Call us if you can. Ashley Franco: The prosecution's case is that Barry snapped at one point the day before Mother's Day. Sunday marked the second Mother's Day without missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew since the mom of two disappeared in 2020. 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.". The husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew has been arrested for her murder, nearly a year after she disappeared last Mother's Day. Peter Van Sant: For a human being, it could be lethal. . Produced by Paul La Rosa. Peter Van Sant: Give me a sense of how your technology, from your company, helps solve criminal cases. 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. After three-and-a-half hours of deliberations, there was a verdict. Investigators say Frazee took Kelsey's cell phone after he killed her as part of a scheme to cover his tracks. In September 2021 at the Chaffee County Courthouse in Salida, Judge Patrick Murphy heard arguments about whether there was enough evidence to try Barry Morphew for murder. A week later she says Frazee called with a new murder plan. ", Jeff's response at 2:06 p.m. was: "Want to strip down and get naked? 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. Aya Gruber: We don't know whether if he's coming or going. After killing Kelsey with that baseball bat on Thanksgiving Day, Lee says Frazee told her he put her body in a black tote. 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.". Kelsey's mother Cheryl alerted investigators who returned to the house. Dan Ridenour: They had a couple of daughters one in college And they had a daughter in high school . The love affair between Suzanne and Jeff became a key part of the investigation as agents tried to figure out what happened to her on that Saturday, May 9, the day before Mother's Day. Susanne Morphew, center, with daughters Macy, left, and Mallory. "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. Gannon Stauch, 11, has been missing from his Colorado Springs, Colo., home since Jan. 27, 2020. Melinda Moorman: "Mallory, Macy Your mother would have laid down her life for you girls She would never leave you. ", "Today is a good day," Stanley said. It was updated on August 1, 2020.]. Laura Stutzman: No, I wouldn't say it was a reputation of getting what she wanted Krystal worked so hard at everything she did to try to do everything completely correct. Sean Garrison, Grunwalds brother, told CNN that his brother is an adept hiker and climber who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail and most of the peaks in the Adirondacks in New York, along with other locations across the US and Mexico. He said it was "unlikely" Suzanne had run off on her own, even though she and lover Jeff Libler had discussed moving to Ecuador. On Sunday three days after Thanksgiving there was a bizarre development that would send this case in a very different direction. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Phone . This image was captured shortly before her murder. Cody Cox: You know, he was real quiet stern He knew what he was doin', 'cause that's what he did in Indiana. I don't know if it's 'cause she knew she lived far away. Aya Gruber: The critical question is what happened in between around 1:30, 1:45 and 3:30 when they get that picture of him. Stein claims she didn't know the full names of either Frazee or Berreth. And I was like, "Oh my gosh. Decades passed until Suzanne reached out to Jeff, out of the blue, in 2018. "We do have information that led us to this point today, and how we think a certain scenario had occurred," she said. I'll call you guys when I get out. On nearly the anniversary of Suzanne's disappearance, Barry is arrested in May 2021. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Ashley Cogburn: You know, he was, like, a country boy and that's what she was used to. Imagine how afraid he is," Gannon's mother Landen Hiott said through tears in a YouTube video that was posted to El Paso County's official channel. "Jeff" turned out to be Jeff Libler and he had a wife and six children in Michigan where he lived. Investigators also found her driver's license and credit cards in her Range Rover. He knew how to load darts with paralyzing chemicals, having used them to illegally sedate deer and remove their antlers to sell. Gannon is reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia . Ashley Franco: Krystal tells authorities she opens a door and the scene is horrific. Nikki Battiste: So, Krystal brings this Starbucks Caramel Macchiato right here [to Kelsey's house]. Authorities believed that it was Krystal Lee who travelled to Idaho with Kelsey's phone. Kelsey didn't tell her mother she and Frazee were breaking up when she spoke with her Thanksgiving morning. Officials said they had put in thousands of hours into search efforts, including through aerial drone footage and search and rescue canines. Ashley Franco: A purse, keys to the car, keys to the townhome and then a gun that Kelsey owned. Agents are able to track Barry's cell and truck movements and can see that he first pulled over at a Broomfield bus stop where he discarded something in a garbage can. US Marshals find 14-year-old Cleveland girl missing since July in Columbus with 41-year-old man . In this still image from video, Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., Thursday, May 6, 2021. Ashley Franco: And then he moves on to a hotel trash can, a McDonald's trash can a dumpster in a Men's Wearhouse parking lot, and then back to the hotel, and dumps stuff in a dumpster there. On the way, Barry speaks