Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #58 *ARREST*

[MsBetsy]

What I found interesting is that the tampering with a deceased human body and the weapon charge cover the same time frame- May 9, 2020 to March 4, 2021.
The PP home sold on March 3, 2021. I just find the dates interesting and think that it means something significant, thinking out loud.
These 2 new charges filed at the same time, charges cover same time span makes me feel like they’re directly related to the murder charge. Maybe the weapon was found at the PP property after PP sold? Buried somewhere there?
At any rate, I’m going to read the court documents in more depth tomorrow.

Ugh, I hate the thought of Suzanne possibly being shot. Actually, none of the options are good and don’t like the thought of what this poor, beautiful soul had to endure/her fate. I just hope whatever did happen, she didn’t see it coming, that her last moments on earth she wasn’t staring at evil.




IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

I think the tampering with a human body was between and including May 9th - May 10th, and the tampering with physical evidence charge is the one that includes March 4. Imo

 

[al66pine]

Registration. Did he or didn't he?
Federal statute:* Possession of "Short Rifle" is a felony in US unless it is registered with ATF to the person who possesses it. Owner must also pay $200 tax.
If BM had one w'out registering it, it's a fed felony, which he's not (yet) charged w.

CO statute:** a "short rifle" is a "dangerous weapon" and possession is a class 5 felony. If charged w possession, it is an affirmative defense if person has a "valid permit and license for it." Altho not specifying ATF reg, is that what CO law refers to? If so, if BM provides proof of ATF fed. registration, to prosecutor now or at trial, and if registration was in force/covered May 9, 2020 and March 4, 2021 period, then no violation of CO statute, in Count 4 of Complaint & Information.***

Had BM registered this gun w ATF? Step right up, Sleuthers, and place your bets.
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* Short-barreled rifle - Wikipedia
Title II weapons - Wikipedia
** "(3) A person who knowingly possesses a dangerous weapon commits a class 5 felony...."
"(5) ...an affirmative defense,...that the person so accused .... has a valid permit and license for possession of such weapon." bbm sbm
^ CO. RS Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-12-102. Possessing a dangerous... weapon--affirmative defense
^ CO. RS Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-12-102 | FindLaw
***https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases of interest/21CR78/21CR78 Morphew Complaint.pdf

 

[SouthAussie]

<RSBM>

despite BM retaining these new attorneys, I don’t think he’s in a plea deal state of mind yet. I think his view on his situation will change over the coming weeks/months as he spends more time speaking with his attorneys. Still very hard to imagine him seeking a plea if one would even be available to him.

I think the first move will be to try to get him out on bail.

If he achieves that, then they will likely stall the trial for as long as they possibly can.

Then he might consider a plea ... right before he has to go to trial. In an attempt to be locked up for a shorter time, and keep secret the details of Suzanne's murder.


Murder Bail Amounts - Colorado
These cases often have no bail set, i.e. the person will not be released pending trial.
If the charge is a 2nd-degree murder charge, the bail is typically around $250,000.
If the person is charged as an accessory to 1st-degree murder, then the cost doubles to $500,000.
For 1st degree murder, if bail is set, it is not uncommon for it to be near the $1,000,000 mark.
Bail Amount by Crime | Denver Attorney Jeff Weeden

 

[Woodberry]

Is the blue tape for a chemo port?

She fought for her life. Why did you do this Barry? WHY?

I have not had chemo, but it appears she has a transparent film dressing which would be used to cover such a port. Some health care workers refer to them as a Tegaderm. Tegaderm is actually a brand name--much like someone would refer to a tissue as a kleenex--there are several brands. It is a clear adhesive film that comes in several sizes and is used to cover and protect catheter sites among other uses. I had to use an injection pump for awhile years ago and used something similar to cover the site.

 

[TKG]

Registration. Did he or didn't he?
Federal statute:* Possession of "Short Rifle" is a felony in US unless it is registered with ATF to the person who possesses it. Owner must also pay $200 tax.
If BM had one w'out registering it, it's a fed felony, which he's not (yet) charged w.

