Still Missing CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *arrest* #92

[BDAJAG]

[QUOTE="MassGuy, post: 17421520, member: 219191"<very respectfully edited by NASBDA>

...because Barry is a dope...

[/QUOTE]

Suzanne's Wedding Band ?

Anyone here opine that BM disposed of Suzanne's remains without first taking her wedding band from her finger?
Not I.

Barationale :
"After all , I bought it;
She broke the vows;
And it is of value;
...someone will give me something for it!;
Yeah.
So I'm takin' it.
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IIRC, an observation was made awhile back that, ofttimes it proves to be the tiniest of details that trips-up the criminal.
Indeed, details don't get much tinier, (or would be more ironic!), than this mistake re. Suzanne's wedding band.

Thus, trace possession of, or recover the wedding band, and BM, E&N will have a pretty hard tune to dance to.
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Possible "Helps":

IMO, BM would have fenced her ring early on and in the area; not likely pawned because of record-keeping reqmnts; Salida PD is likely to have some book on where to check and with whom to chat, initially anyway;

Simultaneously, obtain detailed description(s) - current, or even original, of the ring's characteristics, to include inscription(s) - from Suzanne's close/intimate friends/family in CO and IN; circulate the foregoing, and couple with offers of significant reward(s) for info/leads/return.
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Aside: I opine BM would never have permitted Suzanne to re-size her wedding band. Check-out the photo of BM's left hand. His ring is going nowhere. In character: Good for him; So it's good for her. 'And hey, if you need an MRI, they can put tape over it'. [Uhh... don't believe it works that way, Barr.]
In this regard, JL for one is likely to know if SM's ring could be removed. IMO; trying to be delicate here.

More helps?
Anyone?
Anyone?

 

[Rural_PC]

Hmmm….
I wonder IF, when Tyson Draper encountered him all wet coming up from the creek, if he was trying to find “the” phone? Maybe he threw it too far, strong brute that he is !

This was the first thing I thought of when I read Cindizzi's post.

 

[Megnut]

I think FWIW Barry planted her phone.

Recall the early report from LE having located an item/article. Item = phone? helmet? Article = of clothing? helmet?

I think what's key is Barry didn't know either. He knew what he planted; he didn't know what they found.

When he asked LE if they found her phone, IMO it meant he planted it to be found OR he knew they would be looking for it and he knew they couldn't find it. Ever.

I think it's the former. And I think he was genuinely flummoxed. Wanted to know what they did or didn't find.

I think he was in the water looking for it. I think he wanted LE to dredge the river -- to find the phone (or to waste time looking where he knew they wouldn't find her).

I think he texted her phone as a test, hoping to learn LE had it. Somehow in their hands, watching weirdly for incoming messages. I think he was sleuthing. (Though it could've been for the benefit of those tracking HIS messages. See, I care about my wife.)

I wish somebody could find her phone. I believe it's out there. And I believe it's damaged. Extensively. More than would be warranted from a bike ride/ accident that never happened. Weird. Bike's fine. Helmet's fine. Phone, destroyed

JMO

 

[Warwick7]

I think Poncha Market was the last trash run. This was the first time that someone approached Barry during one of his dumps. Since the footage was overwritten, we don’t know if he was digging into the receptacle or pushing stuff down like one of the previous stops.
Btw, I started reading the AA again for at least the 10th time. I highly recommend going back to it now that we have additional context with the bodycams. I see new stuff every time I read it.

Just the thought of him digging down into a garbage can and getting interrupted (busted lol!) is so bizarre.

 

[Megnut]

There are no telematics that we've heard about showing a stop at Ponch Market on his way out of town.

JMO

 

[K9Enzo]

I’m still of the opinion the ring is wherever SM is. If it’s not, then I believe it was her normal routine that left it presumably home (in a drawer, ring holder, dresser, etc.). A routine such as taking it off before bed, showering, cleaning, laying out in the sun, etc. Whatever event happened, I don’t think her ring mattered at all to that person in that moment. IMO

 

[Megnut]

Barry IMO did not think his dumpstering at the hotel was on camera. I believe that he believed there were no cameras on the side of the hotel. Hence parking there, hence trying to get in that way.

IMO he failed to consider cameras from adjacent businesses!

I'd be curious to know if Barry ever made a trial run. Up to Broomfield to surveille surveillance cameras.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Barry and his defense made a point, as I recall, of saying Colorado ground was too hard, too frozen for digging.

Not if he dug a hole in JUNE. Of a different year. Not if he did it in May but BROKE HIS BOBCAT doing it.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

The Bobcat attachment that Barry texted about, may have driven by, but decided was too expensive (even though he knew the price prior), did it have Bobcat attached to it?

