Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #47

[NWLady]

I also believe whatever it was, it wasn't a recorded document that was against their property(ies) either IMO. Something "off the record" perhaps? The mail in the hotel room still puzzles me.
JMO

A possibility I had thought about was maybe BM had a PO Box that he didn't want Suzanne to know about. There could be things coming in the mail that in no way did he want her seeing and/or knowing about. JMO

 

[Puzzles8]

A possibility I had thought about was maybe BM had a PO Box that he didn't want Suzanne to know about. There could be things coming in the mail that in no way did he want her seeing and/or knowing about. JMO

This is just IMO.

I doubt PP had door to door direct mail delivery. They must have had a PO Box, either in Maysville, Poncha Springs, or Salida, somewhere in the area.

In addition if BM had any incorporated businesses, they would also have an address and/or PO Box... Not necessarily the PP address.

Right now, I strongly agree with other members that a financial motive is involved.

Stopping here in respect of TOS.

Just My Opinion, My Opinion Only....etc.

 

[Minordetails]

I am in financial trouble. I will kill Suzanne and my money problems will go away. I’ll throw her bike down a hill and make it look like an abductor or a lion took off with my 49 year old wife. No one will ever guess it was me. The police won’t be bothered to look into my financial situation. They will be too busy tracking down the lion. I will be a free, happy man.

Do we really think this is how it went down?

 

[Madeleine74]

This is just IMO.

I doubt PP had door to door direct mail delivery. They must have had a PO Box, either in Maysville, Poncha Springs, or Salida, somewhere in the area..

According to the USPS Direct Route Map Every Door Direct Mail®, the USPS serves routes along Hwy 50, including a route that goes on Puma Path (Salida)

 

[Auntie Cipation]

According to the USPS Direct Route Map Every Door Direct Mail®, the USPS serves routes along Hwy 50, including a route that goes on Puma Path (Salida)

O/T: that is a very cool resource; thanks for sharing it!

 

[Knox]

I am in financial trouble. I will kill Suzanne and my money problems will go away. I’ll throw her bike down a hill and make it look like an abductor or a lion took off with my 49 year old wife. No one will ever guess it was me. The police won’t be bothered to look into my financial situation. They will be too busy tracking down the lion. I will be a free, happy man.

Do we really think this is how it went down?

I feel that's how Barry thought it would go down. He never imagined his alibi of being out of town when Suzanne went missing or his word would be questioned.

 

[susiQ]

I am in financial trouble. I will kill Suzanne and my money problems will go away. I’ll throw her bike down a hill and make it look like an abductor or a lion took off with my 49 year old wife. No one will ever guess it was me. The police won’t be bothered to look into my financial situation. They will be too busy tracking down the lion. I will be a free, happy man.

Do we really think this is how it went down?

RBBM
Yup, pretty much! Simple is as simpleton does .

Then again, while I lean heavily in this direction, a strong wind could blow me from “financial trouble” to “I’m about to be exposed,” due to some damning information SM has learned about me and she’s leaving, and is gonna take my stuff, maybe even my cat, Bob, and I’m nothin’ without my CAT!!

MOO

 

[MassGuy]

I am in financial trouble. I will kill Suzanne and my money problems will go away. I’ll throw her bike down a hill and make it look like an abductor or a lion took off with my 49 year old wife. No one will ever guess it was me. The police won’t be bothered to look into my financial situation. They will be too busy tracking down the lion. I will be a free, happy man.

Do we really think this is how it went down?

Not quite, this is how I think it went down.

They had a major fight over something, and perhaps Suzanne used the word “divorce.” Whatever the fight was about, Barry had already done the math; he knew the stakes.

A divorce meant money, and a loss of the lifestyle he had become accustomed to.

After killing her, he had to figure out how how to draw suspicion away from where it would naturally go, the husband.

He would have been panicking at this stage, but it appears he was able to somewhat hold it together.

His concern was staging the bike, establishing an alibi, and misdirecting the investigation that was sure to happen.

I don’t believe this was planned in advance, but still meets the legal definition of premeditation.

And it was all about the money.

 

[Midwestmom2019]

Not quite, this is how I think it went down.

They had a major fight over something, and perhaps Suzanne used the word “divorce.” Whatever the fight was about, Barry had already done the math; he knew the stakes.

A divorce meant money, and a loss of the lifestyle he had become accustomed to.

