Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #19

[lamlawindy]

One thing Lauren mentioned was that the Morphew daughters are living with Barry. The younger daughter, per Lauren, stayed with her boyfriend's family the week of the 1st search of the Morphew home.

To me, this is a point -- albeit a circumstantial one -- in favor of Barry's non-involvement: is it reasonable to believe that they'd remain with their dad if they strongly suspected that he was involved in harming their mother? Of course, they could choose to remain with Barry for other reasons -- fear, loyalty, indecision -- but no evidence of the existence of these reasons has been brought forth yet.

 

[rainbowshummingbird]

My theory: Barry and the Morphew daughters won't speak because anything they say -- and their demeanor while saying it -- will be dissected & disbelieved by the public at large. The majority of comments I've read on WS and FB don't focus on the actual meaning of Barry's words during the 26-second video but instead examine his demeanor or a turn of phrase. It's pretty clear that the public is in no way presuming Barry innocent until he's proven guilty: more interviews would simply be like throwing meat to a pack of wolves.

Why would the public, or internet posters, presume Barry’s innocence? We are not part of a legal process.

 

[JnRyan]

Do you realize that the exact same Colorado Trail was where SM rode almost daily? Where she was coming from or going to when separated from her bike? Hint: It's 567 miles long. IMO
CTF Home Page - Colorado Trail Foundation

And there are also short trails that branch off it in places. I believe there 3-4 of those within 20 miles of Suzanne's house.

 

[lamlawindy]

The other properties are not addressed, as you know. And no, other assets are not addressed in that one filing.

I'm a little confused & perhaps we're not looking at the same document. The filing I'm referencing -- the Inventory -- does have sections for other assets. See the attached. The Notice filed the same day -- July 7 -- does not mention other property.

 

[Boxer]

True. Until I see some actual evidence showing a nexus between Barry Morphew & Suzanne's disappearance, I'll keep pointing out my skepticism, just as I'm sure many more people will keep explaining their theories about how Barry is involved.

Don't know that he is involved.
It's more that Tylee and JJ had their grandparents, Vanessa had her mother and sisters, so many others have had their family refuse to let them disappear and never be found.
And here is Suzanne, seemingly allowed to drift to the past.
If BM thinks she is in the RIVER instead of fooling around with property, get a team of searchers together and fully search the South Arkansas from 225 to Poncha Springs.

 

[marylamby]

I'm a little confused & perhaps we're not looking at the same document. The filing I'm referencing -- the Inventory -- does have sections for other assets. See the attached. The Notice filed the same day -- July 7 -- does not mention other property.

Yet you questioned liens against the property. He may not want to sell the other owned parcels yet and, he may have not tried to secure her other assets - especially ones that may have been set up as trust by a family member.

 

[Truecolors]

One thing Lauren mentioned was that the Morphew daughters are living with Barry. The younger daughter, per Lauren, stayed with her boyfriend's family the week of the 1st search of the Morphew home.

To me, this is a point -- albeit a circumstantial one -- in favor of Barry's non-involvement: is it reasonable to believe that they'd remain with their dad if they strongly suspected that he was involved in harming their mother? Of course, they could choose to remain with Barry for other reasons -- fear, loyalty, indecision -- but no evidence of the existence of these reasons has been brought forth yet.

Watch the Michael Peterson documentary The Staircase. There was evidence that he killed two of the childrens’ mothers (adopted 2 after their mother was found dead at the bottom of a staircase, ruled accidental. He was the last person to see her alive. Her body was exhumed after his wife was found dead at the bottom of a staircase 14 years later.)

All of the kids (his, hers) supported him before the trial, even 3+ years after the wife was found dead. IMO, young adult kids are very motivated to believe their living parent is innocent, at least until the evidence becomes painful to deny.

MOO

 

[dmac55]

I recently watched a Dateline episode on Michele Le. She was a nursing student who went missing, with her body eventually being found.

A couple of things struck me about Michele Le's case. First, after her vehicle was found, the police deemed it a homicide and would give no information to her concerned family or anyone else. It seems that they found blood evidence in her vehicle but didn't tell the family.

