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Nikki Battiste: What are you thinking at that point? Ben LeMere: It helps get people convicted. Aya Gruber: Everything. Turns out Krystal Lee and Patrick Frazee had a long history. '", Dan Ridenour [reading]: "And I'll tell you exactly what I did I shoot 'em. Throughout the investigation, Barry Morphew maintained his innocence. And as for that chlorine smell in Barry's hotel room . She loved you with her whole being. A neighbor reported 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew as missing on May 10, 2020, after she went for a bike ride near Maysville, Colorado, and never returned. "When something like this happens when somebody goes missing you want answers," Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado and a former defense attorney, tells "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant. But first, Lee wanted a deal. We've compiled this list of children still listed as missing by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This would dispel all rumors of her whereabouts.". The husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew has been arrested for her murder, nearly a year after she disappeared last Mother's Day. You know, it is a computer Log files, they only last so long. or redistributed. Ashley Franco: and then spends, you know, three to four hours cleaning and scrubbing the murder scene. Your girls need you," he said in the clip, appearing to hold back tears. (KUSA via AP, Pool), In this still image from video, Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., on May 6. "He just broke down crying and said, 'She lied. Office of Missing And Murdered Indigenous Relatives ** The Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) will not be in available until December 30, 2022 ** Tweets by CBIAlerts Contact Information For questions about the alert program, please contact the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at 303-239-4211. "We are going to find Gannon, and that's the main goal that we all have. Did you encounter any technical issues? Cody Cox: So, when I heard about the news, I didn't believe it I heard it actually on the radio. For two days, prosecutor Jennifer Viehman asked Lee to describe Frazee's plan to kill Kelsey Berreth. Peter Van Sant: So, this side of the road? He pleaded not guilty. 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. Surveillance image of Kelsey Berreth on November 22, 2018, at the Woodland Park, Colorado, Safeway grocery store. I'd wanna know everything about what he was doing, what he was thinking. The case went to the jury. In images from a neighbor's security camera on that Thanksgiving Day, Patrick Frazee and Kelsey are seen at her door with a baby carrier after Kelsey returned from the store. But Lee says she couldn't do it. Decades passed until Suzanne reached out to Jeff, out of the blue, in 2018. And that leaves Laura Stutzman with one question: Why? Michelle Stein: Of course, I regret it. She says Lee called and confided in her about a disturbing conversation she and Frazee had a month before Kelsey disappeared. It was startling news when investigators revealed that three days after Kelsey Berreth was last seen, her cell phone had pinged in Gooding, Idaho 800 miles from her home. Then, at 2:26 p.m., Suzanne gets a text from Barry that he's heading home. Peter Van Sant: If you were an investigator instead of a law professor, what would you wanna know about this Jeff Libler? Laura Stutzman | Krystal Lee's friend: The Krystal I knew could do no wrong but the Krystal that has done the things that came out of her mouth is somebody I don't know. Nikki Battiste: When you hear that Patrick said Kelsey was unstable that she was maybe suicidal. BARRY MORPHEW 'HUNTED AND CONTROLLED' WIFE SUZANNE LIKE AN ANIMAL, INVESTIGATORS SAY, Eytan, Barry Morphew's lead attorney, slammed Stanley's office's handling of the case and called the charges "false from the beginning.". Those involved in the search include the FBI Child Abduction Rapid Deployment, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Colorado Springs Police Department. Investigators say Frazee took Kelsey's cell phone after he killed her as part of a scheme to cover his tracks. But when the FBI made their initial call to Lee, she said she had "no idea" who Kelsey Berreth was. The whole plan was stupid. MISSING MOM SUZANNE MORPHEW: COLORADO JUDGE DISMISSES CASE AGAINST HUSBAND WEEKS BEFORE TRIAL. Nikki Battiste: And she throws away a few items that she says she can't get clean. During her interview with investigators, Lee said Frazee told her while baby Kaylee was in another room, he took a baseball bat and "he went to swinging.". She described to