can possibly get critical information in this regard from the PI Barry had working on his case, remember?? Oh, wait, that was just another one of his mountain lyin' lies!

 

[Momofthreeboys]

I'm confused as to the mentions of Suzanne possibly having a port for her treatments. Wouldn't that have been mentioned early on when she went missing? I've never seen anything that says she had a port, if someone has that information, could you link to it?

It is speculation...just like alot of things discussed. One, they found a needle sheath in the dryer with her DNA. Two, she had just finished her cancer treatments. Three, in the AA it references a missing prescription of Suzanne's that had just been picked up at the pharmacy. So from what I've read there are 4 things missing that are facts: a brown towel, Suzanne's journal. Suzanne's phone/charger and Suzanne's missing prescription. You can't just eliminate things because they don't fit the scenario prosecution put forth in my opinion that's the kind of stuff that could be introduced by defense. They are as valid of speculation as anything else is. She may or may not have had a port. The sheath may or may not have been used for the tranquilizing paraphernalia, the journal may or may not have been burned in the fire, the door crack may or may not have occurred on May 9 or 10 and so on. The most interesting one to me is the sheath because prosecution, at least in the preliminary, set up the scenario speculating that Barry shot her with a tranquilizer....of perhaps now they will eliminate the gun and say he stabbed her with a tranquilizer. The others things perhaps won't come up...we just don't know. But the reality is I do believe defense will counter some of the things prosecution put forth if their investigation turned up anything or they know they can and I'm curious to try and think about what they will use to counter. We kind of know what prosecution is going with and we do not know where defense is going.

 

[Scootie98]

The "bike ride" has to be done away with immediately. If there is one juror who believes that happened, that is reasonable doubt.

Elephant....meet room.

Absolutely no evidence of a bike ride that morning.....or any other morning, according to Suzanne's communications and those who are familiar with her routine and not named Barry.

 

[waldojabba]

The defence has no plausible answer to the circumstantial case. There can be none.

That is why they will have to pretend that bumbling lazy law enforcement must have missed the critical evidence of another perp in their zeal to railroad Barry

Totally agree - BM is totally boxed in as the perp - and he is in that box pretty much courtesy of himself! All the rest of these “issues” pass
the time until trial, but most are really non issues- just a lot of noise that will have no impact on the case verdict IMO

 

[Scootie98]

SBM

The truck GPS is shockingly accurate. We have a pic of Barry's truck in a parking spot at the HIE. The telematics GPS places the pin on the exact right parking space. Ditto on the McDonald's parking area.

Why did Barry leave for Broomfield at "5am" in order to drive to Men's Warehouse parking lot and park for 40 minutes?

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Don't get me wrong...prosecution has a probable cause case.....but the outcome in my opinion is going to depend entirely how tight they can present it minus the speculation that can be argued as to another possibility. @Scootie98, don't forget that one of Suzanne's gripes was Barry would take off for "days" after a fight. That is a plausible defense counter to why he went to Broomfield a day earlier than he planned. ..they had a big fight and he bolted just like he had before. I know what I think - there was probable cause as he had means, motive and opportunity and she's no where to be found....but I have read and been exposed to theories a juror will not have been exposed to.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

I'm confused as to the mentions of Suzanne possibly having a port for her treatments. Wouldn't that have been mentioned early on when she went missing? I've never seen anything that says she had a port, if someone has that information, could you link to it?

There is no mention in any of the legal docs or MSM about a port that I am aware of. I believe it has only been raised here by one of our fellow posters as pure speculation. JMO

 

[susiQ]

Why did Barry leave for Broomfield at "5am" in order to drive to Men's Warehouse parking lot and park for 40 minutes?

Well, there was some "garbage" he needed to unload . Then, maybe a "CAT nap?" He must have been exhausted by this point. Running on adrenaline too long and crashing. OR, was he doing some rehearsal in his muddled head for later in the day. Getting into "character". The irony. He has no character.

I think by the time he landed at the Warehouse, his brain was mush. What followed supports this. No real alibi, more trash dumps, terrible acting, lies, lies and more lies.

Imagine, if he had had any sense at all, he would have hired IE and DN within the first three days when he realized LE were lookin' directly at him. Nope! His egomaniacal self said, "I've got this!"

 

[CGray123]

The defence has no plausible answer to the circumstantial case. There can be none.

That is why they will have to pretend that bumbling lazy law enforcement must have missed the critical evidence of another perp in their zeal to railroad Barry

I&E will have to disclose the nature of BM's defense sometime next week if they have not done so already. I agree I can't see them offering an alibi. The mountain lion theory never made it off the ground. "Gone girl" is completely implausible. Judge M completely discounted all these ideas. His doubts focused on SODDI but the investigation now seems to have closed that door.

What's left? There's an old trial lawyer's aphorism that goes, "If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither on your side, pound the table." I&E will need to bring their foam pads IMO.