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catbyte

(34,377 posts)
Fri May 14, 2021, 12:44 PM May 2021

Trump fan murdered his wife then submitted an absentee ballot for her voting for him.

Suzanne Morphew’s husband, accused in her murder, charged with submitting presidential ballot in her name

by: Web Staff
Updated: May 14, 2021 / 09:55 AM MDT

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Prosecutors have filed new charges against Barry Morphew, alleging the man accused of murdering his missing wife submitted a presidential ballot in her name.

Morphew was recently arrested on charges of murdering his wife, Suzanne, after she disappeared a year ago. She still has yet to be found.

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On April 22, Barry was asked by FBI agents why he submitted a ballot for Suzanne.

“Just because I wanted Trump to win…I know she (Suzanne) was going to vote for Trump anyways,” he told investigators. He also said he thought the “other guys'” were cheating so he would “give him (former president Trump) another vote.”

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https://kdvr.com/news/local/more-charges-filed-against-barry-morphew-after-murder-arrest/



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Trump fan murdered his wife then submitted an absentee ballot for her voting for him. (Original Post) catbyte May 2021 OP
Finding the voter fraud unc70 May 2021 #1
One body at a time. Vinca May 2021 #3
If a Biden or Clinton voter had done that Vogon_Glory May 2021 #2
Expect sympathetic jail-cell interviews soon. lagomorph777 May 2021 #5
It just makes it that much better that Colorado went for Biden by over 14 points. catbyte May 2021 #7
That's the real disincentive for voter fraud, at least for non-idiots William Seger May 2021 #11
I was thinking exactly this. BadgerMom May 2021 #14
Crickets? I Thought That Was Just My Tinnitus. COL Mustard May 2021 #16
Only Qpublicans commit voter fraud. lagomorph777 May 2021 #4
Holy hells, that's coldblooded. tanyev May 2021 #6
No kidding. She probably would've secretly voted for Biden if she'd lived. catbyte May 2021 #9
did he get a personal letter of thanks from the former guy? spanone May 2021 #8
Maybe TFG will pay for his legal defense GopherGal May 2021 #18
Good one!!! spanone May 2021 #19
"You're voting for Trump!".... lame54 May 2021 #10
The should submit to Dan Patrick in TX. He is paying $1M bounties on documented voter fraud. Scalded Nun May 2021 #12
Criminals' cruelty is only matched by their stupidity ffr May 2021 #13
Nice of this guy to admit his wife is dead. SmittyWerben May 2021 #15
Probably told himself it's his constitutionally-guaranteed right Grokenstein May 2021 #17
Trump got 100% of the dead mom vote and 100% of the murdered wife vote. Solly Mack May 2021 #20
AHhhh. The party of Personal Responsibility. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #21
Dirtnappers for Donnie Blue Owl May 2021 #22
Yet another Trump-voting psychopath! Buckeye_Democrat May 2021 #23

Vogon_Glory

(9,117 posts)
2. If a Biden or Clinton voter had done that
Fri May 14, 2021, 01:10 PM
May 2021

Last edited Fri May 14, 2021, 04:12 PM - Edit history (1)

During the last couple of elections, the right-wing propaganda organs would be screaming about this 24/7 month after month after month.

But since Mr. Morphew was a Trump voter, I suspect that we’ll get to lay back and listen to the sound of distant crickets chirping while the megaphones remain silent.

Nothing to see here, just a dead woman and voter fraud, move along.

catbyte

(34,377 posts)
7. It just makes it that much better that Colorado went for Biden by over 14 points.
Fri May 14, 2021, 01:40 PM
May 2021

So Mr. Morphew committed voter fraud for nothing. Not that it matters with the charges he's facing, but still...

William Seger

(10,778 posts)
11. That's the real disincentive for voter fraud, at least for non-idiots
Fri May 14, 2021, 02:25 PM
May 2021

You're taking on a huge risk when it's inconceivable that it would make a difference -- the same reason undocumented immigrants aren't going to risk trying to vote.

COL Mustard

(5,897 posts)
16. Crickets? I Thought That Was Just My Tinnitus.
Fri May 14, 2021, 03:38 PM
May 2021

So far all the voter fraud I've heard of is for TFG. I hope this guy is prosecuted as severely as the law allows for all of this. What a douche.

catbyte

(34,377 posts)
9. No kidding. She probably would've secretly voted for Biden if she'd lived.
Fri May 14, 2021, 01:48 PM
May 2021

There were obviously problems in the marriage. Well, he'll never get the chance to vote again.

GopherGal

(2,008 posts)
18. Maybe TFG will pay for his legal defense
Fri May 14, 2021, 04:09 PM
May 2021

Ha-ha-ha!
I make me laugh!
TFG isn't likely to pay even his own lawyers, much less anybody else's.

SmittyWerben

(823 posts)
15. Nice of this guy to admit his wife is dead.
Fri May 14, 2021, 02:43 PM
May 2021

By voting in her stead, because that's how she would have voted, tells me he knows she is dead and could not vote herself. Nice of this shithead to incriminate himself.

Grokenstein

(5,722 posts)
17. Probably told himself it's his constitutionally-guaranteed right
Fri May 14, 2021, 03:56 PM
May 2021

as a gawd-feerin' good ol' boy. He won't be able to cite the exact passage, but he knows it's in there, like in Jaws 3: Corinthians 0 or sumpin'.

I wonder if his lawyer will go for the 'Foxitis' defense, or 'Just Following Orders (from Donald).'

BobTheSubgenius

(11,563 posts)
21. AHhhh. The party of Personal Responsibility.
Fri May 14, 2021, 11:10 PM
May 2021

Not to mention Law and Order. This story must represent thousands of the fraudulent votes the Republiqans keep talking about. Maybe even a couple of million. The fact that the votes they claim are counter to this one - or these ones, if you will - is incidental and not a particularly good narrative.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
23. Yet another Trump-voting psychopath!
Sat May 15, 2021, 02:21 AM
May 2021
https://www.insideedition.com/barry-morphew-was-dominant-in-relationship-with-missing-colorado-mom-suzanne-morphew-her-sister?amp

“Barry was very dominant in the relationship and my sister was very passive, gentle soul,” Melinda told Inside Edition. “He had a great tendency to overpower and intimidate people to get what they wanted.”

She explained that at first, she didn’t believe Suzanne’s husband of 26 years could have anything to do with her disappearance.

But as time went on, Melinda said the family grew suspicious, especially following a particular conversation she said she had with Suzanne shortly before her disappearance.

“The Friday before Mother’s Day, my sister had sent me a text message that morning. It was very lengthy. It was very powerful. It was very revealing,” Melinda said. “She had been ready to share some things close to her chest. She said she was scared.”

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