CO SUZANNE MORPHEW: Missing from Chaffee County, CO - 10 May 2020 - Age 49 *Found Deceased*

A Chaffee County woman is missing after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned, sparking a search involving more than 100 emergency personnel.

The Chaffee County Communications Center received a report on Sunday at 5:46 p.m. regarding a missing woman in the area of County Road 225 and West Highway 50.


Anybody who has information on Morphew’s whereabouts is asked to call the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office at 719-539-2596 or Chaffee County Crime Stoppers at 719-539-2599.


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Chaffee County woman missing since Sunday after neighbor said she went out for bike ride

A woman is missing after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned, sparking a search involving more than 100 emergency personnel.
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SUZANNE MORPHEW is still #missing from Mayesville, CO. Her husband was arrested in 2021 for her murder!

A Chaffee County woman is still missing from Colorado after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned in May of 2020.
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An older article about the Judge. He apparently handed in his notice in April 2022 just after the case was dismissed with prejudice. He worked his 90 day notice and left in July 2022.

denvergazette.com

Judge Ramsey Lama Resignation Letter

The judge who would have presided over Barry Morphew's murder trial had it not been dismissed has resigned. This is his resignation letter, dated April 26, 2022.
denvergazette.com denvergazette.com
 
Tresir said:
It is El Paso county doing the autopsy and they have over 100 dead bodies from a morgue that they are dealing with ATM. Hopefully it shouldn't be too much longer.
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Figured it was, wouldn't be Chaffee but that still doesn't mean they won't send anything out. I can't hardly talk about this to this day but my grandbaby had the local autopsy but part of her was sent out for a far more serious and experienced result. Her remains were not, her remains were returned but they took what was needed and part got sent out to a more expeienced top expert. In another state on top of it who we contract with. And like I said, it was four months and we were told could be up to six. It was he77 but worth it as the results were the proof needed.

I can't talk more on that without falling into a bad place but anywhoooo after what has happened with the former case, I don't see them rushing anything and they shouldn't. There is, as we know, no statute of limitations on murder. While in most cases I agree with getting a murderer off the streets like in LISK where someone else is apt to end up murdered, BM is already free, was free during the case and the motive was personal, financial, etc., not like a serial killer.

However I have entertained that thought with him... Maybe he killed Edna...

I'm not serious but who knows... He is a BAD MAN.
 
Tresir said:
So even if there is a new case, will those experts still be banned? ie will Lama's rulings still stand? Without them, there is no case as they were Telematix experts, phone experts, DNA experts etc.
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I am going to be honest and say I have no idea. I did watch a show on these kinds of questions probably a month ago but do not recall all the answers but I BELIEVE none of that stands if filed anew, pretty sure, but even if it does, it doesn't stop them from getting other experts in he same areas. I am not guaranteeing this but I am pretty certain. It would be pretty much a new filing of charges, etc.

If I had more time I'd go into this judge and his bs and lack of understanding/up on things and the times.
 
Tresir said:
Well, it was only 90 days late... :bored:
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I would say this has gone on in almost every case I have ever watched and it is never turned into an end of the world thing, this is becoming a thing this past year or so. Generally, sadly, both sides always wanted/want all the time in the world and are happy to not make a huge deal of it. Now it is being called out. And speedy trial is also becoming a thing like in Daybell. Always existed but rarely ever heard of not so many years ago.
 
Tresir said:
An older article about the Judge. He apparently handed in his notice in April 2022 just after the case was dismissed with prejudice. He worked his 90 day notice and left in July 2022.

denvergazette.com

Judge Ramsey Lama Resignation Letter

The judge who would have presided over Barry Morphew's murder trial had it not been dismissed has resigned. This is his resignation letter, dated April 26, 2022.
denvergazette.com denvergazette.com
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Rngs a bell. Good. And Colorado in the more rural areas rotate judges from the bigger areas like Denver. I don't recall exactly nor am sure it is the case in Chaffee but I think so. First encountered a lot of crazy CO law and b.s in Kelsey Berreth/Frazee case and have seen several CO cases since AND unsolved murders AND mishandled cases. I ended up on YT and following some starting with a CO case...
 
I think I may have known that but certainly did not recall it.

@Tresir You want to go into something else, look up Beverly Englund and this same department and sheriff and the lack of answers, attention or searches and investigations re her. And that is just ONE.
 
