Suzanne Morphew: Colorado man charged with murder of wife missing since last Mother’s Day

Suzanne Morphew disappearance: Suzanne Morphew, 49, was reported missing May 10, 2020, after failing to return from a bike ride near her Colorado home.

Barry Morphew, 53, of Poncha Springs, Colorado, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office.

Her husband, Barry Morphew, 53, of Poncha Springs, was charged with murder Wednesday, May 5, 2021.

Suzanne Morphew, 49, was reported missing May 10 by a neighbor who said Morphew had never returned from a bike ride near her family’s home on Puma Path near Salida.

In September, Suzanne Morphew’s brother, Andrew Moorman, traveled from his Indiana home to lead several hundred volunteers on his own private search for his missing sister.

Suzanne Morphew’s body has not been found.

“Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there that can hear this, that has you, please, we’ll do whatever it takes to bring you back.

The search, which resulted in the formation of a task force, had thus far involved more than 135 searches across Colorado and the interviews of more than 400 people in multiple states, Spezze said.

Suzanne Morphew disappearance: Barry Morphew, 53, makes his first court appearance Thursday, May 6, 2021, in a Salida, Colo., courtroom.

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