Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* *found in 2023* #110

[Megnut]

Below is the entire statement from Barry Morphew's attorney below:

The first and most important focus should be that the Morphews just learned that they lost their beautiful mother and wife after she disappeared 3 ½ years ago.

What appears to be the overriding focus is a finger pointing right back where it started 3 ½ years ago: a movement to blindly re-accuse Barry for Suzanne's death.

Here are the facts.

According to the authorities, Suzanne Morphew was NOT found anywhere in the vicinity of her home, the town nearby, or the county she lived in. She was found in Moffat, Colorado. Moffat is 45 miles south and a 45-minute drive away from the Morphew home located in Maysville, Colorado.

According to authorities who found Suzanne, her remains were found in a shallow grave in a dry desert field of sagebrush and natural grasses. Contrary to prior accusations, her remains were not found in a rocky mountainous region near her home, not in a location that was a "difficult spot" to get to, or near the home and impossible to get to due to being in a mine or under frozen tundra and buried under 6 feet of snow.

Barry was the most scrutinized, dissected, surveilled individual, minute by minute, hour by hour using law enforcement cameras posted by his home, phone taps and GPS devices placed on his car – all during the time frame of her disappearance and the years following.

At no time did the FBI, CBI, Chaffee County Sheriff's Office, or DA's Office pinpoint or even generally claim that Barry was in any area south of his home, near Moffat, or anywhere near Saguache County at any relevant time frame. It would be ludicrous for anyone to now try to fit the now-known facts to prior false assumptions and accusations.

It was the Saguache County Officials who fortunately stumbled onto Suzanne's remains last week while looking for another missing woman, Edna Quintana. Law enforcement officials that were supposedly looking for Suzanne, were never looking for Suzanne in the Moffat area or area South of Maysville, because they only focused in on Barry being the suspect. And, they knew Barry was not South of Maysville, and certainly not 45 miles South.

The authorities focused their search for Suzanne in the area near the Morphew home utilizing his phone and car forensics. The authorities pointed to the locations where Barry was May 9 and 10, 2020. Barry was in Salida (north of his home), or in or near his home, and then on May 10, 2020 at 5:00 a.m. drove to Broomfield, Colorado, a city 156 miles North of Maysville. He was never south of the house, and that is why they did not search that area. See FBI's map relied upon by the authorities about Barry's whereabouts on May 9 and 10, 2020.

The Morphew home, Barry's truck, Suzanne's and daughters' vehicles were immediately searched for evidence of human remains and Suzanne's blood using both forensics and dog sniff searches. There was no forensic evidence of Suzanne's deceased body or blood in any of the vehicles.

What needs to be done instead of pointing fingers at Barry Morphew, is asking the officials about the number of missing people and the number of human remains that have been recovered in or from Saguache County in the recent past.

Whatever happened to Krystal Reisinger, Edna Quintana, Suzanne, the man whose remains were found by Saguache County Sheriff's office in the foothills on July 26, 2023, or the remains of the person found in another area in Saguache County last weekend (more info to come from authorities tomorrow). What were the circumstances of their disappearances, what is the cause and manner of death of the remains found in the area, what happened to them, are they looking for other remains in this area?

The public should demand answers about these five people who suspiciously went missing or were found dead in this area.

The Morphew family and legal team believe that CBI, local law enforcement, and the local DA's office have a conflict of interest and should not be involved in the future investigation of Suzanne's death. An objective and unbiased examination of Suzanne's death can only be conducted by an outside and independent team of investigators.

When law enforcement focuses in on one person and refuses to review evidence objectively and fairly, it is a disservice to the community and creates exactly what has come to light… years of unsolved murders.

Iris Eytan

Jane Byrialsen

Morphew Family and Civil Rights Attorneys

What's next for a possible criminal case now that Suzanne Morphew's remains have been found?

A frequent question we have seen pop up since Suzanne Morphew's body was found last Friday and confirmed Wednesday surrounds her estranged husband Barry Morphew and the possibility of his arrest for her murder.

www.cbsnews.com

Stepping away from WS for a minute. I have to find my pffft emoji. (Pffft directed at the statement from IE, not the OP!)

 

[Megnut]

^^ BBM
And who defines the relevant time frame, Iris? This is rich-- coming from the defense that admitted an exhibit into evidence (BERLA report) from BM's truck telematics which conveniently hid the date/times his truck was in shown in Crestone-- a few stones from Moffat (Saguache County).

