Barry Morphew appeared over video conference in a Chaffee County courtroom Thursday on his voting fraud charges. He's accused of casting a ballot for Donald Trump in his missing wife's name months after she vanished in 2020.
Barry Morphew appeared over video conference in a Chaffee County courtroom Thursday on his voting fraud charges. He's accused of casting a ballot for Donald Trump in his missing wife's name months after she vanished in 2020.
Husband charged with murder of missing wife in Colorado is also charged with voter fraud for filling out her ballot
Chaffee County Sheriff s Office
A Colorado man who was recently charged with murder in the disappearance of his wife a year ago has also been charged with voter fraud for voting for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election using his wife’s mail-in ballot, according to an affidavit.
Barry Lee Morphew last week was charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant in connection with the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.
Suzanne was reported missing on May 10, 2020.
Barry Morphew accused of using missing wife’s ballot to vote for Donald Trump
SALIDA, Colo. (KRDO) Barry Morphew, the man accused of murder in the disappearance of his wife, is now accused of using his missing wife s ballot in the 2020 presidential election to vote for Donald Trump.
Morphew, who s already in custody for first-degree murder and several other charges in connection with Suzanne Morphew s disappearance, faces new charges, according to court records updated this week. Those charges include forgery and offenses relating to mail ballots.
According to an affidavit filed in Colorado Court, Chaffee County Clerk Lori Mitchell reported on Oct. 22 that the office had received a ballot that was predesignated for a missing person, identified as Suzanne Morphew. Morphew has been missing since last Mother s Day.