Colorado mom who went missing in 2020 died by homicide, autopsy says
Suzanne Morphew, whose body was discovered in September, died by homicide, with drugs often used as animal tranquilizers in her system, an autopsy report concluded.
A missing Colorado woman whose body was discovered in September died by homicide, with drugs often used as animal tranquilizers in her system, an autopsy report concluded.
Suzanne Morphew, who vanished in May 2020, "died as a result of homicide by unspecified means in the setting of butorphanol, azaperone, and medetomidine intoxication," according to the El Paso County coroner's report, obtained Monday by NBC News.
"The drugs are marketed as a compound injectable chemical immobilizer for wildlife providing pharmacologically reversible analgesia, sedation, and immobilization," the report said.
Morphew's body was found in September near the town of Moffat, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, which said agencies investigating her death are aware of the report.
“The investigative team assembled to work this case continues to follow the evidence and only the evidence as we seek justice for Suzanne’s death," Chris Schaefer, the bureau's director, said in a statement.
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