Husband arrested on first-degree murder charge in disappearance of former Indiana teacher
He faces a first-degree murder charge. Suzanne Morphew was last seen on Mother's Day weekend of 2020 near her Chaffee County home.
Author: Janet Oravetz (9News)
Updated: 8:43 PM EDT May 13, 2021
CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — A day after his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder, Barry Morphew, the husband of missing Chaffee County woman Suzanne Morphew, made his first court appearance.
He was in a small courtroom in Chaffee County in an orange striped jail jumpsuit and was wearing a face mask due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the hearing, his attorney asked the judge to reconsider a motion that was granted earlier to allow a camera in the courtroom. Morphew's attorney also asked that if a camera was allowed, that Barry Morphew be allowed to wear street clothes. The judge denied that motion.