^^BBM
And this statement in the press release by IE was an outright lie --most likely to boost the alleged body count in this suspicious, boneyard, County! To be clear, no additional body and no authorities came out "tomorrow" with the promised more info to come. But IE achieved getting more misinformation into MSM and the minds of the unsuspecting public.

I am positive I didn't dream this -- a statement was released -- and a family was notified -- the additional remains were scattered ashes.

Jmo

 

[Seattle1]

Town of Moffat to begin development of a police department - The Alamosa News

— Moffat’s Hunter Horsley is ecstatic about his recent move to Moffat. Horsley is originally from Virginia, but moved to Moffat after he was given the opportunity to head up the development of a police department in Moffat.

alamosanews.com

10/4/23

MOFFAT — Moffat’s Hunter Horsley is ecstatic about his recent move to Moffat. Horsley is originally from Virginia, but moved to Moffat after he was given the opportunity to head up the development of a police department in Moffat.

“From what I understand it’s been years since the Town of Moffat has had a police department, and I am really looking forward to being a part of this, and helping residents feel safer in their town. This is a great opportunity and I think this is going to help the town and the surrounding area a lot,” he said.

[..]

Horsley said he heard from community members that the crime was because there was such little law enforcement there.

“There is a lot of money over there. The citizens are supportive of area 420, they are just worried about the crime that comes with some of that. We talked and figured out that the town had the ability to create a police department. Long story short, it just seemed like everything fell into place. They have the need for a police department, and I offered to help, and things are going to work out for the best for the town and all the citizens involved. I am a laid-back kind of guy, it’s a laid-back town, they aren’t looking for a robo cop just someone with good values to help,” he said.

 

[Seattle1]

I am positive I didn't dream this -- a statement was released -- and a family was notified -- the additional remains were scattered ashes.

Jmo

IIRC this wasn't a crime or another body but cremated remains disbursed by the decedent's family after weather or physical limitations prevented them from climbing the foothills to scatter the ashes.

ETA: Add link -- this discovery was in May 2022 and not the weekend SM was recovered. Hard for IE to claim she was mistaken more than a year earlier!

After bone discovery, sheriff's office says it was not their intent to disturb final resting place

The Saguache County coroner is working with the family to return the remains of their loved one.

www.9news.com

 

[Seattle1]

I know it's true in New York that it's automatically off the record if the convicted felon fulfills the terms of the deferred sentence, but I didn't realize it was also true in Colorado.

^^rsbm
Just saw this citation on another case thread, where "convicted" is the keyword:

Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender (POWPO)

https://youtu.be/YS0A33WlEJY Under CRS § 18-12-108, Colorado law makes it a class 5 felony for a convicted felon knowingly to possess, use or carry a firearm or other prohibited weapon. This offense is commonly referred to as possession of a weapon by a previous offender (or POWPO). The...

www.shouselaw.com

Under CRS § 18-12-108, Colorado law makes it a class 5 felony for a convicted felon knowingly to possess, use or carry a firearm or other prohibited weapon. This crime is commonly referred to as possession of a weapon by a previous offender, or POWPO.

[..]

Specifically, the law applies if the person has been convicted of:

1. a felony offense listed under CRS 24-4.1-302(1), ...

https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-1-3-102/

(2) Prior to entry of a plea of guilty to be followed by deferred judgment and sentence, the district attorney, in the course of plea discussion as provided in sections 16-7-301 and 16-7-302, C.R.S., is authorized to enter into a written stipulation, to be signed by the defendant, the defendant's attorney of record, and the district attorney, under which the defendant is obligated to adhere to such stipulation. The conditions imposed in the stipulation shall be similar in all respects to conditions permitted as part of probation. A person convicted of a crime, the underlying factual basis of which included an act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), shall stipulate to the conditions specified in section 18-1.3-204(2)(b). In addition, the stipulation may require the defendant to perform community or charitable work service projects or make donations thereto. Upon full compliance with such conditions by the defendant, the plea of guilty previously entered shall be withdrawn and the charge upon which the judgment and sentence of the court was deferred shall be dismissed with prejudice.

 

[10ofRods]

^^rsbm
Just saw this citation on another case thread, where "convicted" is the keyword:

Possession of a Weapon by a Previous Offender (POWPO)

https://youtu.be/YS0A33WlEJY Under CRS § 18-12-108, Colorado law makes it a class 5 felony for a convicted felon knowingly to possess, use or carry a firearm or other prohibited weapon. This offense is commonly referred to as possession of a weapon by a previous offender (or POWPO). The...

www.shouselaw.com

Under CRS § 18-12-108, Colorado law makes it a class 5 felony for a convicted felon knowingly to possess, use or carry a firearm or other prohibited weapon. This crime is commonly referred to as possession of a weapon by a previous offender, or POWPO.

