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Grand Jury Indicts Barry Morphew on First-Degree Murder Charges in Wife’s Death

Prosecutors in Colorado’s 12th Judicial District will seek his extradition from Arizona after fresh forensic findings spurred the new indictment.

Barry Morphew leaves a Fremont County court building in Canon City with his daughters, Macy, left, and Mallory, after charges against him in the presumed death of his wife were dismissed Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via Associated Press)
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Overview

  • A Colorado grand jury returned an indictment charging Barry Morphew, 57, with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Suzanne, five years after her disappearance in May 2020.
  • He was arrested in Gilbert, Arizona, on June 20, 2025, and authorities will seek to extradite him to Colorado’s San Luis Valley to face trial.
  • Investigators located Suzanne’s remains in a shallow grave near Moffat, Colorado, in September 2023, and the El Paso County Coroner ruled her death a homicide from a mix of tranquilizers used in wildlife sedation.
  • Initial murder charges filed in May 2021 were dismissed in April 2022 after prosecutors mishandled evidence and were sanctioned, leading to the disbarment of the original prosecutor, Linda Stanley.
  • The case was revived by the 12th Judicial District Attorney’s Office under Anne Kelly after long-delayed toxicology results and renewed forensic analysis prompted the fresh charges.