Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #55 *ARREST*

[Lyanna]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14863289/suzanne-barry-morphew-update-arrested/

Nothing new, but a good picture of Barry's note describing what Suzanne was allegedly wearing

 

[Poedelini]

The interview with Suzanne's sister is just heartbreaking.

It reinforces so much of what we suspect.

Poor Suzanne.

I was thinking the same. Really really heartbreaking.
Im just so relieved that they had enough to arrest him.

 

[K9Enzo]

I agree with you. CM had mentioned several times in the past that he knew that BM and/or his surrogates followed his channel. I think a lot of CM's cryptic posts were not intended for the general follower but were indeed directed at BM. So what many find annoying about his posts and updates was actually very clear to BM. CM made a pledge to AM to help solve this case, I think he knows a lot more than he shares with the general public.

IMO only Law Enforcement, that were specifically assigned to Suzanne Morphew’s case and worked it tirelessly, are the one that got this case where it is today (thank you to these men & women). Not Chris M. from YouTube. I’ll throw him a bone and say he knew of the pending arrest of BM (although I think it’s likely as well he was heading that way for the 1 year anniversary to record). If that’s true, this guy is literally, by his own admission, driving by or parked at BM condo the night before his arrest. To me, that is beyond disappointing and a civilian potentially interfering with a active police investigation, same as before during Andy’s search last Fall. He then says LE was living next to BM, he knows it was LE because he recognized the assets they had while he’s basically snooping around. I’m speechless & again disappointed.

Anyway, off to train my dog this morning. IMO IMO

ETA: you don’t see Mike King doing things like this. Thank you, Sir.

 

[MsBetsy]

I really really want to know what it was that LE saw that made them so sure Suzanne didn't voluntary disappear/attacked by mountain lion/abducted - I'm hoping someone who knew her was on that initial call to her home and saw the bike and said 'that's not hers' or something like that. That could also lend an explanation of 'attempting to influence' charge - but I feel my imagination is running away with me and that didn't happen at all .

I don't think they suspected the bike was not hers but they ruled out a mountain lion attack early on in the search. They also said there was no evidence of an abduction.

I think they did the same as Andy and Barry's nephew, they looked at the bike and felt it had been "thrown" down there. Imo

 

[Ninja Bunny]

If Barry put all of his assets into a trust, would that prevent them from being counted as part of HIS assets and forcing him to pay for his own counsel?

If there’s even a whiff that someone set up a trust to hide assets from a possible impending lawsuit or other legal threats, the trust won’t be honored. It has to be set up in good faith. I’d be very surprised if Barry isn’t forced to hire a private attorney.

 

[MsBetsy]

Suzanne Morphew's Sister Talks About Forgiveness, Justice After Barry Morphew's Murder Arrest: 'I Feel Great Sadness'

‘I think financial pressure bears in on people very heavily. It creates an atmosphere of discontent and strife and sometimes living beyond your means is a very hard thing to do,” Melinda Moorman continued,”

I have been trying to reread what Melinda said about that very long text. I wonder if it had to do with money. We have all discussed their finances at great length-where did all of the money come from? We have debated how much Barry was able to earn with his landscaping business. This may have been a house of cards that was crumbling. Were they broke? In debt? Melinda eluded to a fracture that drove them to Colorado.

I wouldn't doubt that they were in financial debt. Most people living beyond their means are in some kind of debt. I wonder if Suzanne regretted putting her inheritance money into the house, if that's what she did. They could have downsized when they left Indiana and moved to Colorado, but it seems they put all their money into that house. It must have been a huge burden. Imo

 

[BuckeyeGal]

I apologize as I am trying to find where I read this - but did anyone else hear about a loan that BM took out on 5/2/2020 ? Something in regards to his business ? If that took place so very near her disappearance - I find that highly suspect.

I can't find the link, but I believe it was a Payroll Protection Plan (PPP) loan. It was offered for small business employers last year due to the pandemic. As long as he used the $ to continue to pay his employees and didn't lay anyone off, it would be 100% forgiven.
ETA: I still think that BM was having some sort of financial problems that contributed to the murder; just that the PPP loan was not necessarily a red flag.