[..]

Specifically, the law applies if the person has been convicted of:

1. a felony offense listed under CRS 24-4.1-302(1), ...

https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-1-3-102/

(2) Prior to entry of a plea of guilty to be followed by deferred judgment and sentence, the district attorney, in the course of plea discussion as provided in sections 16-7-301 and 16-7-302, C.R.S., is authorized to enter into a written stipulation, to be signed by the defendant, the defendant's attorney of record, and the district attorney, under which the defendant is obligated to adhere to such stipulation. The conditions imposed in the stipulation shall be similar in all respects to conditions permitted as part of probation. A person convicted of a crime, the underlying factual basis of which included an act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3(1), shall stipulate to the conditions specified in section 18-1.3-204(2)(b). In addition, the stipulation may require the defendant to perform community or charitable work service projects or make donations thereto. Upon full compliance with such conditions by the defendant, the plea of guilty previously entered shall be withdrawn and the charge upon which the judgment and sentence of the court was deferred shall be dismissed with prejudice.

Thank you so much.

That does seem to be a way to get around the Federal record of the felony. Expungements and seals, I thought, do not affect the federal felon data base. i wonder if the Judge in this case, knowing way more facts than we do, might think that there was DV in the underlying factual basis of this case (Barry voting for his missing wife; Barry being arrested for her death, etc).

At any rate, it was a luscious deal for Barry. He has quite a record of getting caught doing things, but with no real punishment. IMO.

 

[Seattle1]

Thank you so much.

That does seem to be a way to get around the Federal record of the felony. Expungements and seals, I thought, do not affect the federal felon data base. i wonder if the Judge in this case, knowing way more facts than we do, might think that there was DV in the underlying factual basis of this case (Barry voting for his missing wife; Barry being arrested for her death, etc).

At any rate, it was a luscious deal for Barry. He has quite a record of getting caught doing things, but with no real punishment. IMO.

Yes, it was an incredibly sweet deal reached by IE since BM's deferred sentence was only one year-- considering the Statute suggests a deferred sentence of two years for a misdemeanor or petty offense or traffic offense! BM can't say he didn't get what he $$$ paid for!

 

[10ofRods]

Yes, it was an incredibly sweet deal reached by IE since BM's deferred sentence was only one year-- considering the Statute suggests a deferred sentence of two years for a misdemeanor or petty offense or traffic offense! BM can't say he didn't get what he $$$ paid for!

It mystifies me that he's actually suing over maltreatment and not getting his stuff back. A strong sense of privilege in this man.

IE certainly did a good job for her client. I sure do hope they can come up with at least a Manner of Death for Suzanne. It's got to be homicide.

He can no longer use the "she's not dead" script.

 

[mrjitty]

There

Apparently were no actual phone calls that day. I believe Barry's went to her voicemail.

So she begged him to be home more in October 2019. He joined the VFD to add his away time of work, gym, hunting.
By December she is leaving him.

MOO his comment Saturday morning 5/9/20 "make the wife happy" with a mutual hike or etc. was a some residual late realization he had ignored something important.

I went down the rabbit hole on friday/saturday and discovered for the first time that the bobcat data was exhibited.

This was quite useful as it shows the bobcat was taken on and off the trailer friday night at PP. For some reason the truck telematics don't exist for this, nor for the trip back to the job site on saturday am. But the bobcat is back working on the site at 7.30am so we know BM must have driven it there. That answers the question how he got to work but raises others.

I can see why LE thought SM had been murdered on friday and disposed of under the river site. Her phone is close to BM on CR105 that might in what was their last connected call where they spoke.

IMO the pizza story is likely nonsense. Unless SM just picked something up and took it home. BMs truck telematics is not there - but I am guessing he just took the bobcat back to PP. We know from the AA that BM had an unusual amount of location data on the friday night.

So here is what I wonder

1. Is it simply the case that the defence only exhibited selective telematics data and left out the missing telematics because reasons?

OR

2. Is it the case that these events were simply not available for some reason? Corrupt data, failure to extract? Something else???

3. Did BM in fact have a way to turn off telematics selectively?

Assuming that the state don't in fact have the data - I can see why the prosecution might suspect 3. But we can't jump to that conclusion IMO, as we don't know if IE bothered to exhibit the full data. e.g I would guess she just quoted from a summary report in discovery, rather than the source data set.

