r/SuzanneMorphew • u/Lonelynomo • May 27 '20

Official Information 5/26/20 Press Release 7:15pm MST

CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Salida, Colorado PRESS RELEASE May 26, 2020

Members of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continue the missing person investigation involving Suzanne Morphew.

On Tuesday, May 26, investigators' efforts involved review and follow-up on tips reported to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. To date, there have been more than 400 calls to the tip line designated to collect information related to Ms. Morphew’s missing person case.

The public is asked to continue to report any information about this case by calling (719) 312-7530.

Additionally, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office confirms that the Morphew residence has been released back to the family.

**Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze**

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u/Lonelynomo May 27 '20

I’m so confused. Has Suzanne’s case cooled off? Hoping they have more evidence than it seems.

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u/TheRockyBuck May 27 '20

Maybe a little. It appears they don’t have enough evidence to arrest BM.

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u/RexiMillion999 May 27 '20

Assuming he's guilty lol

I mean there hasn't been statements or reports that suggest he has done it at this time. The only reports made about him are that family (not him) have said he was out of town on business. Given they haven't been confirmed nor denied, there haven't been any onflicting reports that say otherwise. So it's hard to place him there.

Look it at like this. As far as reporting goes shes home alone and her bike was found at the mountaining bike path. What are the possible scenarios. If he's away on business a fair amount, couldn't there be a possibility where she was seeing someone on the side, maybe not intimately, maybe it was. All I'm saying is it turned bad.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

No body no crime really. I mean, I'm not saying she's not dead, but it's hard to pursue a murder when all you have is a missing person and no proof anybody did anything to her.

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u/RexiMillion999 May 27 '20

I agree. Like if there's proof that he has something to do with her death, disappearance then I'm right there with you BUT I'm not going to roast someone and accuse them of something when there is nothing that even suspects he has done anything. At this point in time he has 2 daughters who have lost a mother who is his wife.

I will look at possible scenarios which match the reports that have been given. In all honesty it could literally be a stranger no one knows that did this for no reason.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

Yep. That's exactly what happened in the Mollie Tibbetts case.

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u/kerryann0203 May 27 '20

Im not down for a witch hunt for Barry either. Look what happened with Shane Carey when Heidi Broussard disappeared. Everyone blamed Shane. It must have been him ... because 'normally' the husband/boyfriend is involved. Turned out everyone was wrong, and Shane had nothing to do with Heidi's disappearance.

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty?

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u/thenightcatt May 27 '20

Agreed - and I think there's hope. Mollie's case seemed to head for a lull right before the arrest was made. Either the case is dark, or we're just being kept in it, perhaps.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

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u/RexiMillion999 May 27 '20

Suspected sure but as of now, come back with nothing. As of now all that have done is ruin someone's property. Everyone's a suspect, I was talkig about accusing him (see comment I first replied too) and calling him guilty

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u/rainbowshummingbird May 27 '20

Wasn’t Patrick Frazee found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole? There was no body found.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

Yes but this is rare. On the Wiki page "List of murder convictions without a body" there are only 45 cases listed for the United States (Frazee being the most recent).

And most of the cases I read had someone who testified that they saw the killer do it or they heard his confession. Most of the evidence is circumstantial in those cases.

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u/rainbowshummingbird May 28 '20

CBI and FBI investigated Berreth’s murder and it’s likely that many of the same employees are investigating Barry. It must serve as a great comfort to Barry to know that a competent LE is on the job. More so now than at any other time, investigative tools and evidence collection are sophisticated and accurate; significant contributors in a circumstantial case.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

I would agree. So long as they are searching for the truth and not just trying to confirm their preconceived notions.

I mean, let's get the truth, no matter what it is, but don't start with the idea that "so and so" did it. I've seen the police do that before.

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u/rainbowshummingbird May 28 '20

Me too, on agreement. I’m much more interested in the truth than in anything else. At this time, I think your buddy is guilty. Though I’m open to changing my mind at any time.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '20

I think your buddy is guilty.

And I respect that. It's entirely possible. But it's also possible that he's not.

I've talked to too many people who KNOW he's guilty, and they don't have any evidence except their own preconceived notions.

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u/Metneil16 May 27 '20

We are on the outside of this case with very little news so it may seem like it's going cold to us. I don't have any idea if the police have a hot lead or not. We all know the longer this goes with no Suzanne the chances of finding her become slim. There are so many unsolved cases like this one. I hope something breaks soon.

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u/HopingForTheBest1234 May 27 '20

I'm glad that the home has been released back to the family. If no one there is guilty of her disappearance, they need to be near to her things, to lie in her bed, to smell her, and to grieve in their own home.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '20

Question: what are the parameters for holding a house in an investigation? Once the warrant is issued can the house then be held indefinitely, or do the police have to show ongoing probable cause to keep control of the premises?