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

[Cindizzi]

I dug back through my own posts and found the first reference. Information comes from Nancy Grace. As I recall now, she had LS and others sound in. I'll post the video when I find it. Could be the one above, thanks, @swedeheart.

JMO

IIRC, the news of BM “rambling down the road and texting an employee at 4:00 a.m.” first came out during AM’s interview with Dr. Phil. I don’t believe he named MG.

I don’t recall MG herself ever addressing it in any MSM interviews though.

JMO

 

[Ontario Mom]

IIRC, the news of BM “rambling down the road and texting an employee at 4:00 a.m.” first came out during AM’s interview with Dr. Phil. I don’t believe he named MG.

I don’t recall MG herself ever addressing it in any MSM interviews though.

JMO

She did. She said she heard what she thought was BM's truck outside her place at 4am. She grabbed her gear(?) because she thought he was there to pick her up. Then a few minutes later he called her, frantic, worst night of his life, get a crew together, etc.

All paraphrased of course because I cannot find the original source for this.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

My memory says the "worst night of his life" was Friday night and MG said that phrase while describing Saturday morning at the beach site with BM stopping work early to go "make the wife happy".

I think it was only later that we learned about the Sunday am truck sounds and texts, but I thought we knew about the "worst night" comment earlier ie when learning about Saturday.

Also MOO since this is just off my memory.

 

[MimosaMornings]

This makes a lot of sense! I can see that scenario happening. Didn’t MG say he seemed like he had the worst night of his life when she talked to him early Sunday morning though? And she said he was just acting weird on Saturday at the beach site. Your idea still works either way. Something bad happened Friday and BM thought he could fix it and “make the wife happy” but he couldn’t because Suzanne was done. So he got desperate and angry...very angry...unable to control his rage...IMO

I’m curious about “the worst night of his life” comment.

Dejected?
Sad?
Extremely tired?
Unable to express thoughts?
Rambling speech?
Crying? Tearful?
Odd comments?
Cursing?
Not his usual dominant/forceful manner of speaking?

I would be prone say “sounds like he/she had a rough night” after someone has told me that there had been a wreck, death in family, sudden separation/divorce, etc.

If it was someone I had known for years and worked closely with - sometimes just the two of us - I would have not hesitated to ask what was wrong. There is more to that conversation that has not been disclosed.
JMO

 

[oviedo]

From @Harmony 2- bringing over from the media thread - has the info regarding the 4am arrival of the husband at MGs house
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Suzanne Morphew timeline

*Mother’s Day weekend

***“Barry had worked on the beach site Friday evening,” Gentile said. “Saturday, he had asked me to clean it up and rake it out, because we were going to bring it out to level – so it would be a beach sand and not muck.”

https://www.fox21news.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/37/2020/09/Beach-site.jpg?resize=876,492

***Branson said while her memory is sharp, her hearing is going. She said that’s why the loud noise she heard, in the middle of the night on Mother’s Day Weekend, sticks out in her mind.

Neighbors want answers two months into Chaffee County woman’s disappearance | FOX21 News Colorado

*May 9, 2020

***And, although Gentile had agreed to work in that area for the day, she said Barry dismissed her from the job early – at 11 a.m. “He said that he had to go make the wife happy – do some hiking or biking,” she said. “And I found out, like, later that day that he was in town all day.”

Gentile said she heard Barry was out shopping by himself.

“I’m not the other woman”: Second contractor speaks out about Suzanne Morphew investigation | FOX21 News Colorado

***Sometime between 1400 and 2100 hours, Suzanne Moorman Morphew is communicating with her best friend on social media about an upcoming wedding. According to reports, the communication suddenly stops. Sometime later, a number of social media communications occur from Suzanne'sprofile" but seem out of character to immediate family members and friends.

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

***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

***“She was seen in town with Barry getting a sandwich at 4 p.m.,” Moorman said. “At midnight, somebody friended all of the guys my age on her Facebook at midnight.”

