Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #33

[jaxhellokitty]

Well Josh Powell had a whole community looking at him and a court appointed supervisor for his supervised visitation with his kids, but he was able to chop of their heads with an axe and blow up the house with the court appointed advocate in the driveway. I pray there is more attention being paid here than there was there.

I have always wondered why the supervised visit wasn't in a neutral location. The kids will still be alive if the visit wasn't at his home. So very sad for the Cox family.

 

[Lyanna]

The tools BM said he brought to the hotel room. What were they? Is that what he was using chlorine for? Where are they now? Because didn't his worker say there were no tools left in the room?
Had BM drawn a bath? Did he put chlorine/bleach in the bath to clean tools? Drying them might account for all the damp towels.
Did he not leave them for the worker because he was unsure if there was still evidence on them?

The missing tools is strange - BM says he left them there but JP says there wasn't any tools there - wasn't there 2 other people there to work? Is it possible BM contacted them and asked them to move them to somewhere?

 

[Rosiebones]

I still feel like BM was setting up the three men to take the fall for him. The room, the missing tools, mentioning JP's background.

 

[ivegotthemic]

I wanted to edit this but I can't - I wanted to amend the sentence BM slept 'on' to laid 'on' - sorry if I have caused confusion/offence to anyone by not using the correct word.

Dont worry about it, we like to give people the benefit of the doubt here. Ive made a couple weird language errors due to dyslexia fails and everyones super nice about it

 

[Lyanna]

I still feel like BM was setting up the three men to take the fall for him. The room, the missing tools, mentioning JP's background.

rsbm
ITA - there was no need for that was there, considering BM offered him a job and an opportunity - didn't bother him then so why make a difference now - certainly handy info to throw out there to imply he couldn't be trusted.

 

[Mind your biscuits]

DBM

 

[Lyanna]

Dont worry about it, we like to give people the benefit of the doubt here. Ive made a couple weird language errors due to dyslexia fails and everyones super nice about it

Thanks - everyone seems very nice!

 

[NoSI]

MY PEOPLE. I literally thought I was the only weirdo who did read random homicide studies/journal articles out of interest.

The tyrant subcategory of men who commit spousal homicide:

- These men murdered their intimate partner following an ongoing confrontation with her, which gradually escalated until they decided to kill her as a way to beat her. These couples were married for years and have mutual children, yet their relationships were characterized from the beginning with asymmetry and exclusive control by the man.

- The men believe their spouse supposed to serve him and satisfy all his needs, the man on his part felt a low commitment
to her and used psychological, emotional, physical, and sexual violence toward her to control her

https://www.researchgate.net/profil...red-their-female-intimate-partner-Interna.pdf

I love a good study @NoSI so feel free to inbox me if you find any interesting studies, i love to learn!

I assume professional studies are okay to share, if not please delete (apologies if so) and let me know so I dont make the same mistake.

Oh no, you are not alone.. Not alone at all. We can learn so much from research... and I feel at times that research is underappreciated. Love it that you appreciate research as well and we should definitely keep each other updated on any good studies we find. I will definitely click on link and read that study you found. It sounds very applicable to this case and interesting!

 

[katydid23]

bbm
Extremely troubling.
Seriously, who does that ?

Reminds me of another case where the husband owned a fifth wheel camper, vehicles, an airplane, more than one house, etc.
Didn't make any effort to find his wife out in the Mojave.
Cold and thoughtless.
Imo.

Yes, very similar case for two other reasons as well.

Their communication styles, [the 2 husbands] were very similar. Both of them made a very brief statement at the beginning, telling what they think probably happened to their missing wives.

And that was pretty much it -- no appearances with family and LE before the TV cameras or press, to ask for public's help and prayers.

And both the wives had gotten a substantial inheritance, previous to their mysterious disappearance, in a remote park.

Oh, and in both cases, the husbands admitted to being the last known person to see their wives on the day they went missing.

 

[enelram]

rsbm
ITA - there was no need for that was there, considering BM offered him a job and an opportunity - didn't bother him then so why make a difference now - certainly handy info to throw out there to imply he couldn't be trusted.

BM's style of rebuttal seems to be throw it back 10 X as hard. He plays hardball. Nobody is gonna mess w/ the tough guy.
BULLY!!!!!!!!!
poor Suzanne.

 

[citygirl]

The teasers. etc., are to keep the public coming back, to listen to more interviews and updates and ways the public can help...
to keep this case and SM's situation in the public's mind and hearts.
And I'm 100% okay with that.
These guys don't have to do this, they want to.
And that's awesome.
It's not entertainment, it's genuine compassion and caring.
We'd all be lucky to have these guys in our corner if we ever needed them.

jmo

I wasn't referring to PE.
Thought I made that clear in my post.
I meant the local media.
MOO

 

[dalsglen]

I have wondered whether 5 am was the time BM,did actually last 'see' Suzanne as it was the time he buried her.

Last saw her 5am in (the) bed (of the bobcat bucket) hmm

 

[MsBetsy]

I have gotten myself quite confused about this - so BM states that he last saw SM 5am Mother's Day, but JP (are those the right initials?) says that BM slept 'on' the bed of the hotel room that he took over from him and had already left to go back to Maysville as there was a 'family emergency' ( please correct me if I have that wrong) for me that implies that BM slept at the hotel on the saturday night - so how could he have seen SM at 5am Mother's Day when he was snoozing 'on' a bed in a room stinking of chlorine? - Have I misunderstood something somewhere along the way or has BM just actually blown his own alibi apart?

