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Law professor Aya Gruber said the case was going to be an uphill battle for prosecutors even before she heard about the most recent sanctions. The Colorado Cold Case Database features unsolved homicides, missing person, and unidentified person cases to assist law enforcement agencies in the development of information, which can lead to the identification, and arrest of any person(s) who may have committed any crime described on this page. It includes sections of fifth-class rock climbing, which requires climbing up a vertical rock using rope, and difficult terrain. Chaffee County Sheriff's Office via Facebook 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. A very prominent family. Stein says she pushed Lee to call the police. Cody Cox: I talked pretty highly about Barry 'cause I was with him all the time. Investigators say Frazee took Kelsey's cell phone after he killed her as part of a scheme to cover his tracks. Suzanne taught middle school before becoming a full-time mother. But I don't think she would get very far. Ashley Franco: He was furious. She was unable to provide further details on the arrest affidavit, which is sealed, or a suspected cause of death. And whatever else happens with the case, Melinda says she hopes her nieces keep one thing in mind. Nikki Battiste: What does she buy here at Safeway? Peter Van Sant: And his claim, well, I just always have a lotta junk in in the vehicle. 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". And as for that chlorine smell in Barry's hotel room . As investigators began trying to verify Barry's alibi, they were pulled in a new direction. 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. Peter Van Sant: And what did she message him? Peter Van Sant: From 2:47 p.m. until 10:17 p.m., just under 8 hours, Barry's phone goes into airplane mode. / CBS News, [This story originally aired on January 22, 2022. Did she sound , Cheryl Berreth: Definitely, she sounded happy and . As for Krystal Lee, she's facing a maximum of up to three years in prison. A Warner Bros. He started a landscaping business. Injury ended Barry's dreams of a major league career. All Rights Reserved. Hiker Steve Grunwald went missing at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. As Colorados population has gone up, so has its annual number of missing persons. That's what she liked. The inside of the Morphew family's garage with Barry's collection of deer heads and a pile of antlers. 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. The man whose DNA is in my wife's car, tied to past sexual assaults, that's your killer.". She was a flight instructor. Stauch, 39, is currently on trial in Colorado Springs, Colo., where she is charged with first-degree murder in connection with Gannon's death. Barry offered a $100,000 reward for information that was later doubled to $200,000. A mug shot of Barry Morphew, released by the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office on May 5, 2021. Dan Ridenour [pointing]: It was found right over this little cliff right here resting on these boulders. Who'd even wanna hurt her?". Police say this is likely when Frazee killed her: CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: investigators have recovered a number of items that make us suspicious that the crime did occur at Kelsey's residence. Peter Van Sant: If you were an investigator instead of a law professor, what would you wanna know about this Jeff Libler? Suzanne's sister Melinda says she agrees with the request to dismiss charges against Barry at this point. Police said they were told Suzanne Morphew left for a bike ride on May 10, 2020, but never returned. Ashley Franco: She says that he takes a sweater from Kelsey's room and blindfolds her with the sweater and has candles sitting out in front of Kelsey and is telling Kelsey to guess the scent of each candle. 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. The husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew has been arrested for her murder, nearly a year after she disappeared last Mother's Day. US Marshals find 14-year-old Cleveland girl missing since July in Columbus with 41-year-old man . Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of Colorados missing persons come from the highly populous counties along the Front Range. Dan Ridenour: Which would be to our left. Gauch's stepmother, Letecia, who was arrested March 2, is now facing additional charges. 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. Authorities provide the latest update on the search for Gannon. Also on Frazee's hit list: Krystal Lee's best friend, Michelle Stein, and Kelsey's mother Cheryl Berreth. Part of his problem, Aya says, is that Barry granted between 30 and 40 interviews all without a lawyer to everyone from a county detective to members of the FBI. I could care less what you're up to and have been for years. But if Barry knew nothing about Suzanne's affair, what motive would he have to kill her? 