Authorities never found blood at the couples home either, Scharf tweeted. Suzanne competed for homecoming queen. And he says he met Suzanne a handful of times; she even made cookies for his wife and kids. Peter Van Sant: Give me a sense of how your technology, from your company, helps solve criminal cases. Dan Ridenour: They had a couple of daughters one in college And they had a daughter in high school . eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Missing Colo. Speaking with CBS 4, Suzanne Morphew's husband clung to his original alibi and speculated that his wife is alive, but has been taken out of the Maysville area. Suzanne Morphew, 49, went missing May 10, 2020. Suzanne Morphews body has not been found. Dan Ridenour: The San Isabel National Forest, again, is 1.1 million acres. It may have looked incriminating, but Barry claims it was just another day at the office. In Broomfield, his truck data, which includes GPS and sensors, indicated he made five trash runs, Grusing testified, according to the Denver Post. } Peter Van Sant: Why is data missing sometimes? When she went missing, Barry had posted a plea on Facebook, a video asking her to return home and also shared photos and love notes from his wife during a CBS 4 interview. - May 11, 2020: Search crews are called to the area she was believed to be in near hear Chaffee County home. The sensors on his truck indicated the drivers side and passengers side doors opened at each stop, according to Grusing. Andrew Katers: She could. And as for that chlorine smell in Barry's hotel room . Barry allegedly told the agent that he shot chipmunks after he got home, Grusing said, Fox21 News and KDVR reports. While Barry told FOX 21 in August 2020 his wife's disappearance was "the most devastating thing that has ever happened to me," prosecutors say the investigation into her whereabouts and presumed death shows that their relationship was in trouble. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Details of the case came out for the first time Monday, as Barry Morphews preliminary hearing began in a Chaffee County courtroom. That is the only thing he would say that he threw away. "We are announcing that at [9:15] this morning, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office arrested Suzanne Morphew's husband, Barry Morphew," Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said. I could care less what you're up to and have been for years. . ga('ads.send', { In the motion, prosecutors said they believe they're close to finding Suzanne's body "in a remote and mountainous region nearby the Morphew residence." Peter Van Sant [at ravine]: Where was the mountain bike found? Barry Morphew, who has been arrested and charged with the murder of his wife Suzanne, had shared love letters sent to him by her when she went missing last year. Judge Dismisses Case Against Husband of Suzanne Morphew, Who Vanished on Mother's Day 2 Years Ago, Brian Walshe, Husband of Missing Mass. Peter Van Sant: And what did she message him? Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. With Suzanne now officially reported missing, Barry tells his workers there's a family emergency and arranges hotel rooms with one of those workers taking over Barry's room. His wife, Suzanne Morphew, 49, disappeared after leaving her home for a bike ride on May 10, 2020. Ashley Franco: Barry Morphew absolutely could say that. Suzanne Morphew was reported missing by a neighbor May 10, 2020, after she reportedly failed to return from a bicycle ride. He started a landscaping business. }) reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. Suzanne's spy pen had surfaced with that intimate conversation. And I was like, "Oh my gosh. (Read . Ashley Franco: Investigators also found that Suzanne, on several instances, had gone on vacation to meet up with Jeff in many different states, ranging from Louisiana to Florida. Sometimes the smallest item will turn an investigation, and, in this case, agents seized on a clear plastic cap that a forensics team had found in the family's dryer. window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { At 8:10 a.m. on Mother's Day morning, the truck's computers again begin recording data. They notice that Barry's cell phone appears to be pinging all around the outside of his house. MEAWW is an initialism for Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide. This is in Broomfield. Boy, 10, Vanished in 2016. Now, Suzannes sister Melinda Moorman says there were indications Suzanne was not safe in her marriage. And from that moment they had talked almost every single day nonstop. Missing Colorado woman's sister hasn't seen nieces for a year. } Cody Cox: : they seemed to communicate pretty well. It appeared as though Suzanne could have been abducted, and that's when Barry made a videotaped public plea on social media. The love affair between Suzanne and Jeff became a key part of the investigation as agents tried to figure out what happened to her on that Saturday, May 9, the day before Mother's Day. Hes too good at the manipulation. Ashley Franco: "Howdy Stranger." Morphew spent little time at work the day his wife vanished. He's got a lot to lose if revelations of this affair come out. Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., on May 6, 2021. Barry was a star baseball player who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. They both attended Purdue University and married in 1994. DNA evidence made public for the first time now threatened to destroy the case against Barry. Prosecutors said they believe they are close to finding Suzanne Morphew's body. Investigators asked Barry to explain that unusual phone activity. Peter Van Sant: And are they monitoring him in some fashion? Agents theorized that Barry's phone had pinged from various locations around the housenot because he was shooting chipmunks, but because he was chasing Suzanne after he shot her. Morphew is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with the disappearance of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, 49, who went . if(document.querySelector("#adunit")){ The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office says that Barry Morphew was arrested this morning. The first day authorities searched for Suzanne, they found her mountain bike close to the Morphew home. Morphew, 53, is charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, according to court records. "Done headed back.". (Chaffee County Sheriff's Office). Peter Van Sant: Barry Morphew can stand up and say, "I'm not your killer. Jeff told agents he only took those steps because he did not want to tarnish Suzanne's memory and worried he might lose his family and job. Where is Suzanne? Chaffee County Sheriff's Office/AP/Shutterstorck, Barry Morphew Was 'Frantic' When Wife Suzanne Vanished, His Sister Tells 'Dateline NBC', Police Found Tranquilizer Dart Cap in Suzanne Morphew's Home After She Vanished, Barry Morphew Pondered Whether Wife Suzanne's Disappearance Was Divine Intervention: Affidavit, 'Please Mama. We just need to figure this out civilly. Melinda Moorman: There are no winners in this story. if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ It was a tough time, says her sister Melinda Moorman. "But this case is incredibly unique when you started to dig a little bit deeper. Aya Gruber is a professor of law at the University of Colorado and a former defense attorney. Produced by Paul La Rosa. But if Barry knew nothing about Suzanne's affair, what motive would he have to kill her? Aya Gruber: he asks the agents, "Am I a target?". Her husband is not considered a suspect or person of interest in the . He also said he was at the job site in Broomfield when he learned from his neighbor that Suzanne was missing. Why not just do it at one? Suzanne Morphew disappearance: Suzanne Morphew, 49, was reported missing May 10, 2020, after failing to return from a bike ride near her Colorado home. Morphew remains in custody in Chaffee County. ", Dan Ridenour: So, the only thing that makes sense is that Barry Morphew lost it when Suzanne finally said, "I'm leaving you.". TRASH RUN #1: #BarryMorphew truck passenger and drivers doors open, according to data it took him two minutes to throw something away that was a few feet away from his truck. Its guilt and desperate measures hes taking. ", Family devastated as mom and unborn baby tragically die after 'unexpected' medical emergency, All for publicity? LOL??". Still, Moorman said, the sisters had a very intuitive and a very close relationship and we were very connected.. eventAction: 'load' Peter Van Sant: And what kinda boss was he? },false) The pen captured several intimate conversations between Suzanne Morphew and a secret lover. Investigators have yet to find a body, and have revealed few details about the evidence that led to Barry Morphews arrest. Before moving to Colorado in 2018, Barry and Suzanne grew up in the small town of Alexandria, Indiana, where they met in high school. Cahill resigned from the agency in December, in the midst internal affairs investigators looking into an "accidental discharge of a firearm" at his home, prosecutors said. Suzanne Morphew went missing on May 10, 2020, Mother's Day, while out for a bike ride near her Chaffee County home. Suzanne, 49, was reported missing after going on a Mother's Day bike ride on May 10, 2020. Aya Gruber: Well, that DNA can end up in her car if she was the victim, for example, of a serial killer or if the person was hired or opportunistic There could also be potentially an innocent explanation that at some point, you know, the person came in contact with the car randomly as a mechanic but it is very, very curious. Attorneys for murder suspect Barry Morphew want charges dropped against their client, who is accused of killing his wife and mother of their two daughters, Suzanne Morphew, who hasn't been seen since around Mother's Day in May 2020. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Moorman added "I don't think she was taken to a second location, I think it happened at home" and claimed he believed Barry was guilty "based on the behaviors and things that happened" but that he would "pray it's not." Nothing is what it seems.". But there were also rumblings about the state of the Morphew's marriage. And that's what his defense is banking on in this case. This is utter nonsense," Stanley wrote. Defense attorney Eytan denies Barry has any involvement in his wife's disappearance. Cops confirmed they don't think Suzanne is alive anymore, even though no body has been discovered. Then, at 2:26 p.m., Suzanne gets a text from Barry that he's heading home. The next morning, Mother's Day, Barry says he drove to a job some 3 hours away. Aya Gruber: But this judge was very careful to say, "Look, I'm finding probable cause here, but it's only because I am looking at all the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution.". Aya Gruber: And then that confession to shooting chipmunks becomes a major piece of incriminating evidence against him. Ashley Franco: But it's suspicious that you would go to five different trash areas to dispose of several things. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Authorities believe Barry killed Suzanne that afternoon. Barry ultimately hired high-profile lawyers from Denver, and, in the summer of 2021, Judge Patrick Murphy heard the prosecution's evidence in open court. They happened to meet at the site where Suzanne's mountain bike was found and Tyson secretly videotaped Barry: BARRY MORPHEW [to Draper]: The first night there was a mountain lion that officers seen that walked by the car. The motion states that prosecutors "have a good faith reason to believe further investigation into this matter is essential to answering the most consequential question presented by this case" namely, the question of what happened to Suzanne. And they say that there could have been a chase and then a struggle. Hes not stable, Suzanne Morphew wrote in another message, according to The Associated Press. Alex Walker, a commander with the Chaffee County Sheriffs Office, testified Monday that prior to her disappearance, Suzanne Morphew suspected her husband was having an affair. 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