Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee Co, 10 May 2020 *Case dismissed w/o prejudice* #109

[Cindizzi]

[…]

Melinda Moorman Balzer shared a statement about her sister, Suzanne, with CBS Colorado's Spencer Wilson on Monday night.

Statement from Melinda Moorman Balzer:

"My heart continues to feel a quiet relief and peace with the settled knowing that my beautiful sister, Suzanne Morphew was recently found on Friday, September 22nd. Although there were only her skeletal remains left in the dry prairie grass of Saguache county I am grateful for the closure for which I have prayed since May of 2020. Only those who have walked this journey of loss can truly understand the ambiguous loss of this tragedy. Today I choose to turn my thoughts and heart to the family of Edna Quintana whose search was the catalyst for my miracle; Suzanne being found."

"I am asking the same loving Social Media community who kept Suzanne alive to now turn their heart of care to the family of Edna Quintana their time of need. They wait in the anguish of uncertainty for the discovery of their beloved Edna. Please take a few moments each day and do what you can to keep Edna's story alive. Pray for those in authority. Pray for Edna's return. Thank you for all who believed that Suzanne would someday be found. We are forever grateful! Now it's Edna who needs your thoughts and prayers. Keep her alive in the social media world. Don't forget Edna Quintana…she needs you."

"May the God of all mercy grant a miracle for the Quintana family in the discovery and safe return of their beloved Edna back to her family."
[…]

Melinda Moorman Balzer shares statement after sister Suzanne Morphew's remains found in Colorado

Suzanne Morphew's sister shared a new statement with CBS News Colorado since the discovery of her remains in Saguache County.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Charlot123]

The article below gave me a strange feeling. I am trying to find the post that our websleuther posted about BM’s burner phone, I can’t shed the feeling that the murder was more planned. The burner phone was active on May 5 after a long period of inactivity. Why? On May 6th, BM barraged SM with calls prompting her to text “I’m done with you”. (Allegedly, Barry was calling and calling her and she blew up.) But - BM knew her, and I wonder if he intentionally pushed her with his calls. Remember, we still don’t know much about BM’s life before May 10 to discuss, what he planned, who he could be interested in. So, SM texts about being done with BM then disappears then comes up this theory of her being in Equador, why not. I think he provoked her to text it. I think he planned before and that call from a burner on May 5 was for a reason. Probably the girls’ trip was prompted by him, or maybe, when they left, he decided to use the time.

remember

Denver defense attorneys Iris Eytan and Dru Nielsen have suggested that she's not dead, but ran to await her lover in Ecuador.

Judge in Barry Morphew case to announce bail decision | News | gazette.com

gazette.com

 

[Cindizzi]

Good find. Murphy1950 maintained an excellent website but it went dark, too.

Member Knox wrote this Sept 27, 2020 @Knox

"I've listened to Lauren appear on many shows, she has never hesitated to correct someone if information was repeated incorrectly. Nor has she ever answered a question she did not know the direct answer to.

When Tricia said "so yeah it was TN & GD that met with um MG". If that wasn't factual, Lauren would have corrected her. In addition, someone asked that very question on her Facebook page and she posted a comment confirming that was true. Others can back me up, as multiple people from WS saw the same thing.

I do understand if you require a higher burden of proof, but wanted others reading your post to see another viewpoint."

I absolutely remember Lauren confirming that GD and TN met with Morgan 100%

At 28:00

REPORTER LAUREN SCHARF IS OUR GUEST TONIGHT ON WEBSLEUTHS YOUTUBE LIVE. SHOW STARTS AT 10 PM EASTERN

www.youtube.com

 

[Charlot123]

I’d like to nominate CeCe Moore from Parabon to explain how partial and anonymous DNA works. I watched her last Friday on 48 hours discuss how she solved the Linda Slaten murder cold case after 38 years. She’s amazing, and makes a complex topic easier to understand.

Agreed. Besides being fantastically smart, CeCe is very courteous. She is well-mannered, but I can’t imagine IE being able to confuse or manipulate CeCe. CeCe Moore is polite, charming and polished, but she also is independent and strong. A true gem.

 

[Charlot123]

I absolutely remember Lauren confirming that GD and TN met with Morgan 100%

At 28:00

REPORTER LAUREN SCHARF IS OUR GUEST TONIGHT ON WEBSLEUTHS YOUTUBE LIVE. SHOW STARTS AT 10 PM EASTERN

www.youtube.com

GD who was “the bestie” and TN who was so active in the beginning, especially with “” campaign? Does anyone remember what were they collecting money for and what happened with the fund?

 

[Error505]

Wasn't GD also one of the two people that said to Morgan Gentile that she didn't have to hand over her phone to LE?

