Suzanne Morphew, the wife and mother of two from Chaffee County, Colorado went missing on Mother’s Day in 2020.  On May 5, 2021, her husband,  52 year old Barry Morphew, was arrested and charged with First Degree Murder.  Here are the facts of the case.

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The Suzanne Morphew Chronicles

Maxwell. Ghislaine Maxwell. Socialite?  Girlfriend to Jeffrey Epstein? Child Sexual Predator?  In this monthly series, Retired FBI Special Agent Gina L. Osborn will go Behind the Crime Scene to update you on all things Ghislaine.  Welcome to the Maxwell Chronicles.  

The Ghislaine Maxwell Chronicles 2

It's July 20, 2012. During the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, James Eagan Holmes set off tear gas and shot into the audience. It was the deadliest shooting in Colorado since Columbine. In Part 3 of this three part series, we speak with former Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates and Denver Division FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Yacone to talk about the lessons learned for use by law enforcement in future active shooter attacks.

Aurora Colorado Movie Theater Massacre - Part 3

It's July 20, 2012. During the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, James Eagan Holmes set off tear gas and shot into the audience. It was the deadliest shooting in U.S. History. In this three part series, we are joined by former Aurora Police Chief Daniel J. Oates and Denver Division FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Yacone to talk about Heroes, Horror and Hope.

Aurora Colorado Movie Theater Massacre - Part 2

 It's July 20, 2012. During the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, James Eagan Holmes set off tear gas and shot into the audience. It was the deadliest shooting in U.S. History. In this four part series, we are joined by former Aurora Police Chief Daniel J. Oates and Denver Division FBI Special Agent in Charge Jim Yacone to talk about Heroes, Horror and Hope. 

Aurora Colorado Movie Theater Massacre Part 1

Kevin Lamar James. You may have never heard of him, but back in 2005, he had a diabolical scheme to wage war against the United States - all from the comfort of his cell at Folsom Prison. James radicalized and recruited other inmates to participate in what the FBI called at the time - the most operationally advanced terrorism plot since 9/11.

Homegrown Violent Extremists - The JIS Terrorism Case

Watch the news on any given day: the shootings, assaults, and reports of senseless violence targeting unsuspecting and unprepared victims lead the headlines. Do your children know what to do in the face of unexpected danger? Do they have the means to protect themselves? Communication, Intuition, Past Experiences, Confidence and Knowledge. Join Gina L. Osborn and Carol Mona and go Behind the Crime Scene to learn the five pillars of personal safety to keep your teens safe.

Teen Safety

The HBO documentary miniseries McMillions looks into the con that allowed one man to rig the results of the McDonalds Monopoly game for decades. The FBI sifted through the complex web of lies and got down to the bottom of the gaming scheme using sophisticated techniques to include a creative undercover. Like every good story, it's got mind blowing twists and turns. Join Gina L Osborn as she goes Behind the Crime Scene with Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Chris Graham who stars on the show.

McMillions

According to the FBI, some 33,000 violent street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs are criminally active in the U.S. today. Many are sophisticated and well organized; all use violence to control neighborhoods and boost their illegal money-making activities, which include robbery, drug and gun trafficking, prostitution and human trafficking, and fraud. Many gang members continue to commit crimes even after being sent to jail. On the front lines, law enforcement battles everyday to keep communities safe. This is their story. 

A Story of Gang Violence

It's April 30, 2007. Chester Turner is convicted of killing ten women to include the unborn child of one of his victims.  The murders took place within a four block radius in the city of Los Angeles between 1987 and 1998. In 2014, Turner was convicted of murdering four other women receiving the death penalty for the second time. Join us Behind the Crime Scene as we talk to  Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman and Senior Forensic Scientist Jody Hynds about their experience bringing Turner to justice.

The Chester Turner Serial Killer Case

Hackers. Scammers. Sextorters. Predators. The Internet and your email box are a jungle filled with danger. How do you know what is legit and what can wind up costing you your reputation, fortune or even your life? Gina and Tracy go Behind the Crime Scene with Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and Author Scott Augenbaum so you can learn how to be safe online.

Cybersecurity - Don't be a Victim of True Crime

It's January 2, 1982.  Joan Stewart is raped, strangled, stabbed several times and murdered in the woodlands near Montclair, California. It was the work of the EAST BAY SLAYER. Charles Jackson started his lifetime career of crime when he was arrested and charged with theft at 16. Over the next 28 years, he’s repeatedly incarcerated for committing burglary, rape, assault and molesting minors. After Jackson died in prison in 2002,  authorities learned he slayed more than eight people…. because of the tenacity of Deputy District Attorney Rockne Harmon's pursuit of DNA profiling.

The East Bay Slayer

It's January 15, 1974. Four members of the Otero family from Wichita, Kansas become the first known victims of Dennis Rader, also known as the BTK Strangler. Rader went on to kill a total of ten people, strangling, hanging or shooting his victims over a 17 year period.  He taunted the police by sending letters to them and the media detailing his killings. He enclosed personal items belonging to the victims. Rader as the BTK Strangler hid in plain sight from his family and community, eluding police while serving as the president of his church council and as a Cub Scout leader.

The BTK Strangler

It's April 15, 2013. Families, friends and bystanders are crowded on the sidewalks as athletes are nearing the finish line at the 117th annual Boston Marathon. What they don't know is that Dzhokhar and Temerlan TSARNAEV, two brothers originating from Chechnya, are standing at a distance waiting for their homemade pressure cooker bombs to go off and rip through the masses. At 2:49 pm, they did just that, killing three people and injuring hundreds. During an unprecedented manhunt, the brothers kill an MIT Police Officer, kidnap and carjack a man and get into an intense shootout with police where hundreds of rounds are fired.

The Boston Marathon Bombing

 It's December of 1990. The United States is defending our interests in Desert Shield/Desert Storm. An espionage investigation is opened against Specialist 4 Albert T. Sombolay, a soldier stationed in Baumholder, Germany. Sombolay sold national defense information to the Jordanians and attempted to contact Iraqi government officials to volunteer as a spy on multiple occasions. During the sting, Sombolay told the UCO, whom he readily accepted as a Jordanian intelligence officer, that what he was doing was a “dangerous thing, very dangerous.” Sombolay continued that if “they catch me, I’m good for that day. It’s treason. It’s treason. They trusted me.” Sombolay pled guilty to aiding the enemy along with the two counts of espionage and two attempted acts of espionage.  

The Desert Storm Traitor

BEHIND THE CRIME SCENE - A True Crime Podcast with retired FBI Special Agent Gina L Osborn explores the human side of first responders, investigators and prosecutors. It focuses on notorious cases which have haunted these crime fighters their entire careers. In each episode, Gina dives deep into the world of some of the worst crimes in U.S. history. She goes behind the scenes to show how these cases impacted the lives of the heroes who responded to them.

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