Her mother Cheryl says they were engaged. Aya Gruber:Yeah, that is you know just something that feels really unbelievable. 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. Michelle Stein: This is the thing. Peter Van Sant: And what kinda boss was he? Stephanie Pagones is a Digital Reporter for FOX Business and Fox News. Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman | Teller County DA's Office: I don't think we would have known what happened to Kelsey without Krystal Lee. He told agents he was in Michigan that weekend and his alibi checked out. Aya Gruber: he asks the agents, "Am I a target?". What was I supposed to do? Nikki Battiste: She only faces at max, three years in prison. No one knows if Suzanne saw that text or was preoccupied with Jeff, but she does not answer. Berreth is carrying a poinsettia plant she had just purchased at Safeway. And I'm not going to try to justify it in any way. So, an accident is certainly plausible. May 14, 2020 . Ashley Franco: Could this man have had something to do with Suzanne's disappearance? 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. I guess that's what people think I should have done. Aya Gruber: she basically brought the equivalent of a hazmat suit and every sort of cleaning product that one might see in one of those TV shows about how to clean up a crime scene. But Barry helped fill in some of the missing data. 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. Clint Cline: He's kind of laid back, you know, kind of stays to himself. According to Lee, Kelsey's body was not inside. 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? Dan Ridenour: Barry asked them at that time if the bike was there, to go check on her her bicycle is not here. Michelle Stein: You talk horses and that's you're speaking her love language, you know. And I know there are some questions out there that's up to the investigations -- when they end up letting you guys know -- but I've cooperated with them," she told KKTV. It appeared as though Suzanne could have been abducted, and that's when Barry made a videotaped public plea on social media. And in Idaho, where rodeo rules, Lee was royalty. Trump asks for mistrial in E. 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Colorado schools missing 29,900 students as pandemic disrupts education How senseless this was. Investigators also found a plastic cap for a syringe that they believe was used to load a tranquilizer dart in the couple's dryer. There are 73 people in total. She was really good. But when the FBI made their initial call to Lee, she said she had "no idea" who Kelsey Berreth was. April 19, 2022: The prosecution was manufacturing a murder case: May 6, 2022: Morphew, along with his daughters, June 1, 2022: Linda Stanley, the district attorney in the Morphew case, was. This time they used chemicals to detect the presence of blood. "But as we investigate further that may change, so at this time I can't comment. And it's just not right. Tools including a shovel. Nikki Battiste: So, Krystal brings this Starbucks Caramel Macchiato right here [to Kelsey's house]. I excuse me [in tears]. Human remains identified as missing Colorado woman following a Remains Of Man Who Went Missing At Mesa Verde National Park Found The Colorado Bureau of Investigation publishes an annual report on missing children. No cameras in the courtroom. Amanda Smith: I did. Although he did not come forward on his own, Jeff did assist agents after they found him. 7 haunting missing person cases in Colorado With Suzanne now officially reported missing, Barry tells his workers there's a family emergency and arranges hotel rooms with one of those workers taking over Barry's room. In this still image from video, Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., Thursday, May 6, 2021. CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: Reports are correct that Kelsey's phone gave a location near Gooding, Idaho, on November 25. They argued that they felt they were close to finding Suzanne Morphew's remains, which could help or hurt their case against Barry. 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. Barry declined "48 Hours"' request for an interview. Ashley Franco: And at that point Krystal knows something has happened to Kelsey. They showed video of a hay barn where Lee says Frazee hid Kelsey's body in that tote. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Nobody says that. They've received 555 tips, but he still hasn't been found. The inside of the Morphew family's garage with Barry's collection of deer heads and a pile of antlers. Clint Cline has known Frazee for seven years. Despite the lack of a body, Barry was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence, and a variety of other allegations. The next text from Kelsey's phone read: "Do you even love me?" Stein spoke with Nikki Battiste on March 23. Dan Ridenour: Barry and Suzanne Morphew were not known well in Salida, Colorado They had only been here for a couple of years. Peter Van Sant: Could you now demonstrate for me? All rights reserved. Prosecutor Jennifer Viehman: Yeah, I do. First published on January 22, 2022 / 11:02 PM. And Krystal Lee had already lied to law enforcement, so she's the one to blame for this. 