Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #51

[RumorMonger]

A ‘cloak of invisibility’ can quickly evolve into a lack of transparency.

Investigations are closed.
They simply are and they simply need to be.

SBM
When does LE cross the line from transparent to invisible or unaccountable? There must be a point. The cops in the Maura Murray and Kristin Smart cases have fought against the families of the missing in court to prevent revealing information about the cases of the missing person. In both cases, the missing got that way years ago and there is no evidence of any LE-driven progress in the cases. The public, in both cases, is arguably doing more than LE. I continue to say that the error should be made toward being more revealing, not less. The evidence isn't going to change. If you have it, show it. IMO

 

[RumorMonger]

"Today marks the 6-month anniversary of the Suzanne Morphew missing person case.

Suzanne Morphew, a loving mother, devoted friend and wife, was last seen by her husband, Barry Morphew, on May 10, 2020."

Suzanne Morphew case remains a priority to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office - Chaffee County Sheriff

BBM I'm not sure how to take this comment from the press release. I assume there is no evidence to the idea that she was last seen by her husband. I further assume that isn't meant literally, as in most cases such a comment really means "last KNOWN to be seen by..." CCSO seems to have believed almost nothing that BLM has said but they choose to take this at face value? I doubt it. Is this just CCSO poking the bear, then? Or posturing? Or...?

 

[RumorMonger]

As for the apparent support of people close to Barry, I don’t find it all that strange. Context is everything, and these people may think they know him, when in reality they only saw one side of him.

SBM
One might say that what is strange is the vehement negativity against BLM found online. It may be the case that a bunch of people online are the ones who think they know him when in reality they've never met him or talked to him and didn't even know he existed until May 2020. They might be judging based upon facts, or even suspicions, relevant to other cases that are not at all related to SM or BLM no matter how similar they seem. It might be that people who know BLM are better judges than people who don't given the complete lack of evidence of any wrongdoing. IMO

 

[RumorMonger]

It's occurred to me that he was going to say he had been questioned 3 times, stopped himself, and instead just added up the amount of time which he estimated to be 30 hours all together.

IMO something like this is the only rational explanation. He did not say "3 to 30" or anything like it. He clearly paused in between. I'm not sure how to write it but something like "3...30," perhaps? It was a change made mid-comment or perhaps the start of a misspeak and a correction.

 

[RumorMonger]

While we don’t know what all LE knows, many of the facts, or how much physical evidence LE may or may not have amassed up to this point, it follows they must have something(s) of compelling evidentiary value, as the focus of their investigation seems to be centered on one prime suspect-BM.

SBM
While this is likely the case, I'm still not convinced he isn't the default. I think of it like this. If LE has nothing (as far as we know, that is the truth) then the odds are on the husband so LE might as well hound him until they have some actual evidence. To see this play out in real life, just read here on WS. Many WSers, who literally have zero evidence, are playing the odds in the same way I'm suggesting. IMO

 

[Boxer]

SBM
One might say that what is strange is the vehement negativity against BLM found online. It may be the case that a bunch of people online are the ones who think they know him when in reality they've never met him or talked to him and didn't even know he existed until May 2020. They might be judging based upon facts, or even suspicions, relevant to other cases that are not at all related to SM or BLM no matter how similar they seem. It might be that people who know BLM are better judges than people who don't given the complete lack of evidence of any wrongdoing. IMO

MOO Strangers can see objectively that BM he has't/isn't doing the work, with no in person pressure, spin and justifying.

 

[Spartygirl]

I listened to the interview and my impression is that there was some past infatuation with BM, or BM with her. Why did he drive outside her gate at 4am to talk with her, after sounding like he had the worst night of his life’. When you are in that position you turn to someone you have (not necessarily romantic)a trusted relationship with. If I needed to talk with some at 4am, I am not calling any work colleague or casual friend. Or even more bizzarely driving to their house and calling them from outside their gate. All IMO

Who the heck is even out at 4 am, Mothers Day morning ??
JMO

 

[Hatch]

I considered a rival’s pregnancy early on in regards to if one life could be saved. Since we have heard zero about a mistress by this point, I gave up that possibility. MOO

IMO there still may be one surface one of these days ( mistress that is)

 

[Hatch]

Great post! He was also driving around on Sunday morning at 4am to call an employee from out side her gate! Nothing unusual here, I to drive around and call people from outside their gate...better phone reception! Speak MG, speak! IMO

Old saying in LE “ Nothing Good happens after midnight”

 

[mom2chloe]

Who the heck is even out at 4 am, Mothers Day morning ??
JMO

He took an employee home early when she expected it to be a full day’s job. He acted weird and said he had to go home and make the lady happy with biking and/or hiking. He was seen in town by himself that afternoon. He did a mechanical thing with his Bobcat that he forgot about only to call up MG to work in another town at 4 am outside her gate. Why else would BM be out except for looking for a quality MD gift?! IMO

 

[mom2chloe]

Old saying in LE “ Nothing Good happens after midnight”

Old saying nothing good happens after midnight regardless the job. Teenage girls snuck out during Covid. Damn them lol

 

[rainbowshummingbird]

"Today marks the 6-month anniversary of the Suzanne Morphew missing person case.

