A Colorado man has been indicted with his wife’s murder five years after she disappeared – and four years after he was previously charged with the crime.
Suzanne Morphew, 43, was reported missing on May 10, 2020 after she went for a bike ride but never returned to her stunning mansion in rural Maysville, roughly 150 miles from Denver.
Her husband Barry Morphew, 56, has been indicted with first-degree murder and was taken into custody in Arizona on Friday.
Barry denied all knowledge of the killing – but was quickly named the prime suspect and charged with Suzanne’s murder.
Prosecutors’ initial case against Morphew collapsed over claims a district attorney had withheld information from the court and talked to true crime prosecutors.
But the case was revived in fall 2023 after Suzanne’s remains were finally found in a remote area near the town of Moffatt.
The couple are said to have endured a turbulent marriage with Suzanne having an affair and Barry accused of being an abuser.
Their daughters Mallory and Macy stuck by Barry throughout the initial charges brought against him and pushed back against claims that he killed their mother.
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Suzanne Morphew was reported missing on May 10, 2020. Her husband Barry Morphew has been charged with first-degree murder
Barry denied all knowledge of the killing – but was quickly named the prime suspect and charged with Suzanne’s murder
Their daughters Mallory and Macy stuck by Barry throughout the initial charges brought against him and pushed back against claims that he killed their mother
Suzanne’s remains were finally discovered in a shallow grave, in a dumping ground known as ‘The Boneyard’, in September 2023.
Her corpse was in such a poor condition that investigators were unable to determine precisely how she was killed.
But in her bones they discovered traces of a cocktail of powerful animal tranquilizers, suggesting she had been sedated before her death.
A grand jury on Wednesday indicted Barry on a charge of first-degree murder.
He was taken into custody in Arizona but will be extradited to the San Luis Valley in Colorado to face charges.
‘Federal, State and local law enforcement have never stopped working toward justice for Suzanne,’ Twelfth Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said Friday.
‘The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office stands in solidarity with Suzanne’s family and the citizens of Chaffee and Saguache Counties in pursuing the Grand Jury’s indictment.’
