Husband arrested in case of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew
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and last updated 2021-05-05 19:41:45-04
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. â Barry Morphew, the husband of missing Colorado mother Suzanne Morphew, has been arrested in Chaffee County on multiple charges, including first-degree murder, almost a year after Suzanne was first reported missing, according to court documents.
Barry, 53, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence, and an attempt to influence a public servant, according to the documents. The offense date for these charges is listed as May 10, 2020.
The Chaffee County Jail confirmed he is an inmate. He was taken into custody without incident around 9:15 a.m. near his home in Poncha Springs, according to Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze. Authorities do not expect anymore arrests in the case.
Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook
(NEW YORK) A Colorado husband charged in the murder of his missing wife is due to make his first court appearance on Thursday.
Suzanne Morphew s husband, 53-year-old Barry Morphew, was taken into custody on Wednesday on charges of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempt to influence a public servant, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said.
In the wake of his arrest, Suzanne Morphew s older sister, Melinda Moorman, told ABC News, I forgave my brother-in-law early on. Bitterness destroys people, she said. I pray for him and have sadness for him.
May 6, 2021 / 04:16 PM EST
SALIDA, Colorado (WISH) A former Indiana man was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with the murder of his wife who’s been missing since Mother’s Day 2020, authorities said.
Barry and Suzanne Morphew and their two daughters relocated from Alexandria, Indiana, to Salida, Colorado, in spring 2018. Before she was a mother, Suzanne taught at Hamilton Heights Middle School in Arcadia, Indiana.
Suzanne is an Indiana native who is the daughter of Gene Moorman, who owned Gene’s Rootbeer and Hotdogs, a drive-in restaurant that first opened in 1964 in Anderson. He died in November, but his family still owns the restaurant.