I think JP said it didn't look the bed had been slept in, but that someone had been lying down on the bed. It sounds like he meant the bed was still made but there was an impression that looked like someone had been resting on top of the bedspread. Imo

 

[DizzyB]

Barry doesn’t seem to learn from his mistakes. He had to fire a guy because he messed up a job due to drugs. Then he worries about the guy being a threat to his family, but doesn’t think twice about leaving his wife home alone, no security cameras. He doesn’t even think twice about her off alone on a bike ride while he’s gone, can’t even warn her what kind of car the bad guy is driving. So what does he do next? Hire another guy that he doesn’t trust. And then pats himself on the back for giving the guy a chance.

 

[GordianKnot]

The teasers. etc., are to keep the public coming back, to listen to more interviews and updates and ways the public can help...
to keep this case and SM's situation in the public's mind and hearts.
And I'm 100% okay with that.
These guys don't have to do this, they want to.
And that's awesome.
It's not entertainment, it's genuine compassion and caring.
We'd all be lucky to have these guys in our corner if we ever needed them.

jmo

Yep.
I have no problem with the PE guys sitting on whatever news they've heard from Lauren.
In fact, I would have been disturbed had they spilled, because it would have been entirely self-serving.

I think people are forgetting that LS is an investigative reporter.
She works for a news outlet. This is her profession.
LS is the one who got the interview, and was able to obtain new information.
This is HER exclusive scoop.

Her employer would NOT be okay with some YT channel releasing that story before they did.
Nor would LS.

I'm sure LS shared the info it with PE and Andy with that stipulation that they not discuss it publicly.
If the PE guys had disclosed the info last night, they would have burned their bridges with LS.
Guaranteed.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
This is how investigative journalism works.

Re: LS/MSM not releasing their story right away, I also have no problem with that.
They no doubt need to vet their sources, and possibly run it through their legal dept. for approval.
They also need to edit the piece, and LS may have wanted to talk to LE about it first, too.
All of which takes some time.

Teasers are part of the news industry: "Stay tuned, we have late-breaking developments, etc."
Teasers improve ratings, and ratings are the goal.

Welcome to Realsville.

JMO.

 

[Goldenseal]

If the Morphew family wants to communicate from home, they are text dependant. Unlike their neighbor that went to the home to check for vehicles, and returned home and called BM, they have no landline. It follows that AM would phone BM as he'd have a greater chance of reaching BM within cellular coverage since he typically works away from home whereas SM did not. If BM was responsible for eliminating the landline at their home then in that sense he was controlling accessibility. MOO

Yes, but it sounds like SM and the girls could always use texting or Facebook messaging at any time. And if they were in town, they could actually talk on their cell phone any time they wanted to anyone back in Indiana. And frankly, anyone on either side could write a letter and stick it in the mailbox anytime they wanted. So, what was going on, really?

 

[katydid23]

Barry doesn’t seem to learn from his mistakes. He had to fire a guy because he messed up a job due to drugs. Then he worries about the guy being a threat to his family, but doesn’t think twice about leaving his wife home alone, no security cameras. He doesn’t even think twice about her off alone on a bike ride while he’s gone, can’t even warn her what kind of car the bad guy is driving. So what does he do next? Hire another guy that he doesn’t trust. And then pats himself on the back for giving the guy a chance.

He doesn't fix the security cameras OR put in a land line for her, since her cell did not have good service. Wasn't he worried about his daughter's being there alone with no cell service and no security cams?

 

[Tate123]

Well Josh Powell had a whole community looking at him and a court appointed supervisor for his supervised visitation with his kids, but he was able to chop of their heads with an axe and blow up the house with the court appointed advocate in the driveway. I pray there is more attention being paid here than there was there.

I wish I hadn't read this. I only knew about the house blowing up.

 

[kkdj]

He doesn't fix the security cameras OR put in a land line for her, since her cell did not have good service. Wasn't he worried about his daughter's being there alone with no cell service and no security cams?

I've know men like this. They aren't personally scared so there's no need for extra measures to protect their family. Narcissism at it's finest imo.
Speaking for a friend.

 

[enelram]

MY PEOPLE. I literally thought I was the only weirdo who did read random homicide studies/journal articles out of interest.

The tyrant subcategory of men who commit spousal homicide:

- These men murdered their intimate partner following an ongoing confrontation with her, which gradually escalated until they decided to kill her as a way to beat her. These couples were married for years and have mutual children, yet their relationships were characterized from the beginning with asymmetry and exclusive control by the man.

- The men believe their spouse supposed to serve him and satisfy all his needs, the man on his part felt a low commitment
to her and used psychological, emotional, physical, and sexual violence toward her to control her

https://www.researchgate.net/profil...red-their-female-intimate-partner-Interna.pdf

I love a good study @NoSI so feel free to inbox me if you find any interesting studies, i love to learn!

I assume professional studies are okay to share, if not please delete (apologies if so) and let me know so I dont make the same mistake.

Good reading, thank you for sharing.
also interesting in the context of plugging in what we know of BM and the marital relationship w/ SM.
BM is really not so unusual according to this study.
Important to note: the fact that there was no verifiable violence in the marriage and no prior reports of police calls, etc. has no bearing on
many spousal murders as some here have opined. Read the study here if you doubt this.
moo