Edit by me, Q answered already.
GD was quite the busy, best friend.
Yes, as a matter of fact it was GD, “the 400 Iraqi tours guy” and Barry’s nephew I believe. I’ll see if I can find msm link. Thx for reminding me. MOO

 

[Seattle1]

Found it ....

This is an interview by Lauren Scharf with Morgan Gentile. At the 4.58 mark is where MG speaks about being approached but they don't say who (a friend and a family member). IDK where i read GD was the friend, probably here, will try and find. MOO

I recall the two men were understood to be GD and the nephew. I think we learned this from one of LS fb live events before she started a YT. MOO

 

[DeDee]

The article below gave me a strange feeling. I am trying to find the post that our websleuther posted about BM’s burner phone, I can’t shed the feeling that the murder was more planned. The burner phone was active on May 5 after a long period of inactivity. Why? On May 6th, BM barraged SM with calls prompting her to text “I’m done with you”. (Allegedly, Barry was calling and calling her and she blew up.) But - BM knew her, and I wonder if he intentionally pushed her with his calls. Remember, we still don’t know much about BM’s life before May 10 to discuss, what he planned, who he could be interested in. So, SM texts about being done with BM then disappears then comes up this theory of her being in Equador, why not. I think he provoked her to text it. I think he planned before and that call from a burner on May 5 was for a reason. Probably the girls’ trip was prompted by him, or maybe, when they left, he decided to use the time.

Dates this device was associated with Barry's iPhone since May 5, 2020:

05/05/2020 12:48:34 PM (UTC-6)
05/10/2020 08:47:28 AM (UTC -6)
05/10/2020 11:50:52 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 07:54:50 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 08:14:29 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 05:44;42 PM (UTC -6)
05/12/2020 05:58:11 PM (UTC-6)

 

[Error505]

Oh, yes, GD was a vol fireman with Barry (Firehouse #5). They worked out at GD's home often and did ether Th or Fr before Suzanne was murdered. [The lady in the video is Macy's BF's mom, iirc.]

How GD found out about the location of the bike [pg 49 -50]:
"George stated on Sunday, May 10, 2020, he was at his residence when he received a phone call from CCFDD Lt. Tim Nelson, who informed him a bike was located over an embankment by Barry's house. George stated he turned on his fire radio and called Barry. Barry stated he was just outside Buena Vista on his way back. George believed he called Barry between 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM. George stated he responded to the area where Suzanne's bike was found. When he arrived, he noted the bike had been moved onto the road near a sheriffs vehicle...."


Pg 50 unredacted AA [I get a little gun shy when I see Cahill conducted interviews.]

View attachment 451176

Thank you @DeDee jogging my memory on how GD knew about the bike. Great find MOO

 

[JnRyan]

^^rsbm

I disagree that nobody really knew much about SM's riding. Quite the opposite, IMO, those SM trusted for advice and those interested in her welfare and well-being had knowledge.

The Morphews had only resided in Colorado for a couple of years and during most of this time, SM was battling cancer for the second time. It was during SM's later months of recovery that she found an interest in fitness and biking for the first time (a suggestion most likely by Libler). In the AA, BM also makes note of this as yet another change in the SM he once knew.

As evidenced by only a handful of documented bike rides beginning in late April 2020, this region is not conducive to biking year-round-- requiring SM to wait until Spring breakup before having her bike serviced and being reintroduced to her bike again.

I recall SM's brother Andy commenting on recent conversations SM had with her dad, Gene, regarding the mechanics of her bicycle. I believe her bike mechanic gave evidence of temporary repairs.

As attested by the pro-athlete former boyfriend, It certainly doesn't follow SM would choose to ride the staged trail on May 10. MOO

There’s a difference between giving advice and actually observing someone riding and/or racing. Over 20+ years of riding and racing I know there is no substitute for actually seeing. Or even better still trying to hang with someone on the trail or road. It’s not like SM was racing a criterium or track race where you observe the entire performance. And while SM might have TALKED with Libler, BM, bike mechanic, daughters and father, I seriously doubt any of them had any first hand knowledge of what she was really capable of on the bike because NONE, to the best of my knowledge, went out with her once she started getting comfortable on the bike.

From the way it appears she really didn’t do ANY cycling of any kind till she got to CO – but we haven’t heard one way or another. I had over a dozen years of road riding, including mountain roads, when I tackled my first mt riding. And it is an ENTIRELY different experience. While riding a 34x30 up a 10%-11% is hard on a paved road, taking on 25% grade even with a 30x42 is completely different even with that lower gear set up. For one when riding a paved road you can stand in the pedals and put your weight into it. Do that on a mt bike and you change your weight distribution, your spin in place and you lose ALL your forward motion and play hell getting it back. Even descending downhill requires better bike handling skill than descending on a road bike on a paved road. And SM apparently dived right in and embraced it – after surviving cancer.

