Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #91

[girlhasnoname]

<snipped & BBM>

Wonder how many nights ole' BARE is going to need to spend away from monitoring?

Because of the judge’s decision, Morphew’s bond has been modified so that he can travel to Fremont County only for court and, if necessary, to spend the night.

 

[Seattle1]

Something in MH1s body language changes as he tells MH2 to tell the truth. I think he's shifted into suspicion. Anybody else see it? He kind of freezes until he reassures MH2 to keep talking. He's a good Dad, I hope Barry hasn't caused them too much grief.

^^rsbbm
I hope not either. However, I do recall it wasn't too long after that reporter Carol McKinnley cited MH2 as the former boyfriend.

 

[Niner]

WATCH: Judge grants change of venue request in Barry Morphew murder trial

Cahill is mentioned in this article from yesterday’s hearing -

Can't be accessed in Europe - could someone give a paragraph or so on Cahill's part? TIA!

 

[Seattle1]

Nope.

(Barry Morphew Interview – February 29, 2021)
While SA Grusing and SA Harris were parked about one block away from Barry’s condo, Barry drove his truck beside the Agents’ car at about 5:03PM and handed a weathered .22 caliber altered rifle with a newly mounted rifle scope to Agents. Barry said that was the gun he used to shoot the chipmunk and he had to leave to workout at the gym.

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Barry Morphew Redacted Arrest Affidavit – Find Suzanne Morphew​

Isn't this the gun that earned BM Count 4--Possession of a Dangerous Weapon from the May 18, 2021 Criminal Complaint filed against him?

 

[Frodosdojo]

Actually, BM may have known his wife's habits...
But desperate men, desperate measures.

There was a lot of planning that went into her disappearance. So if he did know her habits, he would have driven her car to where she normally bikes, thrown the bike over the edge, thrown the water camel in the trash somewhere and set all this up in the afternoon, when Suzanne normally liked to bike. I think he didn't know her habits and this will be his downfall. Just IMO, though.

 

[Tumbleweed]

ORDER RE: [D-34] DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CHANGE VENUE, Page 5/8, Section 5. The Volume and Intensity of the Coverage:

The defense alleged DA Stanley held a press conference after Mr. Morphew’s arrest and made extrajudicial statements to the media including that BM was not talking and requested a lawyer.

I believe the 14-minute video speaks for itself. Sheriff John Spezze called the press conference and after he read a prepared statement, he introduced DA Stanley that stood in the background for most of the news conference.

I believe most of us still recall how this case had been radio silent for nearly one year until this presser. I disagree with the characterization of the allegations made against DA Stanely specifically at this presser. DA Stanley and also Sheriff Spezze were professional, courteous, and made no extrajudicial statements or commentary in their responses to a limited number of questions posed by some very patient reporters.

We've seen the defense at work. I'm calling this sneak attack, more "hurricane" noise --and hoping something will stick. MOO

BBM above. Agree 100%.

The problem is that it did seem to stick with the judge. From the judge's order regarding Change of Venue he writes:



I have multiple issues with his statement. (If I am wrong, please correct me.)

First, the pre-trial publicity order didn't go into effect until June 3, 2021. The press conference was held the day Barry was arrested, on May 6th. So how could she violate an order that wasn't in effect yet? But here he is saying she did the press conference in spite of the order. Just wrong.

Second, he says that DA Stanley told media that "he was not talking and requested a lawyer." Actually, she was very measured and appropriate in her response to being asked if Barry was answering questions or saying where Suzanne's body is. She answers, "He was taken into custody and he, when asked questions, he said he wanted a lawyer, so all questioning ended." Maybe it is subtle, but saying that when Barry requested a lawyer, LE stopped questioning him (which is the only appropriate response LE could make), is different than saying "he was not talking and requested a lawyer". "He was not talking" has a negative connotation to it, IMO. Which brings me to my third point.

IMO, the wording that he used was taken directly from Defense's motion for Change of Venue. It just sounds like them, doesn't it? If the judge is just going to be taking the defense lawyers at their word , and the prosecution is not able to point out their BS to the judge, I am very concerned about Suzanne seeing any justice here.

 

[girlhasnoname]

Can't be accessed in Europe - could someone give a paragraph or so on Cahill's part? TIA!

Not much detail but general highlights:
<snipped>

A majority of the motions hearing on Tuesday was questioning former Colorado Bureau of Investigations Agent Joseph Cahill about when he was made aware of a DNA match from Suzanne’s car to sexual assault cases in both Arizona and Illinois and why he did not present this in the August preliminary hearing.

The defense is accusing investigators that they did not follow up on a significant lead because their sole focus was on Barry Morphew. The defense also claims the prosecution and investigators of hiding exculpatory evidence from them by not sharing investigators’ emails with DNA reports attached.
WATCH: Judge grants change of venue request in Barry Morphew murder trial

 

[Skigh]

The silence from yesterday afternoon is deafening. The more silent it is the more I think it wasn't good for the prosecution :-( Didn't Lauren or one of the media tweeters say court did not get out until 6:30 PM last night? That's a long long afternoon's worth of testimony and cross examination missing. Makes me so so angry if hacking the webx really occurred.