 

[Error505]

Was this snip from this link Barry Morphew Was 'Dominant' in Relationship With Missing Colorado Mom Suzanne Morphew, Her Sister Says that you posted?

Yes, Snipped from this article
Barry Morphew Was 'Dominant' in Relationship With Missing Colorado Mom Suzanne Morphew, Her Sister Says

 

[Lyanna]

I don't think they suspected the bike was not hers but they ruled out a mountain lion attack early on in the search. They also said there was no evidence of an abduction.

I think they did the same as Andy and Barry's nephew, they looked at the bike and felt it had been "thrown" down there. Imo

Thanks.
Speaking of the bike - would they have DNA/finger print tested it once they suspected it was used as part of a 'story' ? If so, it would be interesting to find out whether it was just Suzanne's DNA/fingerprints on it - only because, although my partner cycles a lot and I don't, I have touched their bike to move it and so on, so the absence of Barry's paw prints on it would be odd, wouldn't it?

 

[Error505]

Would they maybe have tapped phones/bugged his house? Maybe that would be why they felt he was planning on 'upping sticks' to Arizona and arrested him?

If statements CM has made in just recent days are true, it appears CCSO/CBI were working far harder behind the scenes than I would have guessed. It wouldn’t surprise me if they even had a gps tracker on his new truck. After all, they suspected he hid SMs body, a judge would probably grant that type of surveillance hoping he might lead them to her. Purely speculation on my part.
It seems CM was really taunting BM with the cryptic messages and statements. BM has been aware of the taunts, as people have reached out to CM relaying BMs reactions. I keep in mind Salida/Poncha Springs are small towns with a different dynamic than larger cities. All MOO.

 

[BuckeyeGal]

• TODAY, 21:50
  THE MORPHEW WERE STRESSED OVER FINANCIAL ISSUES, SUZANNE'S SISTER SAYS
  
  Melinda Moorman told CBS on Friday that she believes that there were financial issues that stressed her sister Suzanne and her husband Barry Morphew.
  
  “I think life happens, I think pressures and stresses in life, I think financial pressure bears in on people very heavily. It creates an atmosphere of discontent and strife and sometimes living beyond your means is a very hard thing to do,” Moorman told CBS.
  
  “Learning to be content with what you have is a very powerful thing in this life, and it brings great peace, and I don’t think Barry and Suzanne had gotten there yet, and that’s what I think kinda happened and I can’t really say more than that,” she added.
  https://www.the-sun.com/news/283074...atest-updates-husband-barry-arrested-charged/

Definitely what a lot of us expected re: financial pressures. I really like the way her sister expressed this idea without shaming them.
I feel so sad for her sister.

 

[BuckeyeGal]

I've always felt the same way. I think his odd behavior on Saturday was stress motivated; stress of eliminating evidence. I still believe it happened in or near the home. I have wondered if the new owners or renters of PP (owned by investors) found something..

Personally, BM strikes me as never losing at any cost. He believes he's smarter than everyone. He is an egomaniac with an inferiority complex. That is a recipe for a monster that believes they are above all of the rules.

Didn't SM communicate with her friend in IN on Saturday? I don't remember what time, but I remember her friend stating that they were talking about the her child's upcoming wedding and the conversation ended abruptly.

 

[clearskies1]

I think it's possible that BM transferred any money he had to his oldest daughter. If he thought he might be arrested he may have wanted his money to go to his young adult children, rather than to defense attorneys.

 

[Error505]

Speculation - CCSO never treated this case as a true missing person case, imho. The Puma Path home was locked down almost immediately, and BM was not allowed back in the home until CCSO released it after the first search warrant was completed. We’re talking about weeks in CCSO control. If I’m remembering the details correctly the home was immediately off limits to the family. I remember Andy said BM was staying with friends when Andy caught an immediate flight to CO to help search for SM in the initial days. I think AM was there by the Tuesday following Mothers Day.

