Overview
- At an Alamosa County arraignment Monday, Morphew entered a not guilty plea, moving the long-running case toward trial scheduling.
- An autopsy found a metabolized form of the animal sedative mixture BAM in Suzanne’s bone marrow, which prosecutors argue indicates she was alive when exposed.
- The indictment alleges Morphew was the only private citizen in the area with access to BAM through work with deer at the time of her disappearance.
- Investigators point to a tranquilizer dart rifle, packages of darts and a needle cap found in the home, alongside phone and vehicle data they say conflict with his account.
- After initial 2021 charges were dismissed in 2022, Suzanne’s remains were found in 2023; a grand jury re-indicted Morphew in June 2025, and he is now on bond under house arrest with an ankle monitor following his arrest and extradition from Arizona.