Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #31

[oviedo]

At about the .42 mark of LS video linked below, she cites JP met with BM in Salida on Saturday afternoon to talk about the wall job.

Suzanne Morphew’s husband left Denver hotel, contractor claims room was “reeking of chlorine” | FOX21 News Colorado

It's been awhile since I've updated this so I inserted the revelations about the hotel - I need to add in AM's interviews, the guardianship awarded and a few other items.

Timeline
6/1 - BM files incapacity proceedings in IN probate court seeking guardianship of SM - petition to sell property included - Temporary Letters issued naming BM Guardian and Order entered to sell property 6/5

Barry Morphew files for guardianship of missing wife Suzanne Morphew

5/29 - SM hometown shows support
Missing woman's hometown shows support

5/28 - SM family told not to comment per Lauren Scharf

5/27 - Crimeonline reports "angst" at move
Missing Suzanne Morphew may have had ‘angst’ about move to Colorado, family friend says [EXCLUSIVE]

5/26 - family private reward increased by $10K to $210,000
https://heartoftherockiesradio.com/reward-increased-to-210000-for-information-leading-to-suzanne-morphew/

5/25 - Crimeonline reports on email message to IN church from "family"
‘They can’t find her’: Message to church group shows desperate plea in early days of search for missing Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew [REPORT]

5/24 - CCSO search of private property completed. CCSO believes someone has a "key piece of information"
May 24th, Press Release - Chaffee County Sheriff

5/24 - fundraising page lists BM's mother as beneficiary
‘We’re in the dark’: Missing Suzanne Morphew’s family waits and worries two weeks after Colorado mom’s mysterious disappearance [EXCLUSIVE]

5/23- CCSO no new updates
Press release May 23, 2020 - Chaffee County Sheriff

5/22 - residential private property searched -owner cooperating reported as a job site for BM. CCSO confirm nothing found related to SM
May 22 Press Release - Chaffee County Sheriff

5/21 - nobody actually saw her on a bike
‘Nobody actually saw her on her bicycle’: Questions persist amid changing reports on the investigation into Suzanne Morphew’s Mother’s Day disappearance

5/20 - Local fire dept excluded from search per Chief interview
Police search and carry out evidence bags from the $1.5M home of missing Colorado mom | Daily Mail Online

5/20-Dailymail breaks story with pics of family home search and items removed - search warrant sealed
Police search and carry out evidence bags from the $1.5M home of missing Colorado mom | Daily Mail Online

5/19- family home searched (corrected to cordoned off)
BREAKING: Police prohibit Suzanne Morphew’s family members from entering home

5/18 - CCSO asks for video to be preserved from 5/8-5/12
May 18 Press release - Chaffee County Sheriff

5/17 - BM puts out plea via FB missing page (video)
Find Suzanne Morphew

5/15 - personal item located per sheriff (not identified) highway closed for LE search, family says that the personal item is not the bike, TN gives interview
HWY 50 Temporary Closure for Search for missing woman - Chaffee County Sheriff

5/14. When Colorado Channel 2 reporter asked Mr. Morphew if he’s interested in making a public plea, Mr. Morphew said “at this point it’s simply too soon”.

Video at link:
Lisa Novack Wood
5/14-Reward doubled to 200K (friend)
TN tells reporter bik0e has been found
Sheriff Spezze said they had found a few more item(s) the previous day 5/14.

Searching For Suzanne Morphew: Reward For Information Doubled To $200,000

Missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew’s bicycle has been found, family says

'We Want Her Back': $200,000 Reward Offered In Search For Suzanne Morphew

5/13 - Sheriff - open criminal investigation, probability of animal attack not very high
no comment, FBI and CBI joined in search

5/13 - 100K reward announced, FB set up by TN, fundraising set up for private searching by TN
Family: Suzanne Morphew's Husband Offers $100,000 Reward In Disappearance Investigation

Find Suzanne Morphew

https://www.********.com/f/suzanne-morphew

5/12- JP leaves hotel
Husband of missing Colorado mom spent the night before her disappearance at cheap Denver hotel | Daily Mail Online
5/12- search continues - no volunteers requested
YouTube

5/11 - search resumed early morning hours - cell phone? Sheriff replied no comment
News conference: Chaffee County Sheriff provides update on missing Maysville woman

