Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #71 *ARREST*

[10ofRods]

https://twitter.com/crimetalkpod/status/1425474958075981838?s=21


Still can’t believe I was sitting 20 ft from #BarryMorphew.

He was noticing smaller (no gym in jail) and had white wispy hair. He sat up straight for most of the hearing. Occasionally would lean towards his attorneys Eytan and Nielsen. Sometimes touching arms or shoulders.

Thank you so much for posting this. I'm interested in all perceptions of how BM is looking these days.

 

[Deleted member 222031]

Don't know about ketamine or about sourcing controlled substances from the web or wherever (can speak to sourcing in clinic or hospital which I'm pretty sure we can rule out for BM) but have two quick thoughts:

1) BM is on record as decrying the alleged drug use of various "methheads" he's employed, and I'd guess that he might have had access to street-level suppliers had he wanted

2) The "drunk eyes" and allusions to SM "taking the edge off" (paraphrasing) with a drink or several strikes me as yet another instance of BM looking to take over the narrative by replacing a fact (SM apparently snapping a sunbathing selfie for her lover) with the SM of his imagination (self-medicating floozy resorting to drugs/alcohol while flouting his needs) -- a pattern we seem to have seen over and over in this case

3) If BM was on the darkweb he will have hacked around and left a trail -- just don't see him having the patience or focus to build a Tor setup properly and vapour-trail a Bitcoin and then ketamine or whatever purchase -- this is not a simple mechanical thingie, even with a Tor-loaded browser like Brave, etc.

4) We have only seen the bare frame of the State's case -- key witness and other testimony is likely to nuance that frame in a much more thorough and convincing way, but the basic scheme of preparation, execution and cover-up is already pretty striking, IMO

5) Few criminals, even professionals, are jacks or jills of all trades, IMO. BM, with his hunting experience and landscaper training and equipment, may have managed a more thorough or efficient disposal than most, but we've already seen evidence of slip-ups in terms of the texts, attempts to "silence" truck data and the trash run, and there will be more to come. I have no idea what a jury is likely to think, but even if some of this evidence is thin, its combined weight is significant. IMO, MOO, etc.

Agreed. Great analysis and good point about the "combined weight" of the evidence. A good summary like yours gives hope that he will be out of circulation for the balance of his natural life.

 

[DizzyB]

@swedeheart kindly posted the following video on the previous thread (just before it closed):

Lauren Scharf begins to speak at 1:40 (just over a minute from when videos starts) to go over the 2 days of the hearing:

Thank you @swedeheart for posting this! Lauren describes everything that was viewed in court, from the surveillance videos to B.M.'s demeanor in Court.

Lauren describes so much more than it was possible to put in a tweet!

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I let the Q&A run after Lauren’s segment was over, and it was pretty good. Mike said something I find encouraging: he said that the prosecution will try to put just enough in so that the Judge finds there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. He said the bare minimum.

 

[Boxer]

I highly doubt it was ketamine. I would guess he had tranquilizers left form his deer farm in Indiana...you don't want coyotes or any other prey animals eating your deer. Also not uncommon I don't think in bear country.

As far as wedding rings the can be very dangerous if you engage in work with your hands or machinery. Some of the "younger" guys have gone to silicone rings that will rip off rather than rip your finger off. My husband has never worn a wedding ring....common gripe with some women as I've heard it....because they think it makes there husband seem "available."

BM is hip, MOO he knew about the work safe rings.

 

[Deleted member 222031]

MOO - On the map shown in court (with the push pins I believe) that showed BM’s movements within the home after it is alleged he shot SM, it was said that the map represents what may have been BM chasing SM around the home until she was rendered unconscious from the tranquilizer dart.

I actually think it was just BM’s rapid movements of adrenaline in engaging the coverup of his act. I do believe it was likely SM was shot while outside sunbathing shortly after her last selfie, and was caught unaware. Even if she stumbled to react, I don’t feel she would have gotten too far before becoming immobile. Had there been a chase around and in the house between SM and BM, I think there may have been some sort of evidence to a struggle. Maybe something broken that shouldn’t be; things of that nature.

What I would look for on that map (especially in the hour after he got home) are the following:

-Did BM go into Mallory’s room? (Stripping of sheets to wrap SM’s body)
-How many times did he go into the garage?
-Did he go into the laundry room?
-How many times did he go in and out of the back patio door area?
-Did he go near the security system box where it was discovered the cords had been disconnected?
-Did he spend time wherever the home computer was located? (Possibly booking the HIE room)

I had read a post that compared the use of a tranquilizer to a scene from the movie What Lies Beneath. In the movie Harrison Ford uses a tranquilizer to subdue his wife and then puts her in a bath tub to drown. I strongly feel this is the first part of what happened to SM but possibly in the hot tub instead of bath tub. I hate to admit, but it’s clever in that it explains no blood being found in the home. BM then likely used the bedsheets to wrap SM’s body in for concealment and transport out of the home. I feel extra chlorine tabs were used to clean up any bodily excretions within the water/tub. Faced with his wet clothes (and towels if used for cleanup and/or bedsheets), he likely put everything on a dry cycle, hence the discover of a forgotten dart cap in the drying machine.

