Sneak peek: The Suzanne Morphew Case: Nothing Is What It Seems | Forensic Files

When something like this happens, when somebody goes missing, you want answers, but this case is incredibly unique. When
you started to dig a little bit deeper, nothing is what it seems. Suzanne Morphw went missing on Mother's
Day in May of 2020, and from there on out, it became a nationwide search for her. Suzanne Morphw left for a bike ride
and she never came back. She has two beautiful daughters. The family looks to be perfect from the outside. Every
picture you saw of them, they were smiling. They're laughing. They're looking like they love each other. She
grew up in Indiana. She came to Colorado and she began to mountain bike. We see pictures of a beautiful woman, an
active, physically fit woman taking advantage of the mountains. Barry Morphw was a business owner. He
was an avid hunter and a man's man. On May 9th, Barry was very happy because there had been some marital tension, but
not on May 9th. All we have to go on is what Barry says occurred. That's right. Barry says they had a nice dinner
together. They even made love and then they went to sleep and she was still sleeping the next morning when he left
for work. So the next day, Mother's Day, the daughters are out on a camping trip.
Did that strike people as odd? Family had told investigators that it was odd that their daughters would not be with
their mom. She didn't have anything else to do and all of a sudden her daughters and her
husband are both gone. Barry Morphe said he texted his wife Suzanne to wish her a happy Mother's
Day. He received no reply. He had contact with his daughters back and forth. Can't get a hold of mother. And
then someone contacted a neighbor, right? The neighbor had told Barry that her car's here. She was not home. And
Barry says, "Well, maybe go look for her bike cuz she's an avid mountain biker."
The neighbor said he could not find it. Local law enforcement responds to the scene and they do find her bicycle.
Where was that bike? It's right over here, Peter. The bike was found at the bottom of this ravine right here. The
initial thought is kidnapping. Oh, Suzanne, if anyone is out there that can hear this that has you, we'll do
whatever it takes to bring you back. So about 10 days into the investigation, they learn about a piece of technology
that we have an example of right in front of you. What is that? Right. So they find a spy pin. It looks something
like this. And they find it in the master bedroom of the Morphw home. It's like James Bond. It's a pen that looks
like a regular pen. And it records conversations. This pipin was given to Suzanne to
record Barry Morphw in hopes of catching him in an affair. It backfired. In fact,
as a matter of fact, it backfired. Captured on the spy pen is a conversation between Suzanne Morphw and
somebody named Jeff. And it's clear that Jeff is her lover. They did not know who
Jeff was, but it put a new wrinkle into the case for sure.

After a mother of two vanishes on Mother’s Day, bizarre clues emerge— a chipmunk alibi, a tranquilizer gun and a spy pen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant has the latest on the case Saturday, July 5, 2025 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Suzanne Morphw went missing in 2020; a spy pen revealed her affair, complicating the investigation.

Key points

The Mysterious Disappearance of Suzanne Morphw. Suzanne Morphw went missing on Mother's Day, sparking a nationwide search.
The Spy Pen Revelation. A spy pen found in the Morphw home reveals a secret affair.

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Nothing is what it seems.

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