CO statute:** a "short rifle" is a "dangerous weapon" and possession is a class 5 felony. If charged w possession, it is an affirmative defense if person has a "valid permit and license for it." Altho not specifying ATF reg, is that what CO law refers to? If so, if BM provides proof of ATF fed. registration, to prosecutor now or at trial, and if registration was in force/covered May 9, 2020 and March 4, 2021 period, then no violation of CO statute, in Count 4 of Complaint & Information.***

Had BM registered this gun w ATF? Step right up, Sleuthers, and place your bets.
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* Short-barreled rifle - Wikipedia
Title II weapons - Wikipedia
** "(3) A person who knowingly possesses a dangerous weapon commits a class 5 felony...."
"(5) ...an affirmative defense,...that the person so accused .... has a valid permit and license for possession of such weapon." bbm sbm
^ CO. RS Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-12-102. Possessing a dangerous... weapon--affirmative defense
^ CO. RS Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-12-102 | FindLaw
***https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/11th_Judicial_District/Chaffee/cases of interest/21CR78/21CR78 Morphew Complaint.pdf

MOO- Considering the dates for this specific charge is May 9, 2020 - May 5, 2021 (date of arrest), MOO- they had been searching for this specific weapon that they believe BM had/used on May 9-10th. Even if not the murder, it was used in some egregious way. I think this is from witness testimony and they found it or part of it and it was the final link they needed for an arrest. The dates are too specific to only be a registration charge. It could be both, but IMO it is more than that.

Edited for clarity.

 

[Woodberry]

Tonight on CM's live at the 1:05:57 mark he stated that the PD's office could have hired these attorneys with a "special fund" they may have. For those that are familiar with the process could this possibly be true? This would have my stomach doing flips...

Ugh!

 

[fcavanaugh]

I think the tampering with a human body was between and including May 9th - May 10th, and the tampering with physical evidence charge is the one that includes March 4. Imo

Thank you @MsBetsy, you are correct and is charge I meant to refer to, typed it wrong in my post.
My head has been spinning, I appreciate you pointing it out, and still had time to edit my post.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

 

[TKG]

Ugh!

Right?? Did you understand it that way?

 

[TKG]

Thank you @MsBetsy, you are correct and is what I meant, typed it wrong in my post.
My head has been spinning, I appreciate you pointing it out, and still had time to edit my post.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Your posts are always so well considered and thought out.

 

[Charlot123]

Is the blue tape for a chemo port?

She fought for her life. Why did you do this Barry? WHY?

I think at the end, she found something that was especially nasty, about Barry, and thus, became a threat to him.

 

[TKG]

I think at the end, she found something that was especially nasty, about Barry, and thus, became a threat to him.

Could he have signed her name on a document for the PPP loan? The notice came to the house and she opened it? Suzanne appeared to be a kind hearted law abiding member of the community. If she suddenly found out things that were questionable or downright illegal, I imagine she would speak up.

MOO I have always felt she was sitting at a desk of some sort reading something or on the phone/video chat with someone and he walked in. That’s when crappola hit the fan.

 

[TKG]

In the end the divorce would have cost less Will this be a lesson? I’m betting no!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

I wonder what kind of conversation he's going to have with his daughters after reading the arrest affidavit, knowing it's going to be public soon.

 

[tmar]

Wow, seriously? The new high-profile attorneys are paid out of public defense funds? That stinks. But, I guess it’s better he have effective counsel now, rather than for lack thereof to come back up later as an appeal tactic. I’m trying to think positively here. But it stinks.

If Taxpayers pay, does that mean he does not have money to pay for them?
Where did all the money go, in the Selling Frenzy???

 

[Woodberry]

Right?? Did you understand it that way?

I missed the last part of that video!

So I went back and listened to CM and read the transcript to make sure I was hearing him correctly. He starts talking about it at 5:33 into the video. He says the first guy listed in the affidavit is the head of the public defenders office and then goes on to say BM has hired the two female defense attorneys, mentioning them each separately. And at the 6:54 mark he says "...her partner iris, who barry just hired as well."


