Colorado man charged again with first-degree murder of wife who went missing in 2020

A Colorado man suspected of killing his wife was charged Friday for the second time with first-degree murder in her 2020 death, the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office said in a release

A Colorado man suspected of killing his wife was charged Friday for the second time with first-degree murder in her 2020 death, the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office said in a release.

Barry Morphew was previously charged with first-degree murder, among other charges, in May 2021 in the killing of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, who was last seen on Mother's Day in 2020. But those charges were dropped without prejudice — meaning charges could be filed again at a later date — in April 2022 as prosecutors were closing in on finding the woman's remains.

Officials took Morphew into custody in Arizona on Friday, the district attorney's office said, but the office is working to extradite the man back to the San Luis Valley in Colorado.

Twelfth Judicial District Attorney Anne Kelly said Morphew will be held in Arizona as the extradition proceedings play out, at which point he will be taken back to Alamosa County to stand trial on an indictment, unsealed Friday upon Morphew's arrest. She would not say why Morphew was in Phoenix at the time of his arrest.

Barry Morphew outside the Chaffee County Courthouse, circa January 2022.DatelineIt was not immediately clear whether Morphew is being held in jail or if he has obtained legal representation.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-man-charged-first-degree-murder-wife-went-missing-2020-rcna214210


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