5/10 -911 called 5:46pm (neighbor) after getting a call that SM did not come back from the bike ride. LE arrives to search
MISSING: Colorado woman vanishes after going for a bike ride
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5/10 - JP called by BM to come to hotel room - he has "family emergency". JP tells DailyMail room smells of chlorine and finds mail left behind
Husband of missing Colorado mom spent the night before her disappearance at cheap Denver hotel | Daily Mail Online

5/9 - BM meets with JP in Salida (afternoon)
Suzanne Morphew’s husband left Denver hotel, contractor claims room was “reeking of chlorine” | FOX21 News Colorado[

 

[dalsglen]

I would start looking behind walls if I were LE, based off his language.

Yeah I was thinking under a wall.

 

[MsBetsy]

"Puckett mentioned he saw Barry in person on Saturday, May 9, and described the work he’d been hired to do, a project involving fixing a wall."

Suzanne Morphew’s husband left Denver hotel, contractor claims room was “reeking of chlorine” | FOX21 News Colorado

AM told PE that BLM told him the "fixing a wall" job was in Colorado Springs. There has been speculation that AM told the truth about that conversation, meaning BLM did indeed mention Colorado Springs and that he was, perhaps, already struggling to juggle lies. I judge that scenario to be highly unlikely given BLM was just in Denver and had told this employee about fixing a wall. I think AM's statement was false. Colorado Springs was never mentioned. IMO

AM told PE he "thought" BM told him the job was in Colorado Springs, so it seemed to me like he wasn't sure. Maybe it was brought up by BM but in a different context.

 

[10ofRods]

It's so easy to talk the talk re hunting. I could sit around and talk about my .06 and compare it to a .300 caliber, and I've never killed a game animal. (bad eyes from birth but great mental osmosis from hunting camps) Unless a person has actually been hunting with the IMO bragger, there's no way to tell, ie even from a full rack on the wall derived from a road kill, (which I don't believe anyway, no one would leave that rack behind if it were worth collecting and I don't think it was a road kill).

So, they could have had an argument at the time of the abruptly terminated texting, but nothing physical may have happened then. He could gone to prepare her grave, and returned with all sorts of sweetie pie BS and just grabbed her out of the house, killed her at the well prepared grave site, all at night. He had all afternoon to get pumped up with rage, he had time to contact employees for Monday, he had lots of time.

I so totally agree with what you're saying. BM keeps being represented here as an "expert hunter" and yet no one has seen him hunt. The road kill story is too convenient. If he shot an elk out of season (which I would not put past him), the reasons for doing so seemed compelling to him at the time - and why not? He may have been in a law-breaking frenzy by then.

My dad and uncles were real hunters, who hunted for food in their youth and young adult lives, during the Great Depression and up until WW2. They still hunted after the war, and one of my aunts joined in (she shot game, but never would have called herself an "expert hunter.") My dad had military honors in the arena of marksmanship, as did his brother. But more than that, they knew the land, had lived rough, had gone hunting for real. All of the good hunters I knew growing up shared a certain mindset and set of skills. Chief among those skills is being able to understand and analyze both animals and plants in their actual ecosystems.

The rage issue is key (and it is related in a way to hunting - hunting is mostly an intellectual activity, not a violent, angry activity). I doubt BM was an "expert hunter" because we have too many accounts of him being overly reactive, angry, emotional (what's up with the lying down on the ground during that one search? that's a strongly emotional reaction - has anyone ever heard of something like that except during an acute grief reaction?) Expert hunters anticipate the actions of *others* very well, not just themselves. BM seems controlling and self-involved, not fluid, patient and able to peer into the minds of others. He has a lot of nervous energy, paces around, shuffles things and orders other people to do tasks.

How does a person work themselves up into a killing rage that lasts long enough to encompass planning and destruction of evidence? How does that same person handle their feelings right now - at this moment - as they are more and more at the center of a murder investigation? Surely they still have anger and rage - but where will it go next?

 

[Love Never Fails]

I'm mostly a business traveler and my phone is registered with certain hotels and linked to my customer ID. Not that different than my boarding pass on my phone that gets scanned for access to my plane.

I’m going to check this out when I go to Atlanta. What’s strange is not one hotel ever notified me I could do this.
Technology is amazing.