After killing her, he had to figure out how how to draw suspicion away from where it would naturally go, the husband.

He would have been panicking at this stage, but it appears he was able to somewhat hold it together.

His concern was staging the bike, establishing an alibi, and misdirecting the investigation that was sure to happen.

I don’t believe this was planned in advance, but still meets the legal definition of premeditation.

And it was all about the money.

The old tried and true “Follow the Money” advice. Wasn’t he a former professional baseball player? Toronto Blue Jays? Or am I thinking of someone else? Everyone seems to refer to Suzanne’s inheritance etc, but wasn’t he the one who brought the money to the table?

 

[oviedo]

This surprises me, but thanks for fact checking You're right.

The thinking remains though, BM might have had business enterprises that SM didn't know about.

I'd like to know the address of the property insurance bills found in BM's. Both the insured property and the "address" the insurance bill was sent to.

JMO, MOO, etc.

Our tax bills show the mail to address - anyone check the puma tax bill to see if their bill had the same ?
JMO

 

[MassGuy]

The old tried and true “Follow the Money” advice. Wasn’t he a former professional baseball player? Toronto Blue Jays? Or am I thinking of someone else? Everyone seems to refer to Suzanne’s inheritance etc, but wasn’t he the one who brought the money to the table?

He was a low level minor league player for a short period of time. If you can’t field, and your bat is worse, you don’t exactly have much of a future.

There are many thousands of players in the minor league systems of MLB, and he never had a chance.

He had the kind of stats you wish you could forever delete from the internet.

There’s bad, then there’s Barry bad.

 

[oviedo]

Not quite, this is how I think it went down.

They had a major fight over something, and perhaps Suzanne used the word “divorce.” Whatever the fight was about, Barry had already done the math; he knew the stakes.

A divorce meant money, and a loss of the lifestyle he had become accustomed to.

After killing her, he had to figure out how how to draw suspicion away from where it would naturally go, the husband.

He would have been panicking at this stage, but it appears he was able to somewhat hold it together.

His concern was staging the bike, establishing an alibi, and misdirecting the investigation that was sure to happen.

I don’t believe this was planned in advance, but still meets the legal definition of premeditation.

And it was all about the money.

BBM
and hiding her body - btw - today, again I saw a large commercial wood chipper on my way home from work - they were feeding The huge oak trunk and limbs and it was spewing into a truck - very fine spray - thought about pulling over to do a video for you all but too much traffic ....
JMO

 

[Murphy1950]

According to the USPS Direct Route Map Every Door Direct Mail®, the USPS serves routes along Hwy 50.

Very useful, who knew? You are a valuable resource Madeleine Thanks.

I am in financial trouble. I will kill Suzanne and my money problems will go away. I’ll throw her bike down a hill and make it look like an abductor or a lion took off with my 49 year old wife. No one will ever guess it was me. The police won’t be bothered to look into my financial situation. They will be too busy tracking down the lion. I will be a free, happy man.

Do we really think this is how it went down?

Hey, maybe it was just the "D" word, but my variation in thoughts are...(and could just be my wicked brain at work)

Obviously, he had to have an abduction. As far as I’ve seen, there isn’t a friendlier “accidental’ disposal site in the country that beats Colorado. Hiking and biking trails galore, an accident waiting to happen , a main sport too boot. I was always suspicious if the opportunity just didn't present itself at the Garden of the Gods for Letecia.

OPPs, she was here a second ago…and from her SM page she did hike. He couldn’t afford for it to be a run of the mill accident, easy to cover up, she had to be gone via a nefarious source, with Barry distanced from it, I think Barry had to be distanced because someone else knew something IMO. Money, affair, unhappy marriage, divorce....any or all.

 

[TIGER0822]

Motives?
Money I am leaning away against this one, although liquidity could have been a problem. ... and the $100K reward may have been a front for financial stability .

<modsnip>

Many couples stay together until all the kids go off to college. Was that ‘topic’ coming up?

 

[Puzzles8]

Not quite, this is how I think it went down.

They had a major fight over something, and perhaps Suzanne used the word “divorce.” Whatever the fight was about, Barry had already done the math; he knew the stakes.

A divorce meant money, and a loss of the lifestyle he had become accustomed to.

After killing her, he had to figure out how how to draw suspicion away from where it would naturally go, the husband.

He would have been panicking at this stage, but it appears he was able to somewhat hold it together.

