US EditionHusband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleads not guilty to murder
Barry Morphew denies charges after skeletal remains found with wildlife tranquilizer drugs linked only to him, prosecutors say; second murder trial scheduled to last six weeks.
- On Monday in Alamosa County, Barry Morphew pleaded not guilty again through attorney David Beller at a short hearing, marking his second plea after charges were refiled.
- Reported missing in 2020, Suzanne Morphew's screenshot was saved on May 6, 2020, Barry Morphew was initially arrested in 2021, and charges were dismissed on April 19, 2022.
- Testing detected BAM in bone marrow, and the coroner's office determined Suzanne Morphew's death was homicide by intoxication from butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine.
- Morphew waived his right to a speedy trial, which is scheduled to start on Oct. 13 and is expected to last up to six weeks, prosecuted by a different district attorney for the rural area about 40 miles south of the Morphews' home.
- Amid criticism of prosecutorial handling, Barry Morphew’s case drew wide attention after his Facebook video plea a week after Suzanne’s disappearance, and his family later sued prosecutors for wrongful charges.
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Barry Morphew pleads not guilty to murder of wife Suzanne
Watch previous coverage of Barry Morphew's arrest in the video player above. (ALAMOSA COUNTY, Colo.) — Barry Morphew, the man accused of murder in connection with the death of his wife, Suzanne, entered a not-guilty plea during his arraignment hearing on Monday, Jan. 12, at the Alamosa County Courthouse. The case will now go to [...]
Barry Morphew, man accused of killing his wife near Salida, enters not guilty plea
CHAFFEE, Colo. (KRDO) -- Barry Morphew, the man accused of killing his wife in a case that captured national attention, entered a not guilty plea in court Monday. The case now heads to trial. Morphew's wife, Suzanne, disappeared in Salida back on Mother's Day in 2020. She was reported to have gone on a bike ride in Chaffee County and never returned. A year after her disappearance, her husband, Barry, was arrested and charged with murder-- but th…
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