Suzanne Morphew’s brother shares new details about her last known sighting and strange activity on his sister’s Facebook page hours before she was reported missing

***Mail Online reports Barry checked into a hotel room on May 9th, 2020 in Broomfield, Colorado. However, this may be erroneous as it is not known when he checked in. Barry claims he last saw Suzanne on May 10th at or around 0500 hours.

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

Broomfield Holiday Inn

*May 10, 2020

***MG stated she heard Barry’s truck revving outside her residence at 4 am.
Andy stated Barry was texting at 4 am on his way to Broomfield.

***Suzanne's husband (Barry) reportedly leaves the home at 0500 hrs for a reported work assignment in Denver, Colorado. He remarks that he doesn't wake Suzanne. Reports say he texts Suzanne a Mother's Day greeting that goes unanswered. Hours later, Barry's daughters contact him and report that their attempts to reach Suzanne go unanswered. Barry contacts neighbor and asks her to check on Suzanne. Neighbor reports that she walked through house and can't locate her. She sees Suzanne and daughter’s vehicle there. According to reports, Barry asks neighbor to return and see if Suzanne's bike is missing, noting she may be on a bike ride. Neighbor confirms the bike is missing and the neighbor calls the local sheriff to conduct a welfare check.

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

***Biker saw a suspicious vehicle, car did not belong there, on Mother’s Day on the same road Suzanne’s bike is found. He reports the siting to law enforcement. This is the link to the interview with the biker: Timestamp 00:40

Authorities cordon off home of missing Chaffee County woman | FOX31 Denver

***Speaking in an exclusive interview, Puckett told DailyMail.com: ‘I got there Sunday night and the room smelled like chlorine real bad.

Husband of missing Colorado mom spent the night before her disappearance at cheap Denver hotel | Daily Mail Online

*** She again consented to the work and traveled with one of his contractors, JP, to the project.

Suspected ‘Other Woman' in Missing Colorado Mom’s Case Denies Affair Accusations

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

***Speaking with Fox 21, Barry admitted that the room smelled strongly of chlorine, but claims he had nothing to do with the stench.

'I'm not going to beat around the bush: it smelled [of chlorine] real strong,' he conceded.

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

***DailyMail.com can reveal Jeff Puckett, a co-worker of Barry’s, took over his hotel room on May 10 and found it scattered with wet towels and stinking of chlorine

A manager at the property confirmed to DailyMail.com that they do not use chlorine to clean guest rooms

The co-worker also discovered a pile of mail in the room – including a letter about property insurance – and later turned it over to the FBI

Husband of missing Colorado mom spent the night before her disappearance at cheap Denver hotel | Daily Mail Online

***Barry called again around 6:10 p.m. “Barry said that he had been up there all day, like getting the job ready for us,” Gentile said. And, he also told Gentile, he was leaving. There’d been a family emergency, he said. He left some tools behind, at the hotel.

“I’m not the other woman”: Second contractor speaks out about Suzanne Morphew investigation | FOX21 News Colorado

*Unknown date (sometime in May)

*** It is reported online that Barry takes a friend to an area near Crested Butte where he collapses on the ground uttering something about Suzanne.

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

*May 11-17, 21-23 search timeline

Two months into search for missing Chaffee County mother, investigators “aggressively working this case” | FOX21 News Colorado

*May 12

***Butala is a store manager at the market and watched Barry on May 12th around 8 p.m. write the note on the back of a receipt.

[…]

“He went to write down a description of maybe what she was wearing,” Butala said. “I just thought it was weird because he didn’t explain the color of her eyes were or her hair or anything about her like how tall she was or anything.”
“People don’t know the truth”: Suzanne Morphew’s husband breaks silence after three months | FOX21 News Colorado

*May 13, 2020

***The Chafee County Sheriff’s Office launched a search for Morphew, with a crew of 100 people joined by tracking dogs provided by the Department of Corrections. After failing to locate Morphew on Sunday, authorities searched again on Monday, and as of late Monday had not found any sign of the missing woman.

