CO SUZANNE MORPHEW: Missing from Chaffee County, CO - 10 May 2020 - Age 49 *Found Deceased*ARREST*

A Chaffee County woman is missing after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned, sparking a search involving more than 100 emergency personnel.

The Chaffee County Communications Center received a report on Sunday at 5:46 p.m. regarding a missing woman in the area of County Road 225 and West Highway 50.


Anybody who has information on Morphew’s whereabouts is asked to call the Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office at 719-539-2596 or Chaffee County Crime Stoppers at 719-539-2599.

Chaffee County woman missing since Sunday after neighbor said she went out for bike ride

A woman is missing after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned, sparking a search involving more than 100 emergency personnel.

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SUZANNE MORPHEW is still #missing from Mayesville, CO. Her husband was arrested in 2021 for her murder!

A Chaffee County woman is still missing from Colorado after a neighbor said she went out for a bike ride Sunday and never returned in May of 2020.

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[GrandmaBear]

Barry Morphew supporters raise funds to free him while awaiting trial in wife’s death

Posting a $3 million bond in a first-degree murder case is unusual, but not unheard of. Morphew is expected to be released once he is fitted with a GPS monitor and finds a place in Colorado to live.

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Barry Morphew is expected to be released from the Alamosa County jail soon while he awaits trial for the murder of his wife, Suzanne, after raising enough money to hire a bondsman to post his $3 million bond.
His attorney, David Beller, said that supporters of Morphew pulled together the bond fee, about 10 percent of the $3 million bond set by the court. Beller declined to identify the supporters.
“They have asked to remain anonymous,” said Beller. “And that frankly is for their own safety, with all the vitriol that the case has brought and all the doxing.”
Beller said there have been threats and bullying of Morphew’s family, including his two daughters, who have steadfastly stood by his side since Suzanne first went missing on Mother’s Day 2020.
The case, involving a well-to-do family living in a beautiful Colorado mountain town, has garnered intense national media interest from traditional news outlets and podcasters.
Earlier this month, Morphew’s attorneys asked the court to modify his $3 million cash-only bond to a $500,000 cash-only bond. That request was denied, but Judge Amanda Hopkins changed the bond to allow Morphew to use a surety, a bail bonds company, that can post the bond for a fee. That fee is not refundable at the end of the trial.
The court said it was moved to modify the bond in part because of the support of his daughters.
Posting a $3 million bond in a first-degree murder case is unusual, but not unheard of. The Alamosa Citizen was first to report that Morphew had secured a bond.
Morphew is expected to be released on Friday or Saturday, once he is fitted with a GPS monitor and finds a place in Colorado to live. He’ll be confined to his home, but can attend legal and medical appointments. And, if he can find employment, Morphew would be allowed to leave the home for work, after getting permission from the court.
Beller said that Morphew “remains hopeful, very hopeful. He is discouraged by his inability to be able to publicly address the allegation against him. He’s concerned about the welfare of his family, specifically his girls.”
Once Morphew is released from jail, will begin paying for his own defense, said Beller. To this point, Morphew’s attorneys have been paid by the state, because a defendant is deemed indigent if they are in custody, Beller said.
“In Mr. Morphew’s case, between what little bit of assets he has as well as some supporters, he is going to be paying for his defense moving forward for as long as he and they are able to do so,” said Beller.
Morphew was originally arrested for the murder of Suzanne in 2021, but her body had not yet been found and the prosecution struggled to meet deadlines for producing evidence to his defense attorneys. The charges were eventually dropped before trial began, allowing for them to be refiled if new evidence emerged.
Suzanne’s body was then found in 2023 in Alamosa County, about an hour south of the Morphews’ home. An autopsy in 2024 found the presence of a unique mixture of animal tranquilizer chemicals that Barry Morphew was known to possess, according to the new charges filed in the case. A grand jury indicted Morphew on murder charges this year, and he was arrested in Arizona, living under the alias Lee Moore.

The threats were the other way around, towards Lauren Scharf, for one. If he and his daughters received threats, I doubt it was anything like those and probably just some online b.s. Regardless, it irks when the threats were coming the OTHER way.

Interesting that a prisoner has to be considered indigent and gets an atty pd by the state. So someone with tons of money is indigent? I don't mean Barry, I mean anyone. That doesn't seem right at all.

