Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #23

[susiQ]

Yes it was a rare glimpse of his thought processes.
He seems to be more comfortable letting others speak for him.
Moo of course

Took the words right out of my mouth!

 

[Tate123]

Why? He got his story out and he didn't have to face any tough, probing questions.

It's about the only direct evidence we have of BM's thought process on his wife's being missing, since as far as I know he has not been out shouting on SocM theories trying to control the narrative and influence LE or public opinion.

He did get his story out, but it did not have the desired outcome. I think the conversation hurt him.

 

[EggSalad]

i just saw this on fb, posted by profiling evil. an additional body was recovered (today?) about 2 hours east of salida. still no ID on the body found yesterday. here's the post:



ETA: *this article was posted late yesterday, but i'm not sure if that's the body found yesterday or a different one. i don't recall yesterday's body being found in a reservoir, it was on the side of a hwy, wasn't it? a bit confused, but wanted to add this link. Body found in Skaguay Reservoir

Interesting to note that directionally this reservoir is on the way from Salida to Denver.

Also interesting that the reservoir is a public hunting area w/ a valid license.

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[chaz]

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Some incident just happened there right now.

 

[Fireflize]

He did get his story out, but it did not have the desired outcome. I think the conversation hurt him.

I think you're right. BM seems to have overestimated his salesmanship. It's not TD's fault that BM shot himself in the foot. Moo of course

 

[GordianKnot]

i just saw this on fb, posted by profiling evil. an additional body was recovered (today?) about 2 hours east of salida. still no ID on the body found yesterday. here's the post:



ETA: *this article was posted late yesterday, but i'm not sure if that's the body found yesterday or a different one. i don't recall yesterday's body being found in a reservoir, it was on the side of a hwy, wasn't it? a bit confused, but wanted to add this link. Body found in Skaguay Reservoir

From the linked article above:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers found a body in a remote mountain reservoir Friday after responding to a call for help.

CPW alerted the Teller County Sheriff's Office, and the two agencies brought in boats and recovered a body after several hours of searching.
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This one is definitely sounding like some kind of accidental drowning to me.

Not at all likely to be SM.

JMO.

 

[JosieMae]

I'm sure LE does not at ALL upset that TD went out and practiced his junior crime-fighting skills.
I suspect Sheriff Spezze & Co. are most appreciative of his efforts.
In fact, they may just want to go ahead and deputize him.

Somehow I doubt that.

Perhaps our own @OldCop can serve as tiebreaker?

 

[MassGuy]

Somehow I doubt that.

Why? It doesn’t matter who is conducting the interview. What matters is what the subject says.

If he shouldn’t know the position of the front wheel, then he’s dead in the water.

 

[JosieMae]

Why? It doesn’t matter who is conducting the interview. What matters is what the subject says.

If he shouldn’t know the position of the front wheel, then he’s dead in the water.

Oh, I'm not saying BM didn't make some potentially incriminating remarks. But ... suppose it had gone another way?

Not to mention the minor fact that LE doesn't usually encourage hobnobbing with potentially dangerous people.

 

[Lilypad13]

From the linked article above:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers found a body in a remote mountain reservoir Friday after responding to a call for help.

CPW alerted the Teller County Sheriff's Office, and the two agencies brought in boats and recovered a body after several hours of searching.
___________________

This one is definitely sounding like some kind of accidental drowning to me.

Not at all likely to be SM.

JMO.

Sadly it was a man who drowned. RIP

 

[MassGuy]

Oh, I'm not saying BM didn't make some potentially incriminating remarks. But ... suppose it had gone another way?

Not to mention the minor fact that LE doesn't usually encourage hobnobbing with potentially dangerous people.

I think if it went another way, then the result would have been it being irrelevant.

It may be relevant though. I can’t fathom how anything like this could hurt an investigation.

It means nothing, or it means something.

 

[OldCop]

Yes, IMHO, a 10-day seizure in order to simply obtain a warrant would be extraordinary. The point of temporarily "freezing" a situation is simply to provide investigators with time to obtain a warrant. Obviously, many things were still shut down in May due to coronavirus, but a 10-day period seems unreasonable, especially for a residence.

I think one of the things that may give LE some leeway on this case is the fact that SM was missing. They did not know if the house was a crime scene. They searched diligently up through the 17th and found no trace of her or evidence that she had been, in fact, on a bike ride. Three days later they had their SW. What LE found or did not find during these searches probably contributed to their probable cause affidavit.
My guess is that LE received permission early on to search the home for SM. I don’t know if it was the daughters or BM who gave permission. LE probably had BM on the phone, asking when and where he last saw her, asking where she usually rode, asking when he last spoke to her, etc. If he said he saw her at the home that morning, that’s where LE would obviously start their search. He pushed the narrative of the bike ride. After a search of the home to make sure she was not there and to see if the bike was gone, they expanded outward looking for her and/or the bike. I’m pretty sure that would be about the time that whoever was in charge sealed off the home.
When BM arrived back from Denver, LE probably told him they had not yet located his wife and had sealed off the house. Now BM may not have been happy with that, but he knew it would look pretty bad if he fought it.
MOO

 

[GordianKnot]

If this goes to trial, with BM on the hot seat, will TD’s video with BM be admissible evidence? Will a jury ever get to see that video? Thoughts?

What's interesting to consider is whether or not the prosecution could/would call TD as a witness to provide direct testimony about their encounter.

If I were a prosecutor, I'd definitely want the jury to hear the specifics about that conversation.

JMO.

 

[dkryder]

Ask a detective or investigator. It’s not appreciated. And I’m sure he’s been taking to LE.

I doubt I would get the same opinion as to it helps or not. Might even see different opinion from same detective depending on the case. MOO

 

[lamlawindy]

What's interesting to consider is whether or not the prosecution could/would call TD as a witness to provide direct testimony about their encounter.

If I were a prosecutor, I'd definitely want the jury to hear the specifics about that conversation.

JMO.

Well, it depends. Playing the video would be a way for the defense to get Barry Morphew's story before the jury w/o having to call Barry as a witness (& submit him to cross-examination). It would depend on what other facts are in evidence.

 

[Tate123]

Well, it depends. Playing the video would be a way for the defense to get Barry Morphew's story before the jury w/o having to call Barry as a witness (& submit him to cross-examination). It would depend on what other facts are in evidence.

You must have meant stories. He had quite a few.

 

[Boxer]

TD is taking the place of an activist family, he is agitating, not letting things settle down. He seems to at a dead end though.

 

[Boxer]

Can someone tell me exactly where the bike was found? I still find it confusing.

 

[Fireflize]

Can someone tell me exactly where the bike was found? I still find it confusing.

I wish I could help more, but I'm technically challenged. I can't find a link. But Dave had great map. And I think it was the most recent interview that Lauren did with Profiling Evil that explain it and showed photos as well. Moo of course, it is where BM says it was found, but I don't doubt it. Moo

 

[Seattle1]

Can someone tell me exactly where the bike was found? I still find it confusing.

Acknowledging that LE has never confirmed the bike recovered, this is link to BM showing TD where the bike was found.

CO - CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #22

ETA: Only one YT link by TD approved as WS link but additional videos of the location at bloggers channel.