Days before she vanished, she sent her husband a text stating that the marriage was over. Aya Gruber: And then that confession to shooting chipmunks becomes a major piece of incriminating evidence against him. On May 9, Suzanne sent the man a text at 2:03 p.m. which is the last time anyone ever heard from her, Fox21 News reports. Aya Gruber: he asks the agents, "Am I a target?". Dan Ridenour: She was new at mountain biking. Barry Morphew is facing two new charges in connection to Suzanne Morphews death. The thought that Suzanne may have been abducted hit the peaceful, picturesque town of Salida hard. - May 11, 2020: Search crews are called to the area she was believed to be in near hear Chaffee County home. As The Denver Channel reports, Morphew is now facing two additional charges in his wifes presumed murder: Tampering with a deceased body, and possession of a deadly weapon; both felonies. The last ping on Suzanne Morphews cellphone was at 4:23 a.m., the Post reported. Peter Van Sant: And his claim, well, I just always have a lotta junk in in the vehicle. "At no time did Mr. Cahill say that he did not think there was probable cause to arrest or that he thought the defendant was not guilty of murdering his wife.". Andrew Katers, the owner and CEO of Animal Care and Equipment Services, showed us a tranquilizer rifle he'd typically use on animals. Come Tomorrow': Ana Walshe Reportedly Begged Her Mother to Visit Before She Disappeared. He only began cooperating after he was located by investigators, who learned Jeff had taken steps to hide the nearly two-year affair. Fans baffled by singer's sudden exit. Investigators also discovered they'd sent intimate photos to each other, talked of becoming husband and wife, and even mentioned leaving the United States. Suzanne Morphew, the missing Colorado mother of two, who disappeared after going on a bike ride on Mother's Day, was allegedly having an extramarital affair with a man she knew from high school. Along with her husband, Barry Morphew, Suzanne is a director of the . Investigators also found a spy pen right out of a James Bond movie that was able to capture and record conversations. She is presumed dead. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ ", Dan Ridenour: So, the only thing that makes sense is that Barry Morphew lost it when Suzanne finally said, "I'm leaving you.". He agreed to provide access to his DNA, phone records and his passwords for those deleted accounts. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), if(document.querySelector("#ads")){ 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. Morphew then disposed of trash behind a Holiday Inn, where he checked in and changed his shirt, Grusing testified. }); The husband of a missing Chaffee County woman who is now accused of killing his wife will be allowed to stay in contact with his two daughters, 11th . Investigators also found a plastic cap for a syringe that they believe was used to load a tranquilizer dart in the couple's dryer. 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. Peter Van Sant: Give me a sense of how your technology, from your company, helps solve criminal cases. Investigators later discovered many texts from Suzanne to a close friend that apparently revealed her tormented feelings about Barry: Barry became the prime suspect and investigators think they know how he killed Suzanne. Dan Ridenour has covered the story for his local morning show. - May 10, 2020: Suzanne Morphew reported missing. Her case caught national attention from features on shows like "Profiling Evil" and "Dr. Oz.". After checking out the work site, Barry headed back to his room at the Holiday Inn, and investigators say he stayed there from 12:42 p.m. to 6:03 p.m. By then, he'd already spoken to older daughter Mallory who told him she could not get in touch with her mother. So, we thought that maybe she got attacked by a lion. Like I said, I could hear almost every phone call he had. 2023 Cox Media Group. Like the bike, the helmet had no damage or blood on it, according to the Colorado Springs Gazette. According to Walker, Barry didn't know about the Spy pen and it is VOICE ACTIVATED. Sheila told investigators that Suzanne and Barry hadn't had a perfect night in over a year and a half. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. On May 11, Jeff Libler texted #SuzanneMorphew wishing her well wishes for her cancer treatment day. Moorman also said Suzanne sent her a text on May 8, two days before she vanished. Hes not stable, Suzanne Morphew wrote in another message, according to The Associated Press. He said he felt he had to do something anything. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Cases like the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew. Barry Morphew was heard on the video telling deputies he feared someone picking her up, ABC News reported. Ashley Franco: Could this man have had something to do with Suzanne's disappearance? Whatcha up to? The pen did reveal, however, that Suzanne had been having an affair of her own for about two years. Aya Gruber: This DNA discovery is so significant. There was still no response from Suzanne and investigators speculate the next few moments are when Barry returned home. ANDREW MOORMAN [talking to searchers, CBS Denver news report]:We're gonna fan out and were gonna work that area very carefully, OK? Suzanne, 49, was reported missing after going on a Mother's Day bike ride on May 10, 2020. Defense attorney Eytan denies Barry has any involvement in his wife's disappearance. Suzanne, a 49-year-old mother of two, went missing on May 10, 2020, after she is believed to have gone on a bike ride in Maysville, Colo., where she lived with her husband, Barry, and their two. He was held without bail and eventually pleaded not guilty. The preliminary hearing, which is expected to last four days, continued Tuesday and is scheduled to resume later this month. She definitely made implications that she had concerns about her safety. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. That's when the Morphew neighbors were contacted and could find no sign of Suzanne. Murphy was also concerned about protecting the couples two daughters, Mallory and Macy Morphew, from harassment and undue pain. He and Mal were together last night. ga('ads.send', { The preliminary hearing will resume on August 23. At one point, Suzanne sends Jeff a selfie. He pleaded not guilty. Judge says deputy 'intentionally and maliciously' caused death of Christian Glass, won't dismiss ind. That same day, the couple was fighting about money, according to text records. The first stop was at a bus station trash can. In her motion for dismissal, DA Stanley told the judge that officials believe they are close to discovering the location of Suzanne Morphew's body. And he says he met Suzanne a handful of times; she even made cookies for his wife and kids. He knew how to load darts with paralyzing chemicals, having used them to illegally sedate deer and remove their antlers to sell. In those early days, Barry had a theory about what happened to Suzanne that he shared with Tyson Draper who has his own YouTube channel. Barry was arrested on the morning of Wednesday, May 5, and slammed with murder charges after an almost year-long hunt to locate his wife, a mother of two. Sign up for PEOPLE's free True Crime newsletter for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. By Sunday night, Suzanne's daughters were back home but Suzanne is nowhere to be found. Ashley Franco: Authorities say that they believe, when his phone went into airplane mode, that he was disposing of possible evidence. Peter Van Sant: And what kinda boss was he? Cahill stated that Sheriff Spezze did not heed CBIs advice or opinions and moved forward with Mr. Morphews arrest, according to Eytan. Authorities say Barry Morphew told them he went to bed around 8 p.m. on May 9, but his truck's computer shows the truck, seen in this evidence photo, was put in reverse and backed up towards the house around 9:30 p.m. On May 10, 2020, the day Suzanne Morphew is reported missing, investigators discovered Barry Morphew threw out trash at multiple locations around Broomfield, Colorado, while in town for work. They go to sleep, I cut their horns off It's totally illegal But you're gonna find tranq darts around my property because I've done that.". Throws items away here. It's been speculated that Morphew had shared those letters after her alleged murder last year in an attempt to cover his tracks. By that afternoon, Barry Morphew was making suicidal statements. "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. But the move did not appear to improve the relationship. Former FBI Special Agent Jonathan Grusing testified Tuesday that data from his cellphone also poked holes in Barry Morphews alibi. Suzanne Morphews abandoned bike was found a short time later, in the brush of a steep slope less than a half-mile from the familys home on Puma Path near Salida. This photo, taken from hotel surveillance footage, shows Barry throwing out trash in a dumpster. He then went to a McDonalds and a Mens Wearhouse. },false) They notice that Barry's cell phone appears to be pinging all around the outside of his house. TRASH RUN #3: At 9:12 a.m. #BarryMorphew leaves the hotel. As investigators began trying to verify Barry's alibi, they were pulled in a new direction. While her bike and helmet were recovered during searches, her body remains missing. 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. Cody Cox: I talked pretty highly about Barry 'cause I was with him all the time. He and Suzanne had a one-time fling after high school. "He was taken into custody near his home in Poncha Springs, he was alone at the time of his arrest, and he was arrested without incident. Although he did not come forward on his own, Jeff did assist agents after they found him. Ashley Franco: Investigators found Suzanne's bike helmet up that road. There is no video to be collected on the southside of the hotel. But Barry told investigators he was an experienced tranquilizer dart gun shooter. }); Barry knew that his daughters would be away on their camping trip that Saturday afternoon and authorities say he took advantage of that opportunity to kill Suzanne and clean up the crime scene. "Jeff" turned out to be Jeff Libler and he had a wife and six children in Michigan where he lived. Aya Gruber: This case is incredibly unique. Elena DiFiore is the field producer. Records show that Suzanne and Jeff messaged each other 59 times that day, much more than usual, authorities say. She loved you with her whole being. 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. You know, it is a computer Log files, they only last so long. Before moving to Colorado in 2018, Barry and Suzanne grew up in the small town of Alexandria, Indiana, where they met in high school. This photo taken from police body cam footage shows Suzanne Morphew's mountain bike after being discovered by sheriff's deputies on the side of a cliff off a road near the family home. There was no working tranquilizer rifle found in the Morphew's home. On May 6, 2020, four days before she vanished, Suzanne sent Barry a text saying she was "done" and wanted to end their marriage, 9 News reports. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), Unable to track Barry's cell phone, investigators tapped into a relatively new investigative technique digital vehicle forensics to pull a stream of data out of Barry's Ford truck. They both attended Purdue University and married in 1994. His trial was scheduled to start in several weeks. pg.acq.push(function() { He also said he was at the job site in Broomfield when he learned from his neighbor that Suzanne was missing. "And Suzanne trusted the Lord and if one person got saved from this, she would think it was worth it. Ashley Franco: He had been interviewed by investigators through the course of it and he talked to investigators almost every time. Suzanne and Barry Morphew with their daughters Macy, left, and Mallory, right. Suzanne Morphew disappearance: Suzanne Morphew, 49, was reported missing May 10, 2020, after failing to return from a bike ride near her Colorado home. Her husband, Barry Morphew, 53, is charged with first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and attempt to influence a public servant. }); On Tuesday, the second day of a four-day preliminary hearing to determine whether Barry will stand trial for allegedly killing Suzanne, now-retired FBI Agent John Grusing testified that investigators found a tranquilizer cap in the dryer of the Salida home where the couple lived with their daughters, CBS Denver, 9 News and KDVR report. We just need to figure this out civilly. Weeks and months went by and Barry remained at the center of the investigation. Who is Barry Morphew? But it did partially match the DNA of an unknown male who had attacked other women and it raised a disturbing question: had Suzanne fallen into the hands of a sexual predator? 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