July 3, 2025 • 25 mins
The Mind of Barry Morphew: Control, Denial & a Deadly Silence
Description:
What happens when control becomes the only currency in a marriage? In this psychological deep dive, we dissect the chilling behavioral patterns of Barry Morphew—the man at the center of one of Colorado’s most disturbing true crime stories.
Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins us to unpack the profile behind the headlines. Barry’s wife, Suzanne, disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020. But her story didn’t end there. Three years later, her remains were found—buried, silenced, and dosed with a rare tranquilizer. And yet, Barry continues to claim innocence, pointing fingers everywhere but inward.
We examine the psychological fingerprints Barry allegedly left behind: the calculated calm, the compulsive need to manage perception, and the eerie absence of visible grief. Was this the mind of a man in denial—or something darker? From Suzanne’s final messages to Barry’s surveillance-dodging behavior, this episode explores how control, once unchecked, can become deadly.
This isn’t about sensationalism. It’s about understanding how emotional abuse, narcissistic traits, and denial can culminate in silence—deadly silence. Join us for a conversation that pushes past the headlines and into the psychology of what may have really happened.
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#BarryMorphew #TrueCrimePsychology #ForensicPsychology #NarcissisticAbuse #CoerciveControl #SuzanneMorphew #DeadlySilence #PsychologicalProfiling #TrueCrimeDeepDive #HiddenKillers
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Description:
What happens when control becomes the only currency in a marriage? In this psychological deep dive, we dissect the chilling behavioral patterns of Barry Morphew—the man at the center of one of Colorado’s most disturbing true crime stories.
Psychotherapist and author Shavaun Scott joins us to unpack the profile behind the headlines. Barry’s wife, Suzanne, disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020. But her story didn’t end there. Three years later, her remains were found—buried, silenced, and dosed with a rare tranquilizer. And yet, Barry continues to claim innocence, pointing fingers everywhere but inward.
We examine the psychological fingerprints Barry allegedly left behind: the calculated calm, the compulsive need to manage perception, and the eerie absence of visible grief. Was this the mind of a man in denial—or something darker? From Suzanne’s final messages to Barry’s surveillance-dodging behavior, this episode explores how control, once unchecked, can become deadly.
This isn’t about sensationalism. It’s about understanding how emotional abuse, narcissistic traits, and denial can culminate in silence—deadly silence. Join us for a conversation that pushes past the headlines and into the psychology of what may have really happened.
Hashtags:
#BarryMorphew #TrueCrimePsychology #ForensicPsychology #NarcissisticAbuse #CoerciveControl #SuzanneMorphew #DeadlySilence #PsychologicalProfiling #TrueCrimeDeepDive #HiddenKillers
Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video?
Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/
Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod
X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpod
Listen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872
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