MISSING: Colorado woman vanishes after going for a bike ride

***Family: Suzanne Morphew’s Husband Offers $100,000 Reward In Disappearance Investigation

Family: Suzanne Morphew's Husband Offers $100,000 Reward In Disappearance Investigation

*May 14

***Fbi asked to assist

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

*May 15

HWY 50 Temporary Closure for Search for missing woman - Chaffee County Sheriff

***News conference: Chaffee County Sheriff provides update
Sheriff is asked if Suzanne could still be alive. His response "We're certainly hopeful she is, obviously as time goes by it gives us concern but we are searching as though she is alive and we do believe she's still could still be alive." statement starting at timestamp 4:15.

This statement was made before the search of the home and the Salida property.

***Nephew of missing Chaffee County woman gives update on family search

*May 17

***Find Suzanne Morphew facebook account created

Find Suzanne Morphew

*May-19

***BREAKING: Police prohibit Suzanne Morphew’s family members from entering home

BREAKING: Police prohibit Suzanne Morphew’s family members from entering home

*May 22

*** A residential construction site is now the focus of the search for Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado woman who was reported missing from her Chaffee County home on Mother’s Day. The property owner confirmed to CBS4’s Rick Sallinger that Suzanne’s husband was hired to lay dirt on the riverfront land, located east of Salida.

Finding Suzanne Morphew: Investigators Search Husband's Job Site Near Salida

***Other searches have taken place in a reservoir, an area around County Road 225 and Highway 50, and the Monarch Spur RV Park, which is owned by FP and located near the Morphew home.

Finding Suzanne Morphew: Investigators Search Husband's Job Site Near Salida

May 22 Press Release - Chaffee County Sheriff

*May-24

May 24th, Press Release - Chaffee County Sheriff

other sheriff press releases

Press Releases - Chaffee County Sheriff

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

*May-26

***Morphew home returned to family

Two months into search for missing Chaffee County mother, investigators “aggressively working this case” | FOX21 News Colorado

*June 5

***Barry Morphew files for guardianship of missing wife Suzanne Morphew

Barry Morphew files for guardianship of missing wife Suzanne Morphew

*July 9

***Investigators returned to a missing Chaffee County woman’s home to search for more clues after two months

“This case remains very active, as more than a dozen investigators are aggressively working this case on a daily basis,” said Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze. “And until we determine what happened to Suzanne, we can’t discount any scenario or formally eliminate anyone from suspicion.”

Two months into search for missing Chaffee County mother, investigators “aggressively working this case” | FOX21 News Colorado

*August 20

***In an earlier interview, Suzanne’s family told FOX21 CBI agents asked Barry to take a polygraph test on two separate occasions, and, each time, he turned them down.

[…]

“I’ve never been asked to do a polygraph,” Barry said. “There is nothing that I am hiding. I have given three – 30 hours of testimony to the FBI and the CBI. I’ve answered every question. Every single question.”

[…]

Dan Corsentino, a private investigator in Pueblo, said it is possible those agencies did not ask Barry Morphew to take a polygraph. He also said it could be reasonable for an innocent person to deny the test.

https://www.fox21news.com/top-stories/people-dont-know-the-truth-suzanne-morphews-husband-breaks-silence-after-three-months/

*September 1

***Barry is granted guardianship on September 1, 2020 by Judge Michael Casati in Case # 29D01-2006+GU-000096

Suzanne Moorman Morphew

*September 24

***Missing Mom: Suzanne Morphew’s Brother Starts Independent Search With 100 Volunteers

Missing Mom: Suzanne Morphew's Brother Starts Independent Search With 100 Volunteers

***During the search, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said they responded to three reports of human remains dogs "alerting" on properties in the county, but each was determined to not be a viable lead:

The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said that none of those properties were owned by members of the Morphew family.

Most recent search for Suzanne Morphew ends with no leads | 9news.com

*September 29

***Vigil held in Salida for Suzanne Morphew

Most recent search for Suzanne Morphew ends with no leads | 9news.com

 

[steeltowngirl]

I’m curious about “the worst night of his life” comment.