MOO

Great thoughts! I so love reading creative ideas and analysis by you and everyone else in this forum. Kudos to all!

 

[Murphy1950]

So the Salida hometown newspaper is the Mountain Mail and they were the first to be granted a seat in the courtroom. I expected to encounter a paywall, but didn’t when I went to check out their reporting.

First of all, THIS :

Suzanne grew up in Indiana and she and her family moved to Salida in 2008.

What?

And second of all, did any other reporter say THIS about JL ? :

Barry had not known about the affair. However, Harris said that in questioning Libler, Liler said if Barry had any idea he (Libler) and Suzanne were together Barry would have talked to him first and he didn’t think Barry had anything to do with her disappearance.

Preliminary trial reveals Suzanne had an affair

Spelling and facts aren't their strong point " Harris said that in questioning Libler, Liler said..." " defense attorney, Dru Nielsen....." Jeff was her lover,” Nielson said.
"Shortly after Suzanne’s disappearance their home was declared a crime scene."
Mountain Mail, perhaps their reporters were trained by the Daily Mail.

 

[oviedo]

In May, the sheriff’s office, the FBI and CBI conducted a three-day search at a residential construction site east of Salida. The property owner told CBS4’s Rick Sallinger that Suzanne’s husband, Barry, laid the dirt at the riverfront property.

(credit: CBS)

Officials with the sheriff’s office said they did not make any connection to Suzanne’s case.
Missing Mom: Suzanne Morphew Disappeared 6 Months Ago

so where did this search fit in with their timeline? they haven't said yet what led them to look there - cell phone pings, truck data, etc. In trying to re-create the AA - I'm trying to figure out why they stop at 5:37am on May 10 regarding the steps he took?The affidavit reads, as read by Nielsen: From 2:47 p.m. May 9 until 5:37 a.m. May 10, he took steps to dispose of evidence of Suzanne’s disappearance and death. What about all the trash dumps throughout Sunday ?
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/ne...rs-confirm-suzanne-was-having-a-2-year-affair

timeline
Walker said the last activity on Suzanne’s phone was from 4:23 a.m. on May 10, 2020. Her phone pinged from a cell tower in Poncha Springs,

 

[girlhasnoname]

How do you guys think he disposed of her phone?

Personally I think he physically destroyed and buried it with Suzanne. I don't think he'd take a chance on any bits being recovered from the dumpsters.

JMO

 

[Deleted member 222031]

there was no evidence of BM having an affair....that is different than there was no affair. We don't know what we don't know...and so it is with LE.

This^^^^! So very true.

 

[cattlekate]

Just curious: What are Websleuthers’ ideas about WHEN BM killed Suzanne? And WHEN he put her someplace? And WHERE? All which fit what we now know about BM’s truck movements. (I am still confused about the Range Rover and if it had tracking data.)

Last thread a knowledgeable poster pointed out that one cannot just go and spontaneously dig a deep hole in mountain soil/rocks. I agree.

Many many threads ago a very clever poster pointed out that recent spousal/child murderers use familiar job/hobby knowledge to try to outsmart LE. I agree as that’s been the case with Frazee, Watts, Redwine, S Peterson, Henthorn, and even Letecia and her hiking/shopping places.

I am personally trying to reconcile the truck movements which LE presented and the (so far) lack of info regarding cadaver hits at PP.

 

[Boxer]

Perhaps their reporters were trained by the Daily Mail.

Amazing, 2008 a typo maybe, but I would like their source in Libler quote.

 

[Deleted member 222031]

I highly doubt it was ketamine. I would guess he had tranquilizers left form his deer farm in Indiana...you don't want coyotes or any other prey animals eating your deer. Also not uncommon I don't think in bear country.

As far as wedding rings the can be very dangerous if you engage in work with your hands or machinery. Some of the "younger" guys have gone to silicone rings that will rip off rather than rip your finger off. My husband has never worn a wedding ring....common gripe with some women as I've heard it....because they think it makes there husband seem "available."

Well....if he wore it for many years and at some point in time found it suddenly "in the way", she might have a point. Just speculating. If she included it in this list, it was very important to SM. That makes it important as evidence of her state of mind. The question is not what other men do but the impact of this husband's actions on this wife.
MOO

 

[TKG]

Anyone find Scott R's live from yesterday worrisome? He feels that the prosecution is weak thus far. He's not even sure at this point they have substantiated PC. Come on LS, bring out the big guns!!!