Over the years I’ve learned that trying to relate to non-cyclists the experience of mt biking, a century (100+ miles) thru the mountains, a 45 minute criterium, descending a mountain road at 45 mph or a 100 mile Grand Fondo seems almost as if I’m trying to explain Einstein’s Theory of Relativity to a middle schooler. For that reason I seriously doubt ANY of those – daughters, Libler, father AND CERTAINLY BM – have an inkling of what she did or what she was capable of. She tells Libler that her rides are ’30-45 minutes’, but if she did Little Rainbow she easily rode an hour or more. (The loop of 13.1 miles is estimated to take 1-2 hours depending on ability. Little Rainbow Loop | Mountain Biking route in Colorado There is an out and back section of 9.1 miles or 18.2 miles that would take longer.)

No, I haven’t heard from anyone in the media or LE interviews that has first hand knowledge of where she road or what her real skill level was at the time of her disappearance. This includes her mechanic as his first hand experience most likely only tells him how her bike was maintained, not where she road or her skill set. And I don’t know of anyone on here that REALLY knows her cycling and that includes me.

 

[Seattle1]

Dates this device was associated with Barry's iPhone since May 5, 2020:

05/05/2020 12:48:34 PM (UTC-6)
05/10/2020 08:47:28 AM (UTC -6)
05/10/2020 11:50:52 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 07:54:50 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 08:14:29 AM (UTC -6)
05/11/2020 05:44;42 PM (UTC -6)
05/12/2020 05:58:11 PM (UTC-6)

Allegedly (per the Civil Suit filed 5/2/23), there's a returned search warrant from Apple that disputes a second or burner phone. Linked this earlier today.

 

[DeDee]

Allegedly (per the Civil Suit filed 5/2/23), there's a returned search warrant from Apple that disputes a second or burner phone. Linked this earlier today.

I saw that earlier but was posting the AA stuff. I hope we get another, fresh, new AA after a Grand Jury Indictment. The heading above the times the AA phone was accessed is:

(Possible Second Device for Barry)

On June 11, 2020, your affiant received information from FBI SA Grusing and Computer Scientist Brian Turner that while reviewing the data from the cell phone extraction of Barry's iPhone, they found a second device,
User ID: 2BD073C4-EFD5-4 l 3C-92AC-35 l DD5B43C 11, identifier: + 13 I 79952426, was associated with Barry's iPhone with an SMS at 03:43:44 PM MST on May 81 h, 2020.

pg 52

 

[Cindizzi]

GD who was “the bestie” and TN who was so active in the beginning, especially with “” campaign? Does anyone remember what were they collecting money for and what happened with the fund?

The “ purpose “ of the fund stated that it was to support search efforts ( travel expenses etc ) if I recall correctly.

In April 2021 the FBI asked BM what became of the funds:

 

[Error505]

GD who was “the bestie” and TN who was so active in the beginning, especially with “” campaign? Does anyone remember what were they collecting money for and what happened with the fund?

Yes, there was a “go gimme fund“ set up to help with search expenses, etc immediately after Suzanne went missing. TN first published it to Facebook. All of that has been deleted now, but I remember it well! There was quite a large sum collected, over $30k. SM’s brother, Andy had hoped some would be donated to help his large search but no money came from the fund or BM for that massive search.
I don't know if anyone else remembers, but BM said he gave his 400 Iraqi tours bff, GD, $4000 for helping him search. GD had to take off work etc.

On a different note, remember BM saying he had $70,000 cash in his safe and it went missing, basically accusing SM of stealing it to run away!? I don’t know if he thought that or thought LE “stole“ it! Lol. Maybe BM needed to give GD $70,000 for staying at his home when Suzanne first went missing. hmmm. Who knows?
all my .02 and MOO.

 

[Seattle1]

I saw that earlier but was posting the AA stuff. I hope we get another, fresh, new AA after a Grand Jury Indictment. The heading above the times the AA phone was accessed is:

(Possible Second Device for Barry)

On June 11, 2020, your affiant received information from FBI SA Grusing and Computer Scientist Brian Turner that while reviewing the data from the cell phone extraction of Barry's iPhone, they found a second device,
User ID: 2BD073C4-EFD5-4 l 3C-92AC-35 l DD5B43C 11, identifier: + 13 I 79952426, was associated with Barry's iPhone with an SMS at 03:43:44 PM MST on May 81 h, 2020.

pg 52

Thanks @DeDee. Other than citing “Possible Second Device for Barry.” Arrest Affidavit, p. 42, the defense does not mention the date the Apple Arrest warrant was returned.

It's possible the warrant return date followed the date the AA was filed but instead of making this clear, the defense falls on a very tired statement of how the State should have issued an Amended AA.