If you look at the defence exhibits, you can actually see telematics data in the days after the 10th, which i presume at some point is LE testing the truck. But again as I can't know if it is the full data set I can't conclude anything from it.

Personally I think something is already seriously wrong on friday night - and it is odd to me BM does not have a solid version of events for that night. But I also accept the idea that LE is rock solid about proof of life on Saturday. They are not idiots.

All and all i would not rule out his truck as the vehicle used to go to moffat. I think the reason the prosecution did not dive deep into this at the prelim is simply because only an expert witness can really do that.

And finally - the disconnect of the truck battery suggests to me something was amiss. And the prosecution did hint darkly at that

 

[mrjitty]

My other thought on all this - where @Seattle1 see me off

"did you leave?"

We see SM's car appeared ready for her to go somewhere. Was she going for a bike ride?

We also know BM started communicating a hell of a lot with SM over mobile - corresponding with the period they were fighting. Were they not particularly speaking? Hence the BM pestering SM by mobile?

Rather than chasing her round the house - was he actually looking for her?

 

[FromGermany1]

I went down the rabbit hole on friday/saturday and discovered for the first time that the bobcat data was exhibited.

This was quite useful as it shows the bobcat was taken on and off the trailer friday night at PP. For some reason the truck telematics don't exist for this, nor for the trip back to the job site on saturday am. But the bobcat is back working on the site at 7.30am so we know BM must have driven it there. That answers the question how he got to work but raises others.

I can see why LE thought SM had been murdered on friday and disposed of under the river site. Her phone is close to BM on CR105 that might in what was their last connected call where they spoke.

IMO the pizza story is likely nonsense. Unless SM just picked something up and took it home. BMs truck telematics is not there - but I am guessing he just took the bobcat back to PP. We know from the AA that BM had an unusual amount of location data on the friday night.

So here is what I wonder

1. Is it simply the case that the defence only exhibited selective telematics data and left out the missing telematics because reasons?

OR

2. Is it the case that these events were simply not available for some reason? Corrupt data, failure to extract? Something else???

3. Did BM in fact have a way to turn off telematics selectively?

Assuming that the state don't in fact have the data - I can see why the prosecution might suspect 3. But we can't jump to that conclusion IMO, as we don't know if IE bothered to exhibit the full data. e.g I would guess she just quoted from a summary report in discovery, rather than the source data set.

If you look at the defence exhibits, you can actually see telematics data in the days after the 10th, which i presume at some point is LE testing the truck. But again as I can't know if it is the full data set I can't conclude anything from it.

Personally I think something is already seriously wrong on friday night - and it is odd to me BM does not have a solid version of events for that night. But I also accept the idea that LE is rock solid about proof of life on Saturday. They are not idiots.

All and all i would not rule out his truck as the vehicle used to go to moffat. I think the reason the prosecution did not dive deep into this at the prelim is simply because only an expert witness can really do that.

And finally - the disconnect of the truck battery suggests to me something was amiss. And the prosecution did hint darkly at that

bbm

The Pizza thing: There is a photo, taken in front of the Pizza restaurant, which Suzanne sent to their daughter/s including text, that all is well and okay or similar. I don't know the photo. Is it only a pic of BM, taken by another person, we think must have been Suzanne? IF, big IF, Suzanne wasn't there and didn't took the photo, but someone other (SD??) did, then a/the FAKE texting with Suzanne's phone started at latest at that time and continued until Saturday late morning.
LE is rock solid: Because there is communication between Suzanne and bf on Saturday, it seems, she was alife. Whether there were other signs of life, I don't remember atm.

I'm curious, whether it will turn out, if Suzanne indeed - like many of us here had the feeling very early - got her status, which BM declared with his request for guardianship as "incapacitated", already on Friday.
The pending petition states that Suzanne Morphew “is deemed incapacitated under Indiana Law because she cannot be located upon reasonable inquiry.”

Barry Morphew files for guardianship of missing wife Suzanne Morphew

The husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing since May 10 has filed for guardianship of Suzanne Morphew in Indiana, where the couple lived with their two daughters until they moved to central Colorado in 2018. The 49-year-old woman was reported missing less than a month ago when she...

www.crimeonline.com

 

[mrjitty]

bbm

The Pizza thing: There is a photo, taken in front of the Pizza restaurant, which Suzanne sent to their daughter/s including text, that all is well and okay or similar. I don't know the photo. Is it only a pic of BM, taken by another person, we think must have been Suzanne? IF, big IF, Suzanne wasn't there and didn't took the photo, but someone other (SD??) did, then a/the FAKE texting with Suzanne's phone started at latest at that time and continued until Saturday late morning.
LE is rock solid: Because there is communication between Suzanne and bf on Saturday, it seems, she was alife. Whether there were other signs of life, I don't remember atm.

