The spouse of Suzanne Morphew, a mother from Colorado, has been arrested and accused of murdering her more than five years following her sudden and mysterious vanishing, as declared by prosecutors.

Barry Morphew, aged 56, was apprehended in Gilbert, Arizona, on Friday after being indicted by a grand jury on a charge of first-degree murder in the case of his 49-year-old spouse, who was last sighted on May 10, 2020, according to the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

“Federal, State and local law enforcement have never stopped working toward justice for Suzanne.” District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a statement.

The District Attorney’s Office of the Twelfth Judicial District expressed its support for Suzanne’s family and the residents of Chaffee and Saguache Counties in seeking justice through the Grand Jury’s indictment.

Suzanne Morphew never returned home after going for a bike ride on Mother’s Day, while her husband was reportedly out of town on a business trip.

Her remains were discovered three years later during a search in Moffat, a town about 45 miles south of the Maysville home she shared with her husband and two daughters.

Barry, who has consistently maintained his innocence, was initially charged in May 2021 with his wife’s presumed death after quickly emerging as the prime suspect.

But a judge dismissed the case less than a year later.

Barry and Suzanne’s two adult daughters have remained by their dad’s side, insisting over the years that they “never had a shred of doubt” that he was innocent.

Prosecutors are now working to extradite the accused killer back to San Luis Valley.