Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #75 *ARREST*

[Bluebythec]

Hello from Moonlight Pizza in Salida... Made it! Good night All!

Rest well and thank you for what you're doing !

 

[Error505]

LIVE NOW -
Lauren Scharf and assistant, Sarah Hempelmann, are doing a YouTube Live, taking questions, LS will go over notes from previous 2 days of Preliminary Hearing.

 

[Error505]

Tomorrow starts at 9:30am CST, correct? Just want to make sure I am up with coffee ready.

PRELIM is
MOUNTAIN TIME. Don’t be late.

 

[MassGuy]

Tomorrow starts at 9:30am CST, correct? Just want to make sure I am up with coffee ready.

Monday is at 8am, and Tuesday is scheduled for 9:30 (Mountain Time).

So 9 central tomorrow.

 

[angelainwi]

Monday is at 8am, and Tuesday is scheduled for 9:30 (Mountain Time).

So 9 central tomorrow.

THANK YOU!!! Now I can safely shower and go to bed. See ya mountain cats tomorrow! I am so glad in the end that this was split up in to two separate weeks. Last time there was so much to digest and by Tuesday afternoon I think most of us were exhausted...

 

[*Verdigris]

Hello from Moonlight Pizza in Salida... Made it! Good night All!

Make mine pepperoni, onion and mushroom, please!

I'm so bummed because if I didn't have to worry about insta-changing international Covid quarantine restrictions, I would most definitely have been right there beside you!

Get some rest, and tomorrow just relax and observe, and trust your own judgement.

 

[Bluebythec]

Thanks in advance to all who will be posting updates tomorrow. I have to work but I think I'll probably suffer from the same stomach upset that I had last Mon. & Tues. that necessitated me running to the restroom for 10 min at at time every couple of hours!

 

[*Verdigris]

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Just want to say real quick, that I think Lauren Scharf is fabulous, and that Sarah Hempelmann is equally fabulous -- the two of them together are perfectly complementary, and highly informative.
I hope they stay a team for a very long time.
They will go far together!

imo

 

[Warwick7]

Hello from Moonlight Pizza in Salida... Made it! Good night All!

Yay!!!!!!!
Rest well tonight!!

 

[OldCop]

Bringing this question by @rainbowshummingbird over from the last thread because I was too late to answer it before the thread closed:
“In your professional dealings with criminals and suspected criminals, is it easy for you to spot narcissists and pick out their traits? It’s interesting how consistent and predictable their behavior is. They seem to repeat the same strategies: lies, projection, denial, gaslighting, etc.

If you were to interview a criminal who was much more intelligent than Barry, more sophisticated, more at ease, a better liar; then that individual would more likely be a psychopath?”

When an investigator sits down to interrogate a suspect, he or she has likely amassed some background information from those familiar with the victim and the suspect. You go into the interview with that information in the back of your head and you also closely observe your suspect for “tells”. Most law enforcement agencies provide training on interrogation techniques, but that doesn’t necessarily include in depth information on personality disorders.
The thing is, investigators are trying to solve the crime. They are most interested in who did it as opposed to understanding the psychology behind the
perpetration. Some investigators take it upon themselves to study various personality disorders because they want to understand the motives behind a criminal’s behavior. Some departments have psychologists on staff who will observe interviews and advise investigators on what techniques may be more effective on a given subject.
In SM’s case, the job of the investigator is to bring hard evidence to the prosecutor which proves that the suspect has committed the crime for which he is accused. During trial, the prosecutor may bring in psychologists, or psychiatrists to show that the suspect suffers from a disorder which may have contributed to the likelihood that he committed the crime.
For some interesting reading about narcissism and psychopathy check out this article from Psychology Today:
Narcissist or Psychopath—How Can You Tell?

 

[Warwick7]

I agree oviedo. Suzanne’s halo slipped a bit with news of the affair, but that can’t be why the AA was sealed. Many people have affairs. LE confirmed it to BM months ago, and surely he told their daughters. JL had important crucial information in a murder investigation and did not come forward, and that s*cks. But he didn’t kill Suzanne.

I think we are going to hear some damning evidence about the deliberate murder and how BM willfully destroyed, mutilated, concealed, removed, or altered a human body, part of a human body, or human remains.

It’s going to be ugly and the more likely reason why the AA was sealed.

Oh please no. No no no... Not after Kelsey Bereth....

 

[MassGuy]

Bringing this question by @rainbowshummingbird over from the last thread because I was too late to answer it before the thread closed:
“In your professional dealings with criminals and suspected criminals, is it easy for you to spot narcissists and pick out their traits? It’s interesting how consistent and predictable their behavior is. They seem to repeat the same strategies: lies, projection, denial, gaslighting, etc.

If you were to interview a criminal who was much more intelligent than Barry, more sophisticated, more at ease, a better liar; then that individual would more likely be a psychopath?”