Cousin Dupree said:
I got in fine with no trouble.
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I tried more than once and after reading this from you tried twice more. I go in, it is there but before I can read it a big pop up comes up and I either have to subscribe or close. So I close it and it goes back to a news page but not the one with this article.

I have tried like six times now. So if either of you can share the key parts that would be great.
 
GrandmaBear said:
I tried more than once and after reading this from you tried twice more. I go in, it is there but before I can read it a big pop up comes up and I either have to subscribe or close. So I close it and it goes back to a news page but not the one with this article.

I have tried like six times now. So if either of you can share the key parts that would be great.
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Here's another link. That previous one wouldn't let me in to copy anything.

lawandcrime.com

DA behind failed Barry Morphew murder case tried to dig up dirt on judge's divorce: Complaint

The DA who brought and then dropped a murder case against Barry Morphew in death of his wife asked her chief investigator to dig up dirt on the divorce of the presiding judge, a complaint alleges.
lawandcrime.com lawandcrime.com


This Denver7 one looks ok and has a copy of the complaint.



"In the 20-page complaint filed Monday, the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel alleges Stanley interacted with Mike King, who hosts a YouTube channel devoted to true crime, from April 2021 to August 2022. The interactions include text exchanges, interviews with King and video comments Stanley allegedly made on King’s YouTube channel before, during and after Barry’s prosecution."

"Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel asking for discipline for Stanley and the other prosecutors. The 83-page request for investigation states that judges overseeing identified violations of court orders and discovery rules, including "providing false information to the court."

The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel also alleges Stanley conducted a domestic violence investigation into Judge Lama following unfavorable rulings.

The DA allegedly reached out to several prosecutors, "encouraging them to investigate whether Judge Lama ever abused his ex-wife, Iris Lama." Iris was described as "an advocate of Suzanne Morphew and victims of Domestic abuse."

State authorities said Stanley decided to interview Iris because "…we couldn't understand Judge Lama's orders that were so egregious against us, and he's normally not like that. And we were discussing what's going on, and those two came together. And I said, let's see if we can get somebody to interview her to see if there was something going on or if she suspects that he is trying to get back at her, essentially, in almost a passive-aggressive way by making this case impossible to prosecute… So we wanted to see if she would say anything to us about any of that or if these actions by the judge may be almost a passive-aggressive move at her."

The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office reportedly refused to investigate since Stanley "had no good source for the investigation." Stanley eventually enlisted her own investigator to interview Iris, the complaint states.


The investigator met with Iris on April 15, 2022. According to the complaint, Iris told the investigator there was never any domestic abuse in the relationship, and Judge Lama never told her anything about the Morphew case. Stanley filed the motion to dismiss in the Morphew case four days later.

"[Stanley] used her position and office’s resources in a manner intended to prevent others, including Judge Lama, from effectively performing their roles in the criminal justice system," the complaint alleges.

Barry’s attorney, Iris Eytan, filed a complaint in March 2023 with the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel asking for discipline for Stanley and the other prosecutors. The 83-page request for investigation states that judges overseeing identified violations of court orders and discovery rules, including "providing false information to the court."

The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel alleged similar conduct, including withholding evidence from the defense and a perceived failure to send discovery to the defense team in a timely manner"
 
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Figured it was, wouldn't be Chaffee but that still doesn't mean they won't send anything out. I can't hardly talk about this to this day but my grandbaby had the local autopsy but part of her was sent out for a far more serious and experienced result. Her remains were not, her remains were returned but they took what was needed and part got sent out to a more expeienced top expert. In another state on top of it who we contract with. And like I said, it was four months and we were told could be up to six. It was he77 but worth it as the results were the proof needed.

I can't talk more on that without falling into a bad place but anywhoooo after what has happened with the former case, I don't see them rushing anything and they shouldn't. There is, as we know, no statute of limitations on murder. While in most cases I agree with getting a murderer off the streets like in LISK where someone else is apt to end up murdered, BM is already free, was free during the case and the motive was personal, financial, etc., not like a serial killer.

However I have entertained that thought with him... Maybe he killed Edna...

I'm not serious but who knows... He is a BAD MAN.
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Am so sorry about your loss. That must have been unbearable.
 
Whoa! I just read about "Beverly England". It seems to me. Her husband found out about the meeting. But no evidence. She disappeared on my 10th birthday. That's creepy. The "University of North Texas" Is really the place to send remains, Send objects etc. For possible DNA. I really hate when it is automatically assumed people abandoned their children. Then told by the spouse they were. When they were the ones in fact that killed them.
 
