CO - Suzanne Morphew, 49, Chaffee County, 10 May 2020 , MEDIA,MAPS,TIMELINE *NO DISCUSSION* #2

[Seattle1]

https://kdvr.com/news/local/judge-sets-date-when-barry-morphew-accused-of-killing-his-wife-must-enter-plea/

11/3/25

The public was allowed to attend the hearing in person, like Tisha Leeway did. Leeway knew Suzanne and has been a voice fighting for justice for five years now.

Each year, Leeway calls on the community to send ornaments to decorate a tree in Salida in Suzanne’s honor.

“Last year, her tree was almost falling down because we had so many, so we probably will have to get two trees this year, which is fine,” Leeway said. “I just feel like we need to support her and her family, and because Barry has a lot of support, obviously, because or else he wouldn’t be out on the streets.”

Leeway says ornaments can be sent to 40 Rex Circle, Salida, CO, 81201. The tree goes up the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[arielilane]

On Monday, a judge postponed his arraignment to January 12 where a plea is expected to be entered.

Defense for Barry Morphew requests more time to prepare for murder case

The defense for Barry Morphew has requested more time to prepare for his murder case in Chaffee County.

www.koaa.com

Nov. 3, 2025

 

[arielilane]

Since 2020, a group of ladies have decorated a Christmas tree in Holiday Park in Salida for #SuzanneMorphew. This year is no different, the tree is called #JusticeforSuzanne. All of these ornaments have been collected over the years.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1990095031932228057

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010736023647789120

 

[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010738804143817108

 

[arielilane]

BREAKING: Barry Morphew, the man accused of killing his wife in a case that captured national attention, entered a not guilty plea in court.

READ MORE:

https://krdo.com/news/2026/01/12/barry-morphew-man-accused-of-killing-his-wife-in-salida-enters-not-guilty-plea/

https://twitter.com/x/status/2010814385753612778

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

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[arielilane]

Chief Judge Amanda Hopkins of Colorado’s 12th Judicial District scheduled the trial for October 13. It is expected to last up to six weeks.

Morphew’s next court hearing is scheduled for March 9.

Cowardly antics of husband accused of killing wife at $1.5m mansion

Barry Morphew, 57, entered his plea for the first-degree murder of Suzanne Morphew through one of his attorneys during a short hearing in Alamosa, Colorado, on Monday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

1.14.2026

 

[arielilane]

A status conference on the case will be held on March 9 at 1:30 p.m.

Barry Morphew pleads not guilty in the murder of Suzanne Morphew, tentative trial date set

The man accused of murdering his wife in Colorado in 2020 entered a not-guilty plea at his arraignment in court on Monday.

www.koaa.com

 

[Seattle1]

People of the State of Colorado v Barry Morphew | Colorado Judicial Branch

www.coloradojudicial.gov

• Dec 3, 2025
  File
  Notice of Endorsement of Expert Witness.pdf (PDF, 19.14 KB)
• Jan 19, 2026
  File
  Omnibus Order.pdf (PDF, 168.56 KB)

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020922754342715719

 

[arielilane]

Breaking-3.5 years after #SuzanneMorphew' remains were discovered, a fight is brewing over their "outrageous and cruel" retrieval of by investigators just as her daughters requested them for a "Christian burial" including planned cremation.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027105461175189526

 

[arielilane]

This matter is set on March 9, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. for a Status Conference.
Parties may appear virtually using Webex Conferencing.

https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2026-01/Omnibus Order.pdf

 

[Seattle1]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2027105461175189526

 

[Seattle1]

3/5/26

DA asks judge to deny request for Suzanne Morphew’s remains

Barry Morphew attempted to obtain and cremate dead wife’s remains before trial Prosecutors objected to a request from the daughters of Suzanne Morphew on Wednesday to turn over her remains as her husband awaits trial for her murder. 12th Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a motion...

www.denvergazette.com

 

[Seattle1]

Court papers: One day stood between Suzanne Morphew being cremated and her remains being taken back by authorities

Suzanne Morphew’s remains were at the El Paso County Coroner’s Office until being transferred to a local funeral home

www.kktv.com

3/5/26

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - New court filings detail how Suzanne Morphew’s remains were at the El Paso County Coroner’s Office until being transferred to a local funeral home for cremation.

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The latest timeline, according to court papers:

• Jan. 29, 2026: Barry Morphew signs off on moving Suzanne’s remains from the El Paso County Coroner’s Office to Swan-Law Funeral Home in Colorado Springs.
• Feb. 17, 2026: Law enforcement was notified by the coroner that Suzanne’s remains had been released to a funeral home.
• Feb. 18, 2026: The court issued a search warrant for Suzanne’s remains.
• Feb. 19, 2026: Suzanne’s remains are transferred back to authorities by Chaffe County Undersheriff Alex Walker. Her remains were set to be cremated the next day.
• Feb. 20, 2026: Attorney for Macy and Mallory Morphew, the couple’s daughters, filed a motion asking for the release of Suzanne’s remains.

