Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #8

[RickshawFan]

Regarding the bike, there's an earlier post here where someone thought it looked like it could be similar to this one -

Santa Cruz Bicycles Carbon 27.5+ S Mountain Bike | Competitive Cyclist

ETA:
CO - CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, did not return from bike ride, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #7

Yes, that one! Those are very popular. That looks like a color match for the one on the back of the car, and I believe the tires are about the same size (different models of mountain bikes can have different size tires). At 27.5" the tires on the Bronson are a little bigger than the typical 26". The Bronson top tube also is about the same angle as the one on the back of the car.

The other bike I thought might be a possibility in that photo is this one: https://www.yeticycles.com/bikes/sb140

 

[Spartygirl]

Does it seem to be quite telling that the daughters are being kept not just away from media, but also away from BM? IMO, I would think they would want to be together in their time of sorrow, fear, uncertainty. It does seem to point to a certain suspicion, or is this at all standard procedure? I'm sorry if this has been pointed out already, I haven't read every post.

So the girls are not with their dad ??
This is first I have heard of this-- do you have a link for this ??
TIA

 

[margarita25]

I’ve mentioned this before, but my guess is that she is an at least fairly avid cyclist. This is based on the bike culture with which I’m familiar here in Colorado. The people I know that ride like to do it often. They’re “into it”. She strikes me as perhaps that type of person but of course that is based on no facts, strictly my opinion. Jmo

ETA: Wasn’t it said she rode every Sunday before church?

 

[CronesEye]

A lot has been said about BM & SM's church in Salida. I listened to about half of the Mother's Day sermon and heard the importance of "obedient mothers" stressed several times. Which would be a very unusual thing to hear at the churches and temples I have visited and attended, so I looked over the link to the church's "constitution" and bylaws, here: http://www.gracechurchsalida.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Constitution-revision-1.30.19-FINAL.pdf

This is a very, very conservative/fundamentalist church, indeed. I would not be shocked if one or both of BM & SM did not consider divorce an option, or at the very least were concerned about the hit their reputation/image might take in that community. I believe churches at this level of conservatism often consider the male in the marriage the "God-ordained head of household."

I think these beliefs must have absolutely had some impact on the dynamics of the marriage that must be considered in any assessment of the likelihood of murder/suicide/conflict/DV/motive/etc.

"obedient mothers" and the consideration that most violence is committed by males makes for a very troubling reality. It tends to give rationalization and permission for extreme behaviors.
Again I go back to the social face and the at home reality, there is so much cognitive dissonance in some presentations, what stress that must produce, to live in a society where women are gaining rights in society at large but the conservative/fundamental male needs to maintain dominance at home. I now recall a local attempt to reduce the stress in immigrant families when coming to America when these women gain rights in America they didn't have in their homeland. We were suppose to be an ear the family could talk to. But in all reality Lore Listener, did American women ever advance? Some yes, some no.

I have to agree with you, you put it much better than I ever could.

Control for obedience is a slippery slope, love and equality are much more solid. In that I would say the law of the land is supreme over a church that prompts for dangerous obedience. I realize some may find this offensive and this post may get deleted, but if it could help to save lives, it has got to be said. And thank you for this excellent research.

 

[RickshawFan]

So you're saying that a bike that cost say, $300.00 is not a serious bike for serious cyclists? You have to have more than one to be seriously into cycling?

$300? That's not a bike that would last very long. It's also not a bike that would be safe on a trail or that you'd want to haul up a big hill. $2000 would be basic nice.
And, yes, people who are into bikes can have several. They use them for different kinds of riding and conditions. Just like different kinds of skis are for different kinds of situations, like groomed, backcountry, powder, nordic...

 

[scdiv]

So the girls are not with their dad ??
This is first I have heard of this-- do you have a link for this ??
TIA

It's not certain - this post has examples that possibly allude to it, but we don't know for sure:

Well, you're right, now that I look back at articles I'm not finding it stated like that, but I was sure I'd seen it. I've found this:

"The 52-year-old is currently staying at a property close to the marital home and has been joined by friends who have flown in from his native Indiana.

A woman at the house on Monday declined to give her name but said she and her husband had come to support Morphew and look for Suzanne.

It is not known where the couple's daughters are currently staying. "

Suzanne Morphew's husband was paid to lay dirt at the building site Colorado cops are searching | Daily Mail Online

Maybe I just took that to mean they were not staying where he is, since the source seemed pretty certain about where BM was staying. Maybe that was my incorrect interpretation.

I also found this:

"The relative said that some of Suzanne’s family members, including at least one of Suzanne’s siblings and Barry Morphew’s mother — who Suzanne is reportedly close to — traveled to the area after Suzanne was reported missing. Suzanne’s own mother died of cancer years ago, and her father is believed to be living in Michigan. The relative did not know where Suzanne’s two daughters were staying, as police have taken possession of the Morphew’s home as part of the ongoing investigation.


“I think they are being protected,” the source said."

‘We’re in the dark’: Missing Suzanne Morphew’s family waits and worries two weeks after Colorado mom’s mysterious disappearance [EXCLUSIVE]

I really thought someone on here had also mentioned something about the daughters not staying with BM at this time, but I'm not sure. From the reports it just sounds to me like they're staying at a place separate from the dad, although maybe not necessarily to be protected from him, maybe just protected from the media. MOO, JMO, and mods let me know if this is not allowed.