Maybe, that is what is happening in SM's case. Maybe, police discovered something to deem it a homicide case and are actively looking for the body and supporting evidence as to the murderer.

Second, because the police would give no information to the family, they continued to search for her. They didn't know where to begin and contacted Amber DuBois' mother who told them what they should do. They then contacted Marc Klaas, who was very helpful to them.

Marc Klaas was able to get some information from the police, like where they should be searching. They took all of the advice, set up a search center and formed search parties. After Amber DuBois' mother brought in a search dog, the body was eventually found.

If nobody in SM's family is responsible for her being missing, why aren't they doing the same thing? They have money to hire a PI (which is what Michele Le's family did without begging the public for money).

I'm very baffled as to why Suzanne's family isn't doing anything as far as we know. Michele's family also set up media interviews to keep Michele's picture and name in the public eye. They were very vocal. They wanted their loved one found.

They did all this because they were frustrated and had no idea of what the police were doing behind the scenes. It seems as if nobody cares about Suzanne. Surely, she was important to someone.

I also watched that episode and along with the things you mentioned, something that stood out to me was Marc Klaas' recommendations to the family

I don't remember them verbatim, but #1 was to reestablish a relationship with law enforcement (the family had grown frustrated with lack of information from law enforcement)
And somewhere in the recommendations was to keep their loved one's name in the news

Also the episode was a reminder of how busy law enforcement is, when working a missing person's case, even if it is not apparent to the family or the public

 

[Janeumayer]

Would you consider AirPods a singular or plural item?

I call them a pair of AirPods. IMO they are a singular item.

 

[Ontario Mom]

It could be that after cancer, she cut ties with a lot of people? with my mom I noticed a lot of her "friends" werent that helpful? I dont know how to explain it. There were a lot of friends that just dropped off. It might be that also it's hard to be a friend to other people. I dont know I just mean that sometimes there is a thinning out of friends.

I know exactly what you mean. I'm a cancer widow (at 31 yrs old). Cancer tends to be one of those illnesses that causes friends to drop you like yesterday's news. I don't honestly think it's intentional or malicious in any way, it's just that a lot of people don't know how to remain friends with a cancer patient. Contact dwindles, visits become less frequent and before long, contact is lost for good. I don't know if this happened in SM's case, but I do know that it's very very common.

 

[alleyoop24]

WANTED: Man suspected of attacking a woman on a Colorado trail
Colorado women attacked....

Note this is "a Colorado trail" (as in, a trail in Colorado), not THE Colorado Trail.

The trail mentioned in this article is the High Line Canal trail, which is nowhere near The Colorado Trail, and nothing like it in intent or terrain.
The other attack was on a road.

Not related, IMO.
Denver's big and crowded and has the problems that come with that.

 

[Boxer]

My theory: Barry and the Morphew daughters won't speak because anything they say -- and their demeanor while saying it -- will be dissected & disbelieved by the public at large. The majority of comments I've read on WS and FB don't focus on the actual meaning of Barry's words during the 26-second video but instead examine his demeanor or a turn of phrase. It's pretty clear that the public is in no way presuming Barry innocent until he's proven guilty: more interviews would simply be like throwing meat to a pack of wolves.

They don't need do anything but make requests for info and to search where their father thinks she went, into the river.

 

[lamlawindy]

Why would the public, or internet posters, presume Barry’s innocence? We are not part of a legal process.

Good question! I'll give you 3 of my reasons:

1. In my experience, a majority of people do not kill their spouses. This fact is observable. Of course, spousal killings do occur, but their rarity militates toward presuming innocence on Barry's part.

2. No evidence has been produced -- either direct or circumstantial -- that ties Barry to Suzanne's disappearance. Now, that evidence may exist in investigators' files, but I will not presume Barry guilty on a mere possibility.

3. There's not been an indication of discontent in the marriage. If Suzanne was unhappy in the marriage, is it unreasonable to believe that she would have confided in somebody, be it a sibling, cousin, or friend? Yet, none of these have spoken out to voice such concerns. Even if investigators asked friends and family to remain quiet, it would be highly improbable for all friends and family members to remain silent if they'd heard about worries or fear from Suzanne.