Perfect place to borrow an idle SIM card.

If that's the case, I hope Backhoe Buddy turned his SIM card into LE. Because if Barry's Bobcat appeared to go nowhere Saturday night but Backhoe Buddy's parked Bobcat was busy busy busy, well, that's evidentiary!

Me, I'm taking a break now to untie my tongue.

This post brought to you by the letter B.

JMO

 

[Warwick7]

I'm not sure why this is a problem. My original post is about May 12th Tuesday.

@sk716 I stand corrected. I shouldn't stay up late analyzing numbers and dates. :/

After looking at your numbers on the 10th it doesn't look like he would have enough time.

MOO, however, I do feel Oldcop's analogy is spot on. Something happened before the 12th to move him to go back And dig in that trash.

 

[Power of Two]

[QUOTE="MassGuy, post: 17421520, member: 219191"<very respectfully edited by NASBDA>

...because Barry is a dope...

Suzanne's Wedding Band ?

Anyone here opine that BM disposed of Suzanne's remains without first taking her wedding band from her finger?
Not I.

Barationale :
"After all , I bought it;
She broke the vows;
And it is of value;
...someone will give me something for it!;
Yeah.
So I'm takin' it.
-----------------------------

IIRC, an observation was made awhile back that, ofttimes it proves to be the tiniest of details that trips-up the criminal.
Indeed, details don't get much tinier, (or would be more ironic!), than this mistake re. Suzanne's wedding band.

Thus, trace possession of, or recover the wedding band, and BM, E&N will have a pretty hard tune to dance to.
-----------------------------

Possible "Helps":

IMO, BM would have fenced her ring early on and in the area; not likely pawned because of record-keeping reqmnts; Salida PD is likely to have some book on where to check and with whom to chat, initially anyway;

Simultaneously, obtain detailed description(s) - current, or even original, of the ring's characteristics, to include inscription(s) - from Suzanne's close/intimate friends/family in CO and IN; circulate the foregoing, and couple with offers of significant reward(s) for info/leads/return.
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Aside: I opine BM would never have permitted Suzanne to re-size her wedding band. Check-out the photo of BM's left hand. His ring is going nowhere. In character: Good for him; So it's good for her. 'And hey, if you need an MRI, they can put tape over it'. [Uhh... don't believe it works that way, Barr.]
In this regard, JL for one is likely to know if SM's ring could be removed. IMO; trying to be delicate here.

More helps?
Anyone?
Anyone?[/QUOTE]
Upon enlarging the photo of SM on the poster where she has her hand up by her face, it is difficult to see what type of band she is wearing. Are the rings soldered all together? Is she wearing a thin band separately? My thought is that oftentimes the engagement set is one entity and women often have a separate, thinner, actual wedding band. If that was the case, I can see BM ditching the thinner gold band without much care, as it would have little monetary value. However, there is no hope in Hannah that he would part with that beautiful diamond set. It must be somewhere. I can see it not being missing at all but possibly tucked away in a jewelry box by SM herself.

 

[eyeseestars]

The prosecutors appear to be laying all of their physical evidence on one dart cap found in the dryer. If one commits murder, it is unlikely that the first thing on their mind would be doing laundry. They most likely would bag up any clothes for disposal to hide any possible evidence.

I think it's pretty far fetched to think 1) a dart cap would go unnoticed in the dryer drum for any length of time and 2) BM is into this one pair of shorts so much that he decided to wash them while throwing all other clothing evidence away. We also have to take into account that he was obviously very careful to avoid tracking any scent into the house after the crime was committed.

My theory has always been that he preloaded that dart sometime prior to his lunchtime arrival at PP, stuck the dart cap in his pocket and forgot about it. To me, this is supported by the manner in which he arrives at the house the last time, jumping out of the truck and leaving the door open while running around....like he had the gun already loaded and with him in his truck.

 

[Warwick7]

[QUOTE="MassGuy, post: 17421520, member: 219191"<very respectfully edited by NASBDA>

...because Barry is a dope...

Suzanne's Wedding Band ?

Anyone here opine that BM disposed of Suzanne's remains without first taking her wedding band from her finger?
Not I.

Barationale :
"After all , I bought it;
She broke the vows;
And it is of value;
...someone will give me something for it!;
Yeah.
So I'm takin' it.
-----------------------------

IIRC, an observation was made awhile back that, ofttimes it proves to be the tiniest of details that trips-up the criminal.
Indeed, details don't get much tinier, (or would be more ironic!), than this mistake re. Suzanne's wedding band.