The response from the Alamosa County District Attorney’s Office to the daughters’ motion says, in part “In April of 2024, the remains of Suzanne Morphew were made available for release to her family.

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A trusted legal expert familiar with the case tells 11 News the timing of the latest developments are strange because the Morphew family has had since April 2024 to claim Suzanne’s remains and did not try to until recently.

 

[Seattle1]

Battle over a little-known wildlife sedative at center of murder case against Barry Morphew

An October murder trial promises to center around a mix of potent chemicals the autopsy revealed were discovered in Suzanne Morphew's remains.

coloradosun.com

3/6/26

His attorneys are preparing for a forensic courtroom showdown.

“The claim that Suzanne Morphew had BAM in her system is not true,” said David Beller, who has been representing Barry Morphew since he took over from Denver attorney Iris Eytan last summer.

Beller and his cocounsel, Jane Fisher-Byrialsen, contend that of three labs consulted, only the El Paso County Coroner’s Office, a lab they say is certified only for DUI testing, found the three substances that make up BAM [ butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine] in Suzanne Morphew’s femur bone. The attorneys plan to attack the credibility of the El Paso County lab. “The scientific ‘evidence’ does not hold up,” Beller said in a text.

Neither the El Paso County Coroner’s Office nor NMS Labs, a private nationally accredited Pennsylvania lab which was consulted on the case, would comment on their involvement with it.

The third lab that consulted on the case, the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education, also declined comment for this article.

 

[arielilane]

The family of a Colorado mom who was murdered left her body in a morgue for two years despite being told they could collect her remains, court papers revealed.

Suzanne Morphew's family were told they could collect her body in April of 2024 after it was found in a field in September of 2023, more than three years after she vanished from her $1.5m home in Maysville, on Mother's Day 2020.

Yet for two years it remained with the El Paso County Coroner's Office after the family failed to claim it.

Family of murdered mom left her body in morgue for TWO YEARS

Suzanne Morphew's family were told they could collect her body in April of 2024 after it was found in a field in September of 2023, but for two years it stayed with the El Paso County Coroner's Office.

www.dailymail.co.uk

3/6/2026

Suzanne's husband Barry Morphew, 57, is accused of killing his wife, earlier this year he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

At the time the family were told to collect her remains in 2024 no one was charged with her murder.

Her daughters Mallory and Macy are now in a legal battle with the state for her body after prosecutors took it back into custody the day before Suzanne was to be cremated.

It was her suspected killer husband who signed off on her body being released to Swan-Law Funeral Home in Colorado Springs in late January.

Law enforcement were notified of its release on February 17, the courts issued a search warrant for her body on the 18th, on the 19th her body was handed back over.

 

[arielilane]

3/9/2026

Judge gives Morphew daughters opportunity to speak in Colorado murder case dating back to 2020

The judge said she will give the daughters “an opportunity to be heard.”

www.kktv.com

ALAMOSA, Colo. (KKTV) - A judge decided Monday that she will give the daughters of Barry and Suzanne Morphew an opportunity to speak in court.

 

[Seattle1]

Morphew status conference sets another, with possible hearing

In the trial of Barry Morphew, a hearing is set to discuss the release of his late wife's remains to their children. The court will consider the request.

www.themountainmail.com

3/9/26

In the March 9 status conference for the trial of Barry Morphew, another status conference was set for 1:30 p.m. March 30, in addition to a possible hearing regarding the release of the late Suzanne Morphew’s remains to her children, Macy and Mallory Morphew.

Macy, Mallory and Barry Morphew all attended virtually and separately March 9.

The two adult children are asking 12th Judicial District Court Chief Judge Amanda Hopkins to order law enforcement to return their mothers’ remains after they were allegedly removed from a Colorado Springs funeral home.

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Anne Kelly, representing the 12th Judicial District, also online, said she doesn’t believe this request from the children warrants a hearing, and that once she responds to the filed motion, it might be resolved. She said this is an argument between the parties.

Kelly added that she would like more time to file her response to the motion, which Hopkins allowed. The DA has until 5 p.m. March 23 to respond.

[..]

Additionally, before this discussion, Barry Morphew's attorney, David Beller, told Judge Hopkins about the amount of discovery the prosecution continues to share and acknowledged the motion filings deadline of April 13.