Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #45

[Sportn]

Ok. Now, here’s my wild theory.

BM is just a small, small man, keeping up the appearances of living a large life.

SM was his victim, and she was murdered - either because of money or because of another woman. Or both.

The End.

jmo

Well, that certainly fits the case as we know, well done!

 

[Harley_Girl]

Theory, MOO, of how Saturday/Sunday may have gone down. It is a far fetched theory but I put it together trying to use the info we have as of now.

He then brings the bobcat to the Salida site around 11:30 pm and swaps out his bucket or other attachment with the one in Salida so if LE checks his, there will be no evidence on it.

He goes home to Puma Path to finish cleaning up.

He needs to be out of town the following day when SM is reported missing. He stays up most of the night planning out his strategy. He decides to use MG as an integral part of his alibi. He drives to her house at 4:00 am but then thinks better of it and texts her instead to arrange for the work crew in Broomfield.

He then drives to Broomfield himself possibly discarding evidence along the way.

JUST A THEORY. MOO

I think this is missing one thing; the point at which he threw the bike (and helmet?) out to be found later? When do you think that was?

 

[Minordetails]

True or false.

SM’s killer was ‘sloppy‘ and made significant mistakes.

 

[MrsWatson]

True or false.

SM’s killer was ‘sloppy‘ and made significant mistakes.

Sloppy after the fact, but lucky that he's an outdoorsman who happens to also be a landscaper. Very lucky. Electronic data is going to sink him because I think he had a very unsophisticated understanding of it.

My speculation.

 

[Deleted member 102539]

One thing that might be telling is the phone history between BM and MG and between BM and his other employees. Did BM talk more to one employee than others on a consistent basis? Were the conversations longer with MG or another employee than other conversations he had (even those he had with Suzanne)? Did BM talk to any certain employee more on Mother's Day weekend than usual? MG seemed to have an unusual familiarity with BM to me for a boss/employee relationship.

One could ask, why BM did have a female employee at all? To a man like BM (reckless/busy/strong) it doesn't fit really, IMO. Helping her since at least one year or longer with a job in a selfless way, also wouldn't make sense. To take her, seems a strange decision for a big, successful landscaper, which he had been in IN at least. IMO

 

[MassGuy]

True or false.

SM’s killer was ‘sloppy‘ and made significant mistakes.

I think we will learn the mistakes were staggering.

Just look at that bike staging: Law enforcement knew very quickly that there was no bike ride.

Look at that alibi: It’s hilarious.

He didn’t even have to be sloppy to make countless mistakes, even though I believe he was.

Whether planned or unplanned, there are just too many things that can thwart you in the scenario he went with. Like Patrick Frazee, I believe BM over complicated things.

He’s told law enforcement a story, but technology will either prove or disprove it. It’s tough to overcome cell phone data, vehicle data, and surveillance footage.

He successfully hid a body in a geographic region that makes such a thing quite easy. I believe he’s just delayed the inevitable though:

Homicide charges.

 

[Knox]

Ok. Now, here’s my wild theory.

BM is just a small, small man, keeping up the appearances of living a large life.

SM was his victim, and she was murdered - either because of money or because of another woman. Or both.

The End.

jmo

The one thing that has not been revealed ... yet. JMO

 

[Hoosierfan72]

Well that's interesting, @Hoosierfan72 .

Yeah, since he referenced how BM grew up, I thought he would have been from Alexandria. I don't believe he is. He could very well know BM from college or maybe he's related through marriage or something along those lines. JMO, MOO.

 

[Knox]

FYI, checked with the DW and this friend of BMs is not from his hometown (small enough town she'd know if he was). Not sure how he knows BM, but it's not from high school/growing up together. MOO, JMO.

Well now, that's strange isn't it. What I found a bit odd was all the self-identification with Barry - I'm ok, he's ok too.

He's identified as a "family friend from Indiana", so maybe they met later and didn't grow up together. Thanks for the info!!

 

[Hatfield]

True or false.

SM’s killer was ‘sloppy‘ and made significant mistakes.

IMO answer is "Tralse".

He had a plan and it has worked ok so far but there also was some mistakes made and I do think LE has uncovered a lot of those mistakes which proves to them who is responsible. They are working on getting the proof needed to prove the case in front of a jury. That is the difficult part that is in progress.

