Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #15

[JnRyan]

I was going to say "Dave's not here" Cheech & Chong

Really liked that, but I would bet that humor went past a lot of folks!!

 

[Mimi in London]

This is beyond grotesque.

It's terribly, terribly wrong.

The Find SM page hasn't been updated since what, May 17th???

If anyone was ever in doubt about what this case is all about, just look at how quickly that Gimme $$$ page was set up. I want to know exactly how much of his own precious money BM contributed toward this private "search."

I made the mistake of checking out that Gimme page.

I'm now about to vent a spleen.
It makes me positively sick to my stomach to see good-hearted, well-intentioned people being taken advantage of this way.
How many more innocent victims is this perp going to claim?

Because, yes, I do consider the Gimme Your Money contributors victims, as well.

So. Much. Manipulation.

JMO.

Could not agree more.

Whenever I looked at the MoneyGrab page (I had to stop looking - it was painful), it seemed BM was seeking personal validation, cemented of course by donations of hard cash.

Like other Gimmes, subtle emotional blackmail is at play. The plate has been laced with some solid numbers. If you have any connection to the family, it would be awkward to opt out.

If I were a relative/friend, I might find the fund distasteful given BM is (to all appearances) wealthy and I may not be. But I might still donate because:

a) everyone else is
b) it might look unseemly if I didn’t
c) I’d better cough up a half-decent amount because I would not want to get on the bad side of cousin Barry.

 

[enelram]

Re: Find SM FB page- I joined early on and contributed comments, however whenever a
post was made providing information of WHO
LE was targeting, naysayers jumped in and shamed away those posters who had genuine
good discussion points. No one could allude
to BM being a suspect. Those on the site seemed to be family members or acquaintances
of BM and he was totally off limits.
That's why the page DIED.

 

[K9Enzo]

IMO, I don’t believe the Find Suzanne Morphew FB page was intended to be a discussion group. I do believe it was created by family. They are probably horrified by the comments. It’s their family. The page serves no purpose anyway. IMO

 

[Itsapuzzle]

You can tell if a gun has been fired since it was last cleaned, but you couldn’t pick one up and determine when it was last fired.

Oh great, thanks MassGuy, interesting, I know nothing of guns, so that clears that up for me.

 

[Willowwood26]

The infamous double post was dbm.

What is the infamous double post?

 

[BeckyF]

DBM

 

[KLM6]

You’re welcome
It took me a while and my fingers got a little tired so it may not be as succinct and professional as I would normally write but I think it gives you all an overview of just what it entails and what LE May be doing behind the scenes when some people believe them to be either doing nothing or having nothing to go on. I have said it before and I will say it again, none of us know what LE May have in evidential terms or what they know, unless we are involved in this particular case, which we are not.

Thank you, the post is excellent. And I agree it should be pinned somewhere. Each case I have followed has brought its own share of frustrations with LE. It all boils down to patience from our end.

 

[Ontario Mom]

There isn’t anybody on this forum that believe the police are doing nothing. IMO

There are always those who think the police are either doing a lousy job, or not enough of this, or too much of that, etc.
There are always those who think they know better than the trained, dedicated, experienced professionals.
It's just the way it is.

 

[IceIce9]

Completely agree. It should be shut down.

And the money should be returned to the donors.

 

[BeckyF]

And the money should be returned to the donors.

Yes!

 

[Mimi in London]

And the money should be returned to the donors.

Wouldn’t that be kind of like an admission of guilt, though?

 

[Lori Cooper]

And the money should be returned to the donors.

But how do we know, that the money isn't being used for friends/family that are making the journey to help find SM? Lodging, meals, gas.... The truth is, we don't know what it's being used for, but for now, I am withholding a negative opinion. JMO so I'm still up on the fence and it's lonely up here.

 

[oviedo]

You can tell if a gun has been fired since it was last cleaned, but you couldn’t pick one up and determine when it was last fired.

Have we heard any reports of shots fired in her area? I was trying to find anything that has been published about when she WS last confirmed to be seen and found nothing - so I think LE does not want the public to know
JMO

 

[Madeleine74]

Each case I have followed has brought its own share of frustrations with LE. It all boils down to patience from our end.

So true! It's not uncommon to get emotionally attached to a case like the Morphew disappearance, including the victim(s) and all the surrounding aspects and people involved. But, by and large, SM and family are strangers to case followers. Social media and forums provide a feeling of joining an investigation and being connected, but only LE, the DA and related agencies "work" investigations, and only they know all the details and evidence and where exactly things stand. The public is never told about what all the evidence is before a case goes to trial; this might be shocking to people who don't understand real life vs an episode of CSI. Detectives, CSI techs, and FBI analysts don't need to be told how to do their jobs by case followers.

 

[Curious-A]

DBM

 

[Curious-A]

Could not agree more.

Whenever I looked at the MoneyGrab page (I had to stop looking - it was painful), it seemed BM was seeking personal validation, cemented of course by donations of hard cash.

Like other Gimmes, subtle emotional blackmail is at play. The plate has been laced with some solid numbers. If you have any connection to the family, it would be awkward to opt out.

If I were a relative/friend, I might find the fund distasteful given BM is (to all appearances) wealthy and I may not be. But I might still donate because:

a) everyone else is
b) it might look unseemly if I didn’t
c) I’d better cough up a half-decent amount because I would not want to get on the bad side of cousin Barry.

It would be interesting to know if any of the donations are coming from SM family and friends or all/ mostly from BMs.
Moo

 

[Backstroke10]

Wouldn’t that be kind of like an admission of guilt, though?

I don’t think so. Since BM apparently has 100k laying around for a reward that will never be claimed, he could easily refund the money. MOO

 

[KLM6]

But how do we know, that the money isn't being used for friends/family that are making the journey to help find SM? Lodging, meals, gas.... The truth is, we don't know what it's being used for, but for now, I am withholding a negative opinion. JMO so I'm still up on the fence and it's lonely up here.

As far as the collection page, Im on the fence with that. While I find the whole thing confusing for so many reasons, I disagree that the money should be refunded at this point. The only time I feel it should be offered back is if/when the money was intentionally used separate from its intended (advertised) purpose, and we dont know that it has been. I personally think BM and SM have a large net worth, but that doesnt mean to me they have a large sum of cash available. The reward fund could be insured money where he didnt have to have immediate cash. Jmo.

 

[Knox]

Update from CBI POI-

“There hasn’t been any real new information to relay in the case other than investigators are working,” she said Wednesday morning.

This case remains a high priority for the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and CBI, she said.

“Our agents are working closely with the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, and the FBI has a team as well assigned to this. Committed — there’s a high level of commitment to this case,” she said. “You may not see a news release on a daily basis but that doesn’t mean that extensive work isn’t happening on a daily basis. … Countless hours every day by agents and analysts and investigators to determine where Suzanne is and what happened.”


She confirmed that as of Wednesday morning, Suzanne had not been found and that this remains a missing person case.

Investigators are planning a community canvas Wednesday to talk with residents not only to share information about Suzanne's disappearance, but to focus on obtaining any new information. About two dozen members of involved law enforcement agencies will participate in the canvas, according to the sheriff's office.

A quick search of this case brings up many social media posts, groups, discussions and forums. Medina said social media has certainly added a new element — sometimes positive, sometimes negative — to all of their investigations.

She said in a previous case, investigators had to divert resources from an investigation to follow-up on online claims that were “blatantly false,” but needed vetting, nonetheless.

“While the platform is beneficial in some cases, it can be difficult in others,” Medina said.
After 1 month and few updates, CBI says ‘a high level of commitment’ remains in Suzanne Morphew case