Suzanne Morphew, a loving mother, devoted friend and wife, was last seen by her husband, Barry Morphew, on May 10, 2020."

Suzanne Morphew case remains a priority to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office - Chaffee County Sheriff

BBM I'm not sure how to take this comment from the press release. I assume there is no evidence to the idea that she was last seen by her husband. I further assume that isn't meant literally, as in most cases such a comment really means "last KNOWN to be seen by..." CCSO seems to have believed almost nothing that BLM has said but they choose to take this at face value? I doubt it. Is this just CCSO poking the bear, then? Or posturing? Or...?

Can you point to any statements or press releases from the CCSO that were false? CCSO always say very little and what they do say, as far as word usage, seems to be very specific and considered. IMO they didn’t accidentally or erroneously state that Barry was last person to see Suzanne.

 

[Boxer]

Who the heck is even out at 4 am, Mothers Day morning ??
JMO

MOO one set of people are out then, and captured on Rings aound the country, meth thieves are out, stealing mail, ransacking cars taking things off porches.

 

[Error505]

Who the heck is even out at 4 am, Mothers Day morning ??
JMO

Someone who needs to cover up bad acts, needs an albi, or needs a shoulder to cry on!
MOO, my 2cents

 

[Hoss569]

IMO something like this is the only rational explanation. He did not say "3 to 30" or anything like it. He clearly paused in between. I'm not sure how to write it but something like "3...30," perhaps? It was a change made mid-comment or perhaps the start of a misspeak and a correction.

BM reminds me of a pathological liar I used to have to work with. Everything was always in generalities, with some being far fetched, very few times specifics were actual spoken. Unfortunately it became habit to double check the specifics.

IMO, the only thing you can get from his statement is that he was questioned more than once.

 

[fcavanaugh]

SBM
While this is likely the case, I'm still not convinced he isn't the default. I think of it like this. If LE has nothing (as far as we know, that is the truth) then the odds are on the husband so LE might as well hound him until they have some actual evidence. To see this play out in real life, just read here on WS. Many WSers, who literally have zero evidence, are playing the odds in the same way I'm suggesting. IMO

If LE “hounding“ BM means looking at him/his alibi very closely since he is Suzanne’s Spouse and in his own words, the last person to have seen Suzanne alive (sleeping), well it is LE standard operating procedure, and to be expected in a missing person/Spouse case. Most innocent people/Spouse understand they need to be ruled out first, they want to be cleared and will usually work with LE and comply with their requests so that the LE can move on, find their missing loved one ASAP, hopefully still alive, and makes it known in no uncertain terms, that they want the person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. And yes, LE is going to continue to “hound” them, rightfully so, until they can clear the last person known to have seen/been with the missing person/Spouse, in this case-BM. Even if they feel LE is focusing on them unfairly, people on Social Media disparaging and accusing them, whatever, they wouldn’t care or worry about all that as there is an urgency to get themselves cleared so their loved one can be found and person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. This is where their focus should and would be if truly innocent/nothing to hide. We know BM hasn’t been cleared yet, and to me, there has been no sense of urgency from BM wanting Suzanne found. In fact, it appears to me that he has accepted SM is gone and has been/is moving on with his life.

As far as evidence, I don’t believe LE has nothing. As a matter of fact, I think they found something compelling early on which prompted them to execute 2 searches of the Morphew home, in addition to digging up BM’s worksite. A judge signed off on those warrants, so LE had probable cause to execute the searches. We also heard from AM that a CBI agent advised AM that BM truck EVI doesn’t line up with his timeline, and that he lied and told AM he took LDT and CCSV analysis when he never took those tests according to what CBI told AM. Not to mention his last-minute, shoddy Broomfield “alibi” and all the circumstances surrounding it, etc, etc, etc, you get the point, the list goes on and has been discussed at length in these threads.