to sheriff deputies who advise him they've found Suzanne's bike and he arrives at that ravine at around 8:40 p.m. Ashley Franco: And investigators say that when he arrived there, he was pretty emotional for a few minutes. There are two families who are suffering deeply. We asked Dan Ridenour to read some of what Barry told investigators. It is important to note, however, that over time missing persons are found and their cases are no longer considered open, so they are removed from this accounting. Most disturbing, prosecutors played that video of Lee inside Kelsey's home showing investigators how she said she cleaned up the crime scene. There was no working tranquilizer rifle found in the Morphew's home. Nikki Battiste: Does Kelsey take the coffee? There's plenty of places to dispose of of a body. Dan Ridenour: Where is Suzanne Morphew's body? 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "Prosecutors need to be held responsible, and they need to pay for the damage they caused to Barry, which is frankly nearly irreparable. Jul 20, 2020; JeffCo Deputies Find Missing Girl The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is . Nikki Battiste: Is there justice for Kelsey and Kaylee? Kelsey loves her God, she loves her family and friends and she loves her job. On May 9, 2020, the day before Mother's Day,records show Suzanne Morphew and Jeff Libler messaged each other 59 times leading up to the moment investigators believe Barry Morphew murdered his wife. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: As you can tell from the arrest, sadly, we do not believe Kelsey is still alive. Police later examined the spot where they believe Kelsey's body was burned. If you wish to submit an anonymous tip, you can do so by calling Crime Stoppers at (720) 913-7867. Surveillance image of Kelsey Berreth on November 22, 2018, at the Woodland Park, Colorado, Safeway grocery store. Kelsey had been gone about a month before Stein talked to the FBI. Nikki Battiste[on horseback]: Is this Krystal's world? He's got a lot to lose if revelations of this affair come out. And that leaves Laura Stutzman with one question: Why? CHERYL BERRETH [to reporters]: Kelsey we just want you home. Neither Barry, his daughters nor his lawyer had any advance warning. They showed video of a hay barn where Lee says Frazee hid Kelsey's body in that tote. Prosecutors believe the cap was from a syringe used to fill a tranquilizer dart. Chromebooks are excellent alternatives to traditional laptops and have built-in security software. And it's just not right. Prosecutor Beth Reed says the surprise witness was an inmate at the same jail where Patrick Frazee was being held. They argued that they felt they were close to finding Suzanne Morphew's remains, which could help or hurt their case against Barry. AGENT GREGG SLATER: Around the tooth, what was there, if anything? Lee claims she waited for Kelsey outside her home. 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. And she said, "Yeah he asked me if I would kill the mother of his baby.". Michelle Stein: I think that she was to a point. Barry declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. "I need to find her, need to bring her home, give her a proper burial and closure for my family," he told KMGH-TV before the Sept. 24 search began. She also denied knowing Patrick Frazee. The Glacier Gorge Traverse is an expansive route that touches 11 summits in the Rocky Mountains over approximately 19 miles. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, 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. Nikki Battiste: Who goes to get a Sonic burger after cleaning up what she describes as a horrific bloody scene for three to four hours? There is no official federal database on the issue. Ashley Franco: Authorities say that they believe, when his phone went into airplane mode, that he was disposing of possible evidence. While the search for Suzanne continues, prosecutors said in April they believed they were close to locating her remains, which could implicate or exculpate her husband. She told the El Paso County Sheriff's Office he left home between 3:15 p.m. and 4 p.m. local time to walk to a friend's house in Colorado Springs. Rangers began their search for Grunwald on Friday, after his friend reported him missing a day before. Did you encounter any technical issues? Clint Cline has known Frazee for seven years. It was the early morning hours of Saturday, April, 28, 1990. In exchange for her testimony against Frazee, sheagreed to plead guilty to evidence tampering. Michelle Stein: Of course, I regret it. She was unable to provide further details on the arrest affidavit, which is sealed, or a suspected cause of death. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. I don't think she cared about the big wedding kind of thing. First published on November 23, 2019 / 11:02 PM. How senseless this was. Nikki Battiste: If you could sentence Krystal Lee, what would it be? I'm just ready for Gannon to come home.". Ashley Franco: He calls her back and says, OK, I'll give you a second chance. Suzanne's body has never been found and the prosecutors assume she's dead. While Barry Morphew has been charged with murder, Suzannes disappearance remains an open missing person case because her remains have not been found. Clint Cline: I think a lot of people that knew Patrick they don't think that the candle story adds up. Suzanne competed for homecoming queen. On November 22, 2018 at 1:23 p.m., a neighbor's surveillance camera captures Kelsey Berreth, Patrick Frazee and their daughter Kaylee entering Berreth's home.