Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #11

[DetectiveFoyleWannabe]

I think another thing to keep in mind is that old question about how the Morphews managed to afford a $1.4 million house on Barry's income as a fireman / dirt layer. Where did that money come from? Well, what if it came from Suzanne / Suzanne's family? What if their very nice life and lifestyle was based in large part on Suzanne's or Suzanne's family's money? How would Barry respond if Suzanne were to tell him that she wanted to leave him? Where would this leave Barry life and lifestyle-wise? Could the potential loss of this very nice life and lifestyle have served as motive for Barry? It's worth considering, but it goes without saying that this is all merely speculation.

That certainly was the case with Fotis Dulos.

 

[FelicityLemon]

Investigators working on the #MissingPerson case of #suzannemorphew are aware of the video of Tyson Draper speaking with Barry Morphew. CBI spokesperson says Barry and other members of the Morphew family have been cooperative with the investigation.
#FindSuzanne. County, State, and Federal agencies are following up on the more than 400 tips for #suzannemorphew #MissingPerson It has been 23 days since the Chaffee County mother vanished. Tip line: 719-312-7530. This is the video I’m referring to: MEDIA=youtube]bfKjDlBVjn0[/MEDIA] https://twitter.com/laurenscharftv/status/1268012036190957570. s=21https://twitter.com/laurenscharftv/status/1268012036190957570?s=21

That sounds good to me as far as BM not being a suspect, but it could also be a generic statement that means nothing so they don't tip their hand.

There's more than one reason to abduct a woman whether it's a stranger, a business acquaintance or stalker person. I think there could have been evidence at the house as well as the bike location that points away from BM. By being "cooperative with the investigation" I read that to mean the family are not talking even though BM talked to the yt guy. I think by everyone keeping mum, they're not giving the abductor person any insight, either.

I think it could have been a crime of opportunity if he came upon her on her bike and either accidentally or deliberately knocked her off then offered to help her to home or to the hospital. Once she got in the car, or was placed in the car...

If it happened at her home, the bike was planted. If it happened on the road he could have taken or walked her back to her home and then kidnapped her from there.

I'm all over the place as far as the 'why and how', but ultimately, I think it had nothing to do with BM.

 

[MassGuy]

That sounds good to me as far as BM not being a suspect. There's more than one reason to abduct a woman whether it's a stranger, a business acquaintance or

Not being named a suspect isn’t exactly a vote of confidence. Especially when every move that has been made has been directed in regards to one individual, and away from any abduction theory.

The lack of a law enforcement press release about the circumstances of her disappearance, and physical description (no timeline). We see that in every abduction case.

No daily press conference.

The search of the Morphew residence.

The search of the construction site BM worked on.

This case is progressing the same way as the Gannon Stauch investigation. Up until the arrest of Letecia Stauch, the case was referred to as a “missing persons investigation.” We didn’t see any of the signs we would see if law enforcement believed he was as snatched, or had in fact run away.

I didn’t buy their language there, and I don’t buy it here. Their actions are what I’m looking at, and I’m convinced they’re focused on one man.

 

[ogls]

Those are controlled burns you seem to be describing.

The other version is forest fire, where smoke-jumpers use mattocks and other heavy hand tools to make fire breaks in a nature-caused conflagration. Smoke-jumpers are professionals, not volunteers. It's a highly skilled and well-paid outdoor profession.

Those guys are 5star navy seals of fire fighting. I wouldn't insult them with these fires.

I did learn they do planned burning, wonder where other info is Planned Burns. Only found, May 8, 2020 Fire Restrictions in Chaffee County - Chaffee County Sheriff

 

[alleyoop24]

How about going back and searching Monarch Pass again? Really, if some tourist from Arizona who has no business even being in the mountains at all can step out of his vehicle, while filming himself and talking a blue streak, to discover an entire meal laying on the ground that was missed by searchers..................someone needs to get serious about the mission of finding a missing woman. IMO

It was probably dropped after the search. It didn't look like it had been out there for three weeks ...

 

[PaulaDC]

The fault lies in them occupied with proving the husband did it, tearing up cement going through their home, etc. etc. How about Searching elsewhere for her?