I think BMs initial response to LE questions, his demeanor and the home smelling of chlorine tipped Spezze this wasn’t a bike ride gone wrong. Spezze has 30 years experience working with Denver PD, he can probably literally smell a criminal by now. All my own speculation. MOO
EBM

 

[Error505]

Didn't SM communicate with her friend in IN on Saturday? I don't remember what time, but I remember her friend stating that they were talking about the her child's upcoming wedding and the conversation ended abruptly.

We don’t know if it was actually “talking” or strictly messaging. The conversation was initially reported on by Mike King & CM of Profiling Evil. Of course, we don’t have verification from LE yet. Andy Moorman also talked about the conversation with the friend.
I suspect many people reached out to PE once they started their YouTube. MOO

 

[Kittybunny]

As the dust settles after the arrest, the information that is coming out validates my thoughts that this was very much premeditated, with the motive driven by loss of that control, Suzanne and her money potentially going away. It just makes me so angry that Suzanne endured so much, survived cancer twice, and was maybe finally going to take some steps forward to make her life her own again, but BMs greed and ego prevented that.

I am intrigued by the financial underpinnings, while many husbands kill their wives because they don't want to split the assets due to a divorce, it seems like perhaps there was even more financial pressure here. Was the move from Indiana precipitated by that incident where Barry assaulted or attacked somebody related to work? Was he worried about his reputation and then forced a fast move to Colorado that was not panning out financially and desperation building?

Now that Barry has been arrested, I hope that those who sleuthed his financials and business interests come back and share with us what you've found...

 

[MsBetsy]

Thanks.
Speaking of the bike - would they have DNA/finger print tested it once they suspected it was used as part of a 'story' ? If so, it would be interesting to find out whether it was just Suzanne's DNA/fingerprints on it - only because, although my partner cycles a lot and I don't, I have touched their bike to move it and so on, so the absence of Barry's paw prints on it would be odd, wouldn't it?

They may have tested the bike to look for unknown DNA (to indicate a stranger touching it) but I'm not sure either the absence or presence of Barry's DNA would tell them anything. They may have been able to tell if the bike had been wiped clean, though, especially if Suzanne's DNA was not found on it.

There must have been something about the crime scene that Barry was worried about since he blamed LE for "contaminating" it. He was likly worried about whatever evidence he planted being ruined.

It's possible that LE was able to rule out the bike ride from evidence found in the house and cellphone data. They probably have proof that she was dead before 5:00 am, when Barry claimed he said goodbye to her. Imo

 

[MsBetsy]

Didn't SM communicate with her friend in IN on Saturday? I don't remember what time, but I remember her friend stating that they were talking about the her child's upcoming wedding and the conversation ended abruptly.

Yes, they were reportedly communicating over several hours throughout the day on Saturday, although the time still isn't clear. At first we heard it was from around 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm, when the conversation suddenly ceased. Then it changed twice after that to earlier in the day.

Then at midnight there was suspicious activity on her FB, which was probably BM either snooping around or trying to cover something up. I think he was trying to find out how much Suzanne had revealed about their problems. He must have been worried about any evidence that would point to him. Imo

 

[MrsWatson]

The times given around Suzanne texting with her IN friend about the wedding have always been vague and IIRC, and we also have the different time zones. Perhaps deliberately.

I've been friends with my BFF since middle school. She would know almost immediately if she was texting with me or not. I have zero doubts that BM had all of her passwords, or at least thought he did, and monitored her communications closely. Doesn't mean he could imitate them, though.

We've speculated so much about what caused LE to not treat this as a biking accident/abduction immediately. Maybe the friend, after the communication abruptly ended, knowing what was going on in Suzanne's life, immediately called LE when she heard Suzanne was "missing".

Wasn't it a day or so until her sister heard she was missing? Pretty clear she was on the phone with LE right away, too.

MOO

 

[FromGermany1]

Maybe he found SM text to her sister and he took action.

I wonder, that her sister didn't immediately see a connection between the lengthy meaningful message from Suzanne and her sudden disappearing 2 days after and counted 2 and 2 together? But might be, she saw a connection and didn't want to believe the worst.