Barry Morphew, husband of Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew, charged with wife's murder 5 years after she vanished on Mother's Day weekend
Barry Morphew, 56, was taken into custody in Gilbert, Arizona, on Friday after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his 49-year-old wife, who was last seen on May 10, 2020, according to the Twelfth Judicial District Attorney's Office.
5 Suzanne Morphew went missing after going for a bike ride.
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'Federal, State and local law enforcement have never stopped working toward justice for Suzanne.' District Attorney Anne Kelly said in a statement.
'The Twelfth Judicial District Attorney's Office stands in solidarity with Suzanne's family and the citizens of Chaffee and Saguache Counties in pursuing the Grand Jury's indictment.'
5 Barry Morphew was charged with killing his wife before the case was dropped.
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Suzanne Morphew never returned home after going for a bike ride on Mother's Day, while her husband was reportedly out of town on a business trip.
Her remains were discovered three years later during a search in Moffat, a town about 45 miles south of the Maysville home she shared with her husband and two daughters.
5 Attorney Iris Eytan suggested that Suzanne Morphew's 2020 death could be connected to other unsolved cases in Saguache County, Colorado.
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Barry, who has consistently maintained his innocence, was initially charged in May 2021 with his wife's presumed death after quickly emerging as the prime suspect.
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5 Bary Morphew has denied any involvement in Suzanne Morphew's death.
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But a judge dismissed the case less than a year later.
Barry and Suzanne's two adult daughters have remained by their dad's side, insisting over the years that they 'never had a shred of doubt' that he was innocent.
5 The Morphews' two daughters, pictured, have stood by their father.
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Prosecutors are now working to extradite the accused killer back to San Luis Valley.
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