Video shows Barry Morphew’s reaction to police finding wife’s bike

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. — Newly launched video is shedding mild on interactions police had with Barry Morphew through the preliminary seek for Suzanne Morphew, who was reported lacking on Might 20, 2020, in Chaffee County.

Physique-worn digicam footage proven in court docket Tuesday was launched to the general public on Wednesday. The movies depict Chaffee County deputies talking to neighbors and Barry Morphew through the seek for his lacking 49-year-old wife.

Barry Morphew, 54, is accused of murdering Suzanne Morphew and was arrested on Might 5, 2021, on a number of fees, together with first-degree homicide. Her physique has by no means been situated. He additionally faces fees of tampering with bodily proof, making an attempt to affect a public servant, tampering with a deceased human physique, and possession of a harmful weapon.

Barry Morphew pleaded not responsible to the fees and was launched on a $500,000 money bond on Sept. 20, 2021. His trial is being moved to Fremont County after the court docket determined he couldn’t obtain a good trial in Chaffee County, in response to a court docket order obtained by Denver7.

Of the 4 movies launched Wednesday, the clip labeled “Exhibit 1D” supplies a glimpse into Barry Morphew’s preliminary reactions upon studying from deputies that his wife’s bicycle was situated.

Suzzanne Morphew was reported to have left her Chaffee County house within the Maysville space on a bicycle on Mom’s Day, Sunday, Might 7, 2020, and by no means returned. Her bike was discovered three days later with out injury on the backside of a hill.

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Exhibit 1D exhibits Barry Morphew driving up in a pickup truck and stopping as a deputy flags him down. Barry Morphew will get out of the truck and asks the deputy, “the place is it, the place’s the bike?”

He’s advised by the deputy that his wife’s bike was discovered down an embankment simply off the facet of the highway. Barry Morphew then asks the deputy, “is it a crash?” The deputy responds by saying there didn’t seem like any injury to the bike, to which Barry Morphew replies by asking if a attainable mountain lion assault was accountable, “lion, mountain lion?” he’s heard asking the deputy.

Watch the video right here: https://youtu.be/UURPAlYzLjE

The video continues, exhibiting the deputy asking Barry Morphew questions on his wife’s common bike route. Towards the tip of the video, the deputy is seen speaking to different investigators, exhibiting them the place the bike was discovered. At one level, he’s requested by these investigators about Barry Morphew’s response to studying in regards to the bike being discovered. The deputy tells the investigators that “he (Barry) didn’t appear very distraught.”

The jury trial will start on Might 3, 2022, within the Fremont County Courthouse.

Denver7 lined every day of Barry Morphew’s preliminary listening to in August. To be taught in regards to the court docket discussions in depth, click on to learn day one right here, day two right here, day three right here, and day 4 right here. His 130-page arrest affidavit, which particulars the allegations into why Barry Morphew was arrested in reference to the homicide of his wife, was launched in September 2021.