Tresir said:
Here's another link. That previous one wouldn't let me in to copy anything.

lawandcrime.com

DA behind failed Barry Morphew murder case tried to dig up dirt on judge's divorce: Complaint

The DA who brought and then dropped a murder case against Barry Morphew in death of his wife asked her chief investigator to dig up dirt on the divorce of the presiding judge, a complaint alleges.
lawandcrime.com lawandcrime.com


This Denver7 one looks ok and has a copy of the complaint.



"In the 20-page complaint filed Monday, the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel alleges Stanley interacted with Mike King, who hosts a YouTube channel devoted to true crime, from April 2021 to August 2022. The interactions include text exchanges, interviews with King and video comments Stanley allegedly made on King’s YouTube channel before, during and after Barry’s prosecution."

"Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel asking for discipline for Stanley and the other prosecutors. The 83-page request for investigation states that judges overseeing identified violations of court orders and discovery rules, including "providing false information to the court."

The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel also alleges Stanley conducted a domestic violence investigation into Judge Lama following unfavorable rulings.

The DA allegedly reached out to several prosecutors, "encouraging them to investigate whether Judge Lama ever abused his ex-wife, Iris Lama." Iris was described as "an advocate of Suzanne Morphew and victims of Domestic abuse."

State authorities said Stanley decided to interview Iris because "…we couldn't understand Judge Lama's orders that were so egregious against us, and he's normally not like that. And we were discussing what's going on, and those two came together. And I said, let's see if we can get somebody to interview her to see if there was something going on or if she suspects that he is trying to get back at her, essentially, in almost a passive-aggressive way by making this case impossible to prosecute… So we wanted to see if she would say anything to us about any of that or if these actions by the judge may be almost a passive-aggressive move at her."

The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office reportedly refused to investigate since Stanley "had no good source for the investigation." Stanley eventually enlisted her own investigator to interview Iris, the complaint states.


The investigator met with Iris on April 15, 2022. According to the complaint, Iris told the investigator there was never any domestic abuse in the relationship, and Judge Lama never told her anything about the Morphew case. Stanley filed the motion to dismiss in the Morphew case four days later.

"[Stanley] used her position and office’s resources in a manner intended to prevent others, including Judge Lama, from effectively performing their roles in the criminal justice system," the complaint alleges.

Barry’s attorney, Iris Eytan, filed a complaint in March 2023 with the Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel asking for discipline for Stanley and the other prosecutors. The 83-page request for investigation states that judges overseeing identified violations of court orders and discovery rules, including "providing false information to the court."

The Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel alleged similar conduct, including withholding evidence from the defense and a perceived failure to send discovery to the defense team in a timely manner"
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As you can see, there are a few sides to this or ways of looking at it all and one can almost see the politics or issues just in reading it. His rulings throughout have NOT been fair. I did advise you before no one would work with her or most wouldn't when she unseated the former DA. You see the sheriff refuses her and personally I don't think much of him and his handling of the Englund case, or this one and more. I told you before also that she was on PE (Profiling Evil/Mike King) and that they helped get her elected imo. There was much talk of the old DA and just corruption in the county, etc. and the handling of this case. I actually wanted her elected at the time and so did most following this case due to a lot of that.

One also has to note and be aware it is the defense counsel who filed a complaint not just on Stanley but other prosecutors. I will NEVER think a good thing of her. Interesting isn't it that Judge's wife and defense attorney have the same first name of Iris. I have to wonder if that's a common name in CO because it sure is not a common name... Not here, never even met one at my old age.

You could call this a witch hunt but the biggest witch I see i or around this case is Iris Eytan. I do not know what it is about that law firm but both she and Drew/Dru? are connected w/Colorado powers that be if you ask me. You can take me at my word and instinct or not. If you had followed the Frazee case you'd have seen it and talked of it with others following. It is jmo, don't need to be sued by sue happy Iris.

Lama's rulings have been VERY unfair even PRIOR as you can see or intuit by reading this even PRIOR to is dismissing the experts and the prosecution dismissing the case. Was it right to have the judge investigated? I honestly do not know. You can also just smell the politics in reading this. The race for DA was also nasty on both sides IF I remember correctly. Whatever she did, right or wrong, she was being undermined from the day she won and even before. I told you that existing staff wouldn't do as asked, etc. And it only got worse and she likely went downhill along with it all AND probably didn't do her job.

