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Accused murderer
Barry Morphew, 53, is in even more legal jeopardy in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of his wife and alleged victim
Suzanne Morphew, 49. The Colorado man allegedly cast a ballot in the missing woman’s name for the 2020 presidential election. Incidentally, it was for incumbent
Donald Trump.
The Chaffee County Clerk made a report of voter fraud in October 2020, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver Fox affiliate KDVR-TV. The ballot was in Suzanne Morphew’s name, even though she had been reported missing from Salida, Colorado by a neighbor on May 10, 2020 Mother’s Day after she did not return home from a bike ride. A week later, Suzanne’s husband, who at that time was not charged in his wife’s presumed death, appeared in a video pleading for her safe return home.
Suzanne Morphew s body has not been found, and the arrest affidavit outlining the evidence leading investigators to believe he is responsible for his wife s death has been sealed, District Attorney Linda Stanley said. When investigators began asking questions after his arrest, Morphew asked for a lawyer and the questioning stopped, she said.
One of two state public defenders who have notified the court that they are representing Morphew, Daniel Zettler, said he could not comment on the case under office policy.
“Today is not the day for celebration nor does it mark the end of this investigation. Rather it s the next step in this very difficult yet very important journey as we seek justice for Suzanne and her family,” Spezze said.
After pleading for her return, husband charged with killing woman who disappeared in 2020
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DENVER (AP) The husband of a Colorado woman who has been missing for nearly a year was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and other charges in her presumed death, authorities said Wednesday.
Barry Morphew was arrested in connection with the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew as the result of an ongoing investigation that has so far involved over 135 searches across Colorado and the interviews of more than 400 people in multiple states, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said.
Morphew was arrested earlier in the day near his home without incident and was being held in jail, he said.
Today is not the day for celebration nor does it mark the end of this investigation. Rather it s the next step in this very difficult yet very important journey as we seek justice for Suzanne and her family, Spezze said.
Suzanne Morphew, the mother of two daughters, disappeared on May 10, 2020, Mothers Day, in the Salida area. A few days later, investigators found an item possibly belonging to the 49-year-old woman, but several searches that included waterways did not turn up a body.
A week after she went missing, Barry Morphew posted a video on Facebook pleading for her safe return.