Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew was married to her longtime husband Barry Morphew and the duo had two children. Let’s meet her spouse and kids.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation confirmed today that they’ve discovered the body of missing mother, Suzanne Morphew, who disappeared for three and a half years after going on a bike ride on Mother’s Day.
Morphew, 49, was reported missing from her home in Chaffee County on May 10, 2020. Investigators have revealed they found her body in Moffat, Saguache County, while they were probing a completely separate case.
Following her disappearance, her spouse was charged with her murder but it later dropped as he even sued the federal civil rights civil lawsuit against prosecutors for defamation.
Here’s everything we know about the late Suzanne and her family – husband and children.
Who was Suzanne Morphew married to or dating?
Suzanne Morphew was married to Barry Morphew. The couple, who began dating after Barry graduated high school, tied the knot in 1994.
Barry started a landscaping business and Suzanne was a schoolteacher before leaving the job to raise their two kids.
While Barry is 55 years old, Suzanne was 49 before she died and the duo had an age gap of 6 years.
In May 2021, a year after Suzanne disappeared, her husband Barry was arrested and faced charges including first-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence in connection with his wife’s disappearance – despite police not having found a body.
He has always maintained his innocence. When asked whether he has anything to do with his wife’s disappearance, Barry Morphew told ABC News: “Absolutely not.”
“They’ve got tunnel vision and they looked at one person and they’ve got too much pride to say they’re wrong and look somewhere else,” he added. “I don’t have anything to worry about. I’ve done nothing wrong.”
Last year (April 2022), prosecutors dropped all charges against Morphew, just days before he was set to stand trial, after a judge sanctioned the district attorney’s office for discovery violations.
Also, text messages obtained by prosecutors and shared with ABC News appear to show a strained marriage, with Suzanne Morphew referring to her husband as “Jekyl and Hyde” and telling him “I’m done” just before she was reported missing. In another text message, Suzanne Morphew confided in a friend, writing: “Macy and I had a very tough talk yesterday … She’s weary of the tension here. She knows how he is toward me and almost begged me to divorce him … He’s still pulling Mal in.”
Barry Morphew denied their marriage was in trouble.
“We had a wonderful life, a wonderful marriage,” he told ABC News. “She was just so loving and giving, and such a good mother.”
Suzanne Morphew had also been having an affair with another man for about two years, according to authorities. Barry Morphew said he “didn’t believe it” at first when he found out.
“My heart was broken,” he tearfully told ABC News.
Barry Morphew filed a $15 million federal civil rights civil lawsuit against prosecutors, the sheriff and several investigators, claiming that his life has been ruined by false accusations. His defense attorneys, Jane Fisher-Byrialsen and Iris Eytan, said they “know he’s innocent.”
Did Suzanne Morphew have any children?
Suzanne Morphew was a proud mother before she died. She had two kids – all daughters.
The names of her baby girls are Mallory Morphew and Macy Morphew.
She shared her kids with her spouse, Barry Morphew.
Both Macy and Mallory are adults and living their lives.
The couple’s daughters told ABC News that the last three years have been “literally our worst nightmare.” But they are standing by their father.
“I’ve never had a shred of doubt,” Macy Morphew said.
“Not one,” Mallory Morphew added.
Both daughters said there was no indication before their mother vanished that something was amiss and that they never observed any concerning disagreements between their parents.