When an investigator sits down to interrogate a suspect, he or she has likely amassed some background information from those familiar with the victim and the suspect. You go into the interview with that information in the back of your head and you also closely observe your suspect for “tells”. Most law enforcement agencies provide training on interrogation techniques, but that doesn’t necessarily include in depth information on personality disorders.
The thing is, investigators are trying to solve the crime. They are most interested in who did it as opposed to understanding the psychology behind the
perpetration. Some investigators take it upon themselves to study various personality disorders because they want to understand the motives behind a criminal’s behavior. Some departments have psychologists on staff who will observe interviews and advise investigators on what techniques may be more effective on a given subject.
In SM’s case, the job of the investigator is to bring hard evidence to the prosecutor which proves that the suspect has committed the crime for which he is accused. During trial, the prosecutor may bring in psychologists, or psychiatrists to show that the suspect suffers from a disorder which may have contributed to the likelihood that he committed the crime.
For some interesting reading about narcissism and psychopathy check out this article from Psychology Today:
Narcissist or Psychopath—How Can You Tell?

I remember during the Kauffman County prosecutor murders, FBI profilers were brought in to devise a plan to get the prime suspect to talk.

They eventually settled on bringing in a high ranking Texas Ranger, as they believed the suspect would see him as an equal. It worked, the suspect allowed him into his home, and the investigator saw things that developed the probable cause necessary to get a search warrant.

I wouldn’t be surprised if profilers were involved here, to a similar end.

Get Barry to keep talking.

 

[windrower]

Safe. Contents?
Was safe was encased in concrete? Sunk in floor? Did LE use a forklift remove safe from garage? A biiig, heavy safe? Or was safe so lightweight, a dude w strong back lifted it into evidence van? Did an evd tech open it w a bobby pin or use TNT? j/k, on that.

What was in safe?
Guns? A few, sure.
$ 70,000? IDTS, doubtful.
Enough money for a Moonlight Pizza? Yes, almost, if no premium toppings.

What else?
SM's wedding ring? Other jewelry?
Business records?
Info BM viewed as evd of SM's marital infidelity or other "wrongdoing?"
Tranq darts & poison/meds to fill them? After using one dart, and disposing of other three darts in package & wrapping on BM's trash run, were other darts & med in safe, unused? my2ct.
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From page 1 of NOSi's terrific notes (TYVM) from PH, day 2:
"# Discussion that BM and SM liked to pay for things in cash. BM reportedly had a safe in the garage at PP, which was searched by LE. It contained firearms and supposedly cash. When it was returned to BM after LE completed what they needed to do, BM stated that $ 70k are missing." bbm

We have a large gun safe, which is in our garage. It houses quite a few guns and ammo, and on occasion, other items of worth because of the fire resistance rating on our safe. Gun safes are extremely heavy, and I would be very surprised if the Morphew gun safe was taken out of the garage by LE. I felt the bolded above in al66pine’s post was meant to mean when the house was “returned” to the Morphew family after that first search. IMO

A tooth is all it would take. Ask Frazee.

Exactly. That;s what made me think of it!

I’m sure you mean, “Well, exactly,” don’t you, Bluebythec? (Ala the infamous Frazee comment.)

 

[clearskies1]

Catching up from a few days ago... If BM disposed of SM's body before the 5:30pm truck system reset, that obviously means daylight hours. So I doubt he would have driven that far to do it -- too risky in terms of being seen or captured on camera. JMO.

 

[10ofRods]

Ordered a Mirkwood Chicken pizza... Hmm, first time for everything.

We're jealous! And you are so appreciated.

 

[Hazelnutty]

I'll be out all day tomorrow. Looking forward to catching up tomorrow nite. Appreciate reports + comments in advance.

Oh, Barry.... What have you done?

 

[MassGuy]

Catching up from a few days ago... If BM disposed of SM's body before the 5:30pm truck system reset, that obviously means daylight hours. So I doubt he would have driven that far to do it -- too risky in terms of being seen or captured on camera. JMO.

I don’t exactly know how the truck reset factors in, but I believe the disposal occurred quite a bit later.

I think we are going to learn about a different vehicle being connected to this.

 

[allyoucantleavebehind]

"She was so happy at the thought they could part civilly, that her guard was down."

Yes, and, just like that, Barry trapped his prey with wily cunning charming ways. He drew her in.

If Barry had acted decently and behaved civily all along, then we wouldn't find ourselves counting the hours until tomorrow's PH III.

I just don't get the sense of BM charming anyone here. SM knew this man--she knew him very very well. And she knew he would not let her go without a fight. The house was purchased with money she had inherited. Everything on hinged on SM playing the same role she'd played for years. I think she hoped that he could be reasoned with, or made to understand that their miserable marriage wasn't working, and the best thing for everyone would be a divorce, but I don't get the sense at all that SM's guard was down to Barry. He was trying to take her pain medications. He needed to control every part of her and she was still in the thick of that. JMO.

 

[clearskies1]

I don’t exactly know how the truck reset factors in, but I believe the disposal occurred quite a bit later.

I think we are going to learn about a different vehicle being connected to this.

I was thinking it occurred later with a different vehicle as well, but reading @10ofRods very interesting posts about the truck reset made me think otherwise. I really hope the state has evidence to bring clarity to this. JMO.

 

[MassGuy]

Lauren makes a good point towards the end of tonight’s live. We still haven’t heard from an investigator with Chaffee County or CBI.

Haven’t heard what hotel search revealed.

No audio from Barry’s interviews.

Why do they think Suzanne is not alive?

How do they connect it to Barry?