 

[Steelslady]

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[mrstfs]

I’m afraid she could be anywhere between Salida and Denver. MOO

 

[RickshawFan]

Ok, thank you. So we don't know for sure then exactly what bike she had or the bike that was left on the trail.

The aqua-colored bike people are referring to is on the back of a car in the home driveway.

 

[Steelslady]

The aqua-colored bike people are referring to is on the back of a car in the home driveway.

I deleted my posts. It isn't worth arguing over. No one knows for sure if that is was the bike found on the trail or if it is even her bike in the photo. This is how rumors get started on social media as well as here. I don't want to see this thread shut down over something that has not been confirmed yet. For all we know, her bike could have been pink.

 

[PaulaDC]

This article talks about the area and mile markers searched where a personal item was found.
U.S. 50 closed as search for Morphew intensifies

 

[Feistyomi]

It would be hard for me at 49 years old. But she was fairly close to Denver and probably got referrals from her medical team in IN.

Gannon...
among the numerous reasons suggested as why they made the move to CO, several I wonder about; how many of her immediate family still lived in Indiana? I believe her mother had died, and her father is in Michigan?
Perhaps younger daughter planned in college in CO also...

Cancer treatment centers in CO offered treatment options, not available in IN?
The episode w/ mayoral candidate cost him
significant loss of reputation and revenue, fresh start in CO.

Real question is whether something followed them from IN or whether they encountered something new in CO?

I also am confused about this, as I’ve read differing accts here. She had survived two cancer treatments, successfully. Had she received a third cancer diagnosis? Or was that speculation?

I can see reason for a fresh start, as well as reluctance to start over...I would really like to have an recent image of SM, and possible info on the cancer she had fought...prognosis, etc...Isn’t that sleuthing the victim, tho? Still it gives us a chance to
stick w/ a suicide or check it off.

I’ll put suicide further down in my possibles, mainly because she does not seem to be someone who gives up...however some first time cancer survivors have sworn they would NOT do it again...a third time?!

JMO and my contemplations...
“Something bigger at play here” IIRC
seems to imply something other than spousal infidelity...

I think this will be resolved w/o any input from us, just speculation, oh whell!
I just hope SM will be found.

 

[margarita25]

I’m afraid she could be anywhere between Salida and Denver. MOO

Or in the opposite direction. I don’t discount this possibility.

I’ll leave it at that because I’m still not clear on what is allowed speculatively and hypothetically.

I’ll say this, and I’ve said it before: often perps work in a disposal along a regular route or work route/location, especially if they are pressed for time and need to work something in that aligns with certain actions.

However, imo, if they know this route will be known and analyzed, and if they have time, then perhaps they may go off route, even in a completely opposite direction, like what ARS did with red herrings in Jessica’s case and admitted to and acknowledged himself.

With all that time, distance and land between Denver though, there may not be a need to go in an opposite direction/red herring.

Perhaps an alternate and less common route was taken.

 

[kiwi50]

Do we know what time the bike was found, or even whether people had seen it sitting on the bridge during the day. I suspect it was sitting there from overnight Saturday.

There must be some immediate other clue to explain why LE never seemed remotely interested in bike story

 

[RickshawFan]

There is no description of her bike.
None.
Not even the color.

Nothing official, anyway.

The aqua-colored bike being referred to is a bike on the back of a car at the Morphew residence. There is no indication that this is SM's bike, although judging by the size, it could be. But it could also belong to someone else in the family. At least coincidentally, the frame matches the color of SM's helmet.
Some of us were trying to identify the brand and model of that aqua-colored bike. That's how this conversation got started. No one is saying THAT bike is THE bike.
The relevant photo is here: Police search and carry out evidence bags from the $1.5M home of missing Colorado mom | Daily Mail Online

 

[MsBetsy]

IMO, predators abduct and assault women of all ages. I don’t think any correlations or inferences can be made by the victim’s age, but perhaps there are studies on this which say otherwise.

ETA: I’ve seen enough home invasions and rapes of seniors to know this, sadly.

Yes, some predators have no particular age preference.

Israel Keyes killed a 48 year old and a 55 year old woman. His MO was to go to remote locations, such as secluded parks or trailheads, and wait for his victims to come to him.

He told investigators, "If you're choosing people to kill, you can't be too picky."

Fortunately he's not around anymore.

Although there is a slight chance that SM was targeted by a stranger, I think there is a greater chance that the suspect is much closer to home.

Jmo

 

[oviedo]

Do we know what time the bike was found, or even whether people had seen it sitting on the bridge during the day. I suspect it was sitting there from overnight Saturday.

There must be some immediate other clue to explain why LE never seemed remotely interested in bike story

No confirmation from LE that any bike was found - see her media thread
CO - CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 , MEDIA,MAPS,TIMELINE *NO DISCUSSION*

 

[Sillybilly]

Are we allowed to ask which CO fires BM may have worked?

Flagging post

Yes, members can speculate on which ones he may have worked but not sleuth him personally.

 

[RickshawFan]

Much has been discussed about the lack of information that has been given to the public concerning her disappearance.

Respectfully snipped. There is also striking "lack of information that has been given to the public concerning her [..]appearance". LE hasn't published a current photo.

 

[CronesEye]

"If you're choosing people to kill, you can't be too picky."

I don't know if people like him really have a choice, they seem broken and driven. What kind of person would choose this behavior, something drove him, had control of him, he just can't admit it.