Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #86

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There are 2 black holes and they are in barrys eyes, i don't recall seeing such a dramatic change in somebody so fast that was not caused by a serious physical illness, His eyes are have become completely soulless to say its creepy in an understatement , he literally looks like a corpse being held up by his daughters, i'm just happy the case hasn't taken the same toll on Suzanne's beautiful daughters.
 
BBM Totally agree @HongKongPhooey -I also believe they had nothing of substance. As far as substance vs style I aslo totally agree that substance should always win the day.But that is in a perfect world.
In what I see in my world, style and presenatation matter for effective communication. Maybe less so with a judge who understands the law and has the written motions and can see the merit or lack of in those motions. But IMO Style and presenation will definitley be important with the jury at trial.
That is why I like this judge and why I think he's fair. He's going to make his decisions based on the law and I said earlier I don't get the feeling he's a judge who wants to set precedent. In the end I think these hearings and motions on both sides will be fairly adjudicated. A good well balanced argument backed up by good citation and case study is going to "win" the motion in the long run
 
Barry Morphew’s defense attorneys claim there’s a ‘black hole’ in the case | FOX21 News Colorado

Posted: Nov 9, 2021 / 02:00 PM MST / Updated:

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo.– A motions hearing was held Tuesday for Barry Morphew, husband of Suzanne Morphew, a Chaffee County woman who disappeared over Mother’s Day weekend in 2020.

Barry Morphew’s attorneys are claiming prosecutors are keeping key evidence from them in this murder case. A body has still not been found.


The defense started the hearing with a bold statement saying, “There is a black hole in this case when it comes to any evidence pointing away from Barry Morphew killing his wife Suzanne.”

Morphew’s attorneys claim they have still not been given all of the discovery in this case.

The prosecution says they are getting some help with that. The 11th judicial district is getting assistance from the 4th Judicial District to help them re-do the discovery to reorganize the more than 1-terabyte of evidence to help find information easier for both the state and defense.

Another discovery item the defense wants to have is the location and any reports about a game camera that the state recently put up near Morphew’s house. His attorneys wanted to call to the stand 7 witnesses but could only get through 2.5 on Tuesday. Morphew will be back in court on December 14th at 1 p.m. to continue the motions hearing.
 
I actually can't imagine prosecution putting his daughters on the stand...it has all the possibilities of backfiring on them. They might do it...this prosecution defies description for me.

MM2 is the only person who knows what life was like for Suzanne in that last 18 months. Her statements at the initial scene combined with the text she sent a friend while on the road trip lay out a miserable existence for both Morphew women in the home. I feel for her, she's in a terrible position. Her mother is gone and her father has wedged her in the middle of it at every turn.

Even if she's not on the stand, her words will be.

“I’m just so sad and *MM1* and I texted mom for Mother’s Day and she still hasn’t answered and I’m scared her and dad probably got in a big fight and I don’t even know it just made me want to be gone even more because I don’t want to be around them it hurts me and I know if *MH2* is working I might have to be home a lot more and it’ll probably be the worst summer of my life.” - MM2
 
https://www.fox21news.com/wp-conten...blic-Documents-Sept-2021-thru-Oct-15-2021.pdf

Points of interest from the Sept-Oct 15, 2021 batch:

Pg 38/141.

BM's 2020 Ford F350 and the contents were seized on May 5, 2021. (This is the truck BM purchased in June 2020 after SM vanished). Truck valued at $80,000. Per the defense motion, the contents of the truck included BM's work tools and $6,000 cash. Gives new meaning to Barry being the ATM!

Pg 56/141.

Contrary to DA's belief, Mr. Morphew does not pay rent at a Poncha Blvd address, nor has he ever spent the night at this address. This is SD's.

Pgs 66/141, 126-128, and 129-131.

Going back to the June 2 hearing and Eytan's allegations of discovery violations by the prosecutor, she made several including how BM's US Constitutional rights were being violated because of issues the defense was having with the discovery or lack of. At that time, I recall Judge Murphy citing that in his court, Colorado Rule Crim P. 16 governed, and the court had no authority to require what Eytan was requesting.

Pg 133/141.

Judge Murphy (again) advises the defense the court lacks authority to require the prosecution to create and produce and inventory discovery. The court further denied the defense request for the prosecutor to provide an inventory of Brady material as not allowed under Rule 16.

Pg 134/141.

Seems the parties were under the misconception that the court had ordered their pleadings filed as suppressed (i.e., not available to the public). Confirming the court never made this order, and all future pleadings are presumed to be public or protected. The clerk of the court was to change all suppressed motions to "public."

Not sure why the court site still has not been updated with the case files. o_O

The interns are still pouring over terabytes of data, give them a minute!
 