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. Ashley Franco: A purse, keys to the car, keys to the townhome and then a gun that Kelsey owned. Another big question investigators had was when Frazee said he last saw Kelsey. This undated photo shows Barry and Suzanne Morphew. In a131-page affidavitreleased after Morphew's arrest, investigators described how Morphew realized he couldnt control his wife and her decision to leave him, so instead "he resorted to something he has done his entire life hunt and control Suzanne like he had hunted and controlled animals," the document states. She described to them how he said he lured Kelsey to her death. There are now 97 open cases from 2010s. AyaGruber: police are absolutely correct as a statistical matter to look at intimate partners when they suspect that a woman might've been harmed or murdered. I'd wanna know everything about what he was doing, what he was thinking. Ashley Franco: Barry doesn't head home immediately, and he is dropping some tools off for his coworkers. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 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. Barry Morphew was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence and an attempt to influence a public servant, according to court documents. Frazee chose not to testify. Letecia Stauch makes her first appearance in Colorado, after being extradited from South Carolina where she was arrested. That's what this day is about. Did she sound , Cheryl Berreth: Definitely, she sounded happy and . After three-and-a-half hours of deliberations, there was a verdict. 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. I would do anything to have stopped that somehow. Then, she changed her story. 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. Peter Van Sant: Was there clothing found down here? Seven years after a Texas man vanished while on a hike at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado his remains have been found. Dan Ridenour: The San Isabel National Forest, again, is 1.1 million acres. Then Cheryl Berreth and her son went to the house to check it out. Kelsey didn't seem all that worried about it. Then, investigators believe, to keep up his ruse that Kelsey wanted the breakup, Frazee sent this message: PATRICK FRAZEE: If this is truly what you want, I'll respect your wishes and give you space . He was not happy that she didn't go through with it. The pen captured several intimate conversations between Suzanne Morphew and a secret lover. She admitted to getting rid of the gun, to tossing Kelsey's keys in a canyon and destroying her phone. They would not, he said, be allowed to testify. And I was like, "Did they just say Suzanne?" Ashley Franco: He calls her back and says, OK, I'll give you a second chance. I've gone to Colorado and looked at a few of his horses, and that's the extent of our relationship.". The unit manages the Missing Person Alert Program in Colorado and functions as the Clearinghouse for the state of Colorado. He told agents he was merely being cheap, not criminal. And that leaves Laura Stutzman with one question: Why? The sheriff's office asks anyone with information to call authorities and blast what was described as "misinformation" on social media about the case. He doesn't have Kaylee and he's not with Kelsey. Even after their daughter Kaylee was born in October 2017, the couple still didn't live together but shared parenting duties. Nikki Battiste: Were they in a sexual relationship? CHIEF MILES DE YOUNG [to reporters]: As you can tell from the arrest, sadly, we do not believe Kelsey is still alive. Ben LeMere: It helps get people convicted. One clue may be a deleted text that investigators found on Barry's phone sent by Suzanne just days before: "I'm done. Cody Cox: She was a sweetheart. But there were also rumblings about the state of the Morphew's marriage. This photo, taken from hotel surveillance footage, shows Barry throwing out trash in a dumpster. I don't know we'll ever understand entirely why she did what she did. The husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew has been arrested for her murder, nearly a year after she disappeared last Mother's Day. Suzanne Morphew's alleged murder may have been motivated by money document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. And it's gone. Prosecutors believe the cap was from a syringe used to fill a tranquilizer dart. As for Krystal Lee, she's facing a maximum of up to three years in prison. Think outside the box this Mothers Day and opt for gifts other than flowers and chocolate. Kelsey would be sitting here talking to you, not us. Neighbor reports 'loud noise' night before Colorado mom went missing She didn't poison the coffee and when Frazee found out he was angry. Colorado Missing Persons Day - Colorado Virtual Library