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? We asked Dan Ridenour to read some of what Barry told investigators. But there were also rumblings about the state of the Morphew's marriage. Phone records show while Frazee's cell stayed near his ranch, Kelsey's phone was on the move heading west out of Colorado. A few days later, investigators found an item possibly belonging to the 49 . This undated photo shows Barry and Suzanne Morphew. Two days after Thanksgiving, authorities believe Patrick concocted this conversation: KELSEY BERRETH: Sorry I didn't hear my phone. Phone records show Frazee called Lee in Idaho around 4:30 on Thanksgiving Day. He told agents he was merely being cheap, not criminal. There were are a total 19 missing persons with cases that remain open from the 1970s. Gannon's disappearance is now classified as a missing/endangered persons case. So, we thought that maybe she got attacked by a lion. Nikki Battiste: But, I think, Michelle, people watching will say "call the police." Lee says he was buying gas to start a fire: Kelsey's body was moved to Frazee's ranch: AGENT: Were your present when he started the fire? The Glacier Gorge Traverse is an expansive route that touches 11 summits in the Rocky Mountains over approximately 19 miles. Park rangers are searching for a missing hiker at Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Susanne Morphew, center, with daughters Macy, left, and Mallory. "Weve decided we finally want to break the silence," Mallory said. 2. Aya Gruber is a professor of law at the University of Colorado and a former defense attorney. All rights reserved. Nikki Battiste: What does Krystal do next? Aya Gruber: This DNA discovery is so significant. believe he faked 19 calls between the two phones, agreed to plead guilty to evidence tampering, how she said she cleaned up the crime scene. 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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. MISSING MOM SUZANNE MORPHEW: COLORADO JUDGE DISMISSES CASE AGAINST HUSBAND WEEKS BEFORE TRIAL. Frazee chose not to testify. 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. He told agents he was in Michigan that weekend and his alibi checked out. University of Colorado law professor Aya Gruber has followed the case. Park rangers found his car parked at the Glacier Gorge Trailhead on Thursday and are asking for the publics assistance with any information about his disappearance. Andrew Katers: What I'm holding is a TeleDart model 706 rifle they use this a lot in parks throughout the country. And she was flying planes. Then, eight months before Kelsey disappeared, Lee and Frazee's relationship heated up. They would not, he said, be allowed to testify. What was I supposed to do? Nikki Battiste:Did Kelsey say what was it she liked about Patrick? Colorado has 3.22 open missing persons cases per every 100,000 residents based on its 2020 population, the 23rd lowest rate in the U.S. Produced by Paul La Rosa. Frazee's friend, Clint Cline, was there almost every day. DA Dan May: Justice in this case? DA Dan May: He keeps, beating her, and beating her, and beating her. A bond hearing is scheduled for Thursday at 10:30 a.m. MDT. Barry Morphew previously said investigators were trying to blame him for the May 10 disappearance of his wife, Suzanne. And it's gone. On nearly the anniversary of Suzanne's disappearance, Barry is arrested in May 2021. The neighbor of a Salida, Colorado construction site where the husband of Suzanne Morphew, who has been missing since Mother's Day, worked as a landscaper is now reporting she heard a mysterious, ongoing loud noise emanating from the property the night before mom of two disappeared, the Daily Mail reports. At one point, Suzanne messaged her lover this selfie, which investigators dubbedher last "proof of life" photo. So, it wasn't a surprise when a Colorado cowboy named Patrick Frazee caught Kelsey's eye on a dating website in 2016. Ashley Franco: They want to find Kelsey, they want to know what happened to her, so they're staying in Kelsey's townhome and things kind of get a little odd there was a mat like a rug of some sort in the bathroom. And Barry's truck told a different story than what he was telling investigators. 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. Chaffee County mother Suzanne Morphew went missing last Mothers Day weekend. "But as we investigate further that may change, so at this time I can't comment. Investigators later discovered many texts from Suzanne to a close friend that apparently revealed her tormented feelings about Barry: Barry became the prime suspect and investigators think they know how he killed Suzanne. Today, her husband Barry Morphew was arrested on murder charges by Chaffee County Sherriffs Department. 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. One woman may have the answer. She could have saved Kelsey so many times over so many months, and it's totally inexcusable. There's blood everywhere. Ashley Cogburn: she seemed to be kind of stressed out from the whole thing that she couldn't make him happy. DENVER (KDVR) It has been nearly three years since a mom went missing in Chaffee County on Mothers Day. Weeks and months went by and Barry remained at the center of the investigation. 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. Almost a year ago, the murder charge against Barry Morphew was dismissed. 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. Peter Van Sant: Would you have allowed him to do all these interviews? She loved you with her whole being. Prosecutors believe the cap was from a syringe used to fill a tranquilizer dart. When investigators tell Barry of the affair, he denies knowing anything about it. Attorney Iris Eytan laid out 12 specific complaints against 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and six other prosecutors involved in the case. Ashley Franco: The judge says that because of the evidence that's been presented about how loving Suzanne was toward her daughters and toward her family that she could never do that.". ", Jeff's response at 2:06 p.m. was: "Want to strip down and get naked? Nikki Battiste: And the surveillance video here at Safeway becomes central to this case? Nikki Battiste: She only faces at max, three years in