 

[GrandmaBear]

There are stupid women out there drawn to creeps like him. Ones who I remember writing to serial killers. Even marrying them while in prison. I'm sure he has plenty of admirers.

Even his gf turned on him last I knew, the one he had since Suzanne (and I believe before). But prior she supported him so yeah, it took her awhile to learn.

I get there are stupid women out there but that's a lot different than necessarily donating money for his bail. I personally think it''s mostly family.

 

[ima.grandma]

Barry Morphew out on $3M bond after 2025 murder indictment​

Morphew will be under strict house arrest and wear an ankle monitor​

ALAMOSA, Colo. — Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Morphew, in 2020, was released from the Alamosa County Jail on Friday after supporters helped him post $300,000 of his $3 million bond.

According to the Alamosa County Jail, one of his daughters was present on Thursday with the bondsman to meet the bail.

Barry Morphew will be under strict house arrest and wear an ankle monitor. He will also be required to abstain from drugs and alcohol, and surrender his passport.

On June 20, 2025, Barry Morphew was rearrested in Arizona on first-degree murder charges and subsequently extradited to Colorado after murder charges stemming from his 2021 arrest were dismissed in 2022.

Suzanne Morphew disappeared from the Maysville area of Chaffee County on May 10, 2020. Three years later, investigators discovered her body in an area of Moffat, in the San Luis Valley.

A 2024 autopsy report said Suzanne Morphew died of “unspecified means” but ruled it a homicide. While there was no indication of trauma in her remains, a drug cocktail used to tranquilize wildlife was found in one of her bones, the report said.

Prosecutors and law enforcement say they remain committed to seeking justice for Suzanne Morphew.

Key moments from Denver7's prior coverage of the Suzanne Morphew case

• 09/02/25
  Judge adjusts $3 million bail for Barry Morphew in wife’s murder case
• 09/02/25
  Barry Morphew expected to fight for lower bond during Tuesday court appearance
• 06/20/25
  Barry Morphew's link to sedatives detailed in new indictment accusing him of Suzanne Morphew's murder
• 09/27/23
  Remains of missing mother Suzanne Morphew found in Saguache County, CBI says
• 04/19/22
  Judge grants prosecution's motion to dismiss Barry Morphew murder case
• 05/05/21
  Husband of missing Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew arrested on first-degree murder charge
• 05/12/20
  Chaffee County woman missing since Sunday after neighbor said she went out for bike ride

Barry Morphew out on $3M bond after 2025 murder indictment

Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife, Suzanne Morphew, in 2020, was released from the Alamosa County Jail on Friday after supporters helped him post $300,000 of his $3 million bond.

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[ima.grandma]

Suzanne:

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[Kimster]

Supporters? Most likely mainly family and maybe a friend or two if he has such. Took a bit of time to scrape up $300K also.

This is twice now he is out on bail. We almost never see murder defendants free on bail. I don't like it one bit.

Me either! Plus, he's LIED and I think he's a flight risk!

 

[ima.grandma]

Barry Morphew:

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[GrandmaBear]

Me either! Plus, he's LIED and I think he's a flight risk!

I agree. I think it should have been more than enough for this judge that he was living under an assume name in another state! He probably thinks taking his passport and putting on an ankle bracelet confining him to home is enough but I wouldn't count on it. He is probably liquidating assets to flee, not to pay his lawyer! I can't get over he did not use his former atty who atlhough unethically did well for him, my guess is they didn't get paid. She probably counted on pay from that lawsuit they filed that ended up dismissed, not sure I believe he ever paid her.

It's just maddening they keep letting him out or making it so he can get out without much trouble.

No surprise a daughter picked him up and arranged bond. I wonder when, if ever, these girls will get sick of taking care of daddy. I lost any sympathy for them a long time ago.

Last time I'm pretty sure there was no condition not to drink, I do like that they added that.

Watch too, he will come back asking for more. He did last time. That judge had less rules, I believe he could go out as he wished if in his own county. He came back and asked that could be expanded using where his daughter lived as an excuse. That judge was way easy and granted it.

I think he will come back here too and ask that conditions be eased.

Probably after he attends a hearing or two so his atty can say see he didn't' flee, he is doing what he is supposed to.

And LIES is right.

I am still enraged over his release.

