Barry Morphew Smiles in Court as He is Charged with Wife, Suzanne Morphew's Death | Crime Alert 11AM 07.03.25

A wealthy landscaper accused of murdering his wife appeared in court with a broad smile, despite the serious charges against him.

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Crime Alart hourly update, breaking crime news. Now I'm Nicole,
parton a wealthy landscape. Were accused of murdering his wife
appeared in court with a big smile despite the serious
charge against him. Barry Morphew, fifty seven, beamed at one
of his two daughters as he entered the Alamosa County
Court in Colorado on Tuesday evening, where he faced allegations

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of killing his wife, Suzanne in Slaida in May twenty twenty.
We anticipate, expect, and ask the court to appoint the
office of the Ultimate Defense Council. We're prepared to set
trial at any time, but of course we've just give
him the multiple terrabytes in discovery. His daughters, Mallory and Macy,
have stood by him since he was first charged with

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Suzanne's murder in twenty twenty one, but the absence of
one daughter during the court appearance has raised questions about
her belief in his innocence. Morphew was taken back into
custody in Arizona on June twenty after prosecutors uncovered compelling
new evidence. His court appearance on Tuesday was a brief
procedural session, resulting in a three million dollar bond and

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a scheduled Baill hearing in September and in Dyckman revealed
that Suzanne had a powerful animal tranquilizer BAM in her
system at the time of her death. The document stated
that the only person in Colorado who had a prescription
for BAM was her husband. During a police investigation shortly
after her disappearance, a tranquilizer, needle, cap, darts, and gun

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were discovered in their home. Barry had used BAM for
deer hunting in Indiana before the family moved to Colorado
in twenty eighteen, where they were reportedly struggling with marital issues.
Suzanne was involved in an affair with an old schoolmate,
Jeff Leeblier. At the time of her disappearance. The couple
lived in an impressive one point five million dollar cabin

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along with their daughter, Macy, who was away on a
trip when Suzanne vanished. Authorities believe Barry exploited Macy's absence
to murder Suzanne on May nine, twenty just before her disappearance.
Was reported initially charged with his wife's murder in twenty
twenty one, without her body being found, the case fell
apart due to prosecution's misconduct. However, after Suzanne's remains were

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discovered in a remote area in September twenty twenty three,
a new team of prosecutors reignited the investigation. Evidence revealed
that Suzanne did not die at the location where her
body was found, As forensic experts noted the lack of
animal activity and decomposation, The charging documents did not specify
where investigators believe she was killed or where her body

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was hidden before being discovered. While the cause of death
remains undetermined due to the decomp a corner's report identified
BAM in Suzanne's system. She was reported missing by a
neighbor on Mother's Day twenty twenty, after her daughters failed
to reach her. In her last message to Barry on
May sixth, she expressed her desire to end their marriage.

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Barry claimed he left for work on May ten, saying
Suzanne was asleep at the home, but investigators insist she
had been dead for several hours by then. Suspicion grew
as Barry's phone activity raised red flags, and as his
alibi regarding work was questioned. He claimed to have been
on a landscaping job, but spent most of the time

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in a hotel room, where cleaners noted a strong chlorine smell.
After Suzanne's disappearance was reported, Barry asked a neighbor to
check on her, and later requested that they call the
sheriff when they found her missing. In police interviews, Barry
portrayed their marriage as happy, but investigators later discovered evidence
of Suzanne's affair and allegations of Barry's violent behavior. The

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reach for Suzanne gained national media attention, and Barry made
a public plea for information regarding her whereabouts. However, during
police questioning, officers noticed scratches on his arms and hands.
A search of their home revealed a lie bullet near
Suzanne's bed and a tranquilizer needle cap in the laundry.
Barry admitted to using the tranquilizer gun for hunting deer,

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but claimed he had no idea about the needle cap.
Suzanne's daughters have not publicly commented on the situation, while
Suzanne's family has condemned Barry for his alleged actions and
expressed concerns for Suzanne's safety. Before her death, a friend
of Suzanne's reported that she had confided in her that
Barry was abusive Prime and Justice News after this. A

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former deputy in Florida has been arrested after detectives say
he solicited a fourteen year old girl online, but the
teen was actually an undercover detective. Deputies say the now
former deputy was sending nude photographs of himself to the girl.
Martin County Sheriff's Criminal Investigations detectives arrested thirty one year

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old Keenan Yurrel with cooperation from the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
The case began when the Martin County Sheriff's Office Special
Victims Unit, working through an assigned Internet Crimes Investigation Task Force,
uncovered demand's online communications. According to a press release, investigators
say Keenan solicited what he believed to be a fourteen

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year old girl online and sent nude photographs of himself
to an undercover detective. Your was arrested in Lee County
and is charged with three counts of transmission of harmful
material to a minor, solicitation of a miner, and the
use of two way communication devices to commit a felony.
He will be extradited to Marion County to face the charges.

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He remains in jail on a four hundred thousand dollars bond.
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