RSBM

Does anyone have the proof of this photo?

I've heard this - i think in BM's statements but I don't think i've seen any of the pizza thing confirmed.

 

[Boxer]

My other thought on all this - where @Seattle1 see me off

"did you leave?"

We see SM's car appeared ready for her to go somewhere. Was she going for a bike ride?

We also know BM started communicating a hell of a lot with SM over mobile - corresponding with the period they were fighting. Were they not particularly speaking? Hence the BM pestering SM by mobile?

Rather than chasing her round the house - was he actually looking for her?

I think that it is very likely that SM was in the bedroom and BM ran around till he found her locked in the bedroom. Forget the tranquilize.

 

[DizzyB]

I think that it is very likely that SM was in the bedroom and BM ran around till he found her locked in the bedroom. Forget the tranquilize.

I wonder about the one round found on the bedroom floor. Was Barry doing something with his gun after he disappeared Suzanne, or did the round end up there during the pursuit? Was Suzanne in the process of laundering M’s sheets, or did a chase end in M’s room and Barry was the one who stripped the bed, accidentally including the tranq dart cap in the load? I feel like if Barry tranqued Suzanne, he had it in his hand, and was restraining Suzanne when he did it.

 

[Megnut]

I think tranquilizing featured into the day or he would have had zero reason to throw away his tranquing materials! He told on himself.

I believe Barry had an operable dart gun, perhaps one he jury rigged, possibly a traditional gun, from which he unchambered that round, later located on the bedroom floor.

I suspect Barry fired one shot and injected the second one manually. He gave us the number 2. He said he'd never fired any in the house except, if he did (he said) it would've been from the breezeway. That's pretty damning.

JMO

 

[girlhasnoname]

RSBM

Does anyone have the proof of this photo?

I've heard this - i think in BM's statements but I don't think i've seen any of the pizza thing confirmed.

I've seen the picture, I'm not positive of the details other than it was Suzanne who took the photo on Friday night and sent it to the girls.

@Cindizzi - Since you're the expert on digging up info. on this (and all cases, lol) do you remember this?

 

[ar3593]

Motion to Extend Deadline is not opposed by Barry's counsel.

On October 12, counsel for Mr. Morphew contacted the undersigned and advised that Mr. Morphew is considering the dismissal of certain Chaffee County Defendants.

Unnapposed Motion For Extension Of Time : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Well, well, well....are we not surprised ? Barry's goose would be cooked if this goes forward and they know it. BM would not be able to make it through all the questioning and keep his lies straight. Tick tock Barry!

JMOO

 

[Megnut]

I've seen the picture, I'm not positive of the details other than it was Suzanne who took the photo on Friday night and sent it to the girls.

@Cindizzi - Since you're the expert on digging up info. on this (and all cases, lol) do you remember this?

I think we might be misremembering this.

Much of that story IIRC came out at the preliminary from the defense.

I think we've been hoodwinked.

Something is hinky.

JMO

 

[ar3593]

I think his closest inner circle : daughters, sisters, mother, if they were honest would tell you they are already living with that version of reality in their minds - they sense he did it but the affair/ her wanting a divorce in a twisted thinking way, gave him the right to kill her.
With all the evidence info out there how could you not at least suspect if not know.
In their eyes his love for her was just so all consuming that he lost his mind and killed her out of an abundance of love.
And now well, you cannot undo what’s done, he is still alive, so these women circle the wagons around BM for his protection. He has always counted on women to hold him up. I don’t see that dynamic ending, esp with the mother and his daughters, frankly ever. JMO

This is so true, you see this all the time in these types of cases even when every bit of evidence is out there. Blind Faith...

MOO

 

[Cindizzi]

I've seen the picture, I'm not positive of the details other than it was Suzanne who took the photo on Friday night and sent it to the girls.

@Cindizzi - Since you're the expert on digging up info. on this (and all cases, lol) do you remember this?

Lol. You and @Seattle1 give me too much credit sometimes. But I do appreciate the pats on the back.

I don’t recall ever seeing the actual photo and I’m pretty sure it’s not documented in the arrest affidavit. I think we heard it mentioned at the preliminary hearing.

I‘ll grab some more coffee and start digging!