prison. "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. He told investigators he often dropped trash in accessible bins to avoid paying to have it disposed of at a landfill. Ben LeMere: So, a lotta times it's used to locate bodies. "Done headed back.". It was the early morning hours of Saturday, April, 28, 1990. Sunday marked the second Mothers Day without missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew since the mom of two disappeared in 2020. KRYSTAL LEE [points to fireplace]: Right there. Gannon's biological mother and father make a gut-wrenching plea together for anyone with information to come forward. Michelle Stein: And she said that he had told her it was because she wanted to take him back to court to get custody of the baby and he was in fear that she was going to harm the baby. Morphewwas chargedin May 2021 with murder, tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with physical evidence, among others, in connection with the May 2020 disappearance and presumed death of his wife. This is completely out of character. It was a gun Frazee says he had once taken from Kelsey for her own protection. 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. 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. They showed video of a hay barn where Lee says Frazee hid Kelsey's body in that tote. I think it's very possible he would have gotten away with that. 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. Complete List of Persons Currently Missing in Colorado. Colorado has an even lower ranking for the number of missing persons per capita. The state currently has eight such cases since last May. Where is Suzanne? There are two families who are suffering deeply. But more than 5,600 cases for missing Native women or . Questions about Gannon's stepmother became so persistent early in the search that she responded twice. "We are going to find Gannon, and that's the main goal that we all have. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Mitchell Dale Stehling, 51, had set out in June 2013 for a short hike to the park's Spruce Tree House, a 130-room archaeological site with eight ceremonial chambers, known as kivas. Dan Ridenour: She would have been injured. Lee, who had cut that deal with prosecutors, seemed shaken when she appeared in court after she turned herself in to authorities. They argued that they felt they were close to finding Suzanne Morphew's remains, which could help or hurt their case against Barry. . At one point, Suzanne sends Jeff a selfie. So, what we mainly have connecting Patrick Frazee to an incredibly brutal and violent crime is Krystal Lee's testimony. Nikki Battiste: You think that had to be a woman's idea? Peter Van Sant: Could you now demonstrate for me? Ashley Franco: Krystal says that she can't come out that same day, but will come out a few days later She's in Idaho loads up the car with cleaning supplies, bleach, hair nets, you know, gloves, trash bags . 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. She did not speak during her appearance, but authorities said they had filed over 100 search warrants in the case and were confident the boy's stepmother was their suspect. First published on November 23, 2019 / 11:02 PM. Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. During the investigation, the FBI got a tip that Michelle Stein had explosive information about the case. He only began cooperating after he was located by investigators, who learned Jeff had taken steps to hide the nearly two-year affair. Berreth is carrying a poinsettia plant she had just purchased at Safeway. "This area received a significant amount of snow over the winter months before a search could be completed," the motion states. He told agents he took a left upon leaving his home instead of a right because, even though it was dark, he remembered seeing some elk. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. "The affidavit that was filed in this case was egregious, and wrong, and had so many misstatements that carried it through to preliminary hearing where more lies and perjury were committed in order to get Mr. Morphew wrongfully convicted," she said at a press conference after the dismissal. Her sister Mallory attended college and the Morphews told some friends they moved to a home just outside of Salida to be closer to their older daughter. Despite the intensity of the investigation into 49-year-old Suzanne's disappearance . He agreed to provide access to his DNA, phone records and his passwords for those deleted accounts. Gannon Stauch, 11, has been missing from his Colorado Springs, Colo., home since Jan. 27, 2020. And investigators are thinking, OK, but we already know that your phone has called his phone multiple times in the last few weeks. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Fed is set to raise rates yet again. While his body has still not been found, she has been charged with first-degree murder of a child under 12 by a person in a position of trust; child abuse resulting in death; tampering with a deceased human body; and tampering with physical evidence, according to El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder. Barry was a star baseball player who was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Most disturbing, prosecutors played that video of Lee inside Kelsey's home showing investigators how she said she cleaned up the crime scene. ", She added: "And the prosecution has chosen not to follow those leads.". No one knows. She said she hoped that, with more time, searchers will find Suzanne's body and win "a solid conviction in her murder. Market data provided by Factset. 