Barry Morphew Case Timeline

Timeline in Progress

2018
April
Note: Early Ownership

Barry and Suzanne Morphew purchase their home in Salida, Colorado, for $1,575,000. They moved to Colorado from Indiana.

2020
May 5
Location: Suzanne Alone with Barry

Suzanne drives daughter to Gunnison, CO, to meet up with her sister for a planned road trip. (their daughter is the only other occupant of their home.)

May 6
Calls/Texts: Text by Suzanne to Barry

“I’m done. I could care less what you are up to and have been for years. We just need to figure this out civilly.” [text was deleted from Barry’s phone, but a screenshot image remained]

May 9
Disappearance Sequence
2:11 P.M.
Calls/Texts: Last Electronic Communication by Suzanne

Last known communication to Suzanne’s old high school flame. 32 minutes before Barry Morphew arrived home.

2:43 P.M.
Cell Phone Data/Location: Barry Returns Home

The data did not show his phone or truck leaving the residence again until the morning of May 10, 2020

2:47 P.M.
Cell Phone Data: Barry's Phone Enters Airplane Mode
9:30 P.M.
Telematic Event: Truck Movement

Truck telematics records Barry’s truck backing toward the house. Various activities were logged from 2:47 P.M. until 9:52 P.M.

10:17 P.M.
Cell Phone Data: Barry's Phone Airplane Mode Ends
May 10
3:25 A.M. to 3:57 A.M.
Telematic Events/Location

Dozens of telematics events logged, despite Morphew claiming to be sleeping. Location was consistent with Barry’s driveway.

4:32 A.M.
Cell Phone Data: Barry's Phone Turned Off
4:33 A.M.
Cell Phone Data: Suzanne's Phone Ceases to Connect

Suzanne’s phone never connects again and her phone was never found.

5:00 A.M.
Location: Barry Leaves for Work

Barry states he left to head to Broomfield, a 3 hour drive.

5:37 A.M.
Cell Phone Data/Location: Barry's Phone Turned Back On

Device comes back online as Morphew allegedly heads to Broomfield. Location information showed him on the road already in the area of Johnson Village, CO.

8:00 A.M.
Location: Arrival in Broomfield

Barry should have arrived in Broomfield around this time. Telematics confirm this GPS location at 8:10 A.M.

11:18 A.M.
Calls/Texts: Barry Calls Employee

Barry was supposed to leave with two employees at 10:00 P.M. that evening. Barry informs employee that he had left without them.

Video Evidence: Barry Seen Discarding Items in Trash Cans

Electronic Evidence from businesses  showed Barry driving around to various locations discarding unknown items in separate trash cans.

12:34 P.M. to 5:55 P.M.
Video Evidence/Location: Barry shown to be in hotel room

Hotel footage shows Barry stayed in his room during this time period. Barry States to police he is at job site at 5:00 P.M. when received call from Neighbor.

5:00 P.M.
Calls/Texts: Barry Receives Call from Neighbor

Neighbor calls Barry to tell him that his daughter is concerned because they can’t reach Suzanne. After being advised to check for her bike, which is missing, Barry tells neighbor to call the Sheriff.

Barry told police that he received a call around 5:00pm on May 10, 2020 from his neighbors while physically at the Broomfield jobsite. But hotel cameras show Barry in his hotel room.

Suzanne is Reported Missing
Suzanne's Bike is Found

Her bike was located down a hillside off a dirt road between her house and Highway
50. The bike was located less than a mile from the Morphew home.

Sunday Evening
Note: Barry Forgets Tools for Job

When he met with his employee Sunday evening, the employee noted that Barry did not bring the proper work tools with him.

May 11
Search Commences
May 14
Suzanne's Bike Helmet was found.

Her bike helmet was located 10 meters off the side of Highway 50, approximately 1.52 miles west of the Morphew home and approximately .84 miles west of where her bike was located.

2023
September 23
Suzanne's Remains Found

Found in and around a shallow clandestine grave in Saguache County, Colorado, a few hundred feet down a dirt road off Highway 17.
This location was less than an hour south of the Morphew residence by main highways.

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