Barry Morphew seen for first time after jail booking, maintains innocence in wife’s death

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Barry Morphew’s lawyer has stated that despite the first-degree murder charge against him in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, his client “maintains his innocence.”

Morphew was taken into custody close to Phoenix, Arizona on Friday following a grand jury indictment for the alleged murder of his wife, who disappeared while on a Mother’s Day bike ride in 2020. During a court appearance on Monday, Morphew chose to forgo his extradition hearing.

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

In response to the situation, Beller criticized the government’s handling of the case, claiming that they are allowing preconceived notions to dictate their search for evidence. He asserted that the essence of the case remains unaltered and that the final verdict will reflect this.

Colorado couple Barry Suzanne Morphew

Barry Morphew was charged with killing his wife, Suzanne Morphew. (AP)

The chemicals that comprise butorphanol, azaperone and medetomidine (BAM) were found inside Suzanne Morphew’s body, prosecutors said. According to the indictment, Barry Morphew used “BAM” as a tranquilizer to sedate and transport deer on his deer farm.

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Suzanne Morphew’s bike was found on the day she went missing in 2020 along a ravine along Highway 50 and County Road 225 in Chaffee County. At the time, Barry Morphew was working in Broomfield, Colorado.

Text messages exchanged between Barry Morphew and Suzanne Morphew suggest there was an affair before she went missing.

Four days before she disappeared, Suzanne Morphew sent her husband a text that said she was “done.”

“I could care less what you’re up to and have been for years,” she said, adding they needed to “civilly” figure things out.

Barry Morphew in court

In this still image from video, Barry Morphew, center, appears in court in Salida, Colo., May 6. (KUSA via AP, Pool)

Barry Morphew filed a $15 million lawsuit in 2023 against prosecutors and investigators, alleging they violated his constitutional rights.

“Barry was the most scrutinized, dissected, surveilled individual, minute by minute, hour by hour, using law enforcement cameras posted by his home, phone taps and GPS devices placed on his car – all during the time frame of her disappearance and the years following,” Iris Eytan, Barry Morphew’s former lawyer, said at the time.

Fox News’ Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.

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