The husband of a woman whose remains were found in a shallow grave in 2023 is now facing First Degree Murder charge for her death.
www.kktv.com
6/20/25
The full indictment can be found at the bottom of this article.
TIMELINE OF THE CASE:
- May 10, 2020: Suzanne Morphew reported missing.
- May 11, 2020: Search crews are called to the area she was believed to be in near her Chaffee County home.
- May 15, 2020: Items belonging to Suzanne were found.
- May 17, 2020: Barry, the husband of Suzanne, shares a video with the public asking for help with finding her. It can be viewed at the bottom of this article.
- May 19, 2020: Authorities search the Morphew home.
- May 22, 2020: A separate residential property is searched, where a concrete foundation had just been poured
- May 5, 2021: Barry Morphew is arrested
-April 18, 2022: Murder charges dismissed
-Sept. 27, 2023: CBI announces the El Paso County Coroner identified remains found in Saguache County as belonging to Suzanne
-April 24, 2024: Autopsy for Suzanne released, saying cause of death was “homicide by unspecified means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication”
-June 20, 2025: Barry Morphew indicted by Grand Jury and arrested in Arizona