them how he said he lured Kelsey to her death. She didn't poison the coffee and when Frazee found out he was angry. Sunday marked the second Mothers Day without missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew since the mom of two disappeared in 2020. Her mother still had hope of finding Kelsey alive. POLICE CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: We are treating Kelsey's disappearance as a missing person's case at this time. It was updated on August 1, 2020.] The cap, however, did not contain any of Barry's DNA. Barry talked to investigators dozens of times, but they believe he knows more than he's saying. There are not many murder cases where the defendant has been charged with first-degree murder, where there is no body, no blood evidence of any foul play, no eyewitnesses. A spokeswoman for the sheriff's office told ABC News that investigators have a copy of the video and do not dispute Drayton's description. Her relationship with Frazee seemed strained. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. It was a gun Frazee says he had once taken from Kelsey for her own protection. Ashley Franco: He had been interviewed by investigators through the course of it and he talked to investigators almost every time. This time, with an aluminum baseball bat. Nikki Battiste: Did she have a dress yet? 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. If you want a pest-free patio this spring, the most important thing you can do is take away those elements that bugs find desirable. That admission was significant to agents because it put him in an area where a key piece of evidence had been recovered. Surveillance image shows Frazee at an ATM earlier that day with a black tote in his truck. On nearly the anniversary of Suzanne's disappearance, Barry is arrested in May 2021. After nearly two months, authorities found Gannon Stauch, an 11-year-old boy from Colorado, who was reported missing in late January on the other side of the country. She responds by saying she'll "load up" her WhatsApp account and then at 2:11 p.m., Suzanne writes, "Okay I'm on WA". Stephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. so, I was like. Going to jump in the shower. Experts say a human female tooth fragment was recovered from Frazee's ranch near the burn site, but there wasn't enough DNA to determine a profile. Whatcha up to? Prosecutor Beth Reed: We didn't know about him. Dan Ridenour has covered the story for his local morning show. She would never forsake you. That's when the Morphew neighbors were contacted and could find no sign of Suzanne. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Chaffee County mother Suzanne Morphew went missing last Mothers Day weekend. Amanda Smith: Yeah I actually got to go up with her one time and that was pretty amazing, I was terrified at first. Gannon Stauch, 11, has been missing from his Colorado Springs, Colo., home since Jan. 27, 2020. So if you have anything that's credible, if you're afraid, don't worry about it. Whether investigators ultimately were able to recover some of that missing data or received a tip about the location of Suzanne's remains is not known. There are 73 people in total. So how did her phone end up in Idaho? And I was like, "Oh my gosh. 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In disturbing evidence -- the heart of the prosecution's case against Frazee at his trial -- Lee tells her story about a crime scene cleanup, a plan to transport a body and her help in making sure there would be no trace of it left behind. / CBS News, Produced by Marcelena Spencer and Susan Mallie, [This story previously aired on November 23, 2019. Questions about Gannon's stepmother became so persistent early in the search that she responded twice. Nikki Battiste: But, I think, Michelle, people watching will say "call the police." He told agents he was in Michigan that weekend and his alibi checked out. Hiker Steve Grunwald went missing at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. After that,, Stock market today: Markets steady after latest bank, Insider Q&A: Aurora CEO Chris Urmson on self-driving, A good sign for summer travel? Details on the circumstances of the boy's death have been sparse, however, with authorities keeping a tight lip about the investigation. Barry follows up, appearing to wonder where Suzanne is. That is the connective thread for everything," says University of Colorado law professor Aya Gruber. Krystal said he told her,"You need to get out here now, you got a mess to clean up.". Patrick Frazee lived on a 35-acre ranch in rural Florrisant, Colorado, where he trained cattle dogs, shoed horses and groomed donkeys. Nikki Battiste: What does she buy here at Safeway? Later, her