Barry Morphew’s mother and sister were also present both days, at times consoling one another during the testimony.
Mallory and Macy Morphew pulled their masks down so that their father could see them smiling. At other times, they said he told them he couldn't remember what he threw out.Īlmost a year to the day that she went missing, May 5, 2021, her husband was arrested on charges of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempt to influence a public servant, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said.īarry Morphew appeared in court in a grey suit and tie and mouthed “I love you” to the couple’s two grown daughters during breaks. When investigators asked him what he was throwing out, he said that at one of the trash sites, he was getting rid of wrappers, according to prosecutors. At another, authorities said he's seen pushing trash into a bin with both hands. Once there, authorities said surveillance video and Google Map photos show that he made five stops to dispose of trash: first at his worksite, then near the Holiday Inn where he checked in and changed shirts, at a Men's Wearhouse store, at a McDonald’s restaurant and then at another dumpster.Īt one of the sites, prosecutors said, Morphew can be seen carrying a camouflage jacket and an empty tree or bush container to a dumpster. Prosecutors said cellphone records show that the next morning, at 5:37 a.m., Barry Morphew drove nearly 3 hours to Broomfield, Colorado, he told investigators, to work on a construction landscape project. It was 7 more hours until the phone came out of airplane mode at 10:17 p.m, prosecutors say. on Saturday, May 9 and was moving around the outside of the house for several minutes until the phone went on airplane mode. May 10, he took steps to dispose of evidence of Suzanne’s disappearance and death."įormer FBI Special Agent Jonathan Grusing testified Tuesday that data from Barry Morphew’s phone shows that he drove home at 2:44 p.m. But the arrest affidavit states that based on Barry Morphew's Telematics report on his truck, law enforcement alleges "from 2:47 p.m. He told law enforcement that he left for work that Mother’s Day morning at 5 a.m. Investigators say they were paying close attention to Barry Morphew’s statements early on. Sheriff’s deputies said they found her blue bike with colorful pedals tumbled down a mountain slope near their home. Suzanne Morphew, mother of two daughters, reportedly went for a bike ride on Sunday, May 10, 2020, which was Mother’s Day, and never returned home, the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said at the time. In court Tuesday, his attorneys reminded prosecutors that he spoke with them at least 23 times in the year leading up to his arrest.Ī mug shot of Barry Morphew, released by the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office on May 5, 2021. Since his arrest in May 2021, law enforcement says Barry Morphew has not agreed to an interview with them. He has also speculated in interviews with reporters that his wife may have been killed by a mountain lion. In a home video, he theorized that she may have been abducted. After that, he texted back asking about the weather, but she never responded again.īarry Morphew has maintained his innocence throughout countless unsuccessful searches for Suzanne Morphew and issued a $100,000 reward for her return. Suzanne Morpheew was at home sunbathing on Saturday, May 9, when prosecutors said she sent her last text, which was a photo of herself to her alleged boyfriend. They allege that her husband discovered the communications and killed her in a rage. Suzanne Morphew had been exchanging texts, selfies and audio messages with an alleged lover before she vanished last year, prosecutors said Monday. When I”m dead, which won’t be long, you guys will be taken care of.” "Only a fool would stray from an angel like you. "I promise you are wrong about all the crazy thoughts about me," he texted at around 3:52 p.m. Later on that afternoon, they were fighting about money, according to cellphone records, and investigators described Barry Morphew as suicidal.
We just need to figure this out civilly," she texted her husband on the morning of May 8. “I’m done I could care what you’ve been up to for years. Prosecutors said that the couple was feuding two days before Suzanne, a 49-year-old mother of two, went missing. Suzanne and Barry Morphew's marriage was at the center of testimony during the second day of the 53-year-old father's preliminary hearing in Salida, Colorado, Tuesday. ABC News’ Megan Tevrizian has the details.
DAD FROM THE NANNY DEAD TRIAL
Prosecutors say infidelity may have played a role in the 2020 disappearance of 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew, as her husband faces trial for her murder.
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