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

[MsBetsy]

I am only caught up to page 45 but a couple thoughts --

Seeing how close she lives to that CO Trail and the intersection/area where they had previously been searching was on the way there and very close, it seems like she was headed to that trail and was interrupted. Could have been a hit and run, and the perp didn't have time/didn't have space in their vehicle to take her bike. It could have been an abduction. MOO

In terms of the police not putting out a warning to residents that there may be a criminal on the loose, etc., to me that doesn't mean it necessarily isn't true. The LE in Mollie Tibbetts' case never said that either; in fact, it made many of us here feel like she may have been harmed by someone known to her and/or took off on her own volition. When in fact it ended up that she WAS harmed by a stranger and it was an opportunistic crime. I personally am not reading too much into the fact that they haven't put that out to the public. They may just not know.

Yes, I think LE rarely warns the public of danger unless they believe there is a serial killer in the area or something like that. They usually just make a general statement urging the public to be vigilant and to be aware.

I do wonder if they have a suspect, though.

Imo

 

[oviedo]

If you want to get built up, only to get let down, watch a LE crime press briefing. It is pretty uncommon to get surprised in these briefings.

However, we might get something of substance today, IMO.

Will be watching to see who is actually present at the presser.....

 

[10ofRods]

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[crhedBngr]

When I read about their purchase of the $1.5 million dollar home, I thought they had used the money from the sale of the Indiana home for collateral. Did they do so?

ETA: Just saw the transfer of the Indiana property to someone else. So, they may have received money from the transfer to help pay for the Colorado property.

Apologies for any confusion; I've corrected my first post above.

JMVHO.

 

[Pak31]

I was confused by this also. I saw this info early on (house selling for $750,000) but then people started saying the IN house wasn’t sold and was $900,000. I thought maybe I remembered wrong. Going from a $750,000 house to a $1.5 million house is a BIG upgrade and had us thinking. That’s why the $750,000 stuck in my mind.

It was originally listed for $980,000. Maybe that’s where the confusion came in.

 

[ab01]

Here's the actual CDOT posting of the U.S. 50 closure

CDOT on Twitter


CDOT
@ColoradoDOT
US 50: Road closed between MM 190 and MM 210. Both directions closed mm 190 to 210, Monarch Pass. Use alternate route. http://co.c-tr.us/?type=event&id

 

[Pak31]

The nephew is from the husbands side. Property records show some of the IN property was sold to Beck’s which is a seed company.

That’s the company Cattlekate said the property was transferred to in March of 2019. Did the actual home sell?

 

[osu]

Here's the actual CDOT posting of the U.S. 50 closure

CDOT on Twitter


CDOT
@ColoradoDOT
US 50: Road closed between MM 190 and MM 210. Both directions closed mm 190 to 210, Monarch Pass. Use alternate route. http://co.c-tr.us/?type=event&id

Do we know how far this road closure today is from SM’s home and the HWY 50 & Co Rd 225 roadblock they had a few days ago?

TIA

 

[cattlekate]

When I read about their purchase of the $1.5 million dollar home, I thought they had used the money from the sale of the Indiana home for collateral. They did not do so.

Sitting of my hands . . . my lips are zipped!

JMVHO.

Deleted by me. Just going to wait for the presser.

 

[swanniee11]

Has it been mentioned what time the presser is?

 

[NoSI]

Just a few min ago... CCSO facebook
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office

While the search for Suzanne Morphew continues, a specific area just west of County Road 225 and Highway 50 (outside of Maysville), is being targeted by investigators after they located what’s believed to be a personal item of the missing woman.

On Friday, May 15, members of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) plan to launch a comprehensive search of the area.

More than fifty searchers and investigators will comb the area in an effort to seek additional items or other clues that may identify the whereabouts of Ms. Morphew.

Unfortunately, this search will cause a temporary closure U.S. Highway 50, Monarch Pass for an undetermined amount of time.

The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office and its partners will work to ensure the roads are opened as quickly as possible as to reduce the impact on drivers and those living in the area.

Note: The media will not be granted access to the site due to the location and nature of the search; however, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze plans to brief the media at the conclusion of the search, most likely Friday afternoon. Briefing details and location will be released as soon as they are available.

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No media allowed based on location and nature of the search. This does not sound good...

 

[GoJacks]

Does anyone know how far this road closure is from SM home and the HWY 50 & Co Rd 225 roadblock they had a few days ago?

TIA

Roughly 8 miles from their house. Not sure about where original road block was.

 

[osu]

Roughly 8 miles from their house. Not sure about where original road block was.

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TY

 

[October]

When I read about their purchase of the $1.5 million dollar home, I thought they had used the money from the sale of the Indiana home for collateral. Did they do so?

ETA: Just saw the transfer of the Indiana property to someone else. So, they may have received money from the transfer to help pay for the Colorado property.

Apologies for any confusion; I've corrected my first post above.

JMVHO.

Only 3 acres of land was transferred to the seed company. They still own the house and the 10 acres that it's on.

 

[crhedBngr]

Only 3 acres of land was transferred to the seed company. They still own the house and the 10 acres that it's on.

Thanks. This is really convoluted!

JMVHO.

 

[GoJacks]

TY

Actually after relooking at what they have blocked off, I think it's blocked off from around where their house is all the way to Sargents.

So quite a big area.

 

[Purdue19]

Is beck's a part of her family's little Indiana empire?? apologies in advance if this a violation.

No, Beck's is a family owned seed corporation and has no connection to SM.

 

[oviedo]

Roughly 8 miles from their house. Not sure about where original road block was.

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good to see you here @GoJacks - thanks for the map

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

They normally only tip their hand when they need the public’s help.

Spoiler

they don’t need the public’s help in this case

Completely agree.

They haven’t shared even the most basic information, such as Suzanne’s height, weight, or hair color. That’s virtually unheard of in missing person cases, IMO.

As to the tip-line, it is possible, IMO, that they decided to set one up, so as to avoid being accused of focusing on a particular person(s) or investigative theory prematurely and failing to investigate alternatives, should there be an arrest(s), and not necessarily because they are in need of additional information for investigative or prosecutorial purposes, IMO.

 

[Poedelini]

Completely agree.

They haven’t shared even the most basic information, such as Suzanne’s height, weight, or hair color. That’s virtually unheard of in missing person cases, IMO.

As to the tip-line, it is possible, IMO, that they decided to set one up, so as to avoid being accused of focusing on a particular person(s) or investigative theory prematurely and failing to investigate alternatives, should there be an arrest(s), and not necessarily because they are in need of additional information for investigative or prosecutorial purposes, IMO.

Interesting theory, thank you for your insight.