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Then, she says, she drove to Kelsey's home. Aya Gruber: And he says, "Well, lemme think about that. Andy Moorman, Suzanne Morphews brother, announced in mid-September he was recruiting volunteers to conduct an independent search. Furthermore, Suzanne's DNA was found on the cap, not Barry's. '", Dan Ridenour [reading]: "And I'll tell you exactly what I did I shoot 'em. Peter Van Sant: So how can that DNA end up in her car? document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Eight thousand fewer 4-year-olds enrolled in public preschool, a 23% decline. Macy, 16 years old when her mom disappeared, lived at home. The tale begins with the haunting images of a mother in the grocery store shopping with her baby. Nikki Battiste: Was Patrickemotionally abusive? A mug shot of Barry Morphew, released by the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office on May 5, 2021. And she was flying planes. Clint Cline: I don't know of any guys that would've thought of going out and buying candles and having their girlfriend be blindfolded and then smell the candles. But the move did not appear to improve the relationship. He said he felt he had to do something anything. Family members previously said Barry Morphew was out of town in Denver when his wife disappeared, CBS affiliate KCNC reported. Phone records show Frazee called Lee in Idaho around 4:30 on Thanksgiving Day. CHERYL BERRETH [to reporters]: Kelsey we just want you home. Lee claims Frazee invited his fiance to play a guessing game with candles. Here is somebody who arguably had the last communication with Suzanne before she went missing. So, we thought that maybe she got attacked by a lion. Aya Gruber | University of Colorado law professor: She says "I'll get the drugs. Tools including a shovel. And in Idaho, where rodeo rules, Lee was royalty. Then, she changed her story. Ashley Franco: DNA results showed it was Kelsey's. But there were also rumblings about the state of the Morphew's marriage. Rocky Mountain National Park rangers are searching for a hiker missing That's exactly what we did here. She loved you with her whole being. Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman | Teller County DA's Office: I don't think we would have known what happened to Kelsey without Krystal Lee. Kelsey didn't seem all that worried about it. Barry Morphew's homicide trial was to begin on April 28, 2022, but in the months leading up to that date Judge Murphy recused himself and and was replaced by Judge Ramsey Lama.. And Barry's defense team, led by attorney Iris Eytan, filed motions asking that prosecutors be sanctioned for "failing to produce discovery in a timely manner" including some potentially exculpatory evidence like the male DNA found in Suzanne's Range Rover. "He just broke down crying and said, 'She lied. Atticus Brady, Michael Baluzy and George Baluzy are the editors. Gannon disappeared on Jan. 27 from his home in Lorson Ranch, a neighborhood southeast of the Colorado Springs Airport. University of Colorado law professor Aya Gruber has followed the case. Ashley Franco: Right, you know there's baby toys, there's books And she takes some of the things that she couldn't clean and puts them into trash bags and loads them in the back of the car she was driving. Frazee was driven from the jail in a black SUV. "I'm literally just there to search -- I need to find her, need to bring her home, give her a proper burial and closure for my family," he told Denver ABC affiliate KMGH. Nicole Haywood: She wasn't afraid to challenge the typical boundaries. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. MISSING MOM SUZANNE MORPHEW: COLORADO JUDGE DISMISSES CASE AGAINST HUSBAND WEEKS BEFORE TRIAL. Most disturbing, prosecutors played that video of Lee inside Kelsey's home showing investigators how she said she cleaned up the crime scene. Suzanne Morphew is seen in this undated photo released by Chaffee County Sheriff's Office via Facebook on May 11, 2020, when she went missing. We certainly see a certain amount of justice but not the justice this case deserves. I'll poison the coffee.". "Today is all about Suzanne, and it's about her family, and it's about all the individuals that knew her and loved her and cared about her. Almost a year ago, the murder charge against Barry Morphew was dismissed. Ashley Cogburn: It appeared that way from what I saw And it seemed like it was just knocking her spirit down. Grunwald went to the Ranger School in New York and has taken survival classes, Garrison said, urging anyone who saw his brother or knows anything about his hike on August 28 or 29 to call the tip line. A week after she went missing, Barry Morphew posted a video on Facebook pleading for her safe return. Nikki Battiste: Krystal had a reputation of getting what she wanted? Although many have not been seen in years or even decades, they are never far from our hearts and minds. Prosecutor Beth Reed: He actually had started calling our office while we were in the middle of trial. Human remains identified as missing Colorado woman following a Melinda Moorman: My sister had sent me a text message It was very lengthy. He said it was "unlikely" Suzanne had run off on her own, even though she and lover Jeff Libler had discussed moving to Ecuador. You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! ", She called the charges an "important and incredibly crucial step. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. It was Cheryl Berreth who reported her 29-year-old daughter missing after trying to reach her for days. Aya Gruber:Yeah, that is you know just something that feels really unbelievable. Was she in love with him? Ashley Franco: The first idea was to get aCaramel Macchiato from Starbucks, Kelsey's favorite drink and put poison in it. Ashley Franco: When that came out, I think everyone was was just shocked. When investigators tell Barry of the affair, he denies knowing anything about it. Nikki Battiste: Do you regret now not calling the police? Gannon Stauch, 11, has been missing from his Colorado Springs, Colo., home since Jan. 27, 2020. Clint Cline: He's kind of laid back, you know, kind of stays to himself. Michelle Stein: She was bawling. On November 24, 2018, Patrick Frazee is captured on a Conoco gas station surveillance camera filling up a gas can. They seem outlandish and wild. On Feb. 4, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation made the statement, "We celebrate Colorado Missing Persons Day by remembering all of those loved ones who have gone missing in Colorado for more than a year. Kelsey didn't tell her mother she and Frazee were breaking up when she spoke with her Thanksgiving morning. Kade Atwood:Krystal and her family are a big part of the rodeo community. Investigators believe the scene was staged and, days later, they discovered Suzanne's helmet roughly a mile away off Highway 50. Peter Van Sant: It's something like eight out of 10 times, when a spouse dies the other one's involved. Market data provided by Factset. Gannon's biological mother and father had offered their own joint statement -- a tearful plea for anyone with information on his disappearance to come forward. And they say that there could have been a chase and then a struggle. Ben LeMere is an expert in the new field of vehicle forensics. Then, at 2:26 p.m., Suzanne gets a text from Barry that he's heading home. DNA evidence made public for the first time now threatened to destroy the case against Barry. Although he did not come forward on his own, Jeff did assist agents after they found him. A cadaver dog alerted to the area. ANDREW MOORMAN [to CBS Denver]: I hope to find her alive and at some point, you have to realize when somebody's been missing after so long, that the chances of that diminish dramatically.