Personally, I typically look at how LE is handling a case, and sometimes what they don’t say speaks as much volume as what, sometimes very little they do say. In this case, I believe LE is still putting all the pieces together until the “envelope is sealed”, and they have everything they need in order to bring SM case to successful prosecution. As we know, they have only one chance (one bite of the apple), and it’s looking more and more like this is going to be a no body case, although I’m still praying for a miracle-that Suzanne’s remains are found and she can be laid to rest properly.

Hoping and praying that 2021 brings answers to those who loved and cared for Suzanne, that she is found and laid to rest properly, and gets the justice she so rightfully deserves.

Happy New Year to my fellow, awesome WS’ers! And thank you all for being here for Suzanne!!

All of the above is IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

 

[swedeheart]

If LE “hounding“ BM means looking at him/his alibi very closely since he is Suzanne’s Spouse, and in his own words, the last person to have seen Suzanne alive (sleeping), well this is standard operating procedure and to be expected in a missing person/Spouse case. Most innocent people/Spouse understand they need to be ruled out first, they want to be cleared and will usually work with LE and comply with their requests so that the LE can move on, find their missing loved one, hopefully still alive, and wants the person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. And yes, LE is going to continue to “hound” them, rightfully so, until they can clear the last person known to have seen/been with the missing person/Spouse, in this case, BM. Even if they feel LE is focusing on them unfairly, people on Social Media disparaging and accusing them, whatever, they wouldn’t care or worry about all that as there is an urgency to get themselves cleared so their loved one can be found and person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice, and this is where their focus should be, if truly innocent/nothing to hide. We know BM hasn’t been cleared yet, and it seems to me that there has been no sense of urgency from BM wanting SM found. In fact, it appears he has accepted SM is gone and moving on with his life.

As far as evidence, I don’t believe LE has nothing. As a matter of fact, I think they found something early on which prompted them to execute 2 searches of the Morphew home, in addition to digging up BM’s worksite. A judge signed off on those warrants, so LE had probable cause to execute the searches. We also heard from AM that a CBI agent advised AM that BM truck EVI doesn’t line up with his timeline, and that he lied and told AM he took LDT and CCSV analysis when he never took those tests according to what CBI told AM. Not to mention his last-minute, shoddy Broomfield “alibi” etc, etc, etc...the list goes on and has been discussed in these threads at length.

Personally, I typically look at how LE is handling a case, and sometimes what they don’t say speaks as much volume as what, sometimes very little they do say. In this case, I believe LE is still putting all the pieces together until the “envelope is sealed”, and they have everything they need in order to bring SM case to successful prosecution. As we know, they have only one chance (one bite of the apple), and it’s looking more and more like this is going to be a no body case, although I’m still praying for a miracle-that Suzanne’s remains are found and she can be laid to rest properly.

Hoping and praying that 2021 brings answers to those who loved and cared for Suzanne, that she is found and laid to rest properly, and gets the justice she so rightfully deserves.

Happy New Year to all you awesome WS’ers, and thank you for being here for Suzanne.

All of the above is IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Well said @fcavanaugh ! I absolutely agree with everything you've said here.

#JusticeForSuzanne

And Happy (and safe!) New Year to all my fellow Websleuth'ers! Love being a part of this community, and I appreciate being amongst some of the most talented, brilliant sleuthers around.

Cheers!

 

[nyvictoria]

If LE “hounding“ BM means looking at him/his alibi very closely since he is Suzanne’s Spouse, and in his own words, the last person to have seen Suzanne alive (sleeping), well it is LE standard operating procedure, and to be expected in a missing person/Spouse case. Most innocent people/Spouse understand they need to be ruled out first, they want to be cleared and will usually work with LE and comply with their requests so that the LE can move on, find their missing loved one ASAP, hopefully still alive, and makes it known in no uncertain terms, that they want the person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. And yes, LE is going to continue to “hound” them, rightfully so, until they can clear the last person known to have seen/been with the missing person/Spouse, in this case, BM. Even if they feel LE is focusing on them unfairly, people on Social Media disparaging and accusing them, whatever, they wouldn’t care or worry about all that as there is an urgency to get themselves cleared so their loved one can be found and person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice, and this is where their focus should and would be if truly innocent/nothing to hide. We know BM hasn’t been cleared yet, and to me, there has been no sense of urgency from BM in wanting Suzanne found. In fact, it appears to me that he has accepted SM is gone and has been/is moving on with his life.

