Barry Morphew was indicted on Friday with a first-degree murder charge in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew.

While Suzanne Morphew went missing in May 2020, her body wasn’t found by investigators in Colorado until September 2023. Over two years later, Barry Morphew was charged in her death. The new effort to convict him comes after similar charges were dropped in 2022, following prosecutorial misconduct.

Here’s a timeline of Suzanne Morphew’s disappearance and Barry Morphew’s alleged involvement:

An autopsy ruled Suzanne Morphew’s death a homicide with butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication in her body, according to CBI.

June 20, 2025:

Barry Morphew was indicted by a grand jury charging him with first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew. He was arrested in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

The chemicals that comprise butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine (BAM) were found inside Suzanne Morphew’s body, prosecutors said. According to the indictment, Barry Morphew used “BAM” as a tranquilizer to sedate and transport deer on his deer farm.

According to investigators, Morphew was the only person in any surrounding counties who had purchased a BAM prescription between 2017-2020.

In this still image from video, Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., Thursday, May 6, 2021. (KUSA via AP, Pool)

Morphew’s attorney, David Beller, told Fox News Digital Morphew “maintains his innocence.”

“Yet again, the government allows their predetermined conclusion to lead their search for evidence,” Beller said. “The case has not changed, and the outcome will not either.”