Why do you think the silence from reporters is due to things not looking good for the prosecution?

Do you think professional reporters are only going to report news they like?

I personally feel the clips released yesterday are very favourable towards the prosecution.

 

[Seattle1]

<snipped & BBM>

Wonder how many nights ole' BARE is going to need to spend away from monitoring?

Because of the judge’s decision, Morphew’s bond has been modified so that he can travel to Fremont County only for court and, if necessary, to spend the night.

There will be plenty of monitoring in Fremont County. If I'm recalling correctly, this is also the county where BM has been receiving maintenance for his ankle monitor after the local provider advised the court there was a conflict (personnel had a social relationship with one of the daughters). MOO

 

[NothingSurprisesAnymore]

IIRC in one of the PH's Prosecution brought up BM's lack of emotion and curiosity (I don't recall the exact wording used) when entering the home with LE for the first time after SM was reported missing. Defense came back with BM was doing exactly what he was instructed to do before entering and following directions. IMO

"Defense came back with BM was doing exactly what he was instructed to do before entering and following directions."

Yeah, because his goal was to pass some sort of "test"...
NOT find his wife

 

[girlhasnoname]

Does anybody know who this woman is that Barry is hugging after court last night?

https://twitter.com/LaurenScharfTV

And ONCE AGAIN his total disregard for following the rules, he didn't even buckle his seatbelt before he drove off.

 

[sk716]

I don't agree that significant others always know where someone does something they do everyday, My husband takes off and walks the dog....everyday....I know what time now because I work from home, but I never knew that schedule when I left the house to go to work. And I have no clue where he goes unless he mentions something specific that happened...ran into someone we know, something the dog did that was unusual and he might say the location of that occurrence. So I did not find it odd that he didn't cry out "she never bikes here"...he probably didn't know what her routine was. It is alittle odd that he didn't have a general idea as when I worked outside the home I would always ask at some point in the evening of my H "what did you do today" but my husband never asked me that so I get spouses that just aren't that involved or curious about what another spouse does routinely. My spouse's schedule was his own, he didn't go to an office everyday, was out and about at job sites, our rentals, the daily trips to the hardware store and I was curious about his day and also wanted to make sure I got any receipts since I'm the "bookkeeper". But he is never curious about my days. Suzanne may have relayed some bike rides if there was something about them she wanted to share, but Barry may not have been cognizant of her daily routines.

The dirty clothes don't help the timeline for either side as those could have been used before she took her last bike ride or she hand washes them, or she washes them separately. We don't really know exactly when the sheets, socks, shorts, etc. were washed an dried...just that they were sitting in the dryer apparently. The coffee cup on the counter is puzzling since the alleged single plate was in the dishwasher.

BBM, because he put it there to make it look like she had gotten up, made her cup of coffee and went on an early bike ride.

The sheets are because Suzanne stripped them The pile of bedding is a neatly stacked pile of decorative pillows and the duvet flipped over the foot of the bed. For me this cements that Suzanne was washing the sheets because she wanted for MM1 and her BFF to spend the night. So the sheets were in the wash because Suzanne put them there.
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The People’s Exhibits – Find Suzanne Morphew

Let's talk about Mr. Sgt. Friday's routine. He walks the dog every day, you don't know where he walks. But you do. If he didn't come back in a reasonable amount of time, would you have a route in mind to drive to look for them? Gotta MadLibs it. First you would check ____ because he's told you a couple of times about ______. Then the next and so on. You even know what he took with him even though you don't because it's the same things he takes every time. We're all creatures of habit. People always think they don't know, but they do unless they are just completely oblivious.

 

[sk716]

I agree with others about BM on the body cam footage, no true emotion, no sense of urgency, very nonchalant, seemingly robotic just goin’ through the motions. Bad acting at its finest. Ugh, is there any award lower than a Razzie?

I noticed upon arrival at the bike scene, he didn’t swing his truck door open and jump/dash out of truck running around frantic like a man on an urgent mission (to find his missing wife). You know like he did after he pulled into his driveway when he arrived home on Saturday afternoon 5/9/20 at 2:44pm. Oh wait.

Also, I was appalled at the grin on his face while being escorted to the courthouse. Just more proof of his arrogance and total lack of self awareness, not to mention how disrespectful to Suzanne/her memory, her family, friends, and the court. Horrible.
Looks like he’s aged a lot, lost some of that muscle tone, etc. IMO, he looks very tired/worn overall looks awful, a smiling pretty daughter on each arm, notwithstanding. Guess fear and stress about possibly getting sent to the pokey for life can do a number on one’s appearance.

I thought the young man, MM2’s boyfriend MH, did a great job on scene giving important details to LE especially about what Suzanne’s normal bike riding routine/habits were, and about SM/BM spats and that there had been discussions of separation. Very brave young man.
He seemed to be very caring and concerned about Suzanne. Actually, MH and his Dad both did great and seemed more concerned about Suzanne than ‘ole BM did that’s for sure, glaringly obvious imo.

