Barry Morphew was indicted by a grand jury charging him with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.
The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office said in a statement to Fox News Digital that Morphew was arrested in Arizona following the indictment and will face extradition to Colorado. Morphew, 49, vanished during a bike ride on Mother’s Day in 2020.
Suzanne Morphew’s remains were found by the Colorado Bureau of Investigations in 2023 in Saguache County, located in the southwestern part of the state.
“Federal, State and local law enforcement have never stopped working toward justice for Suzanne.” said Twelfth Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly. “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.”
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The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that Barry Morphew has a $3,000,000.00 bond.
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According to a copy of the grand jury indictment, many of Suzanne Morphew’s bones were “significantly bleached” when they were found in 2024. Prosecutors say it’s “unlikely” that her body decomposed to a skeleton at the location she was found.
The chemicals that comprise Butorphanol, Azaperone and Medetomidine (BAM) were found inside Suzanne Morphew’s body, prosecutors said. According to the indictment, Barry Morphew used “BAM” as a tranquilizer to sedate and transport deer on his deer farm.
This is a developing story.
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