Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #35

[TexieLouWho21]

BBM It’s interesting how we all interpret things differently. I pictured him driving the Ford truck without the trailer and Bobcat. MOO
ETA Do we know that he drove to Broomfield with his trailer and bobcat?

IMO I don't think he took the Bobcat to Broomfield site. Nothing has been reported on seeing it hooked up behind the pickup at the LE "bike discovery". Nothing has been reported about him dropping the trailer at the Puma Path house before going to the discovery site. MOO

 

[PaulaDC]

MOO I went back and looked at the raw footage of the Puma Path house. I will give you my best educated guess. I can't read the numbers on the side. I can only make out the bigger decals. Just looking at those I'm going with a 2018 model. Looking at the size of the Bobcat in relation to the trailer, and going off the link provided, which is for the 2020 models. I would say around the S450 size. It will handle heavier work, like bigger boulders and most attachments.

MOO In the pictures/footage of the job site where LE was investigating the slab. There's a track hoe. There looks to be two other pieces of equipment there. One is white, it looks like it could be a Bobcat brand piece of equipment. I just can not see it clearly enough. We haven't heard if one of those machines are BMs, or if he rented, owned, or had any of those at his disposal.

As far as knowing for sure what size of equipment BM has, or how many pieces of equipment BM owns. It has not been published that I know about. ALL MOO

Sorry this is so long. I just wanted to help as much as I could.

I wonder if he had a piece that possibly fit another Bobcat and used his own piece then replaced what it with what it actually had on it before. His own vs site Bobcat. What part is on the site Bobcat? I'll have to check that out.

 

[swedeheart]

I think BM had planned to 'get rid of SM' for some time.
His alibi was to be at the Bloomfield job.
Perhaps, BM changed his mind when SM should be missing, therefore rescheduling Bloomfield, a couple of times.

OR/ALSO, having on record, this job was to occur, would indicate, it was preplanned, AND nothing to do with SM being missing: as BM would state.
MOO.

agree. i also don't think he thought his daughters would rush home on that sunday afternoon. his plan was thrown way off when the girls panicked, and started heading home from their trip. he thought he would have more time to finish what he had started. i think TD catching him distraught and sweaty down by the creek that day is pertinent.

how long of a drive would it be for the girls to get home from idah0? isn't that quite a long drive? as in not just a few hours, but 8+ hours? maybe they were actually concerned and making plans to cut their trip short on saturday evening, and dad wasn't able to convince them not to worry. so by sunday, BM was in overdrive trying to take care of his alibi (broomfield), hence the messiness.

 

[swedeheart]

another thing that bothers me:

"Barry insisted he had not been having an affair at the time of his wife's disappearance.

'Everybody's out there saying, 'oh, you got a girlfriend, you must have an affair,' he told Fox21.

'Where is it? There's nobody. There's never been another love in my life.' "

who the hell says "prove it!" when asked if he's having an affair? he didn't say "of course not, i would never hurt or disrespect my wife like that." instead, he says show me the PROOF, so he has obviously covered his tracks pretty well with that too, bc we all know he's probably lying.

isn't that basically the same thing he's saying about suzanne's possible murder/disappearance? PROVE i did it.

he is such a disgusting man.

 

[NWLady]

MG had her phone set so that it reversed the image. In this Daily Mail article, there is a photo of her from the Lauren Scharf interview which shows her hair parted on one side of her head, positioned next to her selfie taken in the car, with the part of the opposite side. Also, if you look closely, her two front teeth are set slightly to one side of her mouth. As a final check, look at the hardhat which clearly says "DSI" reversed. That must be JP's headgear.
In the selfie with JP in the back seat, (which is also reversed) she is clearly driving, and he is on the rear passenger side. IMO
Employee of Suzanne Morphew's husband DENIES they were having an affair after Colorado mom vanished | Daily Mail Online

You always pay such close attention to detail! Kudos!

 

[swedeheart]

From the previous thread @enelram said: ..except WHY was rear stone walkway cordoned off with crime tape at the home?
I'm thinking there were either drag marks or dogs hit on that spot.