I personally believe they have their evidence based on that search. Now they need to tie up any loose strings they have. Why search if you know the conclusion. moo

 

[Sillybilly]

Personally, I find the idea of BM planning to come home from the Denver job site Sunday night as odd. If he drove 2hrs to get there was working all day and had to be back there in the morning with his crew, wouldn’t he just stay there for the night in a hotel? It would be interesting to know if he works WITH his crew on a job or just sets them up and has someone else supervise the work. When my hubby works a contract that’s 2hrs from home, he puts up in a hotel for the duration of the contract. Comes home weekends.

Seems to me like BM KNEW he would need to come home Sunday night. JMHO

I don't know that he was planning to come home. I think he likely came home because he would have been told that Suzanne could not be located, (possibly that her bike had been found ??), 911 had been called, and the police were there.

 

[Gigi3]

Those are controlled burns you seem to be describing.

The other version is forest fire, where smoke-jumpers use mattocks and other heavy hand tools to make fire breaks in a nature-caused conflagration. Smoke-jumpers are professionals, not volunteers. It's a highly skilled and well-paid outdoor profession.

Yes! They are controlled burns or in some instances they are called prescribed burns. They most definitely are not done by volunteers at least not legally. Even when an area is under a burn ban, my husband has the authority to burn if need arises. I don’t think BM would likely have the authority to do a control burn. JMO

 

[Auntie Cipation]

What if ... there was an older area with a previous burn.
Is it possible someone could do the 'smokeless fire' or similar burn over the bare, burned patch ?
And it wouldn't even be noticed ?
Js.

Wildland areas burned by wildfire have vegetation growing again within a year or two. Not big trees that fast, of course, but grasses and shrubs come in very fast. Exceptions would be areas burned so severely that the soil is sterilized.

IMO/experience

Not training, real actual burns that try to ward off coming fire. Fire fighters dig trenches and/burn a path, so the fire doesn't jump/continue. Using loose words here, no disrespect to those who risk their lives doing that, only know things from the news.

Learning about Colorado, wonder if they would do the same, since there was a warning to residents.

Edit: Seriously? Degree in Landscape Design?

As has been mentioned: controlled burns (also called prescribed burns) are done in winter and spring to reduce the severity of future wildfires. They are done by Federal Employees (US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, depending on what land is involved). Sometimes inmate crews are contracted for this, when it involves burning piles of brush rather than acres of landscape. Local/municipal/volunteer firefighters do NOT do this.

You might be referring to backburning, when they light a fire a distance from a current fire, and let the two burn together, in order to stop the forward progress of a wildfire. But that's during an active wildfire.

Once a wildfire is in progress on Federal land, an Incident Management System is used to coordinate personnel and strategy, and sometimes local/municipal fire agency personnel are involved. I doubt volunteers are included, though I could be wrong about that.

I might also add that the actual frontline folks out there cutting fireline are young. I believe those in career fire positions generally have a forced retirement age of 50. Of course on a big fire, there is a lot of administrative/bureaucratic stuff that employees of any age can do, but just as an FYI someone over 50 is not going to be out on the front lines of a wildland fire on Federal land.

I'm sure plenty of firefighter trainings have been cancelled or gone virtual -- all the sexual harassment trainings, for example, and the administrative topics, first aid, fire behavior, strategy, etc. But I promise that the firefighters awaiting this year's fire season have been to recent trainings for all the needed safety and skills stuff. Either they've adapted to social distancing during trainings, or they've all geared up with PPE in class, I don't know. But there WILL be fires this summer, there WILL be firefighters fighting them, and those firefighters WILL have received all the legally-required training. Guaranteed.

But again, that is all for Federal employees on Federal land. Other than it being in an area with a lot of Federal land nearby, I'm not sure what that has to do with this case. I have not seen anything to indicate that BLM would be involved with a fire on Federal land. He's going to get called to house fires, or vacant lot, etc. Car accidents, heart attacks, etc. The stuff a small town fire department deals with.