 

[branmuffin]

Well he could have seen JP on Saturday, told him about the job on Monday, and maybe told him he would call Sunday to tell him the hotel and timing. That could have been before he murdered her on Saturday, and he had to follow through.

I read that JP said he saw BM on Saturday. Just wish I remembered where I saw it!

 

[Ontario Mom]

AM told PE he "thought" BM told him the job was in Colorado Springs, so it seemed to me like he wasn't sure. Maybe it was brought up by BM but in a different context.

It did strike me that the way he said it, he wasn't entirely sure. Something to the affect of "Colorado Springs, I think". It's possible he was misremembering or it's possible BM did say that.
Either way, it's not AM that has anything to gain by purposely lying about details.

 

[MrsWatson]

I would like to take a moment to say thank you to @oviedo and @AmandaReckonwith for keeping track of this case. I am always pleased when I look for an older case I'm interested in and see that you've faithfully documented it and it's easy to get up to speed.

I raise my glass.

 

[curiouser74]

If SM was murdered by her husband, I really don’t think she was dismembered and put through a wood chipper. Strangled? Sure and her body most likely buried, whole, in a clandestine grave in a wooded area. This is, IMO, a high probability area for BM to consider. This location probably has subtle changes compared to the baseline environment because it’s... good. Of course over time, this filled in hole will most likely start to sink little. It will take a very skilled eye to uncover, perhaps a dog and a focused area of interest to be given by LE to search.

The business of dismembering a human body or using a wood chipper just can’t be an easy process, regardless if your stomach is made of rocks and you can hack away at an animal. Then you have the actual location to consider. I can’t see this being done anywhere that’s not a private/secluded location. Certainly not a place where the neighbor will be awaken in the middle of the night and be curious enough to look out her door because of the noise. Then you have the cleanup and I’m talking about human remains being down in the nooks and crannies of a machine, forget about the fluids that would have leaked out onto the ground, never mind what would be blown into the air. If LE is sifting through dug up concrete & serving two SW on the residence, searching undisclosed locations to the public, I don’t think this got past them. IMO

I completely agree with you!

 

[MrsWatson]

It did strike me that the way he said it, he wasn't entirely sure. Something to the affect of "Colorado Springs, I think". It's possible he was misremembering or it's possible BM did say that.
Either way, it's not AM that has anything to gain by purposely lying about details.

Who knows how much gobbdeygook BM told to AM, as well? I have no reason to doubt AM, but all reason to doubt BM, especially his ability to keep his stories straight.

 

[waldojabba]

Is there an early check in feature on line as well? When I wanted my early check in, I had to call. The desk clerk still had me check in online and waited for me to click the button. Then she assigned me the open room for early check in. No matter what, you have to go in, give ID and a credit card, and get the key. Somebody has to pick up a key.

BBM That somebody did not have to be him. He may have also put the room under another name for checkin ... or not - time will tell

 

[LietKynes]

I still want to know what investigators were searching for under that concrete ?

Enough reason to partially destroy an existing foundation; which a judge would've had to sign off on a SW in order for the digging to proceed.
Had to be significant, imo.
To me that was damning, and showed Suzanne was not going to be rescued but a recovery instead.

Many other questions about the employee being called for a nonexistent job and the communications being suddenly cut off between Suzanne and her friend-- may not mean much by themselves.
But put together... it forms a large puzzle with pieces yet to be understood.
Just brutal and cold.
MOO

 

[Minordetails]

Saturday, May 9,
2:30 pm SM stops texting with friend
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
12:00 pm

Sunday, May 10,
1:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am BM says he left home for Denver job. SM sleeping in her bed.
6:00 am
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
6:00 pm SM reported missing. BM says he left for home.

Some awfully big gaps in the timeline. When did BM check-in to Motel?

 

[MrsWatson]

I still want to know what investigators were searching for under that concrete ?

Enough reason to partially destroy an existing foundation; which a judge would've had to sign off on a SW in order for the digging to proceed.
Had to be significant, imo.
To me that was damning, and showed Suzanne was not going to be rescued but a recovery instead.

Thank you, @LietKynes , for reminding me of this.

So much piling up.

As @Seattle1 mentioned earlier, I am also worried about the DA situation. Could the DA have turned down an arrest warrant? Doesn't want to deal with it? Wait til after the election and see how that plays out first?

