Barry Morphew appeared in a Colorado courtroom for the first time this week after being charged with his wife Suzanne’s murder for a second time
NEED TO KNOW
- Barry Morphew was charged with the murder of his wife Suzanne Morphew after she went missing on Mother’s Day 2020, but the case against him was dropped
- A grand jury indicted Barry for Suzanne’s murder on June 18, 2025 after new evidence came to light in the case following the discovery of Suzanne’s remains
- Suzanne’s autopsy found traces of a powerful animal sedative that police say only one private citizen in any of the surrounding counties was found to be in possession of: Barry
Suzanne Morphew went missing from the Colorado home she shared with her husband and two daughters on Mother’s Day 2020.
Five years later, and three days after Father’s Day, her husband Barry Morphew was indicted by a grand jury for her murder on June 18, 2025.
It is the second time that Barry had been charged with killing his wife, after the initial charges filed against were ultimately dismissed two weeks before his trial at the request of prosecutors, who filed their motion without prejudice in the event they wanted to retry the case…