As far as evidence, I don’t believe LE has nothing. As a matter of fact, I think they found something early on which prompted them to execute 2 searches of the Morphew home, in addition to digging up BM’s worksite. A judge signed off on those warrants, so LE had probable cause to execute the searches. We also heard from AM that a CBI agent advised AM that BM truck EVI doesn’t line up with his timeline, and that he lied and told AM he took LDT and CCSV analysis when he never took those tests according to what CBI told AM. Not to mention his last-minute, shoddy Broomfield “alibi” and all the circumstances surrounding it, etc, etc, etc, you get the point, the list goes on and has been discussed at length in these threads.

Personally, I typically look at how LE is handling a case, and sometimes what they don’t say speaks as much volume as what, sometimes very little they do say. In this case, I believe LE is still putting all the pieces together until the “envelope is sealed”, and they have everything they need in order to bring SM case to successful prosecution. As we know, they have only one chance (one bite of the apple), and it’s looking more and more like this is going to be a no body case, although I’m still praying for a miracle-that Suzanne’s remains are found and she can be laid to rest properly.

Hoping and praying that 2021 brings answers to those who loved and cared for Suzanne, that she is found and laid to rest properly, and gets the justice she so rightfully deserves.

Happy New Year to my fellow, awesome WS’ers! And thank you all for being here for Suzanne!!

All of the above is IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Great post!! IMO her brother from out of state, people here at Websleuths and the general public have put more effort into finding Suzanne than we’ve seen from her husband. Of course he could be an extremely private person. One who doesn’t like to display his heroics so he does all his searching overnight, while everyone else is sleeping. [Sarcastifont off]

I hope Suzanne is found in 2021.

Happy New Year all!

 

[Gigi3]

If LE “hounding“ BM means looking at him/his alibi very closely since he is Suzanne’s Spouse and in his own words, the last person to have seen Suzanne alive (sleeping), well it is LE standard operating procedure, and to be expected in a missing person/Spouse case. Most innocent people/Spouse understand they need to be ruled out first, they want to be cleared and will usually work with LE and comply with their requests so that the LE can move on, find their missing loved one ASAP, hopefully still alive, and makes it known in no uncertain terms, that they want the person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. And yes, LE is going to continue to “hound” them, rightfully so, until they can clear the last person known to have seen/been with the missing person/Spouse, in this case-BM. Even if they feel LE is focusing on them unfairly, people on Social Media disparaging and accusing them, whatever, they wouldn’t care or worry about all that as there is an urgency to get themselves cleared so their loved one can be found and person(s) responsible apprehended and brought to justice. This is where their focus should and would be if truly innocent/nothing to hide. We know BM hasn’t been cleared yet, and to me, there has been no sense of urgency from BM wanting Suzanne found. In fact, it appears to me that he has accepted SM is gone and has been/is moving on with his life.

As far as evidence, I don’t believe LE has nothing. As a matter of fact, I think they found something compelling early on which prompted them to execute 2 searches of the Morphew home, in addition to digging up BM’s worksite. A judge signed off on those warrants, so LE had probable cause to execute the searches. We also heard from AM that a CBI agent advised AM that BM truck EVI doesn’t line up with his timeline, and that he lied and told AM he took LDT and CCSV analysis when he never took those tests according to what CBI told AM. Not to mention his last-minute, shoddy Broomfield “alibi” and all the circumstances surrounding it, etc, etc, etc, you get the point, the list goes on and has been discussed at length in these threads.

Personally, I typically look at how LE is handling a case, and sometimes what they don’t say speaks as much volume as what, sometimes very little they do say. In this case, I believe LE is still putting all the pieces together until the “envelope is sealed”, and they have everything they need in order to bring SM case to successful prosecution. As we know, they have only one chance (one bite of the apple), and it’s looking more and more like this is going to be a no body case, although I’m still praying for a miracle-that Suzanne’s remains are found and she can be laid to rest properly.

Hoping and praying that 2021 brings answers to those who loved and cared for Suzanne, that she is found and laid to rest properly, and gets the justice she so rightfully deserves.

Happy New Year to my fellow, awesome WS’ers! And thank you all for being here for Suzanne!!

All of the above is IMHO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

ITA with your post! I really have trouble getting past the lie detector test. I couldn’t care less about the should he/shouldn’t he take one- it’s the fact that he told AM he did (and yes, I believe AM), but then says he was never asked to take one.

There is NO way, IMO, that BM was not asked to take one! Why in the world should we believe that? I just don’t think LE would ask these others to take one and NOT BM? It’s inconsistencies like this, among many others that have me side eying everything BM says/does/does not do. This is my personal opinion.

 

[swedeheart]

No new info, but a nice write up from an Indiana journalist.

Family waits for answers in Alexandria native's disappearance