Dejected?
Sad?
Extremely tired?
Unable to express thoughts?
Rambling speech?
Crying? Tearful?
Odd comments?
Cursing?
Not his usual dominant/forceful manner of speaking?

I would be prone say “sounds like he/she had a rough night” after someone has told me that there had been a wreck, death in family, sudden separation/divorce, etc.

If it was someone I had known for years and worked closely with - sometimes just the two of us - I would have not hesitated to ask what was wrong. There is more to that conversation that has not been disclosed.
JMO

I also feel like there could be more to the “worst night” conversation. MG herself felt she knew BM well enough that he would talk to her. The unknown is whether or not she actually asked him what he seemed so upset about.

“He fired me because I gave up my phone, I wasn’t staying quiet and I was complying with CBI,” Gentile told Fox 21 News. “I feel like if he was innocent, he would have talked to me. I worked with him every day for a long time.”

Former employee of Suzanne Morphew hubby “WE DID NOT HAVE AN AFFAIR!”

 

[MsBetsy]

I’m curious about “the worst night of his life” comment.

Dejected?
Sad?
Extremely tired?
Unable to express thoughts?
Rambling speech?
Crying? Tearful?
Odd comments?
Cursing?
Not his usual dominant/forceful manner of speaking?

I would be prone say “sounds like he/she had a rough night” after someone has told me that there had been a wreck, death in family, sudden separation/divorce, etc.

If it was someone I had known for years and worked closely with - sometimes just the two of us - I would have not hesitated to ask what was wrong. There is more to that conversation that has not been disclosed.
JMO

Yes, MG didn't say why she thought he sounded like he had had the worst night of his life. She also didn't say what BM's response was when she said he was acting weird on the job on Saturday and she asked him what was up.

 

[Megnut]

If Suzanne used the girls' absence as an opportunity to raise hard things, both Suzanne and Barry could've had miserable nights Friday night.

Around 8:30 am, Barry leaves for the Salida jobsite with MG, working there from 9 until 11.

Meanwhile, EITHER Suzanne's messaging stopped at 8:30, signaling something very bad happened right before Barry left OR Suzanne was free to message, unbothered, all morning.

When Barry sent MG home early, saying he had to make his wife happy, it was EITHER a deception (because she was already gone) OR he really did want to get in her good graces.

We don't know when exactly but it seems likely that Suzanne came to harm at 8:30, 12:30, 2:30, or 9:30.....before or after Barry may have been seen in Salida (shopping alone, possibly talking to JP).

Barry may have had a whole afternoon, certainly he had a whole night...

If he had a task to complete, did he complete it PRIOR to departing Salida, Sunday morning bouncing down the road? If so, was he racing to get get to Broomfield so he'd be there pointedly, for the time of Suzanne's 9 am bike ride from which he built his story?

Did he go to the wall to round out his alibi, removing capstone, moving dirt, solely to prove he was there, not here?

Why why why didn't he leave the Bobcat there?

There's got to be a reason dogs alerted everywhere it seems his Bobcat went. So, if he used it overnight, why not leave it in Broomfield, for his crew? UNLESS the Bobcat he used overnight WAS NOT HIS BOBCAT, but someone else's Bobcat. He couldn't leave it in Broomfiekd because someone would miss it. Monday morning. Say, in Salida.

I wonder if some of the delay in getting back to Maysville on Mother's Day evening owes itself to time spent returning a borrowed Bobcat.

When Barry pulled up alongside the roadway above where Suzanne's bike was discovered, by chance, was he pulling an empty trailer?

So many questions, as yet unanswered.

JMO

 

[Boxer]

What interests me about the tribute video is the completely different look BM had at the table sitting next to Suzanne.
MOO his face is taught, face skin apparently pulled in a grimace and his hair is shaved on the sides possibly psuedo military.
My thoughts are:
Plastic surgery, still recovering
Long fast
Drugs
Some kind of mental illness

 

[Examiner]

I have wondered, for many weeks now - WHO reported seeing SM in town getting a sandwich, around 4:00 pm? Although I have read the comment over and over again, I have yet to see who positively identified her there. Does anyone have some insight regarding that?