Things that may hint to mistakes made:
*the bleach smell

*mechanical thingy done with bobcat

*late night Saturday work that wakes up a neighbor

*all about "me" and how my life is ruined without any real showing of a true worry and concern about Suzanne at times

*lack of visible and verifiable searching for Suzanne other than the first few days with his fire company and with AM when he first got there

*the whole "Givememoney" fiasco and all the administrative changes to it. Started not by him but by a spokesperson for him. Who does that?

*the whole FB for "Suzanne Missing" and the lack of updates to it with no real participation in it from him. Who does that?

*the reward being offered and communicated to the media not by him but by someone who contacted media on his behalf. Who does that?

*the financial property transactions happening so soon after she disappeared

Yeah, there were some mistakes made.
All JMO of course.

 

[Ontario Mom]

Well now, that's a bit odd isn't it. What I found a bit odd was all the self-identification with Barry - I'm ok, he's ok too.

He's identified as a "family friend from Indiana", so maybe they met later and didn't grow up together. Thanks for the info!!

Or, he really doesn't know BM at all, but is a family friend, as described, and has heard (from someone in the family?) BM is a lot like himself.

jmo

 

[MrsWatson]

You know who hasn't come out and spoken publicly about what a great guy BM is? Suzanne's BFF, the one she was allegedly communicating with that abruptly ended.

 

[MassGuy]

You know who hasn't come out and spoken publicly about what a great guy BM is? Suzanne's BFF, the one she was allegedly communicating with that abruptly ended.

She won’t come out and say anything. I think it’s entirely possible that she’s one of the first witnesses called when and if this goes to trial.

She’s too important to say anything at all. She’ll bury him on the stand, not in the media.

 

[Lyanna]

bbm
Ita.

Considering the wording of that email with the fake message... it's a good bet who wrote it.
"Barry is just beside himself..."
Sounds like a loyal and devoted mother; imo.

What if BM asked MG to email the church, as he was too distraught to do it himself, maybe that's why she was approached in the street by 2 men about handing her phone to LE?
BM didn't want something on her phone found/seen

speculation only

 

[Minordetails]

She won’t come out and say anything. I think it’s entirely possible that she’s one of the first witnesses called when and if this goes to trial.

She’s too important to say anything at all. She’ll bury him on the stand, not in the media.

I just hope she exists.

 

[rainbowshummingbird]

Well now, that's a bit odd isn't it. What I found a bit odd was all the self-identification with Barry - I'm ok, he's ok too.

He's identified as a "family friend from Indiana", so maybe they met later and didn't grow up together. Thanks for the info!!

He talked about how Barry and himself are the same, the same “intense” guys. The guys who will do anything to protect their families; also, how people often mistake their “intensity” for something it isn’t. Hmmmkay.

 

[Knox]

Whether Barry sent that email or not, I have absolutely no doubt that the “mountain lion” theory was either developed or promoted by him early on.

MG said that he told her this over the phone when he called her Monday morning at 8AM.

Of course he would have known at this point like everyone else, that a mountain lion cannot throw a bike.

He’d want his Indiana church community to know this information, as it would mean that Suzanne met an unfortunate end at the hands, I mean paws, of a cat.

No crime, just a tragic encounter with Garfield.

Mountain Lion & Bobcat are synonymous, IMO.

When Barry says "Maybe a mountain lion knocked her off her bike and she got in the river" & "Maybe a mountain lion drug her up a hill" & "I forgot the time I did a thing to my bobcat" & "It rained so it wiped out the tracks". Swap out the ML & insert his bobcat.

He's also very protective of his bobcat. During the time Andy was searching for Suzanne, that trailer with the bobcat was behind his truck in every photo I saw of him. So much so, many here were saying it's the equivalent of a man-purse.

 

[MassGuy]

What if BM asked MG to email the church, as he was too distraught to do it himself, maybe that's why she was approached in the street by 2 men about handing her phone to LE?
BM didn't want something on her phone found/seen

speculation only

I think there’s only two people who would have done this: BM himself, or TN.

It would be someone close to him.

 

[Knox]

Or, he really doesn't know BM at all, but is a family friend, as described, and has heard (from someone in the family?) BM is a lot like himself.

jmo

 

[Knox]

He talked about how Barry and himself are the same, the same “intense” guys. The guys who will do anything to protect their families; also, how people often mistake their “intensity” for something it isn’t. Hmmmkay.

And - they live on acreage because they like their "privacy". Lot's of people like their privacy, nothing wrong with that. But there has been much speculation that the move to the Puma Path house had an alternate purpose. MOO.