The letter of intent to sue was first filed in October 2021
DENVER — Attorneys representing Barry Morphew intend to sue prosecutors and investigators for what they claim is unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation, according to documents obtained by Denver7.
The Denver law firm, Fisher & Byrialsen, P.L.L.C, representing the 53-year-old Chaffee County man
in this civil case filed a notice of claim on Oct. 18. Morphew is accused in the murder of his wife, 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew, in Chaffee County on May 9 or 10 of last year. Suzanne’s body has not been found.
Attorneys claim investigators omitted crucial evidence in the case, including DNA evidence from an alleged sex offender, and engaged in “extreme and outrageous conduct.”
They intend to file a lawsuit against 26 individuals associated with the Chaffee Police Department, the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the Colorado Bureau of Investigations, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations.
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Attorneys representing Barry Morphew intend to sue prosecutors, investigators for what they claim is unlawful arrest, malicious prosecution, and defamation, according to documents obtained by Denver7.
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