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Barry Morphew Extradited to Face New First-Degree Murder Charge

A grand jury re-indicted him after forensic analysis detected wildlife tranquilizers in Suzanne Morphew’s bone marrow.

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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  • Mor phew was arrested June 20 in Arizona and transported to the Alamosa County Jail to answer a first-degree murder indictment for the second time.
  • The renewed charges hinge on a 2024 autopsy that ruled Suzanne Morphew’s death a homicide by intoxication of animal sedatives.
  • Prosecutors say toxicology found butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine in her bone marrow and only Barry Morphew held a prescription for the “BAM” tranquilizer in the region.
  • His initial 2021 murder charge was dismissed in 2022 over prosecutorial discovery violations that led to the former district attorney’s disbarment.
  • Morphew maintains his innocence and is scheduled for his initial court appearance on Tuesday afternoon.