As far as M&M testifying:
Hard to tell about a lot of things from where we sit today.
With the trial scheduled for May we have plenty of time for “shifting sands “
Time passes, things evolve, new things come to light.
High tension wears away and can fray the fabric of relationships.
We can only wait and see IMO

Seems to me that BM has a different belief system and raised his daughters with the same. IMO, even if the daughters suspect or believe BM guilty of murdering SM, I think their belief is to forgive their dad and leave judgement to their god (i.e., hate the sin, love the sinner).

Assuming then-boyfriend MH called to testify, I don't think calling MM2 to corroborate what she said (texted) to MH about her parents relationship or certain texts between her mom and SO would backfire on the prosecutor. On the other hand, I would see no purpose in calling MM1. Jurors can tell the difference between giving evidence versus harassing a victim. MOO
 
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Suzanne Morphew's married lover will be forced to take the stand during Barry Morphew's trial | Daily Mail Online
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Morphew's new girlfriend, two daughters and missing wife Suzanne's married lover are among list of witnesses set to take the stand when he goes on trial for murder in May
Whether that will hinder a couple of married men to have an affair in the near future?? A dangerous thing to tinker with a married lady, if she disappears one day or is even murdered by her "unsuspecting" husband.
 
Suzanne Morphew's married lover will be forced to take the stand during Barry Morphew's trial | Daily Mail Online
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Morphew's new girlfriend, two daughters and missing wife Suzanne's married lover are among list of witnesses set to take the stand when he goes on trial for murder in May
LOL at the DM and their dramatic headlines! “ set to take the stand “.
We all know it’s not the final endorsed witness list for trial.
When L. Stauch was arrested in March 2020, a witness list was attached to her charging document that lists approximately 250 people. They even listed the non-existent intruder by the one name she gave them, Eguardo.

https://www.courts.state.co.us/user...so/20CR1358/001/Complaint and Information.pdf
 
MM2 is the only person who knows what life was like for Suzanne in that last 18 months. Her statements at the initial scene combined with the text she sent a friend while on the road trip lay out a miserable existence for both Morphew women in the home. I feel for her, she's in a terrible position. Her mother is gone and her father has wedged her in the middle of it at every turn.

Even if she's not on the stand, her words will be.
Strangely enough, MM2 seems more relaxed and unencumbered than MM1, when she accompanies her father to court. I wonder.
 
Seems to me that BM has a different belief system and raised his daughters with the same. IMO, even if the daughters suspect or believe BM guilty of murdering SM, I think their belief is to forgive their dad and leave judgement to their god (i.e., hate the sin, love the sinner).

Assuming then-boyfriend MH called to testify, I don't think calling MM2 to corroborate what she said to MH about her parents relationship or certain texts between her mom and SO would backfire on the prosecutor. On the other hand, I would see no purpose in calling MM. Jurors can tell the difference between giving evidence versus harassing a victim. MOO
ITA.
I think BM’s mom, sisters, cousins have convinced the girls that BM is a victim now. One of his sisters even went up to a reporter in the lobby of the courthouse and told her that she was instrumental in destroying their family. In one of LS YouTube lives she was reading texts from SM to SO and in one of them Suzanne told her friend that MM1 “ feels that she is responsible for her father’s happiness “.
JMO
 
As a student of journalism back when there were still journalistic standards, everything about that headline is anathema to journalism. Widower implies that it's something that just happened to Barry. Widowers are to be pitied for women are supposed to outlive men. Barry has been arrested and CHARGED with her murder. He is not a victim by anyone's standards but his own.

"Accused Wife-killer Barry Morphew Appears in Court." This is the absolute most appropriate headline.

"Grandstanding, Taxpayer Money Wasting Defense Attorney Gets Shut Down by Annoyed Judge." Would be my editorialized go to. Man I miss writing headlines.

One of the big issues is that we used to have local court reporters.

These days, even for quite big trials, you'll have non-expert coverage, often based on briefings from prosecution or defense.

Not meaning to teach you to suck eggs. but so much local/specialist news is starved of resource these days.
 
ITA.
I think BM’s mom, sisters, cousins have convinced the girls that BM is a victim now. One of his sisters even went up to a reporter in the lobby of the courthouse and told her that she was instrumental in destroying their family. In one of LS YouTube lives she was reading texts from SM to SO and in one of them Suzanne told her friend that MM1 “ feels that she is responsible for her father’s happiness “.
JMO

Oddly enough, I think BM sees himself as a martyr (as does the family) and that he somehow "saved" SM. In his mind, BM thinks he simply put SM to sleep. As one does with tranq supplies from the vet!

So sad about MM1 -- and so goes the psychological damage of being raised by a narc. I'm also recalling LS reports from the initial hearing where MM1 allegedly mouthed to BM that he was her bff and he replied "always."