His concern was staging the bike, establishing an alibi, and misdirecting the investigation that was sure to happen.

I don’t believe this was planned in advance, but still meets the legal definition of premeditation.

And it was all about the money.

ITA - the primary motive will be money.

Until the trials, I guess one of the questions we will all debate is motive. When SM's cancer returned, did he see that as his way out? Had he fantasized about becoming a studly bachelor again?
Mid-life crisis?
As he worked his construction jobs in Colorado, did he think "boy, that would be the perfect place to hide a body?

IMO, I think when SM's cancer returned, BM saw this as his way out. He daydreamed about being a bachelor again, becoming a stud in the gym, hanging around a younger crowd of physically fit Volunteer Firefighters. BM sadly didn't plan for SM to persevere and beat cancer back for a second time.

This greatly angered BM. For one last time, she interfered with his narcissistic plans and dreams.

I believe she did learn something shady about his financial dealings and that's why "she had to go".

Completely JMO, MOO

 

[Hatch]

Probably what anyone does when they lose a loved one. Sit on things for while and eventually give family members an opportunity to take what they would like. People tend to need varying amounts of time. Some are quick and others hang on for long amounts of time.

IMO I doubt he still has any of her belongings.

 

[al66pine]

CO. Wrongful Death Action. Who May Bring?
CO. statute section § 13-21-201(1) lists parties entitled to bring a WDA ---
- decedent's spouse [BM, if alleging someone else is responsible for SM's death];
- "heir or heirs" ["as used in the Act, has been held to refer to lineal descendents." * <--- So, the two daughters]; or
- "designated beneficiary."* <--- in effect in CO. since 2009, defined as "one who: has entered into a designated beneficiary agreement, [by which] two people . . . designat[e] each person as a beneficiary of the other person and for the purpose of ensuring that each person has certain rights and financial protections based upon the designation." <--- from linked article.* More detail in statute. **

Could someone other than BM or two daughters file a WDA? If SM named a Des.Beneficiary per above, IIUC, that Des.Beneficiary is entitled to file a WDA.
Of course, at this point, neither fact, nor cause, nor manner of SM's death has been estab'ed, so just a passing thought.
As always, welcoming comment, clarification, correction, esp'ly from our legal professionals.
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* https://www.viorstlaw.com/wp-conten...9/2020/07/The-Colorado-Wrongful-Death-Act.pdf
© 2011 The Colorado Lawyer and Colorado Bar Association.
^ "Potential claimants may include surviving parents of an unmarried and childless decedent." [<--- SM's father, as her only living parent, is not entitled. Likewise siblings, et al, per ^ link, w rationale explained at pages 3 & 4.]
** Colorado Revised Statutes Title 15. Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries § 15-22-103 | FindLaw

 

[Madeleine74]

IMO I doubt he still has any of her belongings.

That would be very interesting for LE to find out. If he's gotten rid of her belongings, then why is he opining she's still alive but abducted? Actions vs words, always.

IMO

 

[Hatch]

Something keeps sticking in my craw that the sale of the Indiana house is the root of this case. Either there could not be a clear title prepared because BM had leans against it that SM did not know about.
Perhaps she found out and BM wanted her to ask dear Dad for some $ and she said no way . Or she would not sign the papers to sale , she had changed her mind . IMO as several others , she found out something she was not supposed to find out. Or she refused to sign a unknown to us document and he killed her , quickly got guardianship and signed the documents anyway. Suzanne these papers will get processed if you are dead or alive ! A physical act commenced and BM picked the option . What if he had used her $500k to clear the title on the the Indiana home that she thought was clear? I keep chewing on banker Barry mishandling her inheritance.
Don’t torture me to bad for bringing things up we have discussed. We are running out of speculation cookies. They cost $$$$$$$$

 

[Puzzles8]

He was a low level minor league player for a short period of time. If you can’t field, and your bat is worse, you don’t exactly have much of a future.

There are many thousands of players in the minor league systems of MLB, and he never had a chance.

He had the kind of stats you wish you could forever delete from the internet.

There’s bad, then there’s Barry bad.

MLB players are "drafted" by a MLB team the year they turn 18 yo, when they graduate from high school. There are very deep rounds with thousands of high school players in the draft. Predictably, not many of these players will ever get the the MLB. The smart ones go D1 Baseball and use it to earn a college degree.

I think BM had stars in his eyes and thought he was a MLB prodigy. Probably not so much.