Found Deceased CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 #73 *ARREST*

[Mysti88c]

A Chaffee County woman is missing after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned
Chaffee County woman missing since Sunday after neighbor said she went out for bike ride

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[Sillybilly]

Please continue discussion here in accordance with The Rules:

Quick rundown of reminders from prior threads:

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*As Barry Morphew has now been charged with Suzanne's murder, he and his businesses are now open to sleuthing.*

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(* Admin Edit: to indicate that sleuthing Barry Morphew is now allowed)

 

[Tiff23fr]

Mod Reminder:
NO sleuthing someone not named a POI

 

[sk716]

I plotted Barry's course on the morning of the 10th. That is clearly a man in panic mode.

Google Maps

 

[sunshine4040]

I plotted Barry's course on the morning of the 10th. That is clearly a man in panic mode.

Google Maps

Yes, and that is not a long drive you just go straight down the highway. Hyper vigilant. IMO Driven it. More or less.

 

[bestill]

I plotted Barry's course on the morning of the 10th. That is clearly a man in panic mode.

Google Maps

Was he scoping out available dumpsters?

 

[justtrish]

I plotted Barry's course on the morning of the 10th. That is clearly a man in panic mode.

Google Maps

It's beyond bizarre that he did this. For what seems like a planned out thing, he didn't think this part through very well at all!

 

[Auntie Cipation]

From the previous thread:

@BuckeyeGal said:
"I think the majority of people in the US go to Wal-Mart, at least occasionally, and most communities have a Wal-Mart. I would guess if someone needed items to quickly deal with a situation (ie: covering up a murder), that is where they would go."

I haven't been in a WalMart in 20 years, but I think people do erroneously feel more safely anonymous in Walmart, because of the size of the store and large number of customers etc. But that's a mistake -- they don't think about the degree of electronic security sure to be in place.

What gets me is -- who doesn't already have duct tape and trash bags and a shovel at home? And if your criminal plans require a tool you don't own, don't wait until the last weekend to buy it!

 

[sunshine4040]

Was he scoping out available dumpsters?

Well , no.
It is an arduous drive. But, I am sure he had driven it several, several times given his profession. But the timeline is one thing that will get him.
Your not suppose to do landscaping work on Sundays and Weekends. I guess you can get a special permit? But who really wants to work
on Sunday and a Holiday. Mother's day? That was his excuse. I think he had a plan, but something happened that day. JMHO

 

[PaulaDC]

I think that BM did not know the identity of JL but he seemed to have an inkling that SM was speaking to someone online and he seemed to feel it was a classmate or someone she grew up with. I think those friend requests were a last minute ditch to see if there was some type of response to prove himself correct. moo

 

[MassGuy]

It's beyond bizarre that he did this. For what seems like a planned out thing, he didn't think this part through very well at all!

I think the murder itself had been contemplated for a while, and there is going to be evidence shown that he at least planned to kill Suzanne before he arrived home that afternoon.

Planned, doesn’t mean “well planned.”

Fotis Dulos put a ton of thought into how he would kill his estranged wife. This involved borrowing a coworker’s vehicle, parking at a specific spot, riding a bicycle the rest of the way, ambushing his wife at a specific place and time, transferring her body to his vehicle, and ultimately disposing of it.

Then he did what Barry did, and committed a trash/evidence dump that was caught on camera. He made more stops than Barry, but this behavior was otherwise the same.

In both cases, it seems as if the murder and body disposal was well thought out, but the rest of it was not.

 

[Deleted member 222031]

I think that BM did not know the identity of JL but he seemed to have an inkling that SM was speaking to someone online and he seemed to feel it was a classmate or someone she grew up with. I think those friend requests were a last minute ditch to see if there was some type of response to prove himself correct. moo

Yes, good point.

 

[sk716]

Was he scoping out available dumpsters?

All of his twisting and back tracking is within maybe a mile and a half area. Lauren Scharf has dug up enough confirmation that Barry had worked on that section of wall before so he would have been at least familiar with the area.