son is in the bathroom and notices blood on the base of the toilet. CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: Patrick told officers that he hadn't seen her since Thanksgiving, November 22nd when he exchanged their daughter Kaylee Berreth. Authorities believed that it was Krystal Lee who travelled to Idaho with Kelsey's phone. Peter Van Sant: From 2:47 p.m. until 10:17 p.m., just under 8 hours, Barry's phone goes into airplane mode. However, to this day, Suzanne Morphews body has not been found. "This area received a significant amount of snow over the winter months before a search could be completed," the motion states. Lee was recently divorced with two children. Peter Van Sant: Could you now demonstrate for me? August 1, 2020 / 11:03 PM And I'm not going to try to justify it in any way. If the body proves to be there, further forensic examination could potentially inculpate or exculpate the Defendant," the filing states. But the truck's computers show that someone was opening and closing the truck's doors around 3:30 a.m. Investigators believe Barry began driving toward Broomfield much earlier than he claimed, but there is a 4-hour windowapproximately 4 a.m. to 8 a.m.when no activity was recorded by the vehicle's computers. In April 2022, Judge Lama ruled that prosecutors repeatedly had missed deadlines and had failed to turn over important information in the discovery phase. Market data provided by Factset. Today, her husband Barry Morphew was arrested on murder charges by Chaffee County Sherriffs Department. Beth Reed: It says that Patrick will do whatever he wants to get whatever he wants. She has family in Colorado. Michelle Stein: I was just in shock and disbelief . . In the back of his truck, pictured right, is the black tote that prosecutors say he soon used to transport Berreth's body after beating her to death with a baseball bat. He didnt go to a friend's house,'" Drayton said. US Marshals find 14-year-old Cleveland girl missing since July in Columbus with 41-year-old man . Sometimes the smallest item will turn an investigation, and, in this case, agents seized on a clear plastic cap that a forensics team had found in the family's dryer. Ashley Franco: The judge named off three different scenarios, saying, "Suzanne Morphew left willingly, Barry Morphew could have killed his wife, or someone else abducted Suzanne and killed her.". Thats not my job. He was eliminated. Eytan is calling for a review of the prosecutors handling of the case. Lee went with investigators to Frazee's ranch. So, we thought that maybe she got attacked by a lion. Cody Cox: You know, he was real quiet stern He knew what he was doin', 'cause that's what he did in Indiana. The case has made national headlines and brought people across the country. Legal Statement. Morphew put out a reward of $100,000 and a family friend matched the amount, totaling $200k for Suzannes safe return. May 14, 2020 . Later, Frazee is seen at that same location alone. He was not happy that she didn't go through with it. Dan Ridenour: Barry asked them at that time if the bike was there, to go check on her her bicycle is not here. Meanwhile, Jeff Libler was cleared. They met after high school. Lee, a nurse, told investigators she suggested the perfect potion: a lethal dose of Ambien and Valium. Horses, open spaces? The Associated Press contributed to this report. Nearly two years after Suzanne Morphew, a mother of two, disappeared on Mother's Day, authorities say they are "close to discovering the victim's body" but need to wait for snowpack to melt. They stand firmly behind their dad. Aya Gruber:Yeah, that is you know just something that feels really unbelievable. AGENT GREGG SLATER: Around the tooth, what was there, if anything? Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Peter Van Sant: For a human being, it could be lethal. He told agents he was merely being cheap, not criminal. Peter Van Sant: And are they monitoring him in some fashion? He told investigators he often dropped trash in accessible bins to avoid paying to have it disposed of at a landfill. By looking through the couple's iCloud accounts and phone records, agents were able to piece together their relationship, including the times they met in person. In her motion, the DA pointed to the court's decision to bar "several key witnesses without this crucial evidence and without the victim's body, the People cannot move forward at this time in good faith.". Peter Van Sant: And his claim, well, I just always have a lotta junk in in the vehicle. See, you got to understand, I'm trusting her to do the right thing. Can there ever be justice? Nikki Battiste: Does Kelsey take the coffee? Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Meanwhile, Barry Morphews defense attorney, Iris Eytan, recently told ABC her team will be taking action against the district attorney on the case and will be calling for a probe into prosecutors mishandling of the investigation. But prosecutors then changed course, successfully asking a judge on April 19 to drop the charges. Ashley Franco: That he could be cleaning up a crime scene. That day, a neighbor called 911 to report that the 49-year-old had gone for a bike ride and never returned, the sheriff's office said. I could care less what you're up to and have been for years. The defense tried mightily to blunt the state's case, countering that the clear, plastic cap found in the dryer means nothing because no one could say how long it had been there. According to Lee, Kelsey's body was not inside. Ashley Franco: "Howdy Stranger." LeMere is the CEO of the Berla Corporation. Nothing is what it seems.". Police searched Kelsey's home but turned up no signs of foul play. You can come out here and I'll give you a new way to to kill her. Suzanne's sister Melinda reacted to the news of Barry's arrest. He started a landscaping business. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP). Experts say it can take between 4 and 20 minutes for an animal the size of a deer to drop after being shot with a tranquilizer dart. This photo, taken from hotel surveillance footage, shows Barry throwing out trash in a dumpster. They grew up together in Moses Lake, Washington. Please enter valid email address to continue. KRYSTAL LEE: Blood There was blood on this chair, there was blood on the table. I excuse me [in tears]. Andrew Katers: She could. He told agents he went to bed around 8 p.m. that night, but the data pulled from the truck shows that the truck was put in reverse and moved some 96 feet closer to his house around 9:30 p.m. Ashley Franco: Investigators think that's when he could have loaded Suzanne's body. It took FBI agents six months before they uncovered the identity of Suzanne's secret lover: Jeff Libler, a man Suzanne and Barry knew from their Alexandria, Indiana, high school. CHERYL BERRETH [to reporters]: She's not the kind that runs off. Chromebooks are excellent alternatives to traditional laptops and have built-in security software. Trump asks for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit, U.S. to let Afghan evacuees renew temporary legal status, First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase, Texas man who lost wife and son in shooting shares story, Tornado hits Virginia Beach, damaging up to 100 homes, More Americans escape Sudan as country teeters on edge of civil war, Mental health of LGBTQ youth worsening in current "hostile political climate", Stray bullet strikes college baseball player during game, Texas police say, MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo found dead at 46. The way Krystal Lee tells it, she drove to Kelsey's house with that metal pipe, but didn't attack her and drove back to Idaho. No one knows if Suzanne saw that text or was preoccupied with Jeff, but she does not answer. Melinda Moorman: "Mallory, Macy Your mother would have laid down her life for you girls She would never leave you. ABC News was unable to reach Morphew's attorney. How senseless this was. Aya Gruber: And he says, "Well, lemme think about that. "But this case is incredibly unique when you started to dig a little bit deeper. Nicole Haywood: Yeah, she was out their driving tractors and bucking bales. She pointed out where she claims she intentionally left blood for them to find. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Family members previously said Barry Morphew was out of town in Denver when his wife disappeared, CBS affiliate KCNC reported. Nikki Battiste: Do you think if Patrick hadn't involved Krystal, he would've gotten away with Kelsey's murder? Peter Van Sant: And what did she message him? PeterVan Sant: So, if Suzanne had been struck by one of these darts would she have time to run around, try to escape? Gannon is reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia . In a statement to ABC, Stanley's office said that prosecutors and law enforcement "have been diligently searching for Suzanne Morphew since she was reported missing" and continue doing so. So, people had thought maybe they heard from Kelsey. She was really good. Suzanne's sister Melinda says she agrees with the request to dismiss charges against Barry at this point. Ashley Franco: The judge sets $500,000 cash-only bond. What really happened to Suzanne Morphew? There was still no response from Suzanne and investigators speculate the next few moments are when Barry returned home. It appeared as though Suzanne could have been abducted, and