To be fair, she may be the worst thing that ever walked the earth i have no idea. I WILL tell you of two who did affect this case and that is MK and his former partner CM of the YT channel mentioned. Both former homicide and both launched their YT careers on this case and on the BACKS of others. They "helped" SM's brother organize his search and providing mapping and more LIVE and CM went way on some alleged dog evidence and cops not taking it seriously and telling Andy to stay there overnight if he had to by that evidence etc. It was AWFUL. Not all saw it that way but I did.

They turned on a channel that had helped them get their viewers and CM turned on one member of that channel in a very nasty manner.

Anyhow I am sidetracking and said I wouldn't talk of Stanley and such again because for me I've just had it with all of it and have already seen it all.

I don't like Lama. I don't like the sheriff. I don't think much of Chaffee County. I could go on a lot more about ALL I am saying in here. Stanley I guess is all that they say but I am not convinced due to just what all has been behind all this and gone on and even WHO is after her. The only thing I know to be true and not due to others sabotaging her from doing her job is not being up on her continuing education. BUT I am not her best friend nor protector either. IF she truly deserves this all then so be it.

You can do as you like but I'd like to focus on SM and the case. I of course hope it ends up in the new jurisdiction based on all I just said. I have no idea if they are any better but I am pretty sure the judge couldn't be any worse. As you know, Chaffee deputies didn't even know enough on how to keep people from the bike. There are a LOT of power issues in that county and even citizens remarked on the powers that be. If it were my perfect place and climate, etc. (it is not), you could not pay me enough to live there or even visit there. EVER.

Colorado as a whole is bad and has went the wrong way. I've seen enough and listened to Scott Reisch for enough years who IS a CO attorney. Their changes in laws and more have been BAD ones and they allow not for openness but secrecy in the courts. I can't remember it all but it allows for a lot of corrupt things to go on. I am not sure I know either a more "murder filled state" and the sheer number of missing people is like wow. I'm sure there are others but CO stands out for me and has for a long time. And lack of justice or answers in a TON of cases.

Once you shared it, I do think I knew of Lama's resignation. My memory these days or maybe sheer stress, life and too many cases and details has me forgetting such things. It worries me sometimes and yet lol I get no time to worry too much about it and then I forget to--pun intended lol.

You know, I feel Barry has connections too. I KNOW his law firm does. But Barry himself is bad news... There is almost like a mafia vibe and feeling, I don't have the words to explain it.

I could also go on for a day about his law firm. If someone should be turned into the Office of Regulation, it is them/her OR they should be AS WELL, let's put it that way at least.

I could go on and fill ya more screens than yesterday but I have to work. I got nothing done almost that I wanted to per the norm. Did make a meal for the week, laundry, got to the dentist and the pharmacy (where Delphi was on my mind), not great news from the dentist which I expected but not also as bad as I had prepared myself for but no time to now add to go for all these appts. and to an oral surgeon and more. I have a situation I've not shared at the home I own in another state and NEED to take care of that place and it is so hard from a distance. I have some post divorce things that I want my atty to handle and can't even get a response in a few weeks now (not unusual) and a lOT more. Arggghhhh. I hoped to start getting through some things here and never got to a one. Every week I think I am going to get this taken care of for once and for all on a day off but then something else takes over OR I don't get a response etc.

One somewhat minor example. I wanted to order LP for my home there. I knew they would want to know the percentage in the tank. We were just there (that is where last week's day off went) and I had a list but forgot that one. Soooo I text the guy that helps to check things for me at the place and no answer. Next day no answer. And again. This has been going on a LOT lately and so I text and say I don't expect him to like be available all of the time but that lately I don't even get responses at all and can I count on him etc.? I finally get a response then that his truck is in a shop out of town and the keys to my place are with it. Okay, that makes perfect sense to me. I had also needed him to turn on a heater near the water source and he needs a key for that building. BUT now just this morning I am realizing he still could have went down and checked the LP level but then that would be two visits I guess... He has a wife and they have other vehicles is what I mean. And for the record, they live maybe three or four miles away. Plus I can't even get answers from him l lately. I need to be able to count on him in an emergency and he WAS great last year... Just more to worry about. I called for LP without the level and sure enough they NEED to know how much is in it. Argggh. I know this is basement stuff but I haven't even been able to pop in there in weeks. This is ONE thing of 50 at least. And THEN there are the new neighbors....
 
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