MOO
 
Suzanne Morphew's married lover will be forced to take the stand during Barry Morphew's trial | Daily Mail Online
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Morphew's new girlfriend, two daughters and missing wife Suzanne's married lover are among list of witnesses set to take the stand when he goes on trial for murder in May

Putting Libler on the stand serves no purpose but to make Suzanne look like an adulteress. Libler has provided ample proof that he was nowhere near Colorado. The only testimony he can deliver is that Suzanne was unhappy with Barry. I can't imagine any scenario where the defense attacking Libler works out for them.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Barry married SD to keep her off the stand.
 
LOL at the DM and their dramatic headlines! “ set to take the stand “.
We all know it’s not the final endorsed witness list for trial.
When L. Stauch was arrested in March 2020, a witness list was attached to her charging document that lists approximately 250 people. They even listed the non-existent intruder by the one name she gave them, Eguardo.

https://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/file/Court_Probation/04th_Judicial_District/El_Paso/20CR1358/001/Complaint and Information.pdf
Yeah Daily Fail must not have any legal counsel whatsoever because clearly they don't have understanding of what that list really is. The sad thing is people really believe what they read from them. I do have to give them props for the great papparazi they have.
 
BM & Neighbors? Gate?
BM is on the right in the camo jacket. Wonder if it’s the same one he threw in the dumpster at the Holday Inn Express Broomfield
@Cindizzi Thx for verifying that BM was in that pic of newish looking gate (presumably Monarch River Est. entrance) because I kinda doubted it was BM.

BM. Relationships w Others?
If pic w BM* was taken/uploaded before or on Oct 22, 2020 that was post-SM-disappearance and pre-BM-arrest. Seems he was still on speaking terms or working terms w these other men. Who are these men?* Interviewed by LE?
Any chance that Mr. Ritter was among them? Or other neighbors?

Gate
Does Monarch River Estates have more than one gate?
Do Oct. 2020 pix & May 2021 pix* show the same gate?
If it's a subdivision gate, looks like there are 2 points of entry into MRE from US Hwy 50. Maybe another entry from Co. Rd. 225? Where is this gate?
Can any of our map wizards mark it on M.R.Est map?** TiA.

If pix were taken of gate installation, were the men paid contractors/laborers or MRE homeowner-volunteers doing this for their HOA/subdivision?
Same question re BM, paid or volunteer?
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* Pix, guys & gate, some dated Oct 22 2020, some May 25 2021. Pix show a Massey Ferguson rig at gate. I did not see a Bobcat.
^ Monarch River Estates Photo Gallery | Monarch River Estates
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** Plat Map of Monarch River Estates (uploaded 4 yrs ago)
^ https://www.monarchriverestates.org/file/document/881338593/1HjSZll4mBNKzlnA.pdf
 
Putting Libler on the stand serves no purpose but to make Suzanne look like an adulteress. Libler has provided ample proof that he was nowhere near Colorado. The only testimony he can deliver is that Suzanne was unhappy with Barry. I can't imagine any scenario where the defense attacking Libler works out for them.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Barry married SD to keep her off the stand.
It all depends on how detailed the prosecution wants to get with motive. It's not required of course, but the jury likes to know why a crime occurred.

Its absolutely clear to me that Barry knew Suzanne was having an affair, which was alluded to quite a bit in both the affidavit and preliminary hearing.

Barry would have been both furious that Suzanne was having one, and fearful that she was dead serious when she asked for a divorce that week (he may have thought she had a place to go, and thus means to pull it off).

So JL may be quite important, and it's possible that the defense would call him if the prosecution did not.

I think we hear from him.
 
It all depends on how detailed the prosecution wants to get with motive. It's not required of course, but the jury likes to know why a crime occurred.

Its absolutely clear to me that Barry knew Suzanne was having an affair, which was alluded to quite a bit in both the affidavit and preliminary hearing.

Barry would have been both furious that Suzanne was having one, and fearful that she was dead serious when she asked for a divorce that week (he may have thought she had a place to go, and thus means to pull it off).

So JL may be quite important, and it's possible that the defense would call him if the prosecution did not.

I think we hear from him.

I have no doubt the defense will call him, the prosecution doesn't need him.
 
It all depends on how detailed the prosecution wants to get with motive. It's not required of course, but the jury likes to know why a crime occurred.

Its absolutely clear to me that Barry knew Suzanne was having an affair, which was alluded to quite a bit in both the affidavit and preliminary hearing.

Barry would have been both furious that Suzanne was having one, and fearful that she was dead serious when she asked for a divorce that week (he may have thought she had a place to go, and thus means to pull it off).

So JL may be quite important, and it's possible that the defense would call him if the prosecution did not.

I think we hear from him.
I agree, think we’ll hear from him. Better for the prosecution to have him testify to try to control the narrative than for defense to put him on the stand.
 
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