 

[Kimster]

I agree. I think it should have been more than enough for this judge that he was living under an assume name in another state! He probably thinks taking his passport and putting on an ankle bracelet confining him to home is enough but I wouldn't count on it. He is probably liquidating assets to flee, not to pay his lawyer! I can't get over he did not use his former atty who atlhough unethically did well for him, my guess is they didn't get paid. She probably counted on pay from that lawsuit they filed that ended up dismissed, not sure I believe he ever paid her.

It's just maddening they keep letting him out or making it so he can get out without much trouble.

No surprise a daughter picked him up and arranged bond. I wonder when, if ever, these girls will get sick of taking care of daddy. I lost any sympathy for them a long time ago.

Last time I'm pretty sure there was no condition not to drink, I do like that they added that.

Watch too, he will come back asking for more. He did last time. That judge had less rules, I believe he could go out as he wished if in his own county. He came back and asked that could be expanded using where his daughter lived as an excuse. That judge was way easy and granted it.

I think he will come back here too and ask that conditions be eased.

Probably after he attends a hearing or two so his atty can say see he didn't' flee, he is doing what he is supposed to.

And LIES is right.

I am still enraged over his release.

I fear allowing unhinged people out into society where something very bad could happen. This man is desperate.

 

[Guess Who]

I fear allowing unhinged people out into society where something very bad could happen. This man is desperate.

I'm sure he has a plan to take off, at the very least. That bondsman better have somebody reliable lined up to monitor the gps and make sure it is not deactivated or out of it's territory. We've seen too many cases where It wasn't being properly monitored.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I fear allowing unhinged people out into society where something very bad could happen. This man is desperate.

Definitely. We rarely see accused murderers out on bail and there must be a reason for that imo. Flight risks due to serious charges, dangerous to have out on the streets, etc.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I think he'd flee if he could, however, without Mexico or Canada as options (unless he gets across somehow without a passport) he'd have to flee in country and it would only be a matter of time before he is found and unless he is stupid, I'd think he'd know that. However, that BAM evidence alone should have him pretty desperate to hard to say, he just might...

 

[Guess Who]

I think he'd flee if he could, however, without Mexico or Canada as options (unless he gets across somehow without a passport) he'd have to flee in country and it would only be a matter of time before he is found and unless he is stupid, I'd think he'd know that. However, that BAM evidence alone should have him pretty desperate to hard to say, he just might...

You don't need a passport to get INTO Mexico. You only need one to get back to US. You do if you are flying, but we know he wouldn't do it that way. You can simply walk across at some of the border crossings.

 

[GrandmaBear]

You don't need a passport to get INTO Mexico. You only need one to get back to US. You do if you are flying, but we know he wouldn't do it that way. You can simply walk across at some of the border crossings.

I forgot that and should have known it as 12 years of going to Mexico, I heard that more than once.. Well they love Mexico so that would be his destination. His problem is I think he'd stay to a resort area and creature comforts and someone would be bound to recognize him. I can't quite see him going into inner Mexico, etc. All their pics are from some resort area, probably Cancun, with no locats in them.

We can also get him back from Mexico (once found) but it would take some time most likely.

 

[Guess Who]

Searching for this lady is how they found Suxanne

Remains of a 55-Year-Old Woman Found in Colorado, Over 2 Years After She Went Missing

The remains of a woman, 55-year-old Edna Quintana, who went missing while rock hunting in Colorado over two years ago in May 2023, have been found.

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Remains of a 55-Year-Old Woman Found in Colorado, Over 2 Years After She Went Missing​

Edna Quintana went missing while rock hunting in May 2023
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Published on June 28, 2025 02:46PM EDT

NEED TO KNOW

• The remains of a woman who went missing in Colorado over two years ago have been found
• Edna Quintana, 55, disappeared while rock hunting in the state in May 2023
• The woman's remains were discovered by a hiker in a remote area, authorities said

The remains of a woman who went missing over two years ago in Colorado have been found.
Edna Quintana initially went missing around May 3, 2023, while rock hunting, the Saguache County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said in a statement on Friday, June 27. She was 55 years old at the time.
On June 17, a hiker discovered her remains in a remote area of the county and “immediately contacted” police, per the SCSO. Deputies promptly secured the scene and returned the following day with agents and analysts from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), as well as two cadaver dog teams from Colorado Forensic Canines, authorities added.
The remains were then “carefully recovered” and transported to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office for examination. There, they were positively identified as Quintana on June 25, police said.
Authorities eventually reached out to Quintana’s family “to inform them of the identification and to offer their support.”

