Barry worked on beachfront property Friday evening
Suzanne picked up lunch for one from her favorite Korean venue in Salida. Andy, Suzanne's brother, reports she was physically seen at around 2.30 pm in town.
Around midnight someone tries to friend a bunch of people known to Andy Moorman (Suzanne's brother) from Suzanne's FB account. Andy's friends informed him of requests and he believes it is Barry not Suzanne.
Barry is seen in town at a hardware or pool supply store in Salida buying gallon style chlorine
Morgan states Barry seemed stressed and weird at the job site. He reportedly told Morgan if he died she could have his business. Jeff Puckett is another contractor working for Barry is also at site. He asks Jeff what it is like to be in prison. Morgan is dismissed around 11.00 am as Barry said he needed to spend time with his wife
Barry is at the job site by the river in Selida with Morgan Gentile by 9.30 am
Barry leaves the home in Maysville of County Road 105 to pick up his co-worker for a job. He picks her up a little after 9.00 am
8.00 am - 9.00 am Suzanne texts with her best friend Sheila who is in Indiana. Suzanne's brother, Andy confirms with Sheila that she was sure it was Suzanne due to the nature of their texts. An open ended text from Sheila to Suzanne was never answered
Barry heads home from work at the beachfront property around 2.30 pm
Morgan and Jeff arrive in Broomfield late on Sunday night. Barry is not there but they report one of the rooms smell strongly of chlorine even though the hotel does not use chlorine based products to clean.There are wet towels and the bed looks as though it has been slept in.
In the early hours of Mother's day, Mary Branson hears activity from a construction site close to Barry and Suzanne's home. See Fox21 news report later on Timeline
Press release contains information about the police responding to a missing person call on the 10th and updates actions taken to date.
Barry asks Morgan Gentile and Jeff Puckett to hurry to the site as he has to leave for a family emergency in Chaffee County. He gives contractors access to hotel rooms.
Barry heads to the job site in Broomfield and books two rooms at the Holiday Inn Express. He tells Morgan Gentile he went ahead to get the site ready.
100 personnel with tracking dogs search the area on County Road 225 and Highway 50 West.
On Mother's Day evening, Suzanne's bike is found near the river. The Chaffee County Sheriff, John Spezze does not believe an animal took Suzanne. What is believed to be her helmet was also found.
Jeanne Ritter reports Suzanne as missing after she fails to return from a reported bike ride.
Around 4.00 am Mother's day morning, Barry drives by Morgan Gentile's house and calls her, telling her to get ready as they will be going to a site in Broomfield so she should get ready
Barry reports he got back home on Mother's day at 9.00 pm. He left for Broomfield at 5.00 am to go to the work site and apparently Suzanne was asleep when he left. He states it was when he got back he learned there was something wrong
Chaffee County Search and Rescue teams, TAC teams, DOC and County Parks and Wildlife and Southwater Rescue scour the area with no success. Drones and tracking dogs are also deployed.
Gentile receives a call from Barry telling her Suzanne may have been attacked by a mountain lion or abducted. He says more supplies would be on their way for the job, but none arrived
First announcement of missing person.
Morgan Gentile and Jeff Puckett return home from jobsite in Bloomfield CO
Morgan Gentile is approached by Trevor Noel (Barry's nephew) and a former military friend of Barry. They told her they would give her her paycheck but did not want it to look like hush money. They suggested she should not hand her phone over to CBI.
Dogs and drones continue to search
CBI and FBI join the search and dedicated tip line is created (719) 312 7530
An item is found - believed to belong to suzanne
Press release contains information pertinent to the search. FB page also notes the Highway 50 has been re-opened.
Large grid search closes down Hwy 50. A 2.5 mile area near County Road 225 and Hwy 50 is searched.
Update that officers continue to work on the case.
Barry makes a tearful plea to the public for any information regarding his wife. He, and a family friend, are offering a $200,000 reward.
Enter story info here
Pueblo dive team searches Fooses Lake and Barry makes a plea for information.
Chaffee County residents are being asked to preserve any and all video footage from devices such as Ring doorbells, security cameras, game cameras, etc., from May 8th thru May 12th.
The search continues ...
Sheriff John Spezze press release. He clarifies media reports about the Morphew residence. He confirms the house continues to be held by law enforcement during this open investigation through a search warrant that has been sealed by the court. According to Sheriff John Spezze, it is not unusual in these types of investigations to start at the home and extend outward, in an effort to seek clues surrounding the disappearance. The Morphew residence is just one of many areas of focus as part of this open investigation at this time.
The search intensifies at a construction site on County Road 105 in Salida. Investigators spend three days using tractors and equipment able to see through the cement.
There are no new updates on May 21, 2020. Members of the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), continue the missing person search for Suzanne Morphew.
A search being conducted at a residence on the east side of Salida in connection with the Suzanne Morphew missing person case has concluded for the day. Investigators with the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, CBI and FBI plan to return to the site to continue the search on Saturday, May 23, 2020
A search being conducted at a residence on the east side of Salida in connection with the Suzanne Morphew missing person case has concluded for the day. Investigators with the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, CBI and FBI plan to return to the site to continue the search on Sunday, May 24, 2020.
The three-day search conducted at a residence on County Road 105 on the east side of Salida has concluded. Investigators with the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office, CBI and FBI went to the site to follow-up on leads developed during the course of the Suzanne Morphew missing person case
On Tuesday, May 26, investigators' efforts involved review and follow-up on tips reported to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office. To date, there have been more than 400 calls to the tip line designated to collect information related to Ms. Morphew’s missing person case.
Investigators to conduct a community canvass in the area to try and obtain more information.
Tyson Draper uploads a video showing his chance meeting with Barry Morphew.
CBI - by way of County Sheriff's Department - announce property has been released back to family following a week long search.
Morphew property is searched once again.
Press release to update public that the investigation is ongoing but there has been no new information to report.
Reporter Lauren Scharf shares all the news to date.
Suzanne Scharf presents part 2 of update.
Sheriff's office and CBI emphasize via Facebook that they are still handing out flyers concerning Suzanne to residents in the community
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