All IMO/In My Experience

ETA: @Gigi3 said it much more succinctly

 

[10ofRods]

Strictly speaking, no. That simply makes him a graduate, and only if mainstream media said he was a graduate (and not simply that he “attended” which is what I read). And only if mainstream media also said that this was the actual title of his degree (which IMO...just speculation...MOO, JMO et al it might not be, and therefore the media source might be questionable).

All this kind of highlights the point I was making when I deleted references to businesses on the public record that had been registered to an Indiana property that mainstream media reports relating to SM’s disappearance had made me familiar with.

Ok now back to the published facts, sorry

His college degree is mentioned in a few public places, including his marriage certificate. Once you know the degree type and year, it’s easy enough to find the subject matter in a university bulletin, board document or yearbook. I just assumed a librarian to help.

 

[FelicityLemon]

Who keeps a photo or serial number of a bicycle? We only keep serial numbers of things that exceed our insurance deductible. If LE takes a photo at the scene showing it to someone at the scene would be a whooooooole lot faster than digging through files looking for old photos and serial numbers.

JMO

*waving hands* We do, we do! Seriously, I made a Household binder (actually it's a series of 3) with sections for household vendors and services, contact info for utilities/emergencies, my craft equipment, tools and supplies, purchases, serial numbers, photos of the actual item or printouts of the invoice with small web image of item. . DH's bikes, fer shur!

 

[Carrie Ann]

I am holding out for her to be alive. Being held hostage. maybe an accident with ad choices made by the driver. The person might have her with a car. Couldn't get a cell phone signal. Tried to get to
Her Hospital was unable to in time. The driver might have been impaired. Honestly being sick and treatments who to say she didn't suffer from a stroke. Memory affected my friends had a stroke she was mentally affected. Stress could be a factor to . she was taken a lot of medication cancer treatment and the after effects and the medic you have to take afterwards can be very difficult.

 

[book-thinker]

If my mom when missing there’s no possible way someone would stop me from looking for my mom. Including my four brothers. They would’ve have to restrain me from not helping. But thats just me.

Somethings wrong with Barry’s story. During his conversation with YouTuber, he said their daughters were expected to arrive on Mother’s Day, only to find out they would be late. From the way he explained everything the daughters should’ve arrived sometime Monday evening . A 10 hours drive to their home. We’re hearing one side of the story. And it’s Barry‘s side.
I feel the girls weren’t expected on Mother’s Day. Because if they had been expected the latest would’ve been Monday night.
Barry isn’t being truthful on certain things. I get suspicious then someone isn’t being truthful.

 

[TKG]

Does anyone have any insight as to why MSM never picked up the story of TD and BM having a conversation?

 

[BeckyF]

The fault lies in them occupied with proving the husband did it, tearing up cement going through their home, etc. etc. How about Searching elsewhere for her?

And where should they search? Look at a US map and pick a state, any state?

 

[MrsWatson]

I hope this link works (EU data blah blah)

Missing woman's hometown shows support

 

[BeckyF]

Million dollar home expensive vacations. They have a wonderful life.

And how would you know that? Appearances mean nothing.

 

[MyBelle]

I've said this before but I feel like it's worth saying again: the fact that LE (read, the FBI) dug up a home construction site where Barry had laid dirt tells you that LE has decided it's Barry. I guess it's possible they did that search/dig on the basis of a bad tip, but I don't think that's very likely. I think they've concluded that it's Barry, and I think that if they've concluded it's Barry, discussion of the bike is a little moot. If it was Barry, the bike is obviously staging. JMO.

I'll conclude it was BM when I see real evidence to form my conclusion. Cops do follow tips and leads that turn out to be nothing. That's the whole point of asking for tips. A tip is what led LE to the home security video that showed the vehicle of Mollie Tibbetts' killer.

JMO

Oh please, this guy doesn't have his wife's millions. I think he's a very successful entrepreneur.

So do I.

JMO

 

[MyBelle]

Million dollar home expensive vacations. They have a wonderful life.

Apparently so. So far, not a peep from anyone who disagrees.

 

[MassGuy]

Does anyone have any insight as to why MSM never picked up the story of TD and BM having a conversation?

Crime online had it, but I think a lot of the local Colorado outlets were probably busy covering the protests.