Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #28

[Ontario Mom]

Maybe I'm the odd one out..... if my husband had to set up a job on Mothers Day, it wouldn't bother me in the least bit. I know that him being gone pays our bills. I dont need breakfast in bed with flowers and the whole nine yards.... I know my husband loves me and appreciates what I do for our kids. How do you know that SM didn't feel the same way about Mothers day? Ot could have been, oh hubby will be out of town and girls will be gone. We will just pick another day to do Mothers Day celebration. Not everyone's world stops bc its Mothers Day.

Yes, so he was by himself?? And your point about that is what? Normally there is not a whole crew going to set up the jobsite. It is mostly the head guy that gets everything set out and how he wants it ........BEFORE his crew arrives to actually do the job.

And your pfft at the end was really not needed.

Jmho

While I agree MD isn't a big deal in some families, what we don't know, is if it was to SM (I suspect it was, considering she'd been told she may never be able to have children), and/or if the alleged okay she gave BM to head off to Denver or wherever on Mother's Day, ever really happened.

I also agree that the owner or the jobsite foreman would realistically be on site first, and alone, to set up... if you add in all the other baloney BM wants everyone to believe (and the fact that his story changes depending on who's listening, and the fact that his truck data did not match where he said he was), there's just a whole heck of a lot of red flags that are impossible to ignore.

jmo

 

[MsBetsy]

Maybe I'm the odd one out..... if my husband had to set up a job on Mothers Day, it wouldn't bother me in the least bit. I know that him being gone pays our bills. I dont need breakfast in bed with flowers and the whole nine yards.... I know my husband loves me and appreciates what I do for our kids. How do you know that SM didn't feel the same way about Mothers day? Ot could have been, oh hubby will be out of town and girls will be gone. We will just pick another day to do Mothers Day celebration. Not everyone's world stops bc its Mothers Day.

Yes, so he was by himself?? And your point about that is what? Normally there is not a whole crew going to set up the jobsite. It is mostly the head guy that gets everything set out and how he wants it ........BEFORE his crew arrives to actually do the job.

And your pfft at the end was really not needed.

Jmho

I doubt they ever had the conversation about his working on Mother's Day so we will probably never know how she would have felt about it.

I think the point about his being alone is that it allowed him to spend 12 or more hours doing whatever he did with no witnesses to verify or dispute his actions. Imo

 

[LietKynes]

I agree and I suspect LE has a pretty long list of all the things BM has said that they have proven are not true. LE will need more than just lies but I suspect they have proved he lied on numerous occassions.

The first one that I wondered about was in the TD interview where BM said there was a mountain lion that went right in front of a LE vehicle and I bet LE cannot find any LE officer that saw a mountain lion Sunday night that went in front of their vehicle near where the bicycle was.

All JMO

bbm
This. ^^^
Waaay back at the beginning of this case, someone claimed that LE said a mountain lion had strolled by in front of a LE vehicle.

I thought that story came from BM.
Looks like that was the case.
Thanks for clarifying this !

Why am I not surprised ?
Add this tale to the other implausible fantasies that BM has concocted.
Paranoia or just willfully obtuse ?
BM : "Believe me because I SAID IT, so it's true."
I feel very sad for the life his family must have endured living with him.
Imo.

 

[NervousNellie]

I watched the interview with AM last night, but because there was SO much info there I had to watch again this morning. Just a few things that stood out to me, so I took some notes:

5:48 AM arrived in CO around 8-9pm Monday night. The Morphew house was already locked down so he went to the neighbor's air bnb. AM says BM was staying at "the neighbor's across the river, right behind his house". (I have seen conflicting info on WHO he was staying with, so this stood out to me)

6:35 AM heads to the house BM was staying at and asks BM to tell him everything: BM tells AM the 5am departure story. For a job in Colorado Springs (did AM misspeak here, or is that actually where BM told him he was?) where he was repairing a wall he'd put up last fall. BM tells AM he was setting the site up at the hotel, leaving tools at the hotel, so his crew could show up the next day (not Sunday night as he told TD) and re-build the wall. (I wonder what LE has seen on the surveillance footage of the hotel on Sunday?)