that's when Barry made a videotaped public plea on social media. Peter Van Sant: Give me a sense of how your technology, from your company, helps solve criminal cases. The tale begins with the haunting images of a mother in the grocery store shopping with her baby. Cheryl Berreth: No. It was Cheryl Berreth who reported her 29-year-old daughter missing after trying to reach her for days. Peter Van Sant: It's something like eight out of 10 times, when a spouse dies the other one's involved. Barry Morphew, alongside his daughters, walks out of the Fremont County Courthouse in Colorado a free man after all charges against him are dismissed on April 19, 2022. Colorados numbers mirror national missing persons statistics. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Peter Van Sant: She would have been injured, yeah? Investigators believe that during these "trash runs," he was disposing of evidence in different places within the Denver area. And she was flying planes. Aya Gruber: This is a case without a body. A Colorado Springs boy who disappeared in January 2020 and whose remains were found two months later in a suitcase 1,400 miles away, was shot in the jaw and stabbed at . Investigators also found her driver's license and credit cards in her Range Rover. We, in the Magic Valley, we work hard to be able to do this on the weekends. Kelsey didn't tell her mother she and Frazee were breaking up when she spoke with her Thanksgiving morning. Her mother Cheryl says they were engaged. Nikki Battiste | CBS News correspondent: Did any of you text her or try to call her? A very prominent family. They happened to meet at the site where Suzanne's mountain bike was found and Tyson secretly videotaped Barry: BARRY MORPHEW [to Draper]: The first night there was a mountain lion that officers seen that walked by the car. I don't know if it's 'cause she knew she lived far away. Nikki Battiste: Do you remember Kelsey talking about wanting to be a pilot? There is no official federal database on the issue. Prosecutor Beth Reed painted a picture of Patrick Frazee. When investigators tell Barry of the affair, he denies knowing anything about it. Michelle Stein | Krystal Lee's best friend: He would play head games with her a lot he just had a way of manipulating her into doing things. Of 543,018 people reported missing in 2020, more than 182,000 or . Ashley Franco: He saw a herd of elk, and he's a hunter. I've gone to Colorado and looked at a few of his horses, and that's the extent of our relationship.". A week after she went missing, Barry Morphew posted a video on Facebook pleading for her safe return. But the move did not appear to improve the relationship. ANDREW MOORMAN [talking to searchers, CBS Denver news report]:We're gonna fan out and were gonna work that area very carefully, OK? At the time of Kelsey's disappearance, phone records show that Patrick Frazee was in touch withKrystal Kenney Lee a nurse and avid horsewoman who grew up here. This time they used chemicals to detect the presence of blood. The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office says that Barry Morphew was arrested this morning. A sweeping search was launched by local law enforcement, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the FBI, scouring the area where she was said to have gone on a bike ride. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on January 22, 2022. And Barry's truck told a different story than what he was telling investigators. She admitted to getting rid of the gun, to tossing Kelsey's keys in a canyon and destroying her phone. Michelle Stein: You talk horses and that's you're speaking her love language, you know. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. He doesn't have Kaylee and he's not with Kelsey. Think outside the box this Mothers Day and opt for gifts other than flowers and chocolate. They had pulled up the floor boards where they found Kelsey's blood. The Glacier Gorge Traverse is an expansive route that touches 11 summits in the Rocky Mountains over approximately 19 miles. They showed video of a hay barn where Lee says Frazee hid Kelsey's body in that tote. It was between them and God. Authorities believe Barry killed Suzanne that afternoon. In a surveillance shot of Barry on one of those trash runs, investigators could not see what he was throwing away. This undated photo shows Barry and Suzanne Morphew. What was I supposed to do? Of those hundreds of people, there are 73 children whose cases are currently being handled by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Nicole Haywood: From the pictures she's gorgeous, obviously, and very put together and so you might think that she's this prissy girl, but she was not. Suzanne, who