Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #99

[Aloe]

From Page 32 of the AA it says that Hoyland had sent search warrants to Verizon for what looks like all members of the Morphew family’s phones. He requested records from a month prior to May 10.
Bit confusing about the date, but it says that the affiant ( Alex Walker I’m assuming) was told this by Hoyland on May 12.
https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases of interest/21CR78/21cr78 Morphew Redacted Affidavit.pdf

Thanks for this @Cindizzi !

 

[justtrish]

From Page 32 of the AA it says that Hoyland had sent search warrants to Verizon for what looks like all members of the Morphew family’s phones. He requested records from a month prior to May 10.
Bit confusing about the date, but it says that the affiant ( Alex Walker I’m assuming) was told this by Hoyland on May 12.
https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases of interest/21CR78/21cr78 Morphew Redacted Affidavit.pdf

Thank you! This must be what I saw that made me think the phone wasn't taken right away. I don't think it would be standard to take the phone of a missing person's spouse without any evidence that there was a crime. Maybe after his interview and then seeing a few suspicious things they then took them? The house being sealed makes sense because nobody was home with her so it could be a crime scene.

 

[Kemug]

It sounds like he did it all at once, which is super suspicious. It would be amazing if they could pinpoint the timing.

And there we were wondering what he was doing for most of Sunday!

 

[Kemug]

Good point...I "think" he will move from Salida...too late to edit. He originally planned to move to Gunnison when he was released on bond and he has no rented or owned home in Salida or Maysville that we know of so a decent guess...but correct "I think" he will move from Salida area.

I doubt Salida would want him to stay.

 

[Warwick7]

This is really damning.

"The motion states there is also information downloaded from several phones included in the case – but specifically, data extracted from the defendant's phone that shows data was "deleted in bulk before the phone was seized," that included 381 text messages, 25 calls and 58 saved locations."

Yowzers!!!!! Ouch!!

 

[DeDee]

I doubt Salida would want him to stay.

So interesting you said that it's doubtful that Salida would want him to stay. I received my copy of Love, Colorado. It features a two page spread of Buena Vista and Salida with an additional photo of the Arkansas River and small write up about fishing the river. The entire back page advertises for the exquisite Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort located between Buena Vista and Salida in Nathrop.

I snapped these hurriedly. They are not meant to be kept as souvenirs bc the photos are meant to be receipts that Salida is busy advertising. * Note the butterfly for Monarch Mountain.

 

[BeckyF]

How far can the prosecution take the appeal? Anyone know?

 

[Cindizzi]

 

[FromGermany1]

Re 381 deleted messages: If the phone of one of BM's conversational partners was seized (MG for ex.), were LE able to retrieve his part of conversation also or only his phone number?

 

[mrjitty]

The wording makes me think all at one time. It also seems more suspicious because saved locations were deleted too. I, on occasion, delete spam texts or texts I receive from businesses I've okay'd texts from. Example being Staples promotional texts. I might delete 5-6 at one time when I receive one and decide to delete them all. I don't think I've ever deleted call log history and the only reason I delete those texts would be freeing up space on my phone. I can't think of a time I've sat down and decided to delete hundreds of texts, calls, or other data from my phone. It sounds like they know it was all at once and if they know that you'd think they also know when that happened. If it was say after speaking to LE on Sunday night or Monday, then that's very damning.

Lots of this stuff will be logged.

It depends a bit on what service was used, but for example if you delete your network calls and texts, the provider still has the base record.

Similarly with locational data, you might delete all your maps data, but for example, google (if that was used) might still have logs... cellular location data still exists etc

Also, when you do the activities to delete on your phone, your base entries might be logged

This is an example of where the detailed expert evidence was always likely to be devastating for the accused. Not bombshells (we know he deleted stuff) but the precise nature of the deletions.

 

[mrjitty]

^^rsbm



Is there any wonder why the early victory celebration when FBI Kevin Hoyland was eliminated as the prosecution phone expert?!!

As I've said before -- reverse the sanction eliminating Hoyland and the jury will convict BM for 1st degree murder of SM.

Seems the prosecution is going your route.

I hope they appeal the ruling when the Judge no doubt doubles down.

 

[mrjitty]

Hold it, are you saying his lies suddenly aren't lies when you reveal the entire scope of what he said?

I can't wait to hear the full context surrounding the wall job, and of course the turkey, elk, bear, deer, chipmunks, coyote, and god knows what other animals.