2019 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. A few days later on September 20, 2021, Barry Morphew and daughters Mallory and Macy are all smiles as they leave the jail. Ashley Franco: He saw a herd of elk, and he's a hunter. He didnt go to a friend's house,'" Drayton said. Ashley Franco | KKTV reporter: He said that Kelsey wanted to go their separate ways and things weren't working out between them. Gannon is reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia Stauch. They said that weather complicated recovery efforts, but believed they were close to locating her body. The next morning, Mother's Day, Barry says he drove to a job some 3 hours away. Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman: Yeah, I do. Investigators also found a spy pen right out of a James Bond movie that was able to capture and record conversations. They seem outlandish and wild. But you know good luck finding them. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. No one knows exactly how many Native American women go missing or are murdered each year. Yet, there she was shopping the next day for the family dinner. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Nikki Battiste: Did Kelsey ever say he was physically abusive? 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. Police later examined the spot where they believe Kelsey's body was burned. KKTV reporter Ashley Franco summed up the defense case: no body, no murder weapon, and no clear motive. Nationally, there are 374 missing persons cases that remain open from the year 2000. ANDREW MOORMAN [talking to searchers, CBS Denver news report]:We're gonna fan out and were gonna work that area very carefully, OK? The Colorado Missing Person (s) Unit assists local law enforcement and other partner organizations in locating and recovering missing children and adults. I wiped the there was blood on the front of the dishwasher. 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. Horses, open spaces? What do authorities believe happened during that time? Eytan said there was "not a single ounce" of physical evidence linking Barry Morphew to the case and noted that prosecutors have never before said they needed to find Suzanne Morphew's body in order to prosecute. Had Suzanne fallen into the hands of a sexual predator? And I'm not going to try to justify it in any way. At the end of her testimony, Lee told the jury Kelsey's chilling last words: "Please stop." NEWS REPORT: Tonight, the husband of Suzanne Morphew is behind bars accused of killing her. I don't know we'll ever understand entirely why she did what she did. A neighbor comes forward with surveillance footage that he says shows Letecia Stauch leaving the house with him and returning hours later alone. And it's just not right. Patrick Frazee lived on a 35-acre ranch in rural Florrisant, Colorado, where he trained cattle dogs, shoed horses and groomed donkeys. The sheriff's office asks anyone with information to call authorities and blast what was described as "misinformation" on social media about the case. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Kelsey's daughter Kaylee is in protective custody and will be reunited with Kelsey's family. 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The sheriff's office said it worked with law enforcement partners to execute over 135 search warrants statewide and interview more than 400 people in multiple states. A cadaver dog alerted to the area. Ashley Franco: Investigators find a doorframe within the Morphew home that has been broken. Patrick Frazee sits in a grim Cripple Creek, Colorado, jail put there by his former girlfriend Krystal Lee for the murder of his fiance Kelsey Berreth. Investigators learned that DNA at least partially matched the profile of an unnamed man connected to three unsolved sexual assault cases in Tempe, Phoenix and Chicago. I guess that's what people think I should have done. I would never, never, ever hurt this child. DA Dan May | Teller County, Colorado: I gotta tell you, it's one of the most emotional trials I have ever been through and I've been through a lot of trials in my career. Nikki Battiste: Did she have a dress yet? And that leaves Laura Stutzman with one question: Why? Tools including a shovel. And she said, "Yeah he asked me if I would kill the mother of his baby.". Here is somebody who arguably had the last communication with Suzanne before she went missing. Please feel free to contact the Colorado Bureau of Investigation at 303-239-4211 if you have any further questions File: UPs in Colorado 2021 (PDF) Then, she changed her story. Ashley Franco: He says the last time he sees his wife is when she's sleeping in their bed. Beth Reed: It says that Patrick will do whatever he wants to get whatever he wants. KMVT ANCHOR: Tonight, we have new information about a 32-year-old Twin Falls woman that may have helped Patrick Frazee cover up the disappearance and alleged murder of his fiance, Kelsey Berreth. appreciated. A week later she says Frazee called with a new murder plan. Prosecutor Beth Reed: Well, they were requests that a certain number of witnesses needed to disappear, but it was very specific as to Krystal Lee, graphic descriptions of what needed to happen to Krystal Lee he described putting a bullet in her head. But just like her earlier attempts, she says she chickened out. Decades passed until Suzanne reached out to Jeff, out of the blue, in 2018. In 2008, she was crowned queen of the Magic Valley Rodeo. I'm just ready for Gannon to come home.". This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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?

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