IMHOO

#FindSuzanne
#BringSuzanneHome
#JusticeForSuzanne

Eta-clarity

That was a nice burn. Just needed to give it a pat on the back.

 

[sk716]

IIRC in one of the PH's Prosecution brought up BM's lack of emotion and curiosity (I don't recall the exact wording used) when entering the home with LE for the first time after SM was reported missing. Defense came back with BM was doing exactly what he was instructed to do before entering and following directions. IMO

It's weird. He's almost timid entering the house. It's not a natural bearing for Barry. I tried to get a screen cap that conveys it, but I couldn't. He's not entering the house worried about his missing wife, he's an alpha male. If he was worried about his missing wife everyone would know and someone would have probably already been shouted at, viciously. Instead, he's worried about the men around him. He's a rich, white dude in Colorado, what does he have to fear?

 

[Diddian]

I think he arrived home at 9pm.

What was BM's "plan according to the narrative as told by BM" if the call about SM had not occurred? I mean by that, if BM had not received a call (that SM wasn't responding to calls or texts and appeared to be missing) so wasn't compelled to leave Broomfield around 6 or so as he did, who was going to stay where? JP stayed in the room BM had occupied most of the day and MG in another (and IIRC, CC drove up the next morning).

Where was everyone going to sleep Sunday night? And the nights after that (since it appeared to be a multi-day job, especially if done only with hand tools since BM did not bring any motorized equipment).

I find it difficult to believe bossman BM would share and sleep in a hotel room with a man he subsequently pointed to as a potential suspect and described as a guy who'd "spent 9 years in prison."

What was JP's understanding about sleeping arrangements?

 

[MassGuy]

What was BM's "plan according to the narrative as told by BM" if the call about SM had not occurred? I mean by that, if BM had not received a call (that SM wasn't responding to calls or texts and appeared to be missing) so wasn't compelled to leave Broomfield around 6 or so as he did, who was going to stay where? JP stayed in the room BM had occupied most of the day and MG in another (and IIRC, CC drove up the next morning).

Where was everyone going to sleep Sunday night? And the nights after that (since it appeared to be a multi-day job, especially if done only with hand tools since BM did not bring any motorized equipment).

I find it difficult to believe bossman BM would share and sleep in a hotel room with a man he subsequently pointed to as a potential suspect and described as a guy who'd "spent 9 years in prison."

What was JP's understanding about sleeping arrangements?

That's a really good point about the hotel arrangements, I'd like to know the specifics in regards to the booking.

Barry undoubtedly knew that Suzanne would be discovered missing that very day, and here's the really sick thing. His plan was probably for his daughters to arrive home and discover their mother missing.

They just happened to sound the alarm before that, and the timeline sped up slightly.

This is what he does though; he manipulates people to get exactly what he wants. It's one big game, and everyone else is just pieces on a board.

 

[Diddian]

That's a really good point about the hotel arrangements, I'd like to know the specifics in regards to the booking.

Barry undoubtedly knew that Suzanne would be discovered missing that very day, and here's the really sick thing. His plan was probably for his daughters to arrive home and discover their mother missing.

They just happened to sound the alarm before that, and the timeline sped up slightly.

I agree that the plan was for the daughters to arrive home and discover SM missing. BM is very astute when it comes to knowing who he can use as tools to advance his narratives.

 

[waldojabba]

Can't be accessed in Europe - could someone give a paragraph or so on Cahill's part? TIA!

A majority of the motions hearing on Tuesday was questioning former Colorado Bureau of Investigations Agent Joseph Cahill about when he was made aware of a DNA match from Suzanne’s car to sexual assault cases in both Arizona and Illinois and why he did not present this in the August preliminary hearing.

The defense is accusing investigators that they did not follow up on a significant lead because their sole focus was on Barry Morphew. The defense also claims the prosecution and investigators of hiding exculpatory evidence from them by not sharing investigators’ emails with DNA reports attached.

The prosecution admitted the emails were a mistake and last week sent more emails to the defense. They added they’ve handed over more than 50,000 pages of evidence.

 

[sk716]

Or Barry had no idea. Might have known they were heading home on Mother's Day but had no idea of the schedule. Suzanne drove MM2 over to her sister so Suzanne probably knew the details better. But didn't MM1 say they did not plan on spending the night but then we're hearing that she was washing the sheets because she thought they were spending the night? I don't think we've seen a refined timeline of their movements on May 10.

Barry said they were supposed to be home by lunchtime. He even called MM1 around lunchtime, expecting them to be home already.

Regarding Barry leaving Suzanne alone on Mother’s Day, when she disappeared, he replied that his girls were supposed to come home “and I didn’t feel bad, because I thought they were going to be there around lunchtime.” (AA Page 22 of 129)
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ETA: We don't have any kind of timeline for the girls.

 

[HongKongPhooey]

I agree that the plan was for the daughters to arrive home and discover SM missing. BM is very astute when it comes to knowing who he can use as tools to advance his narratives.

Same here. I was just thinking, I wonder if the penny will ever drop for his daughters that he planned it for them to be first on scene. How awful.

JMO