 

[Megnut]

Did we get a timestamp for when Barry was carting in random hand tools to the hotel? (Yes, we did. After 5:55.)

Because that would be a really peculiar thing to do while, say, your neighbor is calling the police for a welfare check FOR YOUR WIFE. Casually carry in a wrench and a screw and a shovel and a trowel and and and....

I wonder how urgent his step.

JMO

SUZANNE MORPHEW: Preliminary hearing in Barry Morphew trial reveals new details | FOX31 Denver

 

[Bluebythec]

I think the murder itself had been contemplated for a while, and there is going to be evidence shown that he at least planned to kill Suzanne before he arrived home that afternoon.

Planned, doesn’t mean “well planned.”

Fotis Dulos put a ton of thought into how he would kill his estranged wife. This involved borrowing a coworker’s vehicle, parking at a specific spot, riding a bicycle the rest of the way, ambushing his wife at a specific place and time, transferring her body to his vehicle, and ultimately disposing of it.

Then he did what Barry did, and committed a trash/evidence dump that was caught on camera. He made more stops than Barry, but this behavior was otherwise the same.

In both cases, it seems as if the murder and body disposal was well thought out, but the rest of it was not.

I also think it's easy for them to be Joe Cool during the planning phase but when they have a dead body on their hands it becomes real very fast. I wonder if the actual kill runs on an endless loop in the back of their mind and actually becomes a distraction to being able to finish it as dispassionately as they started?

 

[PaulaDC]

Did we get a timestamp for when Barry was carting in random hand tools to the hotel? (Yes, we did. After 5:55.)

Because that would be a really peculiar thing to do while, say, your neighbor is calling the police for a welfare check FOR YOUR WIFE. Casually carry in a wrench and a screw and a shovel and a trowel and and and....

I wonder how urgent his step.

JMO

SUZANNE MORPHEW: Preliminary hearing in Barry Morphew trial reveals new details | FOX31 Denver

Just think of the possible hands of strangers that could have touched those tools v.s. him leaving them in the room. Makes me wonder.

 

[sk716]

I think the murder itself had been contemplated for a while, and there is going to be evidence shown that he at least planned to kill Suzanne before he arrived home that afternoon.

Planned, doesn’t mean “well planned.”

Fotis Dulos put a ton of thought into how he would kill his estranged wife. This involved borrowing a coworker’s vehicle, parking at a specific spot, riding a bicycle the rest of the way, ambushing his wife at a specific place and time, transferring her body to his vehicle, and ultimately disposing of it.

Then he did what Barry did, and committed a trash/evidence dump that was caught on camera. He made more stops than Barry, but this behavior was otherwise the same.

In both cases, it seems as if the murder and body disposal was well thought out, but the rest of it was not.

I think he had been mulling it over for awhile, but didn't really decide he was going to do it until May 6th. She wasn't going to budge this time.

 

[al66pine]

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[MassGuy]

I think he had been mulling it over for awhile, but didn't really decide he was going to do it until May 6th. She wasn't going to budge this time.

I agree. I’d be really interested to know his movements in the few days before this. I do think they have something.

 

[Boxer]

I think the murder itself had been contemplated for a while, and there is going to be evidence shown that he at least planned to kill Suzanne before he arrived home that afternoon.

Planned, doesn’t mean “well planned.”

Fotis Dulos put a ton of thought into how he would kill his estranged wife. This involved borrowing a coworker’s vehicle, parking at a specific spot, riding a bicycle the rest of the way, ambushing his wife at a specific place and time, transferring her body to his vehicle, and ultimately disposing of it.

Then he did what Barry did, and committed a trash/evidence dump that was caught on camera. He made more stops than Barry, but this behavior was otherwise the same.

In both cases, it seems as if the murder and body disposal was well thought out, but the rest of it was not.

MOO in JDs case don't think the murder went as Dulos imagined it would, with him overcoming her easily and putting her in a vehicle.
Instead she fought like hell and left most of her blood on the garage floor. He got her bagged up and cleaned the garage, but it changed the plan.