7:35 AM states BM told him he texted SM later that morning to tell her happy Mother's Day. No response. So then BM allegedly called SM and got her voicemail. He left a message - he's concerned - please call him back. BM's cell phone records will have already told LE exactly where that call was placed from. Denver? Colorado Springs? Somewhere else entirely?

9:05 BM tells AM he arrived back home at 6pm then later says it was 9pm. Such a stupid thing to lie about, so why do it?

13:00 AM became convinced after standing there for 20 minutes the bike was thrown down the ravine - BM didn't want to hear it, brushed him off (of course).

21:00 CBI travelled to IN to question the Moorman family & friends of B & S. AM tells (whoever it was) CBI he doesn't think BM had anything to do with it because he's been cooperative & passed polygraph & voice stress tests - CBI stops AM and says NO, BM uncooperative with CBI, lied about passing tests.

To me, it can't possibly get any clearer that a.) BM is as guilty as it gets b.) LE believe the exact same thing. I suspect his arrest may happen very, very soon. And the warrants unsealed, as well as the arrest warrant PC affidavit, which will be mind blowing to read. (and then all you super savvy folks who have info you're sitting on can finally share!)

jmo

Great summarization! THANK YOU!

I'm going to go on the record to say I'm pretty much off the fence, and I would be shocked to have to jump up or over to the other side at this point... BUT I think that BM could have just misspoken about the 6pm vs 9pm. That would be a stupid lie, so I think it was just a mistake.

And with regard to the test, remember the LE is allowed to lie to anyone, right? They may have just told the family that to see if they would turn against him - no one wants to say they think their nephew killed their niece. But if LE starts telling me things like "he refused a polygraph," then I might be willing to be a bit more forthright than I had been before you told me that.

What did BM say about these tests when he was interviewed by Lauren? Has LE ever confirmed to the media what the family said about the tests?

And, yes, I am also looking forward to seeing all the research going on behind the scenes here at WS.

 

[Minordetails]

I appreciate the insider info that the PE guys are providing.

I wonder about Sheriff Spezze though and if he appreciates their contributions? Maybe the PE guys will have to send him a free book or something.

 

[KLM6]

Are we sure he was building the house for his mom, and not for himself - pending a separation? Not disputing - I’m asking because I can’t find anything about this other house, and I’m sure it’s been discussed. Just can’t locate it.

Iirc, its not MSM, rather a rumor/hearsay. She is not sleuthable so its left at an assumption. I think. Jmho.

 

[Ontario Mom]

That is what i was thinking too. But man would that be stupid after killing his wife to go hook up with his side bay. He knows it is going to be vetted by the police. Jmo

I've followed true crime for just about 45 years (yeah, I'm old) and I'm continually astounded at the blatant stupidity of criminals.
It's usually the 1 thing you can count on, along with lies and attempts to cover things up.

jmo

 

[MassGuy]

I doubt they ever had the conversation about his working on Mother's Day so we will probably never know how she would have felt about it.

I think the point about his being alone is that it allowed him to spend 12 or more hours doing whatever he did with no witnesses to verify or dispute his actions. Imo

Yeah. Not only do I believe there was never a conversation, but I also don’t believe this job was planned prior to her murder.

BM needed an alibi, and he needed to distance himself from the situation. The unsuccessful wall job was initially completed last year, according to Suzanne’s brother.

So I wouldn’t be surprised if none of his workers even heard about it until some point Sunday afternoon.

He had a year to fix it, and he decided that it had to be done then. Coincidentally, Suzanne happened to disappear...

 

[GordianKnot]

Great summarization! THANK YOU!

I'm going to go on the record to say I'm pretty much off the fence, and I would be shocked to have to jump up or over to the other side at this point... BUT I think that BM could have just misspoken about the 6pm vs 9pm. That would be a stupid lie, so I think it was just a mistake.

And with regard to the test, remember the LE is allowed to lie to anyone, right? They may have just told the family that to see if they would turn against him - no one wants to say they think their nephew killed their niece. But if LE starts telling me things like "he refused a polygraph," then I might be willing to be a bit more forthright than I had been before you told me that.

