Home of missing Chaffee County woman released back to family
The home of missing Chaffee County woman Suzanne Morphew has
been released back to the family after investigators seized it last week, the
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) confirmed Tuesday.
Authorities said they are continuing the investigation and
have received more than 400 calls to the tip line designated for collecting
information. The number is 719-312-7530.
Morphew, 49, left her Maysville home on Sunday, May 10 for a
bike ride and never returned. Maysville is located west of Salida by way of
U.S. 50.
CCSO, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) searched several locations on a property
on County Road 105 in Salida to follow up on leads developed during the case,
but were unable to make any new connections, CCSO said earlier
Morphew’s disappearance as of now is considered a missing
person’s case.
Shortly after her disappearance, investigators searched the
Mayville area after deputies found a personal item belonging to Morphew. Dive
teams also searched nearby bodies of water, with no results.
Morphew’s husband, Barry, on May 17 posted a video message
to Facebook begging for his wife’s return.
“Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there that can hear this, that
has you, please, we'll do whatever it takes to bring you back," Barry
Morphew said in the video. "We love you. We miss you. Your girls need
you."
A $200,000 reward is being offered for information related
to Morphew's disappearance. Half of that money is being offered by Morphew's
family, according to a Facebook group set up to help find her. The other half
is coming from a family friend who decided to match the family's offer.
The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office has asked residents to
keep surveillance footage from May 8 to May 12 in case it can help with the
investigation.
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