The SCSO said it is currently “working closely with CBI to determine the circumstances surrounding Ms. Quintana’s death." Her cause of death, authorities added, is still under investigation.
PEOPLE reached out to the SCSO for comment on Saturday, June 28, but did not receive an immediate response.

In an email to PEOPLE, the CBI confirmed that an investigation into Quintana’s death is ongoing. The organization said that when the search for Quintana began in 2023, it led to the discovery of the remains of two other people.

The remains of 26-year-old James Montoya were found in Saguache County that July, and authorities later learned that Montoya was murdered in the Denver area, per the CBI.

Then, in September 2023, CBI agents discovered the remains of 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew near the town of Moffat. Her husband, Barry Morphew, was indicted this year on June 18 on a first-degree murder charge, according to the organization.
Authorities are now urging anyone with information related to Quintana’s disappearance or death to contact them.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I've ingested so much of this case over the years, there have been so many artices, discussions, chats, forums. I recall almost all details of and surrounding her murder but other things discussed, not so much in detail so I may be wrong on this. Or was it said as well when or after she was found, I can't recall

Anyway, there was an area known to have bodies frequently dumped and it seems to me it was here. The place was real but I just am not sure if I assumed this was the place or I saw it said after she was found. I AM pretty certain it was this county and general area if memory serves.

Anyhow, it is my opinion/speculation Barry putting her in these dumping grounds (if they are that place) to again throw off LE as to who killed her. Also going out of county and opposite direction of his alibi, etc. is part of it most likely.

I lean towards she may have been moved though from her original "burial" location. If there's one thing I want to find out as things progress or trial commences is if LE thinks she was moved.

 

[Tresir]

I've ingested so much of this case over the years, there have been so many artices, discussions, chats, forums. I recall almost all details of and surrounding her murder but other things discussed, not so much in detail so I may be wrong on this. Or was it said as well when or after she was found, I can't recall

Anyway, there was an area known to have bodies frequently dumped and it seems to me it was here. The place was real but I just am not sure if I assumed this was the place or I saw it said after she was found. I AM pretty certain it was this county and general area if memory serves.

Anyhow, it is my opinion/speculation Barry putting her in these dumping grounds (if they are that place) to again throw off LE as to who killed her. Also going out of county and opposite direction of his alibi, etc. is part of it most likely.

I lean towards she may have been moved though from her original "burial" location. If there's one thing I want to find out as things progress or trial commences is if LE thinks she was moved.

They were looking for two other missing people when they found her but I think i read they have now also found the original two separate people as well.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Well some ruined it for all of us. There was more than one but the one named was JLR Investigates who streamed it and parts no one was supposed to as well. It is a long order, quite detailed.

Some details of many are they would charge them with contempt but it would be economically not sensible and they wouldn't be able to cover all or determine all who ALSO made threats towards people in the case.

No more living hearings although judge did say he MAY reinstate that later, but we have no guarantee. It is a long read, Scott read it, like I said a lot in it but just hitting some highlights, he talks a bit after reading it about what they did.

I don't know JLR offhand can't recall if I liked it but think I have watched the channel once or twice, just can't remember. I'm tempted to go in and yell about it at him but that would give him a VIEW.

 

[Tresir]

The afternoon of Jan 12th is the next court date and BM must enter a plea then.

https://kdvr.com/news/local/judge-sets-date-when-barry-morphew-accused-of-killing-his-wife-must-enter-plea/

From 3rd Nov status hearing -

ALAMOSA, Colo. (KDVR) — Barry Morphew, who was indicted by a grand jury for the first-degree murder of his wife for a second time earlier this year, briefly appeared in court Monday.
Morphew had previously been charged for the disappearance of Suzanne Morphew in 2020, but the charges were dropped before her body was found in 2023.
“The defense is continuing to make its way through voluminous discovery,” Morphew’s attorney, David Beller, told the judge during the hearing.
Judge denies reduced bond for Barry Morphew during 2nd murder trial
Morphew’s attorney told Alamosa County Chief Judge Amanda Hopkins Monday that his defense team is working with the state to answer their questions. Prosecutors told the court the state’s paralegals are helping Morphew’s lawyers find what they are looking for in the discovery phase.
Barry was taken into custody in Arizona in June after he was indicted by a grand jury following new information on his late wife, Suzanne, whose remains were found in Saguache County in September 2023.
A bond was set at $3 million in June. In September, FOX31 confirmed that supporters of Barry were able to raise enough money for him to post bond, according to Beller.
“We are still hopeful to try this case in the summer,” the state told Judge Hopkins in court Monday. “We have no objection to continuing the arraignment out to January.”
“That is a final continuance,” Judge Hopkins stated as she set the next court date for Jan. 12. “I will expect a plea to be entered; it’s fine if that plea is not guilty.”