I'm thinking there were either drag marks or dogs hit on that spot.


Does anyone recall how far away the large outdoor hot tub was from the rear stone walkway? Wondering if she could’ve been drown in the hot tub and then drug across the stone walkway?

ETA: And then the hot tub was treated with chlorine afterward?

JMO

heck, while they're at it, i hope they check under the hot tub, too. i still think it's most likely she is somewhere on that property. BM was the last to see her alive at 5 am sunday, per his own words. her last phone ping was at her home. it's looking like whatever happened to her, happened at that home, and the least amount of risk would mean getting rid of her remains on the property. BM is a landscaper/horticulturist and a firefighter. he had the means and the motive to disappear his wife right there on the million + dollar grounds of their colorado home.

 

[Skigh]

heck, while they're at it, i hope they check under the hot tub, too. i still think it's most likely she is somewhere on that property. BM was the last to see her alive at 5 am sunday, per his own words. her last phone ping was at her home. it's looking like whatever happened to her, happened at that home, and the least amount of risk would mean getting rid of her remains on the property. BM is a landscaper/horticulturist and a firefighter. he had the means and the motive to disappear his wife right there on the million + dollar grounds of their colorado home.

If we have thought that,I am sure LE have too.
I know mistakes can be made and things overlooked,but I do think various search teams and dogs have been over his property and the Salida site with a fine tooth comb.

 

[enelram]

@PaulaDC - “That attitude change is what makes me feel they missed finding her at the job site. Pacing and looking out the window suddenly stopped too. Remember they have no evidence against him he said......he thinks.”
I didn’t know how to quote your post from the last thread so I had to copy/paste.

BBM I agree. I think they may have missed something at the concrete job site.
BM seems anxious and upset about comments made by MG, JP, and DM (cheap hotel article) but he doesn’t appear to be worried about much else. He got the temp and permanent guardianships, sold IN home, bought a lot, moved to a condo, goes to the gym, enters push-up contests, grills outside and doesn’t appear to be the least bit interested or worried about the upcoming search for Suzanne. Is this because Suzanne’s body is buried under that concrete slab? GPR isn’t foolproof and I wish they would have dug up the entire slab. MOO

Yes, I still have thoughts that the slab could hold some secrets=
I wonder if BM doesn't typically take the simplest or easiest method of solving problems.
To wit:
If someone googles "Best ways to Hide a Body",
one of the most common methods listed is
'Put body in the slab of a new construction home'. Once the walls go up that body is sealed forever unless they tear the house down
and destroy the whole thing.'

Also discussed is cleaning everything w/ chlorox/bleach, including where the body laid,
perps shoes, steps on floor etc.

I just don't think BM is so brilliant that he came up with any new techniques to get away w/ the perfect crime. LE sees this too.

Hope the home computers or his phone shows
his searches and nails him.
He's just NOT that complicated, IMO.

 

[Skigh]

Yes, I still have thoughts that the slab could hold some secrets=
I wonder if BM doesn't typically take the simplest or easiest method of solving problems.
To wit:
If someone googles "Best ways to Hide a Body",
one of the most common methods listed is
'Put body in the slab of a new construction home'. Once the walls go up that body is sealed forever unless they tear the house down
and destroy the whole thing.'

Also discussed is cleaning everything w/ chlorox/bleach, including where the body laid,
perps shoes, steps on floor etc.

I just don't think BM is so brilliant that he came up with any new techniques to get away w/ the perfect crime. LE sees this too.

Hope the home computers or his phone shows
his searches and nails him.
He's just NOT that complicated, IMO.

I agree with you that BM is not an originally thinker and would use what and where he knew to hide Suzanne.

I do ,though, think that LE would not have let the construction go ahead if they were not completely sure Suzanne was not there.

 

[gamma gal]

If we have thought that,I am sure LE have too.
I know mistakes can be made and things overlooked,but I do think various search teams and dogs have been over his property and the Salida site with a fine tooth comb.

