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

[Megnut]

Well, now we know why he dumped a bunch of random useless tools in a hotel 3 hrs north of Maysville.

Because he used them an hour south of Maysville.

As if lining them up in a hotel provides the tools with little tooly alibis. Alibitties. Alibarrys.

I can't wait to see the big ol' white boards with Suzanne's digital trail overlaid with Barry's digital trail (car, phone and CCTV) overlaid with the magnificent staging. And by magnificent I give no credit to the stager, I simply give nod to the blinding lumens when it's laid bare. Bare. Oh, Bare.

Shield your eyes. The staging is a story unto itself. Glaring, blinding, BARD.

JMO

 

[waldojabba]

When I read about some situations now again, my thought sometimes is: Suzanne was playing with her life. Didn't she guess, how very dangerous he could get from one second to another? Jekill and Hyde - she said it herself.

IMO SM wanted to believe that they could split amicably. She wanted to believe that he could let go and move on. She married this guy, they had two daughters together, she knew the worst but did not want to believe the worst.

This time she put her foot down and this time BM seemed to understand and be okay with splitting.
She was moving on! She reached out to her sister to let her know what had been going on - no more protecting BM. No more worrying that if she said something and it got back to BM what she would take a beating - psychological or otherwise.

BM knew she was serious this time and I think that is why he decided to kill her. He played along with her in order to "lull her in to complacency" - he made her feel comfortable that things were moving in the right direction and that soon she would be free to create a new life. So she was not cautious, she was not looking over her shoulder etc- she was kind of euphoric I think - cancer treatments ending with a good bill of health - her marriage ending and she was moving on - a lover to be the "bridge" to her new life .
So imo - she was in no way ready for his sneak attack - she let her guard down just as BM had planned,
JMO

 

[waldojabba]

I hope the items (tools) and bucket would be in evidence still not knowing any rules about returning all evidence in a case such as this. The site should be secured imo until this investigation is completed but just my humble opinion.

I wonder if those tools were ever taken in as evidence? I am guessing no, as I have no remembrance of that occuring and also bc I have not seen that IE has filed for them to be returned. Even if he did not want or need the tools back, you know she would be asking for them anyway. ALL JMO

 

[FromGermany1]

Well now we know why he dumped a bunch of random useless tools in a hotel 3 hrs north of Maysville.

Because he used them an hour south of Maysville.

So very fine worded again!! I enjoy it and agree.

 

[waldojabba]

There is a theory, that May 9th, 2020, the wheater wasn't suitable from the degrees to take bikini-photos by Suzanne. BM exchanged messages with JL in Suzanne's name and sent an old bikini photo to him. Suzanne was already gone. Suzanne's phone sent many messages, which was very unusual compared to the time before, and JL answered only some of them.
What do you think of it?

I remember all this same same chatter from the beginning of the case - so I will reiterate
I used to be a huge tanning freak as well as an avid skier.
Someof my best tans were always the high altitude tans in Colo and Idaho in the spring/shoulder season - especially w/the sun reflecting off the snow.
At Suzanne's house that day it was very possible to be outside tanning. I would have been right there with her
JMO

 

[debrat007]

I wonder if those tools were ever taken in as evidence? I am guessing no, as I have no remembrance of that occuring and also bc I have not seen that IE has filed for them to be returned. Even if he did not want or need the tools back, you know she would be asking for them anyway. ALL JMO

If LE did not ask to see those shovels big mistake! That hotel security Camera pic of him entering hotel with just two shovels was a big flag and then the reports of bleach. I’m confident but MOO LE asked to see them.

 

[Megnut]

If LE did not ask to see those shovels big mistake! That hotel security Camera pic of him entering hotel with just two shovels was a big flag and then the reports of bleach. I’m confident but MOO LE asked to see them.

I can't get into the back corner of my brain but I'm recalling that MG didn't want to trouble Barry with questions about the wall...and that they gathered up all the tools... but what did she do with them? Thinking back to an interview with LScharf, did she say she still had them?

Did she ever connect personally with Barry after MDW? I think not.

When Barry's henchmen approached her, where was that?

Just really hopeful she was able to turn those things over to LE directly.

JMO

 

[Birmingplumb]

dbm

 

[Birmingplumb]

The shovels should be in evidence imo.

 

[10ofRods]

I remember MG saying she and JP took the tools with them. No idea what happened next. But MG would know and will almost certainly be called as a witness.

I sure hope they have those shovels, but I'm doubtful.

 

[Megnut]

No word on what happened to the tools but a good refresher -- seven minutes.

JMO

 

[Boxer]

I wonder if those tools were ever taken in as evidence? I am guessing no, as I have no remembrance of that occuring and also bc I have not seen that IE has filed for them to be returned. Even if he did not want or need the tools back, you know she would be asking for them anyway. ALL JMO

Took the police an overly long time to get just the hotel footage.

