Barry Morphew extradited to Colorado to face murder charges in wife's 2020 disappearance
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Barry Morphew has been extradited from Arizona to Colorado following a grand jury indictment charging him with the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, officials said Monday.

He left the 4th Avenue Jail in Phoenix, Arizona, and was taken to the Alamosa County Jail in Colorado, the Twelth Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Suzanne Morphew, 49, vanished during a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020. Barry Morphew was charged with murder in the first degree after deliberation on June 20.

He is scheduled to make his first appearance in court on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. local time, officials said.

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

Suzanne Morphew seen smiling in a picture

Suzanne Morphew, 49, went missing on May 10, 2020, after leaving her Colorado home to go on a bike ride, her husband, Barry Morphew told authorities. (Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)

According to the indictment, Barry Morphew admitted to using the BAM compound to tranquilize a deer from the breezeway of his house in April 2020.

Barry Morphew was also the only person with a prescription for the deer tranquilizer within the area of the state he lived in, according to prosecutors. The only two other entities with access to the BAM compound within the surrounding counties were Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the National Park Service, officials said.

A side-by-side of Suzanne Morphew and Barry Morphew.

Suzanne Morphew and Barry Morphew (Fox News; Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office)

“Ultimately, the prescription records show that when Suzanne Morphew disappeared, only one private citizen living in that entire area of the state had access to BAM: Barry Morphew,” the indictment states.

Barry Morphew was charged with murder in 2021, but the charges were dropped after prosecutorial misconduct. The charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning he could be re-charged later on.

Court documents indicate Suzanne Morphew wanted to leave her husband, but was waiting for the right time. 

Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.

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