Tag: Suzanne Morphew
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Exclusive: Barry Morphew attorneys to sue case investigators for false arrest, defamation
Legal papers sent this week allege prosecutors purposefully kept the identity of a sex offender tied to evidence in a Chaffee County killing from murder suspect Barry Morphew’s defense team. The move comes after a lengthy evidence hearing led to a judge ruling Morphew should stand trial in the death of his wife, Suzanne Morphew,…
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Top Morphew prosecutor leaving the case
One of the prosecutors handling the murder trial of Barry Morphew has resigned from the 11th Judicial District. Deputy District Attorney Jeff Lindsey’s last day with the district is Friday, Nov. 5. District Attorney Linda Stanley told The Gazette that Lindsey is headed to Pueblo to work in the 10th Judicial District under DA Jeff Chostner.…
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Judge in Morphew murder case to release case file
The judge in Barry Morphew’s murder case will release the entire case file likely by the end of this week. District Judge Patrick Murphy told attorneys on both sides Wednesday to go through their motions before he gives the word to the court clerk staff to make the files public on the 11th Judicial District’s…
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Barry Morphew girlfriend arrested for trespassing at former family home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A friend of accused murderer Barry Morphew appeared in a Chaffee County courtroom Wednesday morning after being arrested on suspicion of trespassing on Morphew’s former family home. Officials said surveillance cameras picked up the image of 51-year-old Shoshona Darke as she walked across the driveway…
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Barry Morphew makes first court appearance since arrest in wife’s killing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Barry Morphew, accused of killing his wife, Suzanne, who was reported missing a year ago, made his first court appearance Thursday. Morphew, 52, was charged with first-degree murder, tampering with evidence and attempt to influence a public official nearly a year after his wife, Suzanne…
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Suzanne Morphew’s husband arrested on suspicion of murder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The husband of Chaffee County resident Suzanne Morphew, who was reported missing Mother’s Day weekend last year, has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, according to court records. Barry Morphew, 53, was booked into the county jail Wednesday, records show.…
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Sheriff downplays reports of remains found in Suzanne Morphew disappearance
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Chaffee County sheriff downplayed reports Monday that cadaver dogs picked up the scent of human remains near the family home of a 49-year-old Colorado woman who disappeared on Mother’s Day. “Contrary to some media reports, there have been no remains found in the Suzanne…