 

[Megnut]

https://x.com/LaurenScharfTV/status/1429908123314270211?s=20

Well, well, well...

Another misrepresentation by the illustrious IE?

The letter from the hotel says the room still smells like bleach (4 months later).

Pandemic, pool closed, how many people rented that room after Barry?

MY takeaway -- the room still smells like bleach not because it was a naturally bleachy room, not because it was located near a likely empty pool, but precisely because BarryM overchlorinated it.

That suggests industrial grade chlorine. The kind you might purchase for a spa or hot tub... quick scan of the internets says that the scent of chlorine can last days to weeks. Closed room, little circulation -- not impossible that room could still be bleachery for a very, very long time.

Won't make ir break the case but it remains an interesting detail...

Perhaps the most telling detail of all -- when speaking with the Ritters, is not what he said but what he didn't say.

What he didn't say: I'm up in Broomfield, chilling at the hotel, where I've been most of the day, trying to bleach the hell out of things....

That's a truth he didn't want to tell.

JMO

 

[GOBliaison]

Re: SD’s background: re-upping this article. Medic, nurse. The Durango Herald: Veterans from five wars share stories of service, loss

When the photos of BM's forearm wounds first appeared here, I noted [and may have posted] that the area(s) proximate to the scabbing looked to me as if these had been depilated with marked care/precision - one of Barry's strong suits, for sure! - ...

... which may well have been the case ...
... preparatory to said wounds being dressed ...
... with adhesive bandaging by ...

_____________________________
{ fill-in-the blank }
​

Oh, how easy it is for me to envision the actual call / response for such medical attention as hypothesized here.

 

[GOBliaison]

Did a quick search of CO nursing licenses at nursys.com. LPN. License expired in 2002.

Ohhh, what's the lack of a nursing license between friends ?!

 

[GOBliaison]

Good points. Either way, Barry was asked "Have you ever hit your wife?" and he says something like "No, yeah, well, a couple times, once I clipped her on the nose by accident." Something like that.

My point is that he admitted to police that some part of his body came into contact with Suzanne's nose (which is part of her face). So he hit her face, to put it into how I'd write it down. He admits he was using some part of his body with momentum such that his body "clipped" Suzanne's face. It's actually quite painful to be clipped on the nose, whether it starts a nosebleed or not. And it can be quite dangerous, especially if the nose has less cartilage at its tip.

Personally, I don't use either "clocked" or "clipped" often enough to know the subtle distinction. And I've never heard either word in use in my regular life. Oxford gives yet another definition for clocking (to hit on the head and then gives "clocked on the nose" as an example; making it sound like just a minor buffing of the face, I guess).

And I'm not sure I know what Barry meant by "clipping," frankly. I've never heard anyone use "clip" to mean "bop on the nose" or "strike the nose." I've heard it in firearms talk (equivalent to graze, I think - but also has other means in that subculture, so I don't think it's used much to mean "graze" any more). I am noticing that some MSM adds an extra word to Barry's statement he "only clipped her nose," to make it clear that whatever contact he had with Suzanne's face during the argument, it was not a severe blow.

I don't really care about the severity. I want to know why his hand hit her nose. It's never an "accident" to swing on someone. Swinging on someone with a plan to miss at the last minute is still assault, and it apparently was beyond Barry's skillset, so he was negligent as well as cruel in his attempt to intimidate her. This is the 'evidence of domestic violence" that may have affected some of Judge Murphy's and other judge's rulings regarding Barry and firearms.

IMO.

ABSOLUTE !​

 

[Hilt]

Just thinking of the grave site evidence, would a strong earth magnet be able to attract any metal shavings from a shovel or bucket used and matched to you know who"s tools and old bucket???? Metal is unique in its % of certain added compounds such as chrome or carbon or nickle and a dna type match may be possible. It would have to be sifted imo.

Metal fragments could easily be identified in a soil sample. One method for this is by first doing a gravity separation (isolating the heaviest, densest fragments or grains) and then separating these further with a magnet or microscopically (this can also be done without a gravity separation).

Once the metallic particles are separated, chemical analysis could be conducted. It might also be possible to identify paint in the sample, which might be present if the shovels were new (unlikely, I’d think).

 

[windrower]

IMO SM wanted to believe that they could split amicably. She wanted to believe that he could let go and move on. She married this guy, they had two daughters together, she knew the worst but did not want to believe the worst.

This time she put her foot down and this time BM seemed to understand and be okay with splitting.
She was moving on! She reached out to her sister to let her know what had been going on - no more protecting BM. No more worrying that if she said something and it got back to BM what she would take a beating - psychological or otherwise.

