A grand jury in Colorado has returned an accusation against Barry Morphew, accusing him of his wife’s murder, Suzanne Morphew, authorities announced on Friday.
Suzanne Morphew disappeared on a bicycle ride on Mother’s Day in May 2020. Their remains were found more than three years later while researchers were looking for in an unrelated case. Subsequently, his death was declared homicide.
Her husband, Barry Morphew, was accused of her murder in 2021, but those charges were retired in April 2022 just before a trial began.
The Grand Jury returned the accusation against Morphew on Wednesday. He was arrested in Arizona and will be extradited to the San Luis Valley to face charges, according to the twelfth office of the Judicial District Prosecutor.
Suzanne Morphew is seen in this photo without date published by the Sheriff’s office of Chaffee County.
Chaffee County Sheriff Office
“The Federal, state and local police have never stopped working towards Justice for Suzanne,” said Judicial District District Anne Kelly on Friday in a statement. “The twelfth office of the Judicial District Prosecutor faces Suzanne’s family and the citizens of Chaffee and Saguache county to carry out the accusation of the Grand Jury.”
Suzanne Morphew’s body was found in September 2023 near the city of Moffat, about 90 minutes south where he lived.
It was determined that his death was caused by homicide “by indeterminate means in the context of butorfanol, azaperone and modethomidine poisoning,” according to autopsy.
Barry Morphew has denied any participation in the death of his wife.
He and his daughters spoke with ABC News in May 2023 after they filed a lawsuit against prosecutors, saying that he was unfairly accused.
A photo of Barry Morphew, published by the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office on May 5, 2021.
Chaffee County Sheriff Office
“They have a vision of tunnel and looked at a person and have too much pride to say they are wrong and look elsewhere,” he said at that time. “I have nothing to worry about. I haven’t done anything wrong.”