 

[Feistyomi]

I promise not to comment again, until I read all the threads I missed during my hiatus, however this is only way to restart and work my way back, if anyone has any suggestions on what I should concentrate on, please advise me...thank you in advance!

 

[MrsWatson]

I promise not to comment again, until I read all the threads I missed during my hiatus, however this is only way to restart and work my way back, if anyone has any suggestions on what I should concentrate on, please advise me...thank you in advance!

Hello@Feistyomi! Why not start with the media thread from the time you took your hiatus? and @AmandaReckonwith has the photos.

 

[Tate123]

It is still the same old style in some hotels. When I traveled in 2019, I was in Cincinnati, Dayton, Dallas, Atlanta and Austin. I have an iPhone but it was never used for check in. I had to register at front desk, showing my credit card and ID and get a key card.
I always stay at nice hotels. I’m kind of a clean freak and security freak and I love a comfy bed.
Just saying my experience was different from yours. Going to Atlanta in three weeks. Looking forward to what my check in will be like.

I travel often and many Hiltons and Marriotts have the phone key option...especially if you are a loyalty member. I love it.

 

[Tate123]

There was UT businesswoman missing in Florida in Jan 2020, and this is when we learned that most hotels now know every time you enter and exit your room-- including when the door is propped open. It's all digital evidence today.

(I previously believed hotels had digital evidence when your electronic key used to enter your room but confirmed they also have record of guests exiting room which does not require use of key).

I was recently in an upscale hotel in Baltimore. One of my daughters foolishly left cash in the room that subsequently went missing. The hotel was able to see how many times the door was opened in a 2 hour time frame while we were at dinner and match it to video of the employee that went in.

 

[oviedo]

I would like to take a moment to say thank you to @oviedo and @AmandaReckonwith for keeping track of this case. I am always pleased when I look for an older case I'm interested in and see that you've faithfully documented it and it's easy to get up to speed.

I raise my glass.

you are most welcome

I was recently in an upscale hotel in Baltimore. One of my daughters foolishly left cash in the room that subsequently went missing. The hotel was able to see how many times the door was opened in a 2 hour time frame while we were at dinner and match it to video of the employee that went in.

I am wondering if this hotel thing will be his downfall? cameras don't lie but if they are fuzzy - as others have said - he and JP look too similar for it to be a coincidence
IMO

 

[Gigi3]

I so totally agree with what you're saying. BM keeps being represented here as an "expert hunter" and yet no one has seen him hunt. The road kill story is too convenient. If he shot an elk out of season (which I would not put past him), the reasons for doing so seemed compelling to him at the time - and why not? He may have been in a law-breaking frenzy by then.

My dad and uncles were real hunters, who hunted for food in their youth and young adult lives, during the Great Depression and up until WW2. They still hunted after the war, and one of my aunts joined in (she shot game, but never would have called herself an "expert hunter.") My dad had military honors in the arena of marksmanship, as did his brother. But more than that, they knew the land, had lived rough, had gone hunting for real. All of the good hunters I knew growing up shared a certain mindset and set of skills. Chief among those skills is being able to understand and analyze both animals and plants in their actual ecosystems.

The rage issue is key (and it is related in a way to hunting - hunting is mostly an intellectual activity, not a violent, angry activity). I doubt BM was an "expert hunter" because we have too many accounts of him being overly reactive, angry, emotional (what's up with the lying down on the ground during that one search? that's a strongly emotional reaction - has anyone ever heard of something like that except during an acute grief reaction?) Expert hunters anticipate the actions of *others* very well, not just themselves. BM seems controlling and self-involved, not fluid, patient and able to peer into the minds of others. He has a lot of nervous energy, paces around, shuffles things and orders other people to do tasks.

How does a person work themselves up into a killing rage that lasts long enough to encompass planning and destruction of evidence? How does that same person handle their feelings right now - at this moment - as they are more and more at the center of a murder investigation? Surely they still have anger and rage - but where will it go next?

I agree with your post. My husband and two grown sons are avid hunters and always clean their own kill. Sometimes they will do the processing themselves or they may take it to someone else, depending on time.

IMO, BM comes across as the type to go on guided hunting trips. Everything is baited, and all he would have to do is pull the trigger. He doesn’t seem to be the type to have the patience to actually put much effort into the hunt or the aftermath.
JMO.