BM knew she was serious this time and I think that is why he decided to kill her. He played along with her in order to "lull her in to complacency" - he made her feel comfortable that things were moving in the right direction and that soon she would be free to create a new life. So she was not cautious, she was not looking over her shoulder etc- she was kind of euphoric I think - cancer treatments ending with a good bill of health - her marriage ending and she was moving on - a lover to be the "bridge" to her new life .
So imo - she was in no way ready for his sneak attack - she let her guard down just as BM had planned,
JMO

If BM talked to SUZANNE’s father in this same week (as mentioned in a post above) to tell him to tell his son that the big loan SUZANNE’s father had made to them had been paid, that, too, would have fed BM’s entitlement.

Sounded a bit like, “Tell your son to stop bothering me about the loan.”

And if he had used any of SUZANNE’s inheritances to pay back the loan, then he’s got a quandary, because she’s wanting and needing her money so she can leave.

If he used her money, I don’t think she knew it.

IMO

 

[Seattle1]

I've previously posted how IMO, IE made her first in-person appearance at Chaffee County District Court (via a new Motion) to specifically allege on-the-record, discovery violations by the State, and she continued this theme throughout the case, during at every appearance! Although I also recalled from E & N's first hearing, they went as far as to suggest to the Court for BM's charges to be reduced to 2nd-degree murder as a sanction, but I now see IE also tried to manipulate the court calendar for sanctions by incorrectly citing Rule 16 in its own defense Motion [D-10]!

In support, I offer the following:

On May 6, 2021, BM was represented at his Advisement hearing by a public defender. Pursuant to Chapter 38, Rule 3 of the Supreme Court Rules, the Court granted expanded media coverage for this Advisement hearing. On this date, the AA remained sealed under Order of the Court and was only released to the defendant's defense counsel. The Court also set a virtual status hearing for May 27, 2021.

On May 17, 2021, the public defender withdrew and notice of substitute counsel was filed-- naming E & N as BM's new defense counsel.

On May 25, 2021, in response to prior defense counsel's defense Motion [D-7] alleging DA Stanley filed a 129-page AA, authored by Investigator Alex Walker, the Prosecution responded [P-15] that the statement was mostly true, however, the PCA was filed by Investigator Walker.

On May 18, 2021, the defendant's new defense counsel, E & N, Motioned the previously scheduled May 27, 2021, virtual status hearing be moved to an In-Person- Hearing, and the Court granted the Motion on May 19, 2021.

Defense Counsel used the In-Person hearing on May 27, to allege discovery violations by the Prosecution after incorrectly citing Rule 16 calls for discovery not later than 20 days following the first appearance (instead of 21 days, as the Court corrected defense counsel). At this time, the Defense further proclaimed LS and the Prosecutor already had the discovery evidence for a year when LS had only been sworn into office in mid-January 2021!

View attachment 453844
And from Defense Discovery Demand [D-10] filed May 17, 2021:

View attachment 453846
View attachment 453847

And knowing what later happened with the Prosecution losing its defense experts for Trial as a sanction, I find E & N citing Statute for Exhibits (i.e., expert witness report), not later than 45 days before trial, as early as May 17, 2021, extremely rich! MOO

Home | Colorado Judicial Branch

www.courts.state.co.us

Quoting my own post to add a link previously omitted in my post for the Discovery Statute-- Colorado Rule 16, relevant to the Defense Discovery Demand Motion [D-10], dated 5/17/2021. Please take note the Motion date is the same as the date E & N were substituted as BM's counsel (i.e., public defender terminated by BM).

Prosecutors must turn over such information within 21 days after the defendant's arraignment (though grand jury materials can be provided within 35 days after the indictment). Any newly discovered material must be provided to the defendant no later than 35 days before the bench trial/jury trial date.

Rule 16 - Colorado. What is the D.A. required to provide?

It doesn't follow that a defense firm of the caliber of E & N would Motion its demands with such blatant errors in the citation of Colorado Rule 16 (i.e., 20 vs 21 days and 45 vs 35 days) if not to strategically benefit the defense!

IMO, for a defense attorney with a record of prevailing in criminal matters-- more often on technicalities than facts and evidence, I believe this introduction to IE via defense Motion [D-10], was intended as a willful defense strategy to frustrate the prosecution and impact discovery sanctions by the Court. To be clear, there was no recent revision or amendment to the Rule where the errors in the citation were a simple oversight.

 

[Megnut]

If BM talked to SUZANNE’s father in this same week (as mentioned in a post above) to tell him to tell his son that the big loan SUZANNE’s father had made to them had been paid, that, too, would have fed BM’s entitlement.

Sounded a bit like, “Tell your son to stop bothering me about the loan.”

And if he had used any of SUZANNE’s inheritances to pay back the loan, then he’s got a quandary, because she’s wanting and needing her money so she can leave.

If he used her money, I don’t think she knew it.

IMO

Why does everything Barry says about money sound like 'the check's in the mail'?

Jmo