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Barry Morphew Extradited to Colorado for New First-Degree Murder Case

He is set to appear in Alamosa County Court to face re-indictment under fresh evidence involving wildlife tranquilizers.

FILE – Barry Morphew leaves a Fremont County court building in Canon City, Colo., with his daughters, Macy, left, and Mallory, after charges against him in the presumed death of his wife were dismissed, Tuesday, April 19, 2022. In an interview with “Good Morning America” broadcast on Monday, May 15, 2023, Morphew said authorities in Colorado have been wrong to focus on him as the person responsible for the death of Suzanne Morphew. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)/The Gazette via AP)
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Suzanne Morphew, 49, disappeared from her family’s Chaffee County home on May 10, 2020. Her remains were discovered in a shallow grave near Moffat in September 2023. (Photo via Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)

Overview

  • On June 30 Morphew was extradited from Phoenix to Alamosa County Jail to face a grand jury’s new first-degree murder indictment.
  • His first appearance in 12th Judicial District Court is scheduled for July 1 at 1:30 p.m. local time for advisement on the fresh charges.
  • Prosecutors allege butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine—components of the BAM wildlife sedative—were found in Suzanne Morphew’s bone marrow.
  • Investigators discovered Suzanne’s bleached skeletal remains in Saguache County in September 2023 and a 2024 autopsy ruled her death a homicide by unspecified means.
  • Morphew was initially charged in 2021 before charges were dropped in 2022 over prosecutorial misconduct and he maintains his innocence.