 

[lamlawindy]

Yet you questioned liens against the property. He may not want to sell the other owned parcels yet and, he may have not tried to secure her other assets - especially ones that may have been set up as trust by a family member.

As I indicated in an earlier post, you were correct about the liens & I missed that language. You're also correct that he can only account for known assets. Wouldn't it be rather odd, though, to list one property owned jointly but not others on the inventory that is supposed to list all assets owned by the ward? And why would his attorney want to cooperate with such a subterfuge?

 

[lamlawindy]

Watch the Michael Peterson documentary The Staircase. There was evidence that he killed two of the childrens’ mothers (adopted 2 after their mother was found dead at the bottom of a staircase, ruled accidental. He was the last person to see her alive. Her body was exhumed after his wife was found dead at the bottom of a staircase 14 years later.)

All of the kids (his, hers) supported him before the trial, even 3+ years after the wife was found dead. IMO, young adult kids are very motivated to believe their living parent is innocent, at least until the evidence becomes painful to deny.

MOO

I did. It was a good documentary. Another similar case was the Cottonwood Creek case (also in Colorado, actually), where the 3 children supported their father through 2 hung juries.

 

[Minordetails]

There is ZERO alerts to the community as to the possibility of dangerous people or animals
JMO

I don’t recall there being any alerts to the community in the Mollie Tibbetts case either, which was one of last cases I followed.

 

[Janeumayer]

I know exactly what you mean. I'm a cancer widow (at 31 yrs old). Cancer tends to be one of those illnesses that causes friends to drop you like yesterday's news. I don't honestly think it's intentional or malicious in any way, it's just that a lot of people don't know how to remain friends with a cancer patient. Contact dwindles, visits become less frequent and before long, contact is lost for good. I don't know if this happened in SM's case, but I do know that it's very very common.

Sorry about that OntarioMom. Sending you a big hug.

 

[BeckyF]

One thing Lauren mentioned was that the Morphew daughters are living with Barry. The younger daughter, per Lauren, stayed with her boyfriend's family the week of the 1st search of the Morphew home.

To me, this is a point -- albeit a circumstantial one -- in favor of Barry's non-involvement: is it reasonable to believe that they'd remain with their dad if they strongly suspected that he was involved in harming their mother? Of course, they could choose to remain with Barry for other reasons -- fear, loyalty, indecision -- but no evidence of the existence of these reasons has been brought forth yet.

Most of the time children believe in the innocence of the accused parent, even if evidence points in the other direction. In addition, when you say no evidence of fear, loyalty, indecision has been brought forward, we are not allowed to sleuth the daughters so even if such factors were ‘brought forward’, we wouldn’t know about it or be allowed to discuss it.

 

[Truecolors]

I did. It was a good documentary. Another similar case was the Cottonwood Creek case (also in Colorado, actually), where the 3 children supported their father through 2 hung juries.

I wouldn’t expect the kids to ever doubt their parent’s innocence, but especially without seeing proof/evidence. I still hope BM was not involved, especially for the girls. But I don’t find their support to be persuasive. I just expect it.

I also believe that, if SM’s family suspects BM, the girls’ support for their dad would be enough reason to stay quiet publicly. Let LE work and present their evidence. Why put the girls through public accusations that won’t influence any ending in the case? Put the girls first, above any desire to lash out. I do believe they are safe with their dad, either way.

MOO

 

[JnRyan]

Great rational thoughts...

& I mountain bike just about every day...

BUT....you're assuming she went on that ride & thus had those items on her person

IMO, I don't think she went on that bike ride......

No I'm not assuming she went on a ride. IF she did go out, such an item could have fallen during an accident or abduction. If the bike was a plant, then the item could be as well. It depends on the item, too. But with what we have from LE, I can't assume one way or another since LE doesn't say what it was, where it was exactly or the condition it was in when found. A driver's license, for example, could have fallen out of her jersey OR if planted someone close to Suzanne would know she normally she carries hers. There is no way for me to make that determination from what LE has provided.