This, along with everything the defense says should have been included in the AA would require a 200-page AA, versus the 129-page AA where at one point, the page/word count became central over the content of the AA!

MOO

 

[Charlot123]

Yes, there was a “go gimme fund“ set up to help with search expenses, etc immediately after Suzanne went missing. TN first published it to Facebook. All of that has been deleted now, but I remember it well! There was quite a large sum collected, over $30k. SM’s brother, Andy had hoped some would be donated to help his large search but no money came from the fund or BM for that massive search.
I don't know if anyone else remembers, but BM said he gave his 400 Iraqi tours bff, GD, $4000 for helping him search. GD had to take off work etc.

On a different note, remember BM saying he had $70,000 cash in his safe and it went missing, basically accusing SM of stealing it to run away!? I don’t know if he thought that or thought LE “stole“ it! Lol. Maybe BM needed to give GD $70,000 for staying at his home when Suzanne first went missing. hmmm. Who knows?
all my .02 and MOO.

And then, someone needed to pay MG the money that was not “hush money”, lol.

I think that when we donate to , we don’t know the stories behind the request, nor people’s own financial situations. So - if you do it, it really is not “for” the cause, it is out of the goodness of your heart.

However, in TN’s case, lack of transparency with the money collected, says a lot to me. I think he ended up totally disassociating himself from the case once people started asking questions. So at least here is a person close to uncle, TN, who’s linked to collecting money and later offering no transparency to people who donated. He also refused to allocate even a minimum of donations to the main cause - finding Suzanne. (At this, AM is Suzanne’s own brother, and TN, essentially, a nephew by her dysfunctional marriage.)

So this TN meets with MG. I can only applaud MG for her courage. But TN’s proximity to the case in the beginning looks curious.

Now, GD I can’t say much about. But also, he appears to be very close to BM and the case in the beginning, receiving money from BM, meeting with MG, very active, and then, he dissolved like a sugar cube in a cup of tea.

 

[mrjitty]

^^bbm

In a Court granting a government Motion for Dismissal w/o prejudice, nowhere is it intended to serve as a "do-over" for any previous mistakes by a prosecution.

IMO, we can rest assured that the prosecution's Motions to admit expert witnesses earlier denied as the result of Court sanctions for discovery violations, will be highly scrutinized in any retrial.

However, I believe it's extremely important to note for both the Civil Suit and any retrial of BM that throughout the first prosecution, and no matter how hard the defense tried, no Court ever found bad faith by the prosecution (i.e., not by Murphy nor Lama).

IMO, this is going to prove a critical fact for the next Court when deciding expert witness testimony.


^^rsbbm

Agreed

The state will argue that BM already had his remedy in dismissal of the charges. A new prosecution should start fresh IMO.

 

[mrjitty]

Why should the suit be dropped?
I would like to be, but the wrongs alleged would remain.

Because Barry cannot testify in the civil trial. Maybe she can still bring the part about discovery violations but the other allegations are done because they realistically require the defendant to testify

 

[mrjitty]

Thanks @DeDee. Other than citing “Possible Second Device for Barry.” Arrest Affidavit, p. 42, the defense does not mention the date the Apple Arrest warrant was returned.

It's possible the warrant return date followed the date the AA was filed but instead of making this clear, the defense falls on a very tired statement of how the State should have issued an Amended AA.

This, along with everything the defense says should have been included in the AA would require a 200-page AA, versus the 129-page AA where at one point, the page/word count became central over the content of the AA!

MOO

Agreed. As we have seen this is her MO so to speak. She takes a fact she wants to contest at trial, eg the location data, then claims her expert evidence is in fact exculpatory that is a violation of civil rights rather than simply a contest of evidence at trial.

But as we saw with location data her “evidence” is merely an interpretation that contradicts her own clients statements.

Wouldn’t be surprised if the Apple warrant says nothing like what IE claims.

She grossly misrepresented what the states cellular expert said internally in her own document.

 

[mrjitty]

They don't have to prove he dumped her bicycle beyond reasonable doubt.
They only have to prove he killed her.

Right.

The prosecution only need to establish sufficient circumstantial facts which give rise to an inference Barry murdered SM.

Each individual fact need not be proved BARD. Rather one examines the facts established, makes natural and obvious inferences, and then stands back and asks is the BARD standard met

IMO the following inferences with be drawn from established facts

1. SM was murdered on saturday (no further proof of life) when only BM was present.

2. BM engaged in significant staging (left turn+helmet), disposal of evidence (dumpster run), drive activity late at night

3. BM manufactured an alibi (Bloomfield, false alibi claim - e.g foos)

There is no reasonable possibility that can explain all this, other than he did the murder

The big issue that was removed is having to prove SM was actually murdered. Before we needed to infer that, but not any more.

Obviously there is far more evidence than I covered above.