Just because the defense says they plan to play all those videos, doesn't mean they actually are.

The defence made this exact same play on the McStay case where the accused made damaging statements in pre-arrest and arrest interviews

The idea is to flood the zone with lots of irrelevant content where the defendant isn't lying or is pretending to be helpful

 

[mrjitty]

It sounds like he did it all at once, which is super suspicious. It would be amazing if they could pinpoint the timing.

I wonder if there is any way he can blame some wild animals for this?

 

[FromGermany1]

I doubt Salida would want him to stay.

If he walks free, he is a star and a V.I.P. (very important person), I fear.

 

[mrjitty]

All good points. Hindsight is always easy place blame, and I should use caution in assigning incompetence .

I want to hear the interviews with Barry. How much pressure? Was there a lot of follow up questioning and actual interrogation? I get the impression that they seemed friendly in nature. Was it all Barry talking with no follow up questions? When the lie was proven false, did they confront Barry?

Remember that the interviews are voluntary. They got him to make damaging admissions by placing just the right amount of heat. Not everyone is as dumb as Chris Watts going down to sit in the police interrogation room to get worked by a couple of FBI pros

 

[mrjitty]

A weak preliminary that resulted in the case being bound over for trial?

Isn't that an oxymoron?

BM's daughters had both completed their schools and BM was sitting on a big pile of cash.

Why stick around town?

To wait for SM to come home from her midlife crisis where they could pretend to be the perfect family again?

Sheriff Speeze testified that BM was a danger to the community-- the town he grew up in and took an oath to protect. He certainly saw things up close that we know nothing about.

BM is a danger to any community -- he's a wife killer.

IMO, relative to evidence, the only thing the prosecution would have gained by delaying BM's arrest would have been the physical and/or e-reports from CBI, labs, and LE agencies from other jurisdictions-- each representing the partial DNA match from the glovebox was indeed inconclusive. There was no other dude responsible for SM's murder but her husband.

I also believe Cahill had verbals about the DNA information, and what's most unfortunate is that when the various reports finally came together to seal shut the partial matches to sex offenders, the defense turned the concluding, delayed documents into some underhanded conspiracy where the prosecution is busy night and day manufacturing evidence. It's ridiculous. MOO

Agreed - the prelim has nothing to do with this.

The Evidence is overwhelming in my view - i don't really understand why they've struggled to get the expert reports / detail together on time. Obviously the defence fishing expedition was a huge distraction, but a lot of it actually had nothing to do with trial prep for the prosecution.

If the defence wants to build a huge conspiracy around Cahill and DNA then fine - the prosecution knows this and can prepare.

But it doesn't really explain why they wouldn't get the other evidence together on time.

My suspicion is some combo of Corona and departmental SNAFU. I do know anecdotally a lot of organisations continue to suffer with staff shortages and disruption.

 

[katydid23]

Lol, this is fun. Barry's sister and Lauren are going at it.

https://twitter.com/laurenscharftv/status/1509638015529861145?s=21&t=kXC9VDxEP1JrsRX4LT8Qrg

It sounds to me like Barry's sister desperately believes all the utter BS her brother has been telling her all this time. Families tend to cling to these lies because the reality is ugly and frightening.

She HAS TO believe that her poor brother is being railroaded by the cruel sheriffs and DA's---She HAS TO believe that Suzanne was cheating on him and ran away with her boyfriend, etc. She sounds very desperate. JMO

 

[Seattle1]

Seems the prosecution is going your route.

I hope they appeal the ruling when the Judge no doubt doubles down.

OK, now that I learned the name of the Telematics expert (Ken Hicks) we need him too!

 

[mrjitty]

What is so obvious here is that after the defense failed to bamboozle Judge Murphy at the 11/9 and 12/14 Discovery motions where Cahill was left untouched, the defense renewed the allegations previously shut down by Judge Murphy but successfully sold to Lama.

Then under the same false assumptions, the Court essentially axed the only two DNA prosecution experts (Duge and Rogers)!

MOO

BIB

This is what makes no sense to me about the rulings re DNA, DV etc

The trial is the venue where these people present their evidence so it can be tested in court. Instead, much of the critical evidence has been disposed of pre-trial, and not even all of it on admissibility grounds!

 

[mrjitty]

All we need for the farce to be complete is for Suzanne to be found the day after the trial, complete with the accused's tranq gun