Live streaming ceased due to YouTube post​

Monday’s status hearing was not live-streamed for the public like the last two court proceedings in this case. In an order granting the defense’s motion to cease the livestream, Hopkins explained that a person with a YouTube channel unlawfully posted a recording of the last status hearing.
That recording gained at least 17,000 comments, according to the order, which included threats and conspiracy theories. Some of the commentary, Hopkins stated, takes issue with the constitutional requirement that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven otherwise.
The public was allowed to attend the hearing in person, like Tisha Leeway did. Leeway knew Suzanne and has been a voice fighting for justice for five years now.
Burglars cut copper pipes from Centennial BBQ restaurant’s refrigerator
Each year, Leeway calls on the community to send ornaments to decorate a tree in Salida in Suzanne’s honor.
“Last year, her tree was almost falling down because we had so many, so we probably will have to get two trees this year, which is fine,” Leeway said. “I just feel like we need to support her and her family, and because Barry has a lot of support, obviously, because or else he wouldn’t be out on the streets.”
Leeway says ornaments can be sent to 40 Rex Circle, Salida, CO, 81201. The tree goes up the day after Thanksgiving.
Morphew’s next court hearing is scheduled for the afternoon of Jan. 12.

 

[Tresir]

This older link from September gives his bail conditions.

Morphew out of jail on $300,000 bail - The Alamosa News

Barry Morphew, facing first degree murder charges related to his wife who went missing in 2020, made bail of $300,000 cash surety bond.

www.alamosanews.com

From the link these are his conditions.

After listening to arguments, Hopkins declined to lower the bail and, instead, modified the conditions, keeping bail at $3 million but setting it as cash surety or property bond. That paved the way for a bail bond company to post Morphew’s bail for a non-refundable fee of $300,000.
In her decision, Hopkins cited Morphew’s daughters who were in support of lowering bail as a significant consideration. She also said she did not consider Morphew to be a flight risk but, should he think of fleeing, he should remember he will “have a bondsman looking for him.”
Morphew may have been released from jail, but his movements will still be limited.
Included in conditions of his bail set out by the court, Morphew is prohibited from leaving the state for any reason. He must wear a GPS monitor and cannot leave his home other than "to appear in court, meet with his attorneys, attend a doctor’s appointment or for a medical emergency.” Morphew must also surrender his passport, must not use any other name, is only allowed to drive vehicles registered to him and is prohibited from possessing or controlling a firearm.
Both the defense and prosecution agree that the trial will hopefully be held within a year and is expected to take a month.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleads not guilty to murder

DENVER (AP) — The husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleaded not guilty to murder in her death for the second time.

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Husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleads not guilty to murder​

The husband of a Colorado woman who disappeared in 2020 pleaded not guilty to murder in her death for the second time.

Barry Morphew entered his plea in the death of Suzanne Morphew through one of his attorneys, David Beller, during a short hearing in Alamosa, Colorado.


This time, Morphew is being prosecuted by a different district attorney for the area where Suzanne Morphew’s remains were found, a rural area about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of the Morphews' home.

Barry Morphew pleads not guilty to murder charge

ALAMOSA — The Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley entered a plea to a murder charge on Monday and the judge set a trial date for October. Barry Morphew pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and 12th Judicial District Chief...

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Barry Morphew pleads not guilty to murder charge​

The Colorado man accused of killing his wife and leaving her body in a remote field in the San Luis Valley entered a plea to a murder charge on Monday and the judge set a trial date for October.

Barry Morphew pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and 12th Judicial District Chief Court Judge Amanda Hopkins set a trial date for Oct. 13. Morphew arrived at the arraignment flanked by his two daughters, who have professed his innocence.

“Mr. Morphew does enter a not guilty plea,” said his attorney, David Beller.

Morphew was indicted by a 12th Judicial District grand jury in June. He was arrested in connection with the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, June 20 in Gilbert, Arizona, during a traffic stop by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.


Morphew has been out on $3 million bail set by the judge when he was extradited from Arizona. He wears an ankle monitor.