Perhaps he was working fast and at odd hours on the beach property to get THE necessary piece of equipment freed up in order to use it for burial of SM somewhere, like across the highway.

 

[DizzyB]

Barry was already selling the bike ride story on Saturday morning. He told MG he had to leave work early to “make the wife happy” by hiking or taking a bike ride.

 

[Skigh]

Barry was already selling the bike ride story on Saturday morning. He told MG he had to leave work early to “make the wife happy” by hiking or taking a bike ride.

As I have mentioned before,I think his original plan might have been to take her out biking or biking and then staging a fatal accident.
Suzanne refused to go so he had to resort to a different plan. He then had to think of ways to create an alibi and hide Suzanne.

 

[pseudo_hum]

As I have mentioned before,I think his original plan might have been to take her out biking or biking and then staging a fatal accident.
Suzanne refused to go so he had to resort to a different plan. He then had to think of ways to create an alibi and hide Suzanne.

Yes, I have had similar thoughts; like an "accidental" fall from a very high ledge. IMO

 

[Ontario Mom]

MOD NOTE:

I've seen Broomfield mis-named in this thread several times. I've probably even done it myself, from Broomfield to Bloomfield to Bloomville.

While it does give me a chuckle, it's also a little confusing.

Helpful little reminder of the city name:
we'll need a whole Field of Brooms to clean up this mess of a case.

 

[303gmf]

BBM

From the DM article below, BM said, 'She's mad at me because I fired her and don't let her work for me anymore.’

So my question is...what is BM’s reason for firing her? He didn’t say. After all, from an employee standpoint, she and her co-workers seemed to do everything that was asked of them that weekend. Did he also fire JP & CC? Then again, what for?


Employee of Suzanne Morphew's husband DENIES they were having an affair after Colorado mom vanished | Daily Mail Online

Great questions!
JP wasn’t fireable by BM
CC though? He hasn’t said
Couldn’t have had much work for BM & crew after the FBI spent 3 days concrete sawing, digging & sifting on the unfortunate homeowners property

 

[303gmf]

I agree with you that BM is not an originally thinker and would use what and where he knew to hide Suzanne.

I do ,though, think that LE would not have let the construction go ahead if they were not completely sure Suzanne was not there.

If it were my retirement/2nd home or investment property the FBI and CBI would have to convince me beyond any doubt that there was no body anywhere on the lot or riverbank or under garage foundation...eeeks!

 

[Skigh]

If it were my retirement/2nd home or investment property the FBI and CBI would have to convince me beyond any doubt that there was no body anywhere on the lot or riverbank or under garage foundation...eeeks!

That is an excellent point.
I agree that he would need reassurance of this before continuing with construction work, even if it meant a delay in proceedings.

 

[enelram]

From the previous thread @enelram said: ..except WHY was rear stone walkway cordoned off with crime tape at the home?
I'm thinking there were either drag marks or dogs hit on that spot.

I'm thinking there were either drag marks or dogs hit on that spot.


Does anyone recall how far away the large outdoor hot tub was from the rear stone walkway? Wondering if she could’ve been drown in the hot tub and then drug across the stone walkway?

ETA: And then the hot tub was treated with chlorine afterward?

JMO

The hot tub is located to the left when going out the back exit door, maybe 30-35 ft to left.
Seems likely the stone path would also lead to the hot tub, and also maybe veer off towards the back property, it just isn't shown clearly in pics I've seen.
You can search the listing pics when home was for sale and see the location of hot tub.

 

[Fireflize]

Can someone remind me when the big search starts?
With LE coming on board, I am hopeful. I think that LE may know specific areas of interest. Hopefully door cams and other camera footage has something to offer. Moo

 

[EggSalad]

Can someone remind me when the big search starts?
With LE coming on board, I am hopeful. I think that LE may know specific areas of interest. Hopefully door cams and other camera footage has something to offer. Moo

I want to say 9/23 or 9/24. It’s planned to be a 5 day, multi site search.