What did BM say about these tests when he was interviewed by Lauren? Has LE ever confirmed to the media what the family said about the tests?

And, yes, I am also looking forward to seeing all the research going on behind the scenes here at WS.

BBM:

I don't believe for a second that LE would lie to a victim's family like that in an attempt to manipulate them.
It would be a monumental breach of trust.
LE is victim friendly. Innocent family members are victims, too.

I can't think of a single case I've followed where LE has outright lied to a victim's family members.

Withhold information from family during the course of an investigation, yes, most definitely.
We see that happen all the time.
But, tell them bold-faced lies?
Nope.

There's not a snowball's chance in Hello, Dolly that LE lied to SM's family about BM not cooperating/refusing a polygraph.

That would be a bridge too far.

JMO.

 

[Orgona]

Please, Suzanne show somebody the way to the place you are.

I really, really hope somewhere in the digital data and/or in BM’s statements LE finds the right clue which leads the way to Suzanne. Or if somebody else knows something I hope this person finds the courage to speak up and tell what‘s needed to find her.

 

[NervousNellie]

BBM:

I really don't believe that LE would lie to a victim's family like that in an attempt to manipulate them.
It would be a monumental breach of trust.
LE is victim friendly. Innocent family members are victims, too.

I can't think of a single case I've followed where LE has outright lied to a victim's family members.

Withhold information from family during the course of an investigation, yes, definitely.
We see that happen all the time.
But, lie to them outright?
Nope.

That would be a bridge too far.

JMO.

Has LE confirmed he refused the tests? What did BM say about it in his interview with LS?

 

[tmar]

I can't say it any other way. BM is toast.

Burnt toast.

 

[DizzyB]

Iirc, its not MSM, rather a rumor/hearsay. She is not sleuthable so its left at an assumption. I think. Jmho.

It bothers me that BM may have used Suzanne’s money to buy the piece of property in Salida, with him as the sole owner. Her share 0f the proceeds of the Indiana sale is hopefully protected, but we have no way of knowing that. We don’t know if she wanted the Indiana transaction to go through, because he was able to have her declared incapacitated and complete it without her.

 

[GordianKnot]

Has LE confirmed he refused the tests? What did BM say about it in his interview with LS?

LE isn't going to confirm or deny anything. Not one thing.

They're maintaining radio silence about this investigation.

Which is exactly as it should be.

JMO.

 

[susiQ]

I can't say it any other way. BM is toast.

Burnt toast!

 

[Backstroke10]

Thanks for clarifying. I admit that I was starting to have visions of BM collapsing, and lying prostrate for a photo while muttering "Oh Suzanne..." across various hilltops as part of his SODDI abjection tour.

Of course, mountain lions have been known to hunt from hilltops...

So funny! I can picture him now... Thanks for making me laugh.

 

[Ontario Mom]

He had a year to fix it, and he decided that it had to be done then. Coincidentally, Suzanne happened to disappear...

Completed last fall and yet... had to go fix it on a holiday, during a pandemic, on the very day his kids were out of town, and his wife went missing.

Mkay.

 

[MassGuy]

Has LE confirmed he refused the tests? What did BM say about it in his interview with LS?

LE hasn’t said anything, which is to be expected.

In his interview with LS, Barry said he was never asked to take a test.

 

[Poedelini]

Now watching the video with AM and i have to say. I wish i had a brother like that.
We will never give up on Suzanne!

 

[GordianKnot]

LE hasn’t said anything, which is to be expected.

In his interview with LS, Barry said he was never asked to take a test.

BBM:

Well, that's quite remarkable, considering he told SM's family that he took and passed the lie detector and voice stress analysis tests.

I'm not sure how you pass a test you never took, but okay!

We'll just chalk that up to discrepancy #46, or whatever we're up to now.

Really, we should start drawing up a list here of all the discrepancies that have been found in BM's accounts.

And by "we" here, of course, I mean, "you."

No time like the present…time's-a-wasting!

TIA.