Tag: Suzanne Morphew
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Embattled former Morphew DA defends herself against misconduct charges
Sparks fly in attorney vs. attorney court duel
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Former AG and mayor John Suthers delivers scathing testimony in disciplinary hearing for Morphew prosecutor
One of the state’s top former law enforcement officers testified Friday that comments made by 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley during a television interview about two murder suspects she was prosecuting were the worst he’s ever seen. “I can’t recall anything more egregious in heightening the public condemnation of the accused,” John Suthers explained.…
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Former No. 2 Morphew prosecutor grilled in DA’s disciplinary hearing
The second day of Linda Stanley’s disciplinary hearing saw her No. 2 prosecutor grilled over why the team investigated the presiding judge in the case in the month leading up to trial. Stanley, who is the sitting 11th Judicial District Attorney until January 2025, is being investigated by the arm of the Colorado Supreme Court…
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Morphew prosecution team describes confusion over leadership in doomed case
An investigator and an attorney who left the 11th Judicial District’s prosecution team that tried to prosecute the Barry Morphew case said they grew frustrated with a case that was floating along without leadership, even up to the final days before a scheduled murder trial that never happened. “It was pretty darn bad,” said former investigator Alex…
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Long-awaited Suzanne Morphew toxicology report raises new questions in homicide case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A long-awaited toxicology report on Suzanne Morphew’s remains could upend the nearly four-year-old murder case. A test found that Morphew had chemicals in her bones that do not appear naturally in humans, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the official autopsy report. Specifically,…
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Suzanne Morphew’s autopsy report finished
Seven months after her remains were found in a shallow grave south of Moffat, Suzanne Morphew’s autopsy report is finished, investigative sources confirmed. The autopsy took longer than usual because forensic testing had to be completed, a source said, who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly. The FBI training…
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Morphew prosecutor says he failed to speak up when boss explored going after judge
One of the top prosecutors in the now-dismissed Barry Morphew murder trial said in a new court filing that he failed to speak up when he saw that his boss planned to look into domestic abuse allegations against the presiding judge in the case. Mark Hurlbert submitted the filing on Tuesday with the state agency…
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Complaint filed against lead prosecutor in Morphew case
SALIDA, Colo. — The lead prosecutor in the case against Barry Morphew, who was accused of killing his wife Suzanne, has been accused of retaliation against the judge presiding over the now-dropped case. The Attorney Regulation Counsel on Thursday filed a complaint against Mark Hurlbert, a deputy district attorney for the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s…
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Former Morphew case judge wants prosecutor disbarred after retaliation attempt
The former judge in the Suzanne Morphew case is speaking out for the first time about what went on behind the scenes as the first-degree murder case of Barry Morphew wound its way toward a trial that never happened. Ramsey Lama said that as he oversaw the high-profile case, 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley launched…
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CBI looking for public’s assistance in Morphew case
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a statement that there is no new information in the Suzanne Morphew investigation, the Colorado Bureau Investigation is asking for the public’s help in solving the more than three-year-old crime. There are also no press conferences or press releases scheduled involving the case. The…