Thus, trace possession of, or recover the wedding band, and BM, E&N will have a pretty hard tune to dance to.
-----------------------------

Possible "Helps":

IMO, BM would have fenced her ring early on and in the area; not likely pawned because of record-keeping reqmnts; Salida PD is likely to have some book on where to check and with whom to chat, initially anyway;

Simultaneously, obtain detailed description(s) - current, or even original, of the ring's characteristics, to include inscription(s) - from Suzanne's close/intimate friends/family in CO and IN; circulate the foregoing, and couple with offers of significant reward(s) for info/leads/return.
------------------------------

Aside: I opine BM would never have permitted Suzanne to re-size her wedding band. Check-out the photo of BM's left hand. His ring is going nowhere. In character: Good for him; So it's good for her. 'And hey, if you need an MRI, they can put tape over it'. [Uhh... don't believe it works that way, Barr.]
In this regard, JL for one is likely to know if SM's ring could be removed. IMO; trying to be delicate here.

More helps?
Anyone?
Anyone?[/QUOTE]

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MOO is..... I have always thought strongly about her text "I'm done."

At that moment in her life it would be nothing for her to decide to slip it off and put it in her jewelry box. BM would easily be able to retrieve it. No one would be the wiser.

 

[Megnut]

If Barry removed Suzanne's ring before concealing her, he would've taken great pains to preserve it. I theorized that he never re-entered PP after about 10:30 pm on 5/9. His first chance, on 5/10, escorted by police. I'm not ready to rule out a sleight of hand maneuver. Drop it in the drawer. Thinking later he would move it to the sink or somewhere Suzanne may have more naturally left it.

I do not believe he would discard or barry that ring.

IMO the ring made it to Mexico that next winter. And it's in a nice pretty new setting, just waiting for Mrs. M 2.0.

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Barry's shorts, as seen on CCTV on 5/9:

I think it's possible he washed them, as opposed to trashing them, because he wasn't wearing them when he murdered and concealed Suzanne.

Worse, I think he took them off before she breathed her last. Bedside, where the unspent cartridge was found

I think Barry thought that Suzanne violated his marriage vows (merely by wanting a divorce, but surely by an affair -- I believe that he had affairs, he just justified his differently -- a man has needs, yada yada). IMO Barry busted through the door to show Suzanne who was in control -- and it wasn't her -- shorts off, position of dominance, and the close proximity required for Suzanne to gouge his arm.

Manual strangulation because the dart wasn't fast enough.... it's a real possibility, based on the gouges.

Then upon clean up, those shorts are simply laundry from the day. Picked them up, bullet falls out, sheath doesn't, into the laundry they go.

Should've checked his pockets. Should've checked for Suzanne's laundry. And not left a pair of worn bike shorts in plain sight!

Barry is cheap. What Barry threw away on 5/10 IMO he threw away because he had to. It was used in the commission of a crime.

His shorts IMO did not fall into that category, in his mind. So he kept them.

JMO

 

[NothingSurprisesAnymore]

Me too, and the pizza place. It was takeout only, maybe even curbside. Someone could've mistaken Shoshona for Suzanne OR it could've been anyone who sent that pic of Barry to the girls.

I do believe it was Suzanne with Barry at Moonlight Pizza.
IIRC texts were revealed from Barry to Suzanne asking her to come to his worksite to see it and bring drinks.
After her doing so they then went for pizza.

 

[K9Enzo]

Now I do think it’s a oops, if for example, SM ALWAYS left her wedding rings home when biking and her rings are not at home. Or another example, she always started her morning with a shower and taking her rings off. If they are still in the home then it could mean she never started her day at all. IMO

I learned a lesson years ago and never wear my wedding rings dog training and will put on a silicon ring (or nothing at all) the stars aligned for my ring to get caught in my dogs collar and he took off (as instructed) with me attached to him. Oof!

 

[Power of Two]

A bit of morbid thinking here... Have you ever tried to remove a big ring from a deceased body? Unless the ring is loose-fitting, it is no easy task. I work in hospice and elder care and have experience in doing so. The string/thread and soap trick does work, but I suspect BM would not know of it, or have the patience to do it.

 

[DizzyB]

I do believe it was Suzanne with Barry at Moonlight Pizza.
IIRC texts were revealed from Barry to Suzanne asking her to come to his worksite to see it and bring drinks.
After her doing so they then went for pizza.

Barry photo at Moonlight pizza came from Suzanne’s phone to one of the kids, I believe.

 

[Momofthreeboys]

Barry photo at Moonlight pizza came from Suzanne’s phone to one of the kids, I believe.

Yes that was my understanding. I don't think there is anything "different" about pizza pickup than we know. It all makes sense and we know it was Suzanne who took the picture and sent it to their kids.