05:33
and the public defender's office looks
05:35
like uh they picked him up
05:36
so the on the uh affidavits that we saw
05:39
today
05:41
the the first guy there is the head of
05:44
the
05:44
public defender's office


Then toward the end of the video at the 1:05:47 mark CM adds:

65:47
essentially what happened is this is his
65:50
last public defender's
65:51
boss and his boss then
65:55
goes out they probably have a special
65:58
you know fund that
66:01
they hired drew nielsen and iris etan
66:06
as a defense and these two
66:10
powerhouses women come to the table
66:14
with a lot of a court trial experience
66:16
representing men
66:18
who have killed their wives

It sounds somewhat conflicting to me...at the beginning of the video it sound like Barry has hired them, and at the end it does sound like CM is saying they are being hired and paid for out of a special fund. I don't know exactly what to think, but it does sound like you interpreted it correctly!

MOO

 

[swedeheart]

*I would just like to make note that Chris again brought up the selling of Suzanne's car to his friend's wife in Indiana, 2 weeks after she went missing. (At 1:15:52). And again, he followed that with "you know who you are." I feel like that car, or that friend (or wife) is relevant. It's at least the second time Chris has spoken directly to this person(s) on his livestream.

Maybe it's nothing (but disgusting), but I do wonder how it's tied in to the case. And is it the car, or is it the friend(s)?

 

[Error505]

*I would just like to make note that Chris again brought up the selling of Suzanne's car to his friend's wife in Indiana, 2 weeks after she went missing. (At 1:15:52). And again, he followed that with "you know who you are." I feel like that car, or that friend (or wife) is relevant. It's at least the second time Chris has spoken directly to this person(s) on his livestream.

Maybe it's nothing (but disgusting), but I do wonder how it's tied in to the case. And is it the car, or is it the friend(s)?

The person he sold the car to is the one in the Daily Mail article “mystery red head”, from what I’ve read. MOO

 

[Woodberry]

I wonder what kind of conversation he's going to have with his daughters after reading the arrest affidavit, knowing it's going to be public soon.

I have been thinking the same thing. If the AA is as revealing and detailed as we fear it is, how could he possibly come up with an explanation that even remotely made sense to the daughters and still claim he didn't do it?

They're picking on me?
I was possessed by a mountain lion and not in right mind?
It was Bob the Cat,...he did it!

BM will have an explanation even if it doesn't make sense to anyone but himself. Possibly this is the way he has always handled things. If he says it with conviction, he expects people to believe him. If he says it with enough conviction, he can even convince himself to believe it. IMHO, it is an addictive way of thinking that both excuses his bad behavior and at the same time can paint the other party in a bad light--also aiding him in justifying his thoughts/actions. Possibly how he convinced himself that Suzanne needed to go and that, "...if one person got saved from this..."

MOO/JMO

 

[StarrDetective]

He’ll find a way to blame Suzanne, “I didn’t want to commit fraud but my wife forced me to do it, just before she ran off with another man.”

nobody leaves barry.

 

[O.Incandenza]

Maybe this has been addressed several times, but I keep thinking about the weapon’s charge. If it wasn’t the murder weapon, why is it included on the same document as the murder charge? If it’s just a charge against him ‘because’, would it not be listed separately like the voting fraud charge. Where it was charged makes me wonder if it is the murder weapon. MOO

Also, interesting dates on the tampering charge, May 10th- March 4th. Curious about what happened that then ended his tampering on March 4th. The on.y thing obvious is the sale of the PP home sold around Mar 4.
https://twitter.com/laurenscharftv/status/1367609088155131906?s=21

It's possible they think it's the murder weapon but can't prove it yet, and that's why they've included the charge in the same complaint. Or it could just be that the gun was found during a search for evidence regarding the murder and so it seemed logical to include it in this complaint. The dates for the weapons charge match up to the dates for the tampering with evidence charge. Maybe there was a search on March 4th that found evidence that Barry had been concealing and during which they also found the illegal gun?

The voter fraud claim being charged separately makes some sense because it arose as a separate case that was brought to them by the county clerk. It's not like they found evidence of voter fraud while searching the house.