Also, if she was - was she with BM, or alone? If someone has that information, please enlighten me. Thanks!

 

[MimosaMornings]

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Prayers for the family.

 

[BeckyF]

I’m curious about “the worst night of his life” comment.

Dejected?
Sad?
Extremely tired?
Unable to express thoughts?
Rambling speech?
Crying? Tearful?
Odd comments?
Cursing?
Not his usual dominant/forceful manner of speaking?

I would be prone say “sounds like he/she had a rough night” after someone has told me that there had been a wreck, death in family, sudden separation/divorce, etc.

If it was someone I had known for years and worked closely with - sometimes just the two of us - I would have not hesitated to ask what was wrong. There is more to that conversation that has not been disclosed.
JMO

I agree. Stating your impression of someone’s emotional state is just that: an impression. Since MG did not specify why she had that impression I didn’t give her comment much consideration. JMO

 

[Boxer]

Such a murky time frame, Saturday night till check in at HIE in Broofield.
If truck went straight to HIE no stops at 4am, I would think she was disposed of either using a non trackable vehicle or close to house.

Recent case on news VG, the military investigators, Tim Miller and the search dogs literally walked over her buried remains. No alerts.

 

[jakat]

I wonder if some of the delay in getting back to Maysville on Mother's Day evening owes itself to time spent returning a borrowed Bobcat.

When Barry pulled up alongside the roadway above where Suzanne's bike was discovered, by chance, was he pulling an empty trailer?

He could have been. As I recall, his bobcat was parked on the sidewalk with crime scene tape tied to it. The trailer was parked next to it. That doesn't mean he didn't use his on May 10th, but what about the lady at the Salida job site who heard machinery running about 11:30 Mother's Day weekend? I'm assuming that was Saturday night. Did he take the bobcat from that site or did he take a part off of it and use it on his? JMO

 

[jakat]

DBM double post

 

[BeckyF]

I have wondered, for many weeks now - WHO reported seeing SM in town getting a sandwich, around 4:00 pm? Although I have read the comment over and over again, I have yet to see who positively identified her there. Does anyone have some insight regarding that?

Also, if she was - was she with BM, or alone? If someone has that information, please enlighten me. Thanks!

AFAIK, no one has come forward with this information.

 

[TKG]

AFAIK, no one has come forward with this information.

This was reported by AM upon his return to Indiana on an interview with PE. He stated the last time SM was seen was with BM grabbing a sandwich. He does not state who saw her nor how he was given this information.

 

[Examiner]

AFAIK, no one has come forward with this information.

This was reported by AM upon his return to Indiana on an interview with PE. He stated the last time SM was seen was with BM grabbing a sandwich. He does not state who saw her nor how he was given this information.

Thank you, both! Shouldn't that be tracked down? Wouldn't one think that the person (or people) who supposedly saw her, would come forward? IMO, that is a VERY important part of this tragic enigmatic puzzle.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Thank you, both! Shouldn't that be tracked down? Wouldn't one think that the person (or people) who supposedly saw here, would come forward? IMO, that is a VERY important part of this tragic enigmatic puzzle.

Presumably LE has tracked this down, but they are (understandably) not providing the public with information just to sate our curiosities.

If they needed info from the public they would ask, but otherwise are keeping things to themselves. Sounds like we won't get to know details until an arrest affidavit is released.

 

[MassGuy]

Presumably LE has tracked this down, but they are (understandably) not providing the public with information just to sate our curiosities.

If they needed info from the public they would ask, but otherwise are keeping things to themselves. Sounds like we won't get to know details until an arrest affidavit is released.

Yeah, the timeline is critical in any homicide investigation. They’d want to account for every minute they can around the time of Suzanne’s disappearance. Part of that would be when she was last physically seen.