shared two daughters with her husband, disappeared on May 10, 2020, near the small mountain town of Salida, in Chaffee County. Police said they were told Suzanne Morphew left for a bike ride on May 10, 2020, but never returned. Ashley Franco: Authorities say that they believe, when his phone went into airplane mode, that he was disposing of possible evidence. Melinda Moorman: Barry was very dominant in the relationship, and my sister was a very passive, gentle soul he had a great tendency to overpower, intimidate people to get what he wanted. Ashley Franco: Could this man have had something to do with Suzanne's disappearance? Officials believe that Steven Grunwald, 24, from Greenville, New York, was attempting the Glacier Gorge Traverse on August 29 when he went missing, according to a press release from the National Park Service. Dan Ridenour: The San Isabel National Forest, again, is 1.1 million acres. The next text from Kelsey's phone read: "Do you even love me?" Chaffee County Sheriffs Office via Facebook. Ashley Franco: When the employee was interviewed, he told investigators that the room that Barry checked out of, it had a strong smell of chlorine or bleach. Dylan Redwine La Plata County Sheriff. Heres the timeline of Suzanne Morphews disappearance: At one point in the investigation, police said they believed Suzanne Morphews body was in a remote and mountainous region near the Morphew home. Michelle Stein: I don't know when she would go to Colorado, it wasn't just to see Patrick. AGENT GREGG SLATER: Did you say, correct me if I'm wrong, did you say that you cleaned off some of the appliances? Stauch faces several charges, including first-degree murder of a child, in the presumed death of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. She can be seen holding a poinsettia. So, it wasn't a surprise when a Colorado cowboy named Patrick Frazee caught Kelsey's eye on a dating website in 2016. There's blood everywhere. Eight thousand fewer 4-year-olds enrolled in public preschool, a 23% decline. Ashley Franco: Krystal tells authorities she opens a door and the scene is horrific. In their arrest affidavit, prosecutors spelled out what they believe happened to Suzanne: "It had become clear that Barry could not control Suzanne's insistence on leaving him and he resorted to something he has done his entire life hunt and control Suzanne like he had hunted and controlled animals.". Also on Frazee's hit list: Krystal Lee's best friend, Michelle Stein, and Kelsey's mother Cheryl Berreth. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Fed is set to raise rates yet again. Police say Frazee told them Kelsey struggled with depression hinting that she may be suicidal. After that,, Stock market today: Markets steady after latest bank, Insider Q&A: Aurora CEO Chris Urmson on self-driving, A good sign for summer travel? That's exactly what we did here. This is completely out of character. Two days later, on Saturday morning, Lee says she drove 800 miles to Frazee's ranch to pick up a set of Kelsey's keys he left for her outside. Ben LeMere is an expert in the new field of vehicle forensics. But Barry helped fill in some of the missing data. Furthermore, Suzanne's DNA was found on the cap, not Barry's. But prosecutors arrested Barry Morphew for first-degree murder even though Suzanne's body was never found. But her cell phone was missing. Although he did not come forward on his own, Jeff did assist agents after they found him. Ashley Franco: When Suzanne and Barry moved to Colorado, Suzanne messaged him on Facebook. Two days after Thanksgiving, authorities believe Patrick concocted this conversation: KELSEY BERRETH: Sorry I didn't hear my phone. In the days, weeks and months after Suzanne Morphew was reported missing on Mother's Day 2020, her trail went cold, but the mother of two's disappearance had become the biggest story in Colorado. DA Dan May: A heck of a lot more time than three years. Lee claims Frazee was back at his ranch during the cleanup. In a Zoom interview, Melinda said she received Suzanne's text two days before she disappeared, and it was boiling over with anger toward Barry. Was he chasing Suzanne before a final and fatal confrontation? "In typical homicide cases, the fact of the victims death is rarely at issue, but in a case such as this, the most influential fact of consequence is whether or not Ms. Morphew is deceased. They would not, he said, be allowed to testify. DNA evidence made public for the first time now threatened to destroy the case against Barry. AGENT: I believe yesterday you said that you also collected wood and put it into the burn pit? And in Idaho, where rodeo rules, Lee was royalty.

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