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[Deleted member 222031]

I think they used different cell phone analysis software not different data

Still think it is ODD.

 

[DizzyB]

Anyone find Scott R's live from yesterday worrisome? He feels that the prosecution is weak thus far. He's not even sure at this point they have substantiated PC. Come on LS, bring out the big guns!!!

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Yes I did find it disturbing. I am happy that the prosecution has 2 weeks to review, reset, and troubleshoot their case to ensure the Judge finds probable cause.

 

[bestill]

If the Patrick Frazee preliminary is any indication, it should be right at the end of day 4.

The judge found probable cause, and immediately ordered him held without bond.

I didn't watch the Frazee prelim. Any thoughts on comparing the impact of evidence (so far) as to which way the Judge will go? How strong was Frazee's? I don't want BM out! Worried as many of are.

 

[Seattle1]

Don't know if anyone answered, but Chaffee County Detention Center isn't allowing in-person visits due to COVID. Visitors must register online and the visits are online as well. There is a small fee. I haven't been able to find out how many visitors they are allowed per day, but they have to go to a special room for the visit and each visit is about 30 minutes.

I doubt they get unlimited visits, but would really like to know how often the daughters call - if he gets one visit per day, I'm guessing they call him every day (it's video chat).

Chaffee County Detention Center (CCDC) has not allowed in-person visitation for several years -- this policy did not commence with COVID. The vendor for video visitation, Securus, also provides inmate e-messaging for digital mail and photos.

There would be no reason for the Morphew's to go to the jail/detention center.

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CCDC (capacity up to 105 inmates) is a private state facility that Chaffee County contracts with as it also holds inmates for other counties in addition to Dept of Corrections (DOC) bound inmates awaiting processing at the DRDC.

There is no charge to visitors that come to the jail to use the County's video visitation equipment but there is a fee (securus.net) for visitors using their home or off-site computers for visitation.

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[10ofRods]

How much does a female deer weigh? Maybe 100 pounds? A buck? Maybe 250? How long could a person shot with a tranquilizer dart be able to move around, perhaps running, before the drug overcame them.

Even if BM only shot SM once with a dart it's unlikely she just remained on the lounge chair. She probably jumped up and tried to evade him. He probably laughed at her because all he had to do was wait for the drug to do its thing. Who knows where she ended up. Could have been outside or even in the house.

Ketamine is a date rape drug because it can keep the victim conscious while their limbs are paralyzed. They know what is happening to them when it takes effect but are powerless to stop it.

There are other date rape drugs out there that act as powerful tranquilizers but most are either illegal to use in the US or they are difficult to access. BM probably already had access to Ketamine, either through a business or his fire fighting duties.

The use of the dart is probably why there is no evidence of blood or cadaverine at the home.

Apparently, female deer weigh up to 125 pounds and males up to 300...

I went on some exotic animal/vet training sites and they say 15 minutes to complete unconsciousness for an elephant. Less for other animals.

I bet they had darts at the fire station.

Apparently, one should plan for the victim to move around for at least 5-10 minutes, depending on dose (if shot twice, then quicker). The more adrenalin in the victim, the longer it takes. Then, it begins to wear off as soon as 30 minutes, longer if the prey/victim is smaller.

If it was ketamine, then it is possible she was semi-conscious/loopy the whole time. I'm not liking what we're learning at all.

Was hard to sleep last night.

 

[Seattle1]

I didn't watch the Frazee prelim. Any thoughts on comparing the impact of evidence (so far) as to which way the Judge will go? How strong was Frazee's? I don't want BM out! Worried as many of are.

There really is no comparison because the state had a material witness (KK) with the Frazee case. This witness was able to tell investigators how and when the victim was murdered. The witness participated in cleaning up the crime scene!

 

[Deleted member 222031]

Just curious: What are Websleuthers’ ideas about WHEN BM killed Suzanne? And WHEN he put her someplace? And WHERE? All which fit what we now know about BM’s truck movements. (I am still confused about the Range Rover and if it had tracking data.)

Last thread a knowledgeable poster pointed out that one cannot just go and spontaneously dig a deep hole in mountain soil/rocks. I agree.

Many many threads ago a very clever poster pointed out that recent spousal/child murderers use familiar job/hobby knowledge to try to outsmart LE. I agree as that’s been the case with Frazee, Watts, Redwine, S Peterson, Henthorn, and even Letecia and her hiking/shopping places.

I am personally trying to reconcile the truck movements which LE presented and the (so far) lack of info regarding cadaver hits at PP.

I'd say the Colorado terrain is his best ally in that task. I believe her body was pushed over a cliff. I also think it is somewhere near where Barry laid on the ground during the search he was